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Official name:
Portuguese Republic
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Southern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   10 197
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   111.3
    Capital city    Lisbon
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   2 942.1b,c
    UN membership date    14-Dec-55
    Surface area (km2)   92 226a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   89.8
    National currency    Euro (EUR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.9c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)237 881199 314240 792d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)1.71.82.4d
    GDP per capita (current US$)22 449.919 223.323 477.7d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)2.22.42.4d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)22.722.322.2d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)61.760.260.9d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)11.27.55.7i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)27.324.324.6i
    Employment in services (% employed)61.568.169.8i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)10.812.45.9
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)55.8 / 66.953.8 / 64.253.8 / 63.6
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj,k (2010=100)100107111c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)105116108l
    International trade: exports (million current US$)49 41455 04567 012c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)77 68266 90989 929c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 28 268- 11 864- 22 917c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 24 407471-236c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratem (average annual %)0.2-0.4-0.3
    Urban population (% of total population)60.663.565.8c
    Urban population growth ratem (average annual %)1.20.5...
    Fertility rate, totalm (live births per woman)1.41.31.3
    Life expectancy at birthm (females/males, years)82.5 / 76.083.6 / 77.484.6 / 78.7
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)15.0 / 24.714.1 / 27.013.1 / 29.4
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)762.8 / 7.2864.8 / 8.3888.2 / 8.7c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)0.5n1.43c
    Infant mortality ratem (per 1 000 live births)3.32.93
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)9.899a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)44.75.1a
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)5.44.9...
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)109.9 / 113.2104.9 / 109.0104.4 / 107.9a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)108.3 / 105.3116.9 / 120.6118.7 / 121.1a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)71.2 / 60.265.6 / 57.967.7 / 60.1a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.210.8d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)27.431.340o
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)53.3p68.6p74.7d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)1.51.21.4q,d
    Threatened species (number)171256465
    Forested areai (% of land area)35.434.734.7a
    CO2 emission estimatesr (million tons/tons per capita)47.6 / 4.546.9 / 4.550.8 / 4.9a
    Energy production, primaryr (Petajoules)242224220a
    Energy supply per capitar (Gigajoules)928892a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)6 75611 723s16 186s,d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)70.673.173.3c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)74.1 / ...89.7 / ...92.7 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedt (% of GNI)0.290.160.18a
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