PT · 1972 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Portugal, 1972
Population on 1 January by age and sex
8,624,260
Portugal, 1972
▼ 0.5% vs 1971 (8,663,252)
Analysis
In 1972, Portugal's population on 1 january by age and sex decreased by 0.5% compared to 1971, reaching 8,624,260.
Portugal ranks 11th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.0% (from 8,893,540 in 1967).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1972
#11 of 25
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan