Portugal vs Romania

Portugal vs Romania: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0% a year in Portugal and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Portugal, by 0.53 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Portugal vs Romania: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0% a year in Portugal and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Portugal, by 0.53 percentage points.
PortugalRomaniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Portugal has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2023, Portugal ranked 178 and Romania ranked 207 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Portugal at -0.05% a year and Romania at -0.79% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearPortugalRomaniaWorld
2023-0-0.530.87
20220.260.020.88
20210.24-0.870.8
20200.16-0.630.9
20190.37-0.51.03
2018-0.03-0.491.07
2017-0.08-0.441.13
2016-0.22-0.441.17
2015-0.24-0.51.18
2014-0.45-0.471.22
2013-0.55-0.481.23
2012-0.5-0.481.27
2011-0.34-0.751.26
2010-0.07-0.731.27
20090.12-0.681.28
20080.11-0.71.28
20070.22-0.761.28
20060.22-0.811.28
20050.19-0.871.27
20040.23-0.911.28
20030.29-0.861.29
20020.5-0.771.3
20010.63-0.61.33
20000.75-0.551.35
19990.59-0.541.35
19980.5-0.531.37
19970.47-0.61.39
19960.38-0.561.42
19950.33-0.471.45
19940.33-0.41.47
19930.19-0.351.52
19920.05-0.261.57
1991-0.23-0.051.63
1990-0.180.111.76
1989-0.060.341.78
1988-0.010.291.79
19870.060.321.84
19860.120.31.83
19850.160.311.8
19840.30.331.8
19830.340.331.78
19820.460.421.86
19810.520.491.82
19800.990.571.8
19791.080.651.79
19781.150.731.74
19771.340.811.75
19761.391.071.78
19751.381.081.8
19741.321.141.88
19731.351.111.94
19721.441.241.97
19711.531.331.97
1970-1.171.472.06
1969-0.781.662.06
1968-0.481.842.09
1967-0.341.952
1966-0.270.42.04
1965-0.120.272.09
1964-0.020.342.16
1963-0.040.392.28
19620.10.432.11
19610.070.541.67
19600.270.651.58
19590.470.731.73
19580.610.842
19570.520.932.07
19560.381.271.98
19550.571.192.01
19540.51.211.99
19530.531.221.9
19520.621.281.94
19510.541.361.75
19500.771.411.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPortugalRomaniaWorld
2024-0.1-0.63–0.42-0.56-0.87–-0.260.86
2025-0.16-0.76–0.48-0.57-0.98–-0.190.84
2026-0.16-0.8–0.44-0.58-1.08–-0.170.83
2027-0.17-0.83–0.51-0.59-1.14–-0.090.81
2028-0.21-0.81–0.42-0.59-1.18–-0.040.8
2029-0.2-0.85–0.45-0.61-1.2–00.78
2030-0.18-0.87–0.53-0.61-1.26–0.010.76
2031-0.2-0.9–0.49-0.61-1.31–0.070.75
2032-0.22-0.87–0.43-0.62-1.36–0.080.73
2033-0.22-0.89–0.49-0.63-1.37–0.10.72
2034-0.23-0.92–0.46-0.64-1.37–0.110.7
2035-0.23-0.92–0.47-0.65-1.47–0.070.69
2036-0.24-0.97–0.44-0.66-1.45–0.090.67
2037-0.23-0.93–0.5-0.67-1.48–0.120.65
2038-0.25-0.96–0.47-0.68-1.54–0.150.64
2039-0.27-0.95–0.42-0.67-1.55–0.120.62
2040-0.28-1.04–0.41-0.68-1.54–0.180.61
2041-0.26-0.96–0.46-0.7-1.59–0.190.59
2042-0.27-1.03–0.45-0.69-1.59–0.180.57
2043-0.3-0.99–0.47-0.7-1.68–0.190.56
2044-0.31-1.07–0.44-0.71-1.68–0.180.54
2045-0.32-1.06–0.47-0.71-1.66–0.20.52
2046-0.33-1.07–0.43-0.71-1.67–0.190.5
2047-0.34-1.13–0.42-0.73-1.69–0.210.48
2048-0.33-1.09–0.41-0.73-1.72–0.230.46
2049-0.37-1.1–0.38-0.74-1.69–0.180.44
2050-0.36-1.13–0.37-0.74-1.74–0.170.42
2051-0.36-1.12–0.42-0.76-1.78–0.170.4
2052-0.39-1.15–0.42-0.78-1.79–0.180.38
2053-0.4-1.13–0.32-0.78-1.84–0.180.36
2054-0.39-1.17–0.38-0.8-1.9–0.170.34
2055-0.41-1.2–0.38-0.82-1.91–0.180.33
2056-0.39-1.17–0.38-0.84-1.92–0.150.31
2057-0.39-1.21–0.41-0.85-1.93–0.170.3
2058-0.42-1.24–0.4-0.87-1.99–0.180.28
2059-0.4-1.18–0.45-0.88-1.96–0.150.27
2060-0.4-1.2–0.42-0.89-1.98–0.160.25
2061-0.38-1.21–0.44-0.91-2.08–0.160.24
2062-0.39-1.24–0.42-0.92-2.07–0.170.23
2063-0.39-1.27–0.43-0.91-2.09–0.130.22
2064-0.39-1.21–0.42-0.91-2.17–0.140.21
2065-0.36-1.24–0.46-0.92-2.17–0.190.2
2066-0.35-1.21–0.41-0.9-2.18–0.230.19
2067-0.34-1.27–0.51-0.88-2.21–0.220.18
2068-0.35-1.28–0.51-0.87-2.15–0.270.17
2069-0.33-1.18–0.59-0.86-2.16–0.290.16
2070-0.31-1.25–0.55-0.85-2.1–0.270.15
2071-0.29-1.2–0.57-0.84-2.14–0.340.14
2072-0.25-1.12–0.65-0.83-2.09–0.360.13
2073-0.26-1.14–0.62-0.81-2.17–0.380.12
2074-0.25-1.15–0.61-0.8-2.14–0.340.1
2075-0.21-1.14–0.65-0.79-2.16–0.360.09
2076-0.2-1.13–0.62-0.78-2.13–0.410.08
2077-0.16-1.1–0.69-0.78-2.1–0.410.07
2078-0.15-1.1–0.67-0.77-2.17–0.420.06
2079-0.14-1.05–0.74-0.76-2.13–0.480.05
2080-0.12-1.09–0.78-0.76-2.08–0.470.04
2081-0.11-0.98–0.83-0.75-2.11–0.50.03
2082-0.09-1.01–0.77-0.73-2.1–0.490.02
2083-0.07-1–0.8-0.73-2.12–0.490.01
2084-0.08-1.03–0.83-0.73-2.16–0.52-0
2085-0.06-0.98–0.81-0.72-2.14–0.5-0.01
2086-0.05-1.04–0.78-0.72-2.2–0.48-0.02
2087-0.07-1.13–0.8-0.71-2.18–0.51-0.03
2088-0.05-1.03–0.81-0.71-2.21–0.53-0.04
2089-0.05-1–0.8-0.71-2.23–0.53-0.05
2090-0.05-1.02–0.84-0.72-2.28–0.48-0.05
2091-0.05-1–0.84-0.71-2.34–0.52-0.06
2092-0.06-1.05–0.85-0.72-2.3–0.53-0.07
2093-0.05-1.02–0.87-0.73-2.34–0.53-0.07
2094-0.05-1.07–0.84-0.73-2.3–0.47-0.08
2095-0.09-1.1–0.83-0.74-2.37–0.53-0.09
2096-0.07-1.07–0.87-0.75-2.48–0.54-0.1
2097-0.06-1.08–0.89-0.75-2.45–0.51-0.11
2098-0.05-1.1–0.9-0.77-2.52–0.53-0.11
2099-0.06-1.11–0.88-0.78-2.57–0.51-0.12
2100-0.05-1.1–0.89-0.79-2.55–0.54-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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