Population, ages 15-24, total in Portugal
Portugal: Population, ages 15-24, total was 1.15 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 15-24, total in Portugal, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 15-24, total in Portugal is 1.15 million, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, total in Portugal peaked at 1.62 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 97th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 million | 1.51 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million | 1.21 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 1.15 million | 1.19 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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, ages 15-24, total in Portugal?
- Population, ages 15-24, total in Portugal was 1.15 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for population, ages 15-24, total?
- Portugal ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 15-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.