Urban population in Portugal
Portugal: Urban population was 61.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 61.5% for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Portugal peaked at 61.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1960.
That places Portugal 122nd out of 217 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 in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.8% | — |
| 1961 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 32.7% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 33.2% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 33.7% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 35.2% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 36.9% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 41.9% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 46.5% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.6% | 30.8% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 35.2% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 41.3% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 47.7% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 54.4% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 61.1% | 61.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 119 Kazakhstan 62.4% compare
- 120 French Polynesia 61.8% compare
- 121 Aruba 61.7% compare
- 123 Mauritania 61.5% compare
- 124 Georgia 61.2% compare
- 125 Poland 60.1% compare
More climate change data for Portugal
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Portugal?
- Urban population in Portugal was 61.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for urban population?
- Portugal ranks 122nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.