Urban population growth in Portugal
The urban population of Portugal changed by 1.30% in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
1.30%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
106th of 217
Urban population growth in Portugal over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.30% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 1.30% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 1.50% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 0.75% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 0.61% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | 0.09% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 0.01% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | -0.17% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | -0.25% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | -0.32% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | -0.42% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | -0.54% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | -0.55% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | -0.41% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | -0.05% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 0.49% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 0.85% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 1.15% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 1.40% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 1.53% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 1.62% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 1.70% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 1.79% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 1.85% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 1.92% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 1.30% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.42%, the figure has changed by +1.71 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 106th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Urban population share
61.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.03%
2025 · 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
2025 · Eurostat