Demographics of Portugal (original) (raw)

**Population:**10,102,022 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure:
_0-14 years:_16.8% (male 874,198; female 825,742)
_15-64 years:_67.2% (male 3,326,957; female 3,461,425)
_65 years and over:_16% (male 651,697; female 962,003) (2003 est.)

**Population growth rate:**0.17% (2003 est.)

**Birth rate:**11.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

**Death rate:**10.21 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

**Net migration rate:**0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio:
_at birth:_1.07 male(s)/female
_under 15 years:_1.06 male(s)/female
_15-64 years:_0.96 male(s)/female
_65 years and over:_0.68 male(s)/female
_total population:_0.92 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

**Infant mortality rate:**5.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
_total population:_76.35 years
_male:_72.86 years
_female:_80.07 years (2003 est.)

**Total fertility rate:**1.49 children born/woman (2003 est.)

Nationality:
_noun:_Portuguese (singular and plural)
_adjective:_Portuguese

**Ethnic groups:**homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000

Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)

Languages: Portuguese. Also Mirand�s (Mirandese language) in the area of Miranda de Douro.

Literacy:
_definition:_age 15 and over can read and write
_total population:_93.3%
_male:_95.5%
_female:_91.3%