Population:

10,048,232 (July 2000 est.)

10,102,022 (July 2003 est.)

10,524,145 (July 2004 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:

0.18% (2000 est.)

0.17% (2003 est.)

0.41% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:

11.49 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

11.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

10.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

10.21 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:

0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:

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.)

Infant mortality rate:

6.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

5.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

5.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 77.35 years (2004 est.)

male: 74.06 years (2004 est.)

female: 80.85 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.47 children born/woman (2000 est.)

1.49 children born/woman (2003 est.)

1.46 children born/woman (2004 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 Mirandês (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%

See also:

• Portugal