Lower middle income vs Portugal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Lower middle income
18.0%
in 2025
Portugal
40.4%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
24th
Portugal rank
24th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Lower middle income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 40.4% against 18.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 22.4%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 24th of 37 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 28.3% | 19.6% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 34.0% | 23.7% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 36.6% | 25.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 37.8% | 25.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 38.2% | 24.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 40.1% | 24.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 41.0% | 23.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Lower middle income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 40.4% against 18.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 22.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 24th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.