Portugal’s resident population increased in 2023 for the fifth year in a row, exceeding 10.6 million, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) said on Tuesday.
As of December 31, the country’s resident population was estimated at 10,639,726, an increase of 123,105 from 2022.
“The population increase was due to a migration balance of 155,701 people (136,144 in 2022), which compensated for the negative natural balance of -32,596 (-40,640 in 2022),” according to INE data.
In 2023, as a result of rising 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,” the Institute noted.
In 2023, the aging index, comparing the population aged 65 years and older with the population aged 0 to 14 years, reached a value of 188.1 older people for every 100 young people (184.4 in 2022).
“The average age of the population living in Portugal, which corresponds to the age that divides the population into two groups of equal size, increased from 46.9 years in 2022 to 47.1 years in 2023,” INE reported when it published population estimates.
Of the total number of residents of the country at the end of last year, 5,083,568 were men and 5,556 were women.
The increase of 123,105 people over 2022 represents an effective growth rate of 1.16%, up from 0.91% in 2022, according to the same source.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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