Porto

Area of Porto	2,332.9 km²
Population	1.8 million
Male Population	846,108 (47.8%)
Female Population	925,420 (52.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+9.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-0.6%
Median Age	40.5 years old
Male Median Age	39.1 years old
Female Median Age	41.8 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

The District of Porto, is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. Source: Wikipedia

Porto Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,619,363	1,727,187	1,782,575	1,771,528
Population Density	694.1 / km²	740.4 / km²	764.1 / km²	759.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Porto Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 0.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Porto	+9.4%	+2.6%	-0.6%
Portugal	+12.6%	+4.6%	+0.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Porto Median Age

Median Age: 40.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Porto	40.5 years	39.1 years	41.8 years
Portugal	42.1 years	40.5 years	43.5 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Porto Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	42,083	40,738	82,821
5-9	46,740	44,929	91,670
10-14	51,929	49,527	101,456
15-19	51,741	49,730	101,472
20-24	51,605	51,156	102,762
25-29	57,052	58,290	115,343
30-34	64,308	67,710	132,018
35-39	70,191	74,998	145,190
40-44	66,087	72,254	138,341
45-49	66,505	72,514	139,019
50-54	59,739	66,514	126,254
55-59	54,455	61,197	115,653
60-64	48,921	54,678	103,599
65-69	37,767	44,118	81,886
70-74	30,635	38,818	69,453
75-79	23,388	33,542	56,930
80-84	14,147	24,855	39,002
85 Plus	8,815	19,852	28,667

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Porto Population Density

Population Density: 759.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Porto	1.8 million	2,332.9 km²	759.4 / km²
Portugal	10.3 million	92,381 km²	111.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Porto Historical Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2015

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
900	44,251	n/a	n/a
1000	53,101	1.8%	885
1100	66,376	2.3%	1,327
1200	79,651	1.8%	1,327
1300	110,626	3.3%	3,097
1400	79,651	-3.2%	-3,097
1500	110,626	3.3%	3,097
1600	177,002	4.8%	6,637
1700	177,002	0%	0
1800	321,953	6.2%	14,495
1900	661,634	7.5%	33,968
1910	745,420	12.7%	83,786
1920	779,627	4.6%	34,207
1930	901,949	15.7%	122,322
1940	1,051,389	16.6%	149,440
1950	1,184,933	12.7%	133,544
1960	1,346,851	13.7%	161,918
1970	1,480,886	10%	134,035
1990	1,727,187	8%	123,150
2000	1,782,575	3.2%	55,388

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Porto CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Porto	10,801,062 t	6.1 t	4,629 t/km²
Portugal	63,778,007 t	6.19 t	690.4 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Top places in Porto

Places in Porto

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Amarante Municipality	301.2 km²	53,877	178.9 / km²
Baião	174.5 km²	19,311	110.6 / km²
Felgueiras	115.7 km²	56,814	490.9 / km²
Gondomar	131.7 km²	162,635	1,234 / km²
Lousada	96.1 km²	47,519	494.7 / km²
Maia	83.1 km²	139,398	1,677 / km²
Marco de Canaveses	202 km²	52,498	259.9 / km²
Matosinhos Municipality	62 km²	172,468	2,780 / km²
Paredes	156.8 km²	85,946	548.2 / km²
Paços de Ferreira	71 km²	55,649	783.7 / km²
Penafiel	212.2 km²	70,950	334.4 / km²
Porto	41.9 km²	235,286	5,621 / km²
Póvoa de Varzim	82 km²	60,790	741.5 / km²
Santo Tirso	136.5 km²	69,207	506.9 / km²
Trofa	72.1 km²	38,237	530.0 / km²
Valongo	75.1 km²	93,895	1,250 / km²
Vila Nova de Gaia	168.9 km²	278,123	1,646 / km²
Vila do Conde	148.8 km²	78,769	529.5 / km²

Other places in Portugal

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Aveiro	2,800.6 km²	688,638	245.9 / km²
Beja	10,262.3 km²	145,711	14.2 / km²
Braga	2,706.3 km²	824,879	304.8 / km²
Braganza District	6,587.5 km²	128,946	19.6 / km²
Castelo Branco	6,625.3 km²	187,450	28.3 / km²
Coimbra	3,973.8 km²	415,448	104.5 / km²
Faro	4,995.5 km²	461,424	92.4 / km²
Guarda	5,534 km²	150,775	27.2 / km²
Ilha Terceira	400.7 km²	52,545	131.1 / km²
Ilha da Graciosa	60.9 km²	4,100	67.4 / km²
Ilha da Madeira	763.4 km²	252,269	330.5 / km²
Ilha das Flores	141.3 km²	3,740	26.5 / km²
Ilha de Porto Santo	42 km²	4,995	118.9 / km²
Ilha de Santa Maria	97.1 km²	5,436	56.0 / km²
Ilha de São Jorge	243.8 km²	8,207	33.7 / km²
Ilha de São Miguel	745.1 km²	130,558	175.2 / km²
Ilha do Corvo	17.1 km²	335	19.5 / km²
Ilha do Faial	173.2 km²	14,093	81.4 / km²
Ilha do Pico	445 km²	12,984	29.2 / km²
Leiria	3,505.8 km²	462,767	132.0 / km²
Lisboa	2,889.8 km²	2.2 million	771.7 / km²
Portalegre	6,080.8 km²	112,473	18.5 / km²
Santarém	6,718 km²	442,196	65.8 / km²
Setúbal District	5,307.8 km²	856,419	161.4 / km²
Viana do Castelo	2,218.9 km²	237,387	107.0 / km²
Vila Real	4,308.6 km²	196,532	45.6 / km²
Viseu	5,008.4 km²	364,156	72.7 / km²
Évora	7,394.1 km²	160,457	21.7 / km²

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