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Population:
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10,102,022 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.8% (male 874,198; female 825,742)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 3,326,957; female 3,461,425) 65 years and over: 16% (male 651,697; female 962,003) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 37.6 years
male: 35.8 years female: 39.3 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.17% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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11.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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10.21 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 5.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 6.26 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.35 years
male: 72.86 years female: 80.07 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.49 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.5% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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27,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,000 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese |
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Ethnic groups:
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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 |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995) |
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Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3% male: 95.5% female: 91.3% (2003 est.) |
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