Population, age 16, female in Portugal

Portugal: Population, age 16, female was 54,815 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
54,815
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
101st
of 191 countries
All-time high
84,668
in 1990
All-time low
54,773
in 2013
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 16, female in Portugal, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 84.7k1991: 83.9k1992: 82.5k1993: 80.7k1994: 78.6k1995: 76.5k1996: 74.2k1997: 71.9k1998: 69.5k1999: 67.2k2000: 65.0k2001: 62.9k2002: 60.9k2003: 59.1k2004: 57.7k2005: 56.5k2006: 55.7k2007: 55.2k2008: 55.0k2009: 54.9k2010: 54.9k2011: 54.8k2012: 54.8k2013: 54.8k2015: 54.8k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 54,815 for population, age 16, female in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Portugal peaked at 84,668 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54,773, in 2013.

Portugal ranks 101st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 16, female in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 16, female in Portugal, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 84,668 —
1991 83,877 -0.9%
1992 82,517 -1.6%
1993 80,705 -2.2%
1994 78,635 -2.6%
1995 76,459 -2.8%
1996 74,211 -2.9%
1997 71,876 -3.1%
1998 69,515 -3.3%
1999 67,193 -3.3%
2000 64,966 -3.3%
2001 62,856 -3.2%
2002 60,893 -3.1%
2003 59,140 -2.9%
2004 57,664 -2.5%
2005 56,511 -2.0%
2006 55,713 -1.4%
2007 55,245 -0.8%
2008 55,027 -0.4%
2009 54,935 -0.2%
2010 54,881 -0.1%
2011 54,830 -0.1%
2012 54,794 -0.1%
2013 54,773 -0.0%
2015 54,815 +0.1%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 54,815 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28,679, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 54,815 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42,564, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76,966 67,193 84,668 10
2000s 58,295 54,935 64,966 10
2010s 54,819 54,773 54,881 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 98 Central African Republic 58,393 compare
  2. 99 Belgium 58,151 compare
  3. 100 Liberia 55,695 compare
  4. 102 Greece 51,685 compare
  5. 103 Kyrgyzstan 50,131 compare
  6. 104 Congo 49,514 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, female in Portugal?
Population, age 16, female in Portugal was 54,815 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 84,668 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 54,773 in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for population, age 16, female?
Portugal ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 16, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.