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People and Language
Nationality:
Portuguese
Official language:
Portuguese
Recognised regional languages:
Mirandese
Ethnic groups
(2007)
9
6.87% Portuguese
3.13% other ethnicities
Religion:
Roman Catholic 84.5%, Other Christian 2.2%, Other 0.3% Unknown 9.0%, and None 3.9% (2001 Census)
Population:
2012 estimate - 10,581,949
2011 census - 10,561,614
County Comparision - 77
United States - 3
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 16.1% (906,062 male/ female 831,992)
15-64 years: 65.7% (3,548,140 male/ female 3,538,562)
65 years and over: 18.1% (800,339 male/ female 1,156,364)
Population Groth Rate:
0.181%
County Comparision - 179
United States - 126
Birth Rate:
9.76 births/1,000 population
County Comparision - 196
United States - 147
Death Rate:
10.86 deaths/1,000 population
County Comparision - 41
United States - 86
Net Migration Rate:
2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population
County Comparision - 28
United States - 26
Life Expectancy:
Average - 78.7 Years
Men - 75.45
Women - 82.16
County Comparision - 49
United States - 51
Literacy:
95.2%
Definition - age 15 and over can read and write
Unemployment Ages 15-24:
Total - 20%
Male - 18.6%
Female - 21.6%
County Comparision - 58
United States - 66
Intersting Facts.
- Portuguese is spoken on 5 different continents, the 5th most spoken language, and the 6th most used language on the internet (ahead of France).
- There are two times more portuguese speakers in Oceania that there is population in Luxembourg & 20% of the population in Luxembourg is Portuguese.
- Portugal has the oldest borders in Europe.
- Portugal invented the maritime compass, breech cannon, and latin sail.
- 53% of external trade of the EU pass through waters under Portugal jurisdiction.
- Portugal has the 11th largest economic zone in the world, which is 15 times the size of Portugal itself.