Rural population in Portugal in 2025 — 4,160,381 people. Ranked 83 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 32.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.16M | +24,554 | +0.59% |
| 2024 | 4.14M | +32,010 | +0.78% |
| 2023 | 4.1M | +47,567 | +1.17% |
| 2022 | 4.06M | +24,993 | +0.62% |
| 2021 | 4.03M | +26,131 | +0.65% |
| 2020 | 4.01M | +5,305 | +0.13% |
| 2019 | 4M | +1,811 | +0.05% |
| 2018 | 4M | −5,750 | −0.14% |
| 2017 | 4M | −9,299 | −0.23% |
| 2016 | 4.01M | −12,351 | −0.31% |
| 2015 | 4.03M | −16,500 | −0.41% |
| 2014 | 4.04M | −21,739 | −0.53% |
| 2013 | 4.06M | −22,316 | −0.55% |
| 2012 | 4.09M | −16,590 | −0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.1M | −12,613 | −0.31% |
| 2010 | 4.12M | −26,883 | −0.65% |
| 2009 | 4.14M | −44,160 | −1.05% |
| 2008 | 4.19M | −57,531 | −1.36% |
| 2007 | 4.24M | −66,809 | −1.55% |
| 2006 | 4.31M | −75,106 | −1.71% |
| 2005 | 4.39M | −78,666 | −1.76% |
| 2004 | 4.46M | −76,212 | −1.68% |
| 2003 | 4.54M | −66,057 | −1.43% |
| 2002 | 4.61M | −49,588 | −1.06% |
| 2001 | 4.66M | −35,482 | −0.76% |
| 2000 | 4.69M | −35,139 | −0.74% |
| 1999 | 4.73M | −42,080 | −0.88% |
| 1998 | 4.77M | −45,056 | −0.94% |
| 1997 | 4.81M | −47,626 | −0.98% |
| 1996 | 4.86M | −50,432 | −1.03% |
| 1995 | 4.91M | −50,915 | −1.03% |
| 1994 | 4.96M | −53,412 | −1.06% |
| 1993 | 5.02M | −59,164 | −1.17% |
| 1992 | 5.08M | −67,396 | −1.31% |
| 1991 | 5.14M | −74,505 | −1.43% |
| 1990 | 5.22M | −74,757 | −1.41% |
| 1989 | 5.29M | −71,854 | −1.34% |
| 1988 | 5.36M | −70,311 | −1.29% |
| 1987 | 5.43M | −66,629 | −1.21% |
| 1986 | 5.5M | −60,396 | −1.09% |
| 1985 | 5.56M | −50,196 | −0.89% |
| 1984 | 5.61M | −43,645 | −0.77% |
| 1983 | 5.66M | −38,627 | −0.68% |
| 1982 | 5.69M | −29,512 | −0.52% |
| 1981 | 5.72M | −13,933 | −0.24% |
| 1980 | 5.74M | −524 | −0.01% |
| 1979 | 5.74M | +151 | +0% |
| 1978 | 5.74M | +1,853 | +0.03% |
| 1977 | 5.74M | +2,247 | +0.04% |
| 1976 | 5.73M | +104,925 | +1.86% |
| 1975 | 5.63M | +157,060 | +2.87% |
| 1974 | 5.47M | +24,707 | +0.45% |
| 1973 | 5.45M | −48,260 | −0.88% |
| 1972 | 5.5M | −57,275 | −1.03% |
| 1971 | 5.55M | −71,210 | −1.27% |
| 1970 | 5.62M | −96,675 | −1.69% |
| 1969 | 5.72M | −97,013 | −1.67% |
| 1968 | 5.82M | −68,873 | −1.17% |
| 1967 | 5.89M | −79,856 | −1.34% |
| 1966 | 5.97M | −85,937 | −1.42% |
| 1965 | 6.05M | −63,610 | −1.04% |
| 1964 | 6.12M | −33,293 | −0.54% |
| 1963 | 6.15M | −9,498 | −0.15% |
| 1962 | 6.16M | +12,633 | +0.21% |
| 1961 | 6.15M | +19,814 | +0.32% |
| 1960 | 6.13M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
