Population:
- 10,048,232 (July 2000 est.)
- 10,102,022 (July 2003 est.)
- 10,524,145 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 16.8% (male 874,198; female 825,742)
- 15-64 years: 67.2% (male 3,326,957; female 3,461,425)
- 65 years and over: 16% (male 651,697; female 962,003) (2003 est.)
Population growth rate:
- 0.18% (2000 est.)
- 0.17% (2003 est.)
- 0.41% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
- 11.49 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
- 11.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
- 10.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
- 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
- 10.21 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
- 10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
- 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
- 0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
- 3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
- at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
- total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
- 6.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
- 5.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
- 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 77.35 years (2004 est.)
- male: 74.06 years (2004 est.)
- female: 80.85 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
- 1.47 children born/woman (2000 est.)
- 1.49 children born/woman (2003 est.)
- 1.46 children born/woman (2004 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
Religions:
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
Languages:
Portuguese.
Also Mirandês (Mirandese language) in the area of Miranda de Douro.
Literacy:
- definition:
- age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 93.3%
- male: 95.5%
- female: 91.3%
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