Portugal - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Portugal was 6,827,994 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,827,994 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,096,215 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 3,096,215
1961 3,155,977
1962 3,212,831
1963 3,260,048
1964 3,296,372
1965 3,317,422
1966 3,326,794
1967 3,340,014
1968 3,360,136
1969 3,364,185
1970 3,368,354
1971 3,388,093
1972 3,416,874
1973 3,451,945
1974 3,535,188
1975 3,708,226
1976 3,852,629
1977 3,931,481
1978 4,012,458
1979 4,094,541
1980 4,178,517
1981 4,257,857
1982 4,335,210
1983 4,407,052
1984 4,476,013
1985 4,540,496
1986 4,596,999
1987 4,648,117
1988 4,695,891
1989 4,741,470
1990 4,783,459
1991 4,827,626
1992 4,889,660
1993 4,961,312
1994 5,040,624
1995 5,124,278
1996 5,210,104
1997 5,299,934
1998 5,393,642
1999 5,491,367
2000 5,597,602
2001 5,704,057
2002 5,800,192
2003 5,886,957
2004 5,966,051
2005 6,041,725
2006 6,117,343
2007 6,193,886
2008 6,267,228
2009 6,337,144
2010 6,403,809
2011 6,457,743
2012 6,494,283
2013 6,520,333
2014 6,546,012
2015 6,578,828
2016 6,617,169
2017 6,659,350
2018 6,706,183
2019 6,764,658
2020 6,827,994

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Portugal was 66.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 66.31 in 2020, while its lowest value was 34.96 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 34.96
1961 35.34
1962 35.72
1963 36.10
1964 36.48
1965 36.87
1966 37.25
1967 37.64
1968 38.03
1969 38.41
1970 38.80
1971 39.20
1972 39.59
1973 39.99
1974 40.38
1975 40.78
1976 41.18
1977 41.58
1978 41.98
1979 42.38
1980 42.79
1981 43.22
1982 43.74
1983 44.26
1984 44.78
1985 45.30
1986 45.82
1987 46.34
1988 46.87
1989 47.39
1990 47.92
1991 48.47
1992 49.13
1993 49.79
1994 50.45
1995 51.11
1996 51.77
1997 52.43
1998 53.09
1999 53.74
2000 54.40
2001 55.04
2002 55.67
2003 56.29
2004 56.91
2005 57.52
2006 58.14
2007 58.75
2008 59.36
2009 59.96
2010 60.57
2011 61.17
2012 61.76
2013 62.35
2014 62.94
2015 63.51
2016 64.09
2017 64.65
2018 65.21
2019 65.76
2020 66.31

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization