The increase in the number of population residing in Portugal occurred for the fifth consecutive year. A migration balance of more than 155 thousand people in 2023 contributed to this.
The resident population in Portugal reached the highest value ever recorded since 1900, a source from the National Statistics Institute (INE) confirmed to Observador this Tuesday.
As of December 31, the resident population in the country was estimated at 10,639,726 people, 123,105 more than in 2022, having increased for the fifth consecutive year. The highest number recorded until this year was recorded in 2009, when 10,573,479 people lived in Portugal.
“Oh The increase in population was due to a migratory balance of 155,701 people (136,144 in 2022), which compensated the negative natural balance of -32,596 (-40,640 in 2022)”, according to the INE.
In 2023, as a result of the increase in birth rates, the average number of children per woman of childbearing age increased to 1.44 children, compared to 1.42 in 2022.
Demographic aging in Portugal “continues to increase”, notes the Institute.
In 2023, the aging index, which compares the population aged 65 and over with the population aged zero to 14, reached value of 188.1 elderly people per 100 young people (184.4 in 2022).
“The average age of the resident population in Portugal, which corresponds to the age that divides the population into two groups of equal size, went from 46.9 years in 2022 to 47.1 years in 2023,” said the INE, al Publish estimates of resident population.
Of the total residents in the country at the end of last year, 5,083,568 were men and 5,556 women.
The increase of 123,105 people compared to 2022 represents an effective growth rate 1.16%compared to 0.91% in 2022, according to the same source.
Source: Observadora
