| Population : |
10,524,145 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 16.7% (male 916,106; female 840,574)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 3,454,970; female 3,535,108)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 735,407; female 1,041,980) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.41% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
10.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 77.35 years
male: 74.06 years
female: 80.85 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.46 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.5% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
27,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
1,000 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese |
| Ethnic Groups : |
homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995) |
| Languages : |
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used) |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.) |
