Euro area vs Portugal: Population in the largest city
Euro area
16.1%
in 2025
Portugal
45.6%
in 2025
Euro area rank
30th
Portugal rank
27th
Population in the largest city over time
- Euro area
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 45.6% against 16.1% in Euro area, a difference of 29.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.8 times Euro area's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 56.5% | 40.8% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 60.7% | 45.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 57.2% | 41.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 51.0% | 35.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 45.3% | 29.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 45.2% | 29.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 46.4% | 30.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Euro area or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 45.6% against 16.1% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Euro area and Portugal?
- 29.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Portugal rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Euro area ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.