Population, ages 12-16, female in Portugal

Portugal: Population, ages 12-16, female was 272,891 in 2015. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2015)
272,891
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
100th
of 191 countries
All-time high
411,496
in 1990
All-time low
270,938
in 2009
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 12-16, female in Portugal, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200220151990: 411.5k1991: 403.8k1992: 393.7k1993: 381.8k1994: 369.0k1995: 356.2k1996: 343.5k1997: 330.9k1998: 318.8k1999: 307.9k2000: 298.5k2001: 290.9k2002: 284.9k2003: 280.4k2004: 277.0k2005: 274.5k2006: 272.6k2007: 271.5k2008: 271.0k2009: 270.9k2010: 271.1k2011: 271.3k2012: 271.6k2013: 272.0k2014: 272.4k2015: 272.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, ages 12-16, female in Portugal is 272,891, measured in 2015.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, female in Portugal peaked at 411,496 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 270,938, in 2009.

That places Portugal 100th 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 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 361,712 307,944 411,496 10
2000s 279,238 270,938 298,545 10
2010s 271,872 271,067 272,891 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 97 Liberia 301,488 compare
  2. 98 Central African Republic 300,272 compare
  3. 99 Belgium 287,529 compare
  4. 101 Azerbaijan, Republic of 264,349 compare
  5. 102 Congo, Republic of 263,798 compare
  6. 103 Greece 255,088 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

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All data for Portugal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 12-16, female in Portugal?
Population, ages 12-16, female in Portugal was 272,891 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 12-16, female recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 411,496 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 270,938 in 2009.
How does Portugal rank for population, ages 12-16, female?
Portugal ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 12-16, female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 12-16, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
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Population, ages 12-16, female is the total number of females age 12-16.