Portugal — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Portugal, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Portugal was 1.03% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.80% in 1975. The lowest was -0.90% in 1969 (about -1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.38% per year.
Portugal ranks 101 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Portugal sits above it. It peaked in 1975 and has fallen 73% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 348%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 16 of 58 economies; Switzerland (0.96%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4409% in 1974. That is 196% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1975. Doubling roughly every 184 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 190th of 216 in 1961 → 215th of 216 in 1970 → 153rd of 216 in 1980 → 202nd of 216 in 1990 → 153rd of 217 in 2000 → 180th of 217 in 2010 → 164th of 217 in 2020 → 101st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 1.37% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.63% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 0.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.02% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | -0.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | -0.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | -0.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | -0.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | -0.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | -0.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 0.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 0.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 0.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.12% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | -0.08% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | -0.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | -0.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | -0.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | -0.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | -0.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 0.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 0.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 0.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 0.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 0.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 1.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 1.06% | -1.8 pp |
| 1976 | 2.84% | -1.0 pp |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +2.4 pp |
| 1974 | 1.39% | +1.4 pp |
| 1973 | 0.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 1972 | -0.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 1971 | -0.42% | +0.5 pp |
| 1970 | -0.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | -0.9% | -0.5 pp |
| 1968 | -0.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 1967 | -0.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | -0.75% | -0.3 pp |
| 1965 | -0.41% | -0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 0.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 0.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 0.81% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Portugal’s Population growth in 1962?
0.72% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Portugal’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +27.3% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.03%; 2024: 1.1%; 2023: 1.37%; 2022: 0.7%; 2021: 0.63%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.