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Portugal: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 10,379,007 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.52 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 56.445 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 67.381 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 2.5 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 81.073 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 47.47 billion kWh (2021) #55
Consumption 47.74 billion kWh (2021) #54
Exports 4.79 billion kWh (2021) #36
Imports 9.54 billion kWh (2021) #25
Renewable Electricity Generation 31.15 billion kWh (2021) #34

Oil

Ranking
Production 12.32 thousand bbl/day (2021) #90
Consumption 207.05 thousand bbl/day (2021) #56
Exports (Refined) [3] 0.912 thousand bbl/day (2013) #78
Imports (Refined) [3] 308 thousand bbl/day (2013) #27
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 200.51 billion cu ft (2021) #58
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 208.64 billion cu ft (2021) #35
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 64 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 11,858,548 (2018 est.)
Highways 82,900 km (2008)
Internet Users 7,629,560 (2016 est.)
Railways 3,075 km (2014)
Telephones 5,073,458 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Total Area92,090 sq. km
Land Area91,470 sq. km
Water Area620 sq. km
Coastline1,793 km
Climatemaritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
Terrainthe west-flowing Tagus River divides the country: the north is mountainous toward the interior, while the south is characterized by rolling plains
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020