Portugal vs Spain: Population ages 0-14
Portugal
12.7%
in 2025
Spain
12.6%
in 2025
Portugal rank
209th
Spain rank
210th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 12.7% against 12.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 209th and Spain ranks 210th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.1% | 27.6% | 1.6% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 27.6% | 27.3% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 23.4% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.6% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.9% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.4% | 0.4% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 12.7% against 12.6% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Portugal ranks 209th and Spain ranks 210th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.