PT · 1979 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Portugal, 1979
Population on 1 January by age and sex
4,999,760
Portugal, 1979
▲ 0.8% vs 1978 (4,958,610)
Analysis
In 1979, Portugal's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.8% compared to 1978, reaching 4,999,760.
Portugal ranks 9th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.4% (from 4,568,680 in 1974).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1979
#9 of 24
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan