Portugal Urban Population 1960-2023

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.
  • Portugal urban population for 2022 was 6,993,479, a 1.32% increase from 2021.
  • Portugal urban population for 2021 was 6,902,258, a 1.09% increase from 2020.
  • Portugal urban population for 2020 was 6,827,994, a 0.94% increase from 2019.
  • Portugal urban population for 2019 was 6,764,658, a 0.87% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 276,908,634
Japan 115,058,684
Germany 65,286,292
United Kingdom 56,522,531
France 55,373,677
Argentina 42,696,478
Italy 42,175,051
South Korea 42,039,227
Spain 38,712,927
Canada 31,825,973
Saudi Arabia 30,848,829
Poland 22,587,292
Australia 22,468,661
Chile 17,234,034
Netherlands 16,443,692
Belgium 11,453,911
Sweden 9,280,104
Israel 8,859,423
Greece 8,490,947
UAE 8,265,048
Czech Republic 7,828,977
Hong Kong 7,346,100
Hungary 7,025,577
Portugal 6,993,479
Switzerland 6,497,677
Singapore 5,637,022
Austria 5,358,240
Denmark 5,216,337
Finland 4,761,190
Norway 4,565,651
New Zealand 4,452,023
Kuwait 4,268,873
Oman 4,015,701
Uruguay 3,275,203
Ireland 3,264,982
Panama 3,048,137
Puerto Rico 3,015,917
Slovak Republic 2,928,203
Qatar 2,676,741
Croatia 2,243,760
Lithuania 1,939,613
Bahrain 1,321,226
Latvia 1,290,868
Slovenia 1,175,639
Estonia 936,080
Cyprus 837,383
Trinidad and Tobago 816,659
Macao 695,168
Luxembourg 597,938
Malta 496,592
Iceland 358,955
Brunei 354,056
Bahamas 342,304
New Caledonia 200,181
French Polynesia 190,414
Guam 163,342
Curacao 133,534
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,340
Barbados 88,219
Andorra 70,094
Cayman Islands 68,706
Bermuda 63,532
Seychelles 58,431
Channel Islands 54,099
Greenland 49,707
Aruba 46,891
Northern Mariana Islands 45,578
Isle of Man 45,024
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 43,389
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,982
Monaco 36,469
San Marino 32,897
Gibraltar 32,649
Antigua and Barbuda 22,828
Faroe Islands 22,711
British Virgin Islands 15,443
Palau 14,797
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,769
Liechtenstein 5,717
Portugal Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 6,993,479 67.38 1.31%
2021 6,902,258 66.85 1.08%
2020 6,827,994 66.31 0.93%
2019 6,764,658 65.76 0.87%
2018 6,706,183 65.21 0.70%
2017 6,659,350 64.65 0.64%
2016 6,617,169 64.09 0.58%
2015 6,578,828 63.51 0.50%
2014 6,546,012 62.94 0.39%
2013 6,520,333 62.35 0.40%
2012 6,494,283 61.76 0.56%
2011 6,457,743 61.17 0.84%
2010 6,403,809 60.57 1.05%
2009 6,337,144 59.96 1.11%
2008 6,267,228 59.36 1.18%
2007 6,193,886 58.75 1.24%
2006 6,117,343 58.14 1.24%
2005 6,041,725 57.52 1.26%
2004 5,966,051 56.91 1.33%
2003 5,886,957 56.29 1.48%
2002 5,800,192 55.67 1.67%
2001 5,704,057 55.04 1.88%
2000 5,597,602 54.40 1.92%
1999 5,491,367 53.74 1.80%
1998 5,393,642 53.09 1.75%
1997 5,299,934 52.43 1.71%
1996 5,210,104 51.77 1.66%
1995 5,124,278 51.11 1.65%
1994 5,040,624 50.45 1.59%
1993 4,961,312 49.79 1.45%
1992 4,889,660 49.13 1.28%
1991 4,827,626 48.47 0.92%
1990 4,783,459 47.92 0.88%
1989 4,741,470 47.39 0.97%
1988 4,695,891 46.87 1.02%
1987 4,648,117 46.34 1.11%
1986 4,596,999 45.82 1.24%
1985 4,540,496 45.30 1.43%
1984 4,476,013 44.78 1.55%
1983 4,407,052 44.26 1.64%
1982 4,335,210 43.74 1.80%
1981 4,257,857 43.22 1.88%
1980 4,178,517 42.79 2.03%
1979 4,094,541 42.38 2.03%
1978 4,012,458 41.98 2.04%
1977 3,931,481 41.58 2.03%
1976 3,852,629 41.18 3.82%
1975 3,708,226 40.78 4.78%
1974 3,535,188 40.38 2.38%
1973 3,451,945 39.99 1.02%
1972 3,416,874 39.59 0.85%
1971 3,388,093 39.20 0.58%
1970 3,368,354 38.80 0.12%
1969 3,364,185 38.41 0.12%
1968 3,360,136 38.03 0.60%
1967 3,340,014 37.64 0.40%
1966 3,326,794 37.25 0.28%
1965 3,317,422 36.87 0.64%
1964 3,296,372 36.48 1.11%
1963 3,260,048 36.10 1.46%
1962 3,212,831 35.72 1.79%
1961 3,155,977 35.34 1.91%
1960 3,096,215 34.96 %