Population aged 15–64 — all countries

Population aged 15–64 — Portugal

Population aged 15–64 in Portugal in 2025 — 6,736,123 people. Ranked 91 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21%.

2025 6.74M people +0.51% vs 2024
World rank 91of 217
Period maximum 7.03M people2008
Period minimum 5.35M people1972

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 15–64 — Portugal, 1960–20255M5.5M6M6.5M7M7.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,565,569 people1962: 5,648,074 people1964: 5,661,078 people1966: 5,545,747 people1968: 5,456,883 people1970: 5,359,550 people1972: 5,346,043 people1974: 5,447,309 people1976: 5,822,082 people1978: 5,963,574 people1980: 6,138,756 people1982: 6,289,376 people1984: 6,407,094 people1986: 6,485,270 people1988: 6,540,447 people1990: 6,589,654 people1992: 6,644,378 people1994: 6,706,686 people1996: 6,781,719 people1998: 6,856,324 people2000: 6,943,854 people2002: 7,007,132 people2004: 7,018,555 people2006: 7,021,947 people2008: 7,032,526 people2010: 7,009,452 people2012: 6,924,605 people2014: 6,795,039 people2016: 6,700,209 people2018: 6,617,642 people2020: 6,569,496 people2022: 6,605,952 people2024: 6,702,135 people2025: 6,736,123 people
Change over the period: +1.17M (+21.03%) Average annual rate: 0.29 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Portugal 6.74M people
World 5.36B people
Europe & Central Asia 600M people
Southern Europe computed 97.62M people
High-income countries computed 895M people
Population aged 15–64 — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.74M +33,988 +0.51%
2024 6.7M +38,431 +0.58%
2023 6.66M +57,752 +0.87%
2022 6.61M +19,594 +0.3%
2021 6.59M +16,862 +0.26%
2020 6.57M −21,737 −0.33%
2019 6.59M −26,409 −0.4%
2018 6.62M −37,214 −0.56%
2017 6.65M −45,353 −0.68%
2016 6.7M −45,694 −0.68%
2015 6.75M −49,136 −0.72%
2014 6.8M −64,361 −0.94%
2013 6.86M −65,205 −0.94%
2012 6.92M −52,455 −0.75%
2011 6.98M −32,392 −0.46%
2010 7.01M −14,654 −0.21%
2009 7.02M −8,420 −0.12%
2008 7.03M +1,547 +0.02%
2007 7.03M +9,032 +0.13%
2006 7.02M +4,773 +0.07%
2005 7.02M −1,381 −0.02%
2004 7.02M +28 +0%
2003 7.02M +11,395 +0.16%
2002 7.01M +23,194 +0.33%
2001 6.98M +40,084 +0.58%
2000 6.94M +47,541 +0.69%
1999 6.9M +39,989 +0.58%
1998 6.86M +37,510 +0.55%
1997 6.82M +37,095 +0.55%
1996 6.78M +36,843 +0.55%
1995 6.74M +38,190 +0.57%
1994 6.71M +33,831 +0.51%
1993 6.67M +28,477 +0.43%
1992 6.64M +27,817 +0.42%
1991 6.62M +26,907 +0.41%
1990 6.59M +25,040 +0.38%
1989 6.56M +24,167 +0.37%
1988 6.54M +26,097 +0.4%
1987 6.51M +29,080 +0.45%
1986 6.49M +32,731 +0.51%
1985 6.45M +45,445 +0.71%
1984 6.41M +57,209 +0.9%
1983 6.35M +60,509 +0.96%
1982 6.29M +67,725 +1.09%
1981 6.22M +82,895 +1.35%
1980 6.14M +90,713 +1.5%
1979 6.05M +84,469 +1.42%
1978 5.96M +75,434 +1.28%
1977 5.89M +66,058 +1.13%
1976 5.82M +160,940 +2.84%
1975 5.66M +213,833 +3.93%
1974 5.45M +88,584 +1.65%
1973 5.36M +12,682 +0.24%
1972 5.35M −2,061 −0.04%
1971 5.35M −11,446 −0.21%
1970 5.36M −40,101 −0.74%
1969 5.4M −57,232 −1.05%
1968 5.46M −37,478 −0.68%
1967 5.49M −51,386 −0.93%
1966 5.55M −69,109 −1.23%
1965 5.61M −46,222 −0.82%
1964 5.66M −2,994 −0.05%
1963 5.66M +15,998 +0.28%
1962 5.65M +32,742 +0.58%
1961 5.62M +49,763 +0.89%
1960 5.57M

About the indicator

The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.

Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.

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