Population 9,927,556 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 17% (male 881,091; female 834,775)
15-64 years: 68% (male 3,283,273; female 3,429,233)
65 years and over: 15% (male 612,221; female 886,963) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate -0.07% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 10.63 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 10.26 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -1.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 6.87 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.66 years
male: 72.27 years
female: 79.25 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.35 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese

Ethnic groups homogeneous Mediterranean stock in mainland, Azores, Madeira Islands; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000

Religions Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant denominations 1%, other 2%

Languages Portuguese

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 89%
female: 82% (1990 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Portugal on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Portugal People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Portugal People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.