Portugal vs Pre-demographic dividend: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Portugal
40.4%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
16.9%
in 2025
Portugal rank
24th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
26th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Portugal
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 40.4% against 16.9% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 23.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.4 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 24th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 121 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.3% | 6.0% | 22.3% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 34.0% | 8.5% | 25.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 11.0% | 25.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 12.9% | 24.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 14.0% | 24.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 15.2% | 24.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 16.4% | 24.6% | 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, Portugal or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Portugal, at 40.4% against 16.9% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Portugal and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 23.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Portugal ranks 24th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 121 countries.
- 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.