Population: 10,102,022 (July 2003 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: 0.17% (2003 est.)
Birth rate: 11.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate: 10.21 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.07 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 (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 5.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.35 years
male:
72.86 years
female:
80.07 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.49 children born/woman (2003 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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