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 Population (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Population (No.) by Geographic location at the Census moment (Series 1890 - 2021), Sex and Age group; Decennial
Regularity Decennial
Source Statistics Portugal, Population and housing census - historical series
First available period 1890
Last available period 2021
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic location at the Census moment (Series 1890 - 2021)
  • Sex
  • Age group
Concepts
  • SEX:  Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
  • POPULATION:  Group of people who are resident or present in a dwelling at the time of reference and who are attached to a territory.
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 28/01/2025


information presented in 15/7/2025