Facts

Facts, 2008

Population: 10 616 716
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15,60 percent
15-24 years: 12,60 percent
25-49 years: 37,20 percent
50-64 years: 17,50 percent
65 years and over: 17 percent
Population growth rate: 0,305 percent

Birth rate: 9,9 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 9,7 deaths/1,000 population
Foreigners living legally in Portugal: approximately 300,000

Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 77,7 years
Male: 74,4 years
Female: 81,2 years
Ethnic groups: homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to the mainland during decolonization number approximately 120,000.