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Portugal — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Portugal, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.03%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · +27.3% since 1961
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.03%
First (1961)
0.81%
Change
+27.3%
Highest
3.80%
in 1975
Lowest
-0.90%
in 1969
Average
0.31%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.38%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.03% |
| 2024 | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.37% |
| 2022 | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.63% |
| 2020 | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | -0.16% |
| 2017 | -0.24% |
| 2016 | -0.32% |
| 2015 | -0.41% |
| 2014 | -0.54% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.