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Population:
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10,707,924 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.3% (male 912,147/female 834,941)
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 3,525,717/female 3,554,513)
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 772,413/female 1,108,193) (2009 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 39.4 years
male: 37.3 years
female: 41.6 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.275% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
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Birth rate:
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10.29 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
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Death rate:
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10.68 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
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Net migration rate:
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3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
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Urbanization:
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urban population: 59% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 195
male: 5.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.21 years
country comparison to the world: 48
male: 74.95 years
female: 81.69 years (2009 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.49 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.5% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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34,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
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Nationality:
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noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese
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Ethnic groups:
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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
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
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Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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5.5% of GDP (2005)
country comparison to the world: 50
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