Lower middle income vs Portugal: Population in the largest city
Lower middle income
17.3%
in 2025
Portugal
45.6%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
26th
Portugal rank
27th
Population in the largest city over time
- Lower middle income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 45.6% against 17.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 28.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 26th 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 | Lower middle income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.3% | 56.5% | 39.2% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 17.4% | 60.7% | 43.2% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 57.2% | 40.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 51.0% | 34.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 45.3% | 29.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 45.2% | 28.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 46.4% | 29.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Lower middle income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 45.6% against 17.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 28.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th 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.