Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Portugal

Share of women in the population in Portugal in 2025 — 52.37%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.24 pp.

2025 52.37% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 22of 217
Period maximum 52.58%2018
Period minimum 51.72%2001

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Portugal, 1960–202551.551.755252.2552.552.7519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 52.13%1962: 52.17%1964: 52.2%1966: 52.26%1968: 52.35%1970: 52.48%1972: 52.38%1974: 52.22%1976: 52.07%1978: 51.94%1980: 51.83%1982: 51.8%1984: 51.78%1986: 51.78%1988: 51.78%1990: 51.81%1992: 51.84%1994: 51.84%1996: 51.82%1998: 51.79%2000: 51.74%2002: 51.74%2004: 51.83%2006: 51.91%2008: 52.01%2010: 52.16%2012: 52.3%2014: 52.48%2016: 52.54%2018: 52.58%2020: 52.49%2022: 52.36%2024: 52.37%2025: 52.37%
Change over the period: +0.24 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 52.37%
World 49.73%
Southern Europe computed 51.23%
High-income countries computed 50.33%
Share of women in the population — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 52.37 +0.01 pp
2024 52.37 +0 pp
2023 52.36 +0 pp
2022 52.36 −0.05 pp
2021 52.41 −0.08 pp
2020 52.49 −0.06 pp
2019 52.56 −0.02 pp
2018 52.58 +0.02 pp
2017 52.55 +0.01 pp
2016 52.54 +0.02 pp
2015 52.53 +0.05 pp
2014 52.48 +0.08 pp
2013 52.39 +0.09 pp
2012 52.3 +0.07 pp
2011 52.23 +0.07 pp
2010 52.16 +0.07 pp
2009 52.09 +0.08 pp
2008 52.01 +0.06 pp
2007 51.95 +0.04 pp
2006 51.91 +0.04 pp
2005 51.87 +0.04 pp
2004 51.83 +0.04 pp
2003 51.79 +0.05 pp
2002 51.74 +0.02 pp
2001 51.72 −0.02 pp
2000 51.74 −0.03 pp
1999 51.77 −0.02 pp
1998 51.79 −0.02 pp
1997 51.8 −0.01 pp
1996 51.82 −0.02 pp
1995 51.83 −0.01 pp
1994 51.84 −0 pp
1993 51.85 +0.01 pp
1992 51.84 +0.02 pp
1991 51.82 +0.02 pp
1990 51.81 +0.01 pp
1989 51.79 +0.01 pp
1988 51.78 +0.01 pp
1987 51.78 +0 pp
1986 51.78 +0 pp
1985 51.78 −0 pp
1984 51.78 −0.01 pp
1983 51.79 −0.01 pp
1982 51.8 −0.01 pp
1981 51.81 −0.02 pp
1980 51.83 −0.05 pp
1979 51.88 −0.06 pp
1978 51.94 −0.07 pp
1977 52 −0.07 pp
1976 52.07 −0.07 pp
1975 52.14 −0.07 pp
1974 52.22 −0.08 pp
1973 52.3 −0.09 pp
1972 52.38 −0.09 pp
1971 52.48 −0 pp
1970 52.48 +0.08 pp
1969 52.4 +0.06 pp
1968 52.35 +0.05 pp
1967 52.3 +0.04 pp
1966 52.26 +0.03 pp
1965 52.23 +0.02 pp
1964 52.2 +0.02 pp
1963 52.19 +0.02 pp
1962 52.17 +0.02 pp
1961 52.15 +0.02 pp
1960 52.13

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.