Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Portugal
Portugal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 40.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Portugal is 40.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Portugal peaked at 41.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1960.
Portugal ranks 24th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.6% | — |
| 1961 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 28.2% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 29.5% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 30.1% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 30.8% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 31.6% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 32.4% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 34.2% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 34.7% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 35.2% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 36.6% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 36.6% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 36.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 36.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 40.4% | -0.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 40.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 40.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.3% | 26.6% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.0% | 31.6% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 36.4% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 37.1% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 38.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.7% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 40.4% | 41.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More climate change data for Portugal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 93.31 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,543 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,218 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 154.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 950.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 585.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 364.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Portugal?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Portugal was 40.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.