Indicator	Value
Total population	10,400,000–10,700,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 10,430,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 10,690,000 people
Median age	46.6 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	82.4 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 82.38 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 82.36 years
Ethnic groups	Portuguese 95%; citizens from Portugal’s former colonies in Africa, Asia (Han Chinese), and South America (Brazilian) and other foreign born 5%CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Catholic 68.1%, not applicable 12.9%, no religion 12.0%, no response 2.2%, Protestant 1.8%, other 1.0%; less than 1%: other Christians, Orthodox, Muslim (2021 est.); note: data represent population 15 years of age and olderCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	67.9% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	1.1 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	7.9 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	11.1 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	61.3 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Asturian-Leonese-Cantabrian Extremaduran Fala Galician Minderico Mirandese Portuguese Portuguese Sign Language Spanish Tartessian Vlax Romani Glottolog [2026]