Population, age 21, total in Portugal
Portugal: Population, age 21, total was 115,391 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 21, total in Portugal, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 115,391 for population, age 21, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Portugal peaked at 165,043 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 115,391, in 2015.
That places Portugal 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161,271 | 156,917 | 165,043 | 10 |
| 2000s | 141,239 | 123,518 | 156,372 | 10 |
| 2010s | 117,398 | 115,391 | 120,397 | 5 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 52,131 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, total in Portugal?
- Population, age 21, total in Portugal was 115,391 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 165,043 in 1995.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,391 in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for population, age 21, total?
- Portugal ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.