Geography - note:
Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western
sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar
People Portugal
Population:
10,566,212 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.6% (male 916,234/female 839,935)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,468,844/female 3,538,779)
65 years and over: 17.1% (male 744,787/female 1,057,633) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.2 years
male: 36.06 years
female: 40.33 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.39% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
10.82 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
10.43 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)