Population, male in Portugal
Portugal: Population, male was 5.15 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 5.15 million for population, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Portugal peaked at 5.15 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.11 million, in 1971.
Portugal ranks 92nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.26 million | 4.17 million | 4.32 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.33 million | 4.11 million | 4.65 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.80 million | 4.70 million | 4.84 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.84 million | 4.79 million | 4.93 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.04 million | 4.97 million | 5.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 million | 4.88 million | 5.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.01 million | 4.89 million | 5.15 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 55,184 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 13.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 6.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 53,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 44,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 52,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 41,350 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 703,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 42,016 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Portugal?
- Population, male in Portugal was 5.15 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 million in 1971.
- How does Portugal rank for population, male?
- Portugal ranks 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.