Geographic Properties

Continent: Europe
Total Area: 35556 mi² (World Rank: 112th)
Land Area: 35317 mi² (World Rank: 111th)

Demographics

Population: 10.2 million people (2023 estimate, World Rank: 93rd)
Population Density: 290 people/mi² (2021 estimate, World Rank: 105th)
Population Growth: -0.153 %/yr (2021 estimate, World Rank: 198th)
Life Expectancy: 82.2 years (2020 estimate, World Rank: 28th)
Median Age: 45 years (2021 estimate, World Rank: 9th)

Cultural Properties

Languages: Portuguese (94%), Kabuverdianu (0.61%), Portuguese Sign Language (0.58%), Ukrainian (0.37%), Romanian (0.31%)
Ethnic Mix: Mediterranean (99%), other (1%)
Religions: Christianity (92%), Buddhism (0.56%), Islam (0.24%), Chinese Universism (0.21%)
Literacy Rate: 96.78% (2021 estimate)

Capital and Major Cities

Capital City: Lisbon, Portugal

Economic Properties

GDP: $253.7 billion/yr (2021 estimate, World Rank: 50th)
GDP at Parity: $369.6 billion/yr (2021 estimate, World Rank: 54th)
Real GDP: $215.1 billion/yr (2021 estimate, World Rank: 49th)
GDP per Capita: $24568/yr/person (2021 estimate, World Rank: 58th)
GDP Real Growth: 5.482%/yr (2021 estimate, World Rank: 80th)
Gini Index: 0.328 (2019 estimate, World Rank: 44th)
Consumer Price Inflation: 1.27%/yr (2021 estimate, World Rank: 163rd)

Employment

Total Employment: 4.83 million people (2021 estimate, World Rank: 81st)

Media and Telecommunications

Telephone Lines: 5.319 million (2021 estimate, World Rank: 23rd)
Mobile Cellular Subscriptions: 12.48 million (2021 estimate, World Rank: 78th)
Internet Usage: 8.499 million people (82.31% of population, 2021 estimate, World Rank: 63rd)
Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers: 4.314 million people (2021 estimate, World Rank: 35th)

Education

Students: 1.838 million people (2010 estimate, World Rank: 88th)
Teachers: 133661 people (2019 estimate, World Rank: 73rd)

Health Care

Health Spending: $22.76 billion USD/year (2006 estimate)
Physicians per Capita: 3.44/1000 people
Hospital Beds: 3.7/1000 people (2005 estimate)

UN Human Development Index

Total: 0.843 (World Rank: 41st, 2015 estimate)