Population aged 0 to 14 in Portugal
12.7% of the population of Portugal was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Portugal, 2025
12.7%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
14.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.5%
Position in 2025
208th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in Portugal over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.7% | 14.2% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | 14.4% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | 14.8% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | 14.9% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | 15.0% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | 15.1% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | 15.2% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | 15.2% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | 15.2% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | 15.2% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | 15.3% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | 15.4% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | 15.4% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | 15.4% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | 15.5% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | 15.6% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | 15.7% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | 15.9% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | 16.1% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | 16.3% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | 16.5% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | 16.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 12.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 14.3%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 208th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 14.2%.
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All statistics for Portugal
Population aged 65 and over
24.9%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
1.41 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
10,749,635 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
10,749,635 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
10.7 per 1,000 people
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