PT · 1972 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Portugal, 1972
Population on 1 January by age and sex
4,546,370
Portugal, 1972
▼ 0.2% vs 1971 (4,553,892)
Analysis
In 1972, Portugal's population on 1 january by age and sex decreased by 0.2% compared to 1971, reaching 4,546,370.
Portugal ranks 9th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.6% (from 4,667,200 in 1967).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1972
#9 of 22
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan