Geography - note:
Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western
sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar
People Portugal
Population:
10,524,145 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.7% (male 916,106; female 840,574)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 3,454,970; female 3,535,108)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 735,407; female 1,041,980) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 37.9 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 40 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.41% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
10.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
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.)