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Population:
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10,524,145 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.7% (male 916,106; female 840,574)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 3,454,970; female 3,535,108)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 735,407; female 1,041,980) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 37.9 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 40 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.41% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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10.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.35 years
male: 74.06 years
female: 80.85 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.46 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.5% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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27,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,000 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese
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Ethnic groups:
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homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
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Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)
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