Population, age 16, male in Portugal

Portugal: Population, age 16, male was 57,819 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
57,819
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
99th
of 191 countries
All-time high
87,074
in 1990
All-time low
57,429
in 2009
Years of data
26
1990–2015

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 87.1k1991: 86.3k1992: 85.0k1993: 83.3k1994: 81.4k1995: 79.3k1996: 77.1k1997: 74.8k1998: 72.4k1999: 70.0k2000: 67.8k2001: 65.6k2002: 63.5k2003: 61.7k2004: 60.1k2005: 58.9k2006: 58.1k2007: 57.6k2008: 57.5k2009: 57.4k2010: 57.4k2011: 57.5k2012: 57.5k2013: 57.6k2014: 57.7k2015: 57.8k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 57,819 for population, age 16, male in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Portugal peaked at 87,074 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57,429, in 2009.

Portugal ranks 99th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Population, age 16, male in Portugal, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 87,074 —
1991 86,322 -0.9%
1992 85,046 -1.5%
1993 83,339 -2.0%
1994 81,371 -2.4%
1995 79,277 -2.6%
1996 77,078 -2.8%
1997 74,762 -3.0%
1998 72,390 -3.2%
1999 70,032 -3.3%
2000 67,750 -3.3%
2001 65,566 -3.2%
2002 63,507 -3.1%
2003 61,653 -2.9%
2004 60,094 -2.5%
2005 58,889 -2.0%
2006 58,076 -1.4%
2007 57,627 -0.8%
2008 57,455 -0.3%
2009 57,429 -0.0%
2010 57,446 +0.0%
2011 57,476 +0.1%
2012 57,527 +0.1%
2013 57,597 +0.1%
2014 57,692 +0.2%
2015 57,819 +0.2%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 57,819 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,574, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 57,819 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44,970, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79,669 70,032 87,074 10
2000s 60,805 57,429 67,750 10
2010s 57,593 57,446 57,819 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 96 Palestine 61,714 compare
  2. 97 Libya 61,635 compare
  3. 98 Belgium 60,355 compare
  4. 100 Central African Republic 57,313 compare
  5. 101 Liberia 56,310 compare
  6. 102 Greece 54,420 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Portugal?
Population, age 16, male in Portugal was 57,819 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 87,074 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 57,429 in 2009.
How does Portugal rank for population, age 16, male?
Portugal ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 16, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.