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Sheet 139 of 195 · EuropePRT · 40.6°N 7.8°W

Portugal

Portuguese Republic · República português

Capital
Lisbon
Population
10.8 million 2025
Area
92,090 km²
Neighbours
1
Locator map of PortugalPORTUGALLisbonSPAINNorthAtlantic Ocean0200 km
Portugal hatched, Lisbon marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 39.6°N 7.8°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Portugal lies in Southern Europe, and its one land border is with Spain. With 92,090 km², it is about the size of Hungary and Jordan and ranks 109th of 195 by area.

Its population was 10.8 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 89th-largest of 194. That works out at 117 people per km². 61.5% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$32,082 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 42nd of 191 and 27th of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 82.4 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North to south it runs about 571 km, between 37.0°N and 42.1°N. Lisbon's antipode is in the Tasman Sea, about 250 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population10,804,8712025, World Bank89th of 19413th of 44
Area92,090 km²world-countries109th of 19518th of 45
GDPUS$346.6 billion2025, World Bank, current US$45th of 19118th of 44
GDP per capitaUS$32,0822025, World Bank, current US$42nd of 19127th of 44
Population density117 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries77th of 19417th of 44
Life expectancy82.4 years2024, World Bank23rd of 19415th of 44
Urban population61.5%2025, World Bank104th of 19435th of 44
Forest area36.6% of land2024, World Bank81st of 19419th of 44
Population growth+1.03% a year2025, World Bank98th of 1949th of 44
Internet users88.5%2024, World Bank66th of 18835th of 44
Fertility rate1.41 births per woman2024, World Bank157th of 19420th of 44
Land neighbours1world-countries; among the 195141st of 19537th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaHungary, Jordan and Serbia

Closest in populationTajikistan, Papua New Guinea and Czechia

Neighbours 1 country by land, nearest capital first

  • Spain504 km
    Lisbon to Madrid, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Western
Capital
Lisbon
38.72°N 9.15°W
Northernmost latitude
42.14°N
Southernmost latitude
37.01°N
Westernmost longitude
9.48°W
Easternmost longitude
6.21°W
North to south
about 571 km
Antipode of Lisbon
38.73°S 170.85°E
in the Tasman Sea, about 250 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)