People of Portugal
| Population: | 10,642,836 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 16.5% (male 914,480/female 837,525) 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,501,206/female 3,551,706) 65 years and over: 17.3% (male 757,220/female 1,080,699) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 38.8 years male: 36.7 years female: 41 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 0.334% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 10.59 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 10.56 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | 3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.092 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.986 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.701 male(s)/female total population: 0.946 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.38 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 77.87 years male: 74.6 years female: 81.36 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 1.48 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.4% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 22,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | less than 1,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: | noun: Portuguese (singular and plural) adjective: Portuguese |
| Ethnic groups: | homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census) |
| Languages: | Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used) |
| Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.3% male: 95.5% female: 91.3% (2003 est.) |