Portugal vs United Kingdom
Portugal vs United Kingdom: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 61.5% in Portugal and 83.3% in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 21.8 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Portugal.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Portugal ranked 129 and United Kingdom ranked 54 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Portugal at 77.2% and United Kingdom at 84.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Portugal | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.5 | 83.3 |
| 2024 | 61.3 | 83.2 |
| 2023 | 61.2 | 83.2 |
| 2022 | 61.1 | 83.1 |
| 2021 | 61.1 | 83 |
| 2020 | 61.1 | 82.9 |
| 2019 | 61.1 | 82.7 |
| 2018 | 61.1 | 82.5 |
| 2017 | 61.1 | 82.2 |
| 2016 | 61.1 | 82 |
| 2015 | 61.1 | 81.8 |
| 2014 | 61.1 | 81.6 |
| 2013 | 61.1 | 81.5 |
| 2012 | 61.1 | 81.3 |
| 2011 | 61.1 | 81.1 |
| 2010 | 61.1 | 81 |
| 2009 | 60.8 | 80.9 |
| 2008 | 60.4 | 80.8 |
| 2007 | 59.8 | 80.7 |
| 2006 | 59 | 80.6 |
| 2005 | 58.3 | 80.5 |
| 2004 | 57.4 | 80.3 |
| 2003 | 56.6 | 80.2 |
| 2002 | 55.8 | 80.1 |
| 2001 | 55.1 | 80 |
| 2000 | 54.4 | 79.8 |
| 1999 | 53.7 | 79.6 |
| 1998 | 53.1 | 79.4 |
| 1997 | 52.4 | 79.1 |
| 1996 | 51.7 | 78.9 |
| 1995 | 51 | 78.7 |
| 1994 | 50.3 | 78.5 |
| 1993 | 49.7 | 78.3 |
| 1992 | 49 | 78.2 |
| 1991 | 48.4 | 78.1 |
| 1990 | 47.7 | 78.1 |
| 1989 | 47.1 | 78.1 |
| 1988 | 46.5 | 78.2 |
| 1987 | 45.8 | 78.3 |
| 1986 | 45.2 | 78.3 |
| 1985 | 44.5 | 78.4 |
| 1984 | 43.9 | 78.5 |
| 1983 | 43.2 | 78.5 |
| 1982 | 42.6 | 78.6 |
| 1981 | 41.9 | 78.6 |
| 1980 | 41.3 | 78.6 |
| 1979 | 40.6 | 78.5 |
| 1978 | 40 | 78.3 |
| 1977 | 39.3 | 78.1 |
| 1976 | 38.7 | 77.8 |
| 1975 | 38.1 | 77.6 |
| 1974 | 37.5 | 77.3 |
| 1973 | 36.9 | 77.1 |
| 1972 | 36.3 | 77 |
| 1971 | 35.8 | 76.9 |
| 1970 | 35.2 | 76.9 |
| 1969 | 34.7 | 77 |
| 1968 | 34.2 | 77.1 |
| 1967 | 33.7 | 77.2 |
| 1966 | 33.2 | 77.4 |
| 1965 | 32.8 | 77.6 |
| 1964 | 32.3 | 77.8 |
| 1963 | 31.9 | 78 |
| 1962 | 31.5 | 78.2 |
| 1961 | 31.2 | 78.4 |
| 1960 | 30.8 | 78.6 |
| 1959 | 30.5 | 78.8 |
| 1958 | 30.2 | 79 |
| 1957 | 29.9 | 79.3 |
| 1956 | 29.5 | 79.5 |
| 1955 | 29.3 | 79.8 |
| 1954 | 29 | 80 |
| 1953 | 28.8 | 80.1 |
| 1952 | 28.6 | 80.2 |
| 1951 | 28.5 | 80.3 |
| 1950 | 28.5 | 80.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Portugal | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61.7 | 83.4 |
| 2027 | 62 | 83.5 |
| 2028 | 62.3 | 83.6 |
| 2029 | 62.6 | 83.6 |
| 2030 | 63 | 83.7 |
| 2031 | 63.4 | 83.8 |
| 2032 | 63.8 | 83.8 |
| 2033 | 64.3 | 83.9 |
| 2034 | 64.8 | 83.9 |
| 2035 | 65.4 | 84 |
| 2036 | 66 | 84.1 |
| 2037 | 66.6 | 84.1 |
| 2038 | 67.2 | 84.2 |
| 2039 | 67.9 | 84.2 |
| 2040 | 68.6 | 84.2 |
| 2041 | 69.4 | 84.3 |
| 2042 | 70.1 | 84.3 |
| 2043 | 70.9 | 84.3 |
| 2044 | 71.8 | 84.4 |
| 2045 | 72.6 | 84.4 |
| 2046 | 73.5 | 84.4 |
| 2047 | 74.4 | 84.4 |
| 2048 | 75.3 | 84.4 |
| 2049 | 76.2 | 84.4 |
| 2050 | 77.2 | 84.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Portugal vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyPortugal: 82.4 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPortugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPortugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPortugal: 95.2% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionPortugal: 4.42% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide ratePortugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPortugal: 10.4 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPortugal: -0% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePortugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Median agePortugal: 46.2 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPortugal: 24.1% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePortugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPortugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPortugal: $5.51B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personPortugal: $563 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPortugal: 4% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPortugal: 52,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerPortugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPortugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPortugal: 90 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPortugal: 1 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025