Geography - note:
Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western
sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar
People Portugal
Population:
10,605,870 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.5% (male 915,604/female 839,004)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,484,545/female 3,544,674)
65 years and over: 17.2% (male 751,899/female 1,070,144) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.5 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 40.6 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.36% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
10.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
10.5 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)