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People And SocietyNationality
Noun
Portuguese (singular and plural) Adjective PortugueseEthnic groups
Homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal Languages
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used) Religions
Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census) Population World Ranking: 77
10,781,459 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
16.2% (male 910,012/female 835,025) 15-64 years 65.8% (male 3,539,457/female 3,541,989) 65 years and over 18% (male 791,950/female 1,141,872) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 40.4 years
Male 38.3 years Female 42.6 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 178
0.181% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 195
9.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 41
10.86 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 28
2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 61% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
LISBON (capital) 2.808 million; Porto 1.344 million (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.07 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.09 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.69 male(s)/female Total population 0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 163
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 187
Total 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births Female 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 49
Total population 78.7 years
Male 75.45 years Female 82.16 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 187
1.51 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 17
11.3% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
3.755 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density
3.37 beds/1,000 population (2008) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 63
0.6% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 60
42,000 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 96
Fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 40
14.2% (2005)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 88
4.4% of GDP (2008)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 95.2%Male 96.9% Female 93.6% (2010 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 16 years
Male 16 years Female 16 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 58
Total 20%
Male 18.6% Female 21.6% (2009)
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Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of its wealthiest colony of Brazil in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986. In January 2011, Portugal assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2011-12 term.