Male population — all countries

Male population — Portugal

Male population in Portugal in 2025 — 5,145,857 people. Ranked 92 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21.4%.

2025 5.15M people +1.01% vs 2024
World rank 92of 217
Period maximum 5.15M people2025
Period minimum 4.11M people1971

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Portugal, 1960–20254M4.5M5M5.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,240,065 people1962: 4,302,123 people1964: 4,318,471 people1966: 4,263,584 people1968: 4,210,842 people1970: 4,124,996 people1972: 4,109,438 people1974: 4,183,108 people1976: 4,484,017 people1978: 4,594,025 people1980: 4,704,288 people1982: 4,777,690 people1984: 4,820,248 people1986: 4,838,060 people1988: 4,831,150 people1990: 4,811,299 people1992: 4,793,322 people1994: 4,811,650 people1996: 4,849,276 people1998: 4,898,628 people2000: 4,965,862 people2002: 5,028,645 people2004: 5,050,239 people2006: 5,060,668 people2008: 5,066,547 people2010: 5,057,754 people2012: 5,015,283 people2014: 4,943,007 people2016: 4,900,212 people2018: 4,877,005 people2020: 4,891,846 people2022: 4,970,696 people2024: 5,094,260 people2025: 5,145,857 people
Change over the period: +905,792 (+21.36%) Average annual rate: 0.3 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Portugal 5.15M people
World 4.13B people
Europe & Central Asia 453M people
Southern Europe computed 74.3M people
High-income countries computed 690M people
Male population — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5.15M +51,597 +1.01%
2024 5.09M +55,241 +1.1%
2023 5.04M +68,323 +1.37%
2022 4.97M +39,573 +0.8%
2021 4.93M +39,277 +0.8%
2020 4.89M +11,814 +0.24%
2019 4.88M +3,027 +0.06%
2018 4.88M −10,313 −0.21%
2017 4.89M −12,894 −0.26%
2016 4.9M −17,135 −0.35%
2015 4.92M −25,660 −0.52%
2014 4.94M −35,430 −0.71%
2013 4.98M −36,846 −0.73%
2012 5.02M −27,947 −0.55%
2011 5.04M −14,524 −0.29%
2010 5.06M −5,581 −0.11%
2009 5.06M −3,212 −0.06%
2008 5.07M +676 +0.01%
2007 5.07M +5,203 +0.1%
2006 5.06M +4,996 +0.1%
2005 5.06M +5,433 +0.11%
2004 5.05M +7,908 +0.16%
2003 5.04M +13,686 +0.27%
2002 5.03M +25,152 +0.5%
2001 5M +37,631 +0.76%
2000 4.97M +37,474 +0.76%
1999 4.93M +29,760 +0.61%
1998 4.9M +26,229 +0.54%
1997 4.87M +23,123 +0.48%
1996 4.85M +19,722 +0.41%
1995 4.83M +17,904 +0.37%
1994 4.81M +13,237 +0.28%
1993 4.8M +5,091 +0.11%
1992 4.79M −5,325 −0.11%
1991 4.8M −12,652 −0.26%
1990 4.81M −11,758 −0.24%
1989 4.82M −8,093 −0.17%
1988 4.83M −5,538 −0.11%
1987 4.84M −1,372 −0.03%
1986 4.84M +4,397 +0.09%
1985 4.83M +13,415 +0.28%
1984 4.82M +19,305 +0.4%
1983 4.8M +23,253 +0.49%
1982 4.78M +30,115 +0.63%
1981 4.75M +43,287 +0.92%
1980 4.7M +54,954 +1.18%
1979 4.65M +55,309 +1.2%
1978 4.59M +55,642 +1.23%
1977 4.54M +54,366 +1.21%
1976 4.48M +132,213 +3.04%
1975 4.35M +168,696 +4.03%
1974 4.18M +64,766 +1.57%
1973 4.12M +8,904 +0.22%
1972 4.11M +1,582 +0.04%
1971 4.11M −17,140 −0.42%
1970 4.12M −43,338 −1.04%
1969 4.17M −42,508 −1.01%
1968 4.21M −22,151 −0.52%
1967 4.23M −30,591 −0.72%
1966 4.26M −35,182 −0.82%
1965 4.3M −19,705 −0.46%
1964 4.32M +626 +0.01%
1963 4.32M +15,722 +0.37%
1962 4.3M +29,456 +0.69%
1961 4.27M +32,602 +0.77%
1960 4.24M

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

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