Urban population, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Urban population, per capita was 0.615 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.615 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.615 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3084 units per person, in 1960.
That places Portugal 122nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3084 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3117 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3153 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3191 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3232 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3275 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.332 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3367 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3417 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3468 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3522 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3576 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3633 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3691 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.375 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.381 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3872 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3934 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3997 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4061 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4125 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.419 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4256 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4321 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4386 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4452 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4517 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4582 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4647 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4711 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4774 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4837 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.49 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4966 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5033 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5101 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5169 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5238 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5306 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5374 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5441 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5507 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5579 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5659 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5742 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5825 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5903 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5975 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6035 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6081 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6108 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6114 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6114 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6114 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6114 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6114 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6113 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6113 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6112 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6111 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.611 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.611 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6113 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.612 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6133 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.615 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3262 units per person | 0.3084 units per person | 0.3468 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3785 units per person | 0.3522 units per person | 0.4061 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4419 units per person | 0.4125 units per person | 0.4711 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.507 units per person | 0.4774 units per person | 0.5374 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5775 units per person | 0.5441 units per person | 0.6081 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6113 units per person | 0.6108 units per person | 0.6114 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6123 units per person | 0.611 units per person | 0.615 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 119 Kazakhstan 0.6239 units per person compare
- 120 French Polynesia 0.6176 units per person compare
- 121 Aruba 0.6175 units per person compare
- 123 Mauritania 0.6149 units per person compare
- 124 Georgia 0.6118 units per person compare
- 125 Poland 0.6009 units per person compare
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 urban population, per capita in Portugal?
- Urban population, per capita in Portugal was 0.615 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.615 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3084 units per person in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for urban population, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 122nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.