Age structure:
0-14 years:
17% (male 880,501; female 834,062)
15-64 years:
68% (male 3,319,143; female 3,468,009)
65 years and over:
15% (male 628,101; female 918,416) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.18% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 11.49 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
75.75 years
male:
72.24 years
female:
79.49 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.47 children born/woman (2000 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 Mirandes (Asturian language) in the area of Miranda de Douro.
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
87.4%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
See also:
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