Portugal vs Spain

Portugal vs Spain: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0% a year in Portugal and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.02 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Portugal vs Spain: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0% a year in Portugal and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.02 percentage points.
PortugalSpainUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Portugal.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Portugal at -0.05% a year and Spain at -0.54% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearPortugalSpainWorld
2023-00.020.87
20220.260.330.88
20210.240.060.8
20200.160.180.9
20190.370.851.03
2018-0.030.61.07
2017-0.080.361.13
2016-0.220.221.17
2015-0.24-0.011.18
2014-0.45-0.141.22
2013-0.55-0.461.23
2012-0.5-0.221.27
2011-0.340.311.26
2010-0.070.371.27
20090.120.511.28
20080.111.211.28
20070.221.921.28
20060.221.721.28
20050.191.611.27
20040.231.721.28
20030.291.681.29
20020.51.891.3
20010.630.561.33
20000.750.531.35
19990.590.481.35
19980.50.481.37
19970.470.471.39
19960.380.451.42
19950.330.471.45
19940.330.51.47
19930.190.541.52
19920.050.631.57
1991-0.230.481.63
1990-0.180.121.76
1989-0.060.171.78
1988-0.010.231.79
19870.060.291.84
19860.120.311.83
19850.160.381.8
19840.30.471.8
19830.340.491.78
19820.460.591.86
19810.520.651.82
19800.990.811.8
19791.080.831.79
19781.150.931.74
19771.3411.75
19761.391.061.78
19751.381.051.8
19741.321.391.88
19731.351.091.94
19721.441.141.97
19711.531.091.97
1970-1.170.942.06
1969-0.780.932.06
1968-0.481.032.09
1967-0.341.092
1966-0.271.082.04
1965-0.121.122.09
1964-0.021.22.16
1963-0.041.12.28
19620.11.082.11
19610.071.131.67
19600.270.81.58
19590.470.951.73
19580.6112
19570.520.892.07
19560.380.791.98
19550.570.822.01
19540.50.791.99
19530.530.781.9
19520.620.811.94
19510.540.541.75
19500.770.441.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPortugalSpainWorld
2024-0.1-0.63–0.42-0.02-0.5–0.470.86
2025-0.16-0.76–0.48-0.06-0.73–0.610.84
2026-0.16-0.8–0.44-0.1-0.91–0.660.83
2027-0.17-0.83–0.51-0.1-0.97–0.80.81
2028-0.21-0.81–0.42-0.12-1.1–0.80.8
2029-0.2-0.85–0.45-0.14-1.22–0.860.78
2030-0.18-0.87–0.53-0.17-1.29–0.880.76
2031-0.2-0.9–0.49-0.19-1.3–0.930.75
2032-0.22-0.87–0.43-0.19-1.27–0.960.73
2033-0.22-0.89–0.49-0.19-1.35–1.030.72
2034-0.23-0.92–0.46-0.2-1.42–1.020.7
2035-0.23-0.92–0.47-0.22-1.45–1.030.69
2036-0.24-0.97–0.44-0.23-1.54–1.030.67
2037-0.23-0.93–0.5-0.23-1.56–1.110.65
2038-0.25-0.96–0.47-0.24-1.61–1.160.64
2039-0.27-0.95–0.42-0.26-1.67–1.10.62
2040-0.28-1.04–0.41-0.27-1.74–1.190.61
2041-0.26-0.96–0.46-0.28-1.74–1.140.59
2042-0.27-1.03–0.45-0.3-1.85–1.170.57
2043-0.3-0.99–0.47-0.3-1.83–1.240.56
2044-0.31-1.07–0.44-0.34-1.94–1.130.54
2045-0.32-1.06–0.47-0.37-2.03–1.10.52
2046-0.33-1.07–0.43-0.38-2.01–1.240.5
2047-0.34-1.13–0.42-0.41-2.04–1.150.48
2048-0.33-1.09–0.41-0.42-2.17–1.190.46
2049-0.37-1.1–0.38-0.47-2.21–1.140.44
2050-0.36-1.13–0.37-0.47-2.27–1.20.42
2051-0.36-1.12–0.42-0.49-2.41–1.20.4
2052-0.39-1.15–0.42-0.55-2.51–1.150.38
2053-0.4-1.13–0.32-0.59-2.57–1.160.36
2054-0.39-1.17–0.38-0.6-2.59–1.170.34
2055-0.41-1.2–0.38-0.62-2.61–1.240.33
2056-0.39-1.17–0.38-0.69-2.8–1.060.31
2057-0.39-1.21–0.41-0.69-2.8–1.190.3
2058-0.42-1.24–0.4-0.69-2.8–1.260.28
2059-0.4-1.18–0.45-0.73-2.94–1.20.27
2060-0.4-1.2–0.42-0.74-2.9–1.250.25
2061-0.38-1.21–0.44-0.78-2.94–1.280.24
2062-0.39-1.24–0.42-0.79-3.08–1.20.23
2063-0.39-1.27–0.43-0.79-3.08–1.320.22
2064-0.39-1.21–0.42-0.8-3.09–1.380.21
2065-0.36-1.24–0.46-0.79-3.13–1.360.2
2066-0.35-1.21–0.41-0.79-3.21–1.30.19
2067-0.34-1.27–0.51-0.78-3.17–1.360.18
2068-0.35-1.28–0.51-0.79-3.31–1.410.17
2069-0.33-1.18–0.59-0.77-3.38–1.430.16
2070-0.31-1.25–0.55-0.77-3.44–1.360.15
2071-0.29-1.2–0.57-0.74-3.46–1.430.14
2072-0.25-1.12–0.65-0.75-3.54–1.40.13
2073-0.26-1.14–0.62-0.72-3.56–1.430.12
2074-0.25-1.15–0.61-0.7-3.66–1.40.1
2075-0.21-1.14–0.65-0.67-3.71–1.540.09
2076-0.2-1.13–0.62-0.65-3.61–1.450.08
2077-0.16-1.1–0.69-0.61-3.64–1.410.07
2078-0.15-1.1–0.67-0.58-3.66–1.630.06
2079-0.14-1.05–0.74-0.57-3.58–1.520.05
2080-0.12-1.09–0.78-0.55-3.6–1.420.04
2081-0.11-0.98–0.83-0.53-3.55–1.610.03
2082-0.09-1.01–0.77-0.51-3.53–1.640.02
2083-0.07-1–0.8-0.51-3.45–1.610.01
2084-0.08-1.03–0.83-0.49-3.43–1.71-0
2085-0.06-0.98–0.81-0.48-3.45–1.7-0.01
2086-0.05-1.04–0.78-0.46-3.59–1.66-0.02
2087-0.07-1.13–0.8-0.46-3.56–1.71-0.03
2088-0.05-1.03–0.81-0.47-3.62–1.65-0.04
2089-0.05-1–0.8-0.48-3.69–1.73-0.05
2090-0.05-1.02–0.84-0.48-3.73–1.63-0.05
2091-0.05-1–0.84-0.46-3.87–1.72-0.06
2092-0.06-1.05–0.85-0.46-3.85–1.69-0.07
2093-0.05-1.02–0.87-0.46-3.84–1.69-0.07
2094-0.05-1.07–0.84-0.47-3.86–1.85-0.08
2095-0.09-1.1–0.83-0.48-3.91–1.75-0.09
2096-0.07-1.07–0.87-0.48-3.93–1.79-0.1
2097-0.06-1.08–0.89-0.5-4.02–1.82-0.11
2098-0.05-1.1–0.9-0.51-4.05–1.83-0.11
2099-0.06-1.11–0.88-0.52-4.27–1.83-0.12
2100-0.05-1.1–0.89-0.54-4.31–1.87-0.13

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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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