PT · 1979 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Portugal, 1979

Population on 1 January by age and sex
9,608,960
Portugal, 1979
▲ 1.1% vs 1978 (9,507,540)
Analysis

In 1979, Portugal's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.1% compared to 1978, reaching 9,608,960.

Portugal accounts for 2.4% of the EU-27 total of 403,662,165.

Portugal ranks 10th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 11.3% (from 8,629,600 in 1974).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 1979
#10 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1979
2.4%
EU-27: 403,662,165
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