Canada vs Portugal: Population growth
Canada
0.9%
in 2025
Portugal
1.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
104th
Portugal rank
101st
Population growth over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 101st of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | -0.1% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.3% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Canada or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Canada and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for population growth?
- Canada ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 101st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.