Portugal

Europe · Southern Europe · capital Lisbon

About Portugal

The capital of Portugal is Lisbon. Lisbon is the seat of national government for Portugal, a country in Southern Europe.

Portugal has a population of about 10.6 million people, the 89th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Portugal covers 92,090 square kilometers (35,556 square miles), making Portugal the 111th largest country in the world by area.

Portugal borders exactly one country: Spain. No other nation shares a land frontier with Portugal.

Life expectancy at birth in Portugal is 82.3 years, the 31st highest of any country in the world.

Portugal is in Europe, in the Southern Europe region. Portugal is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Portugal
Populationtotal people	10.6Mpeople	89th
Land Areatotal km²	92.1Kkm²	111th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$27.6K	56th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$292.3B	48th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	82.3years	31st
Urban Population% living in cities	61.2%	121st
Internet Users% of people online	85.8%	74th
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.44births/woman	173rd
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	26.8Marrivals/year	14th
Forest Cover% of land forested	36.2%	84th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	6.5%	68th
Military Spending% of GDP	1.5%of GDP	86th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	32.3%	77th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	4.3%	122nd
Beer Consumptionliters per year	51L/year	33rd
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	4.3kg/year	21st
Wine Consumptionliters per year	51.9L/year	1st
Education Spending% of GDP	4.6%of GDP	76th
Health Spending% of GDP	10.0%of GDP	28th
Arable Land% of land arable	10.1%	102nd
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$11.6B	32nd

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 PT · alpha-3 PRT · Southern Europe