Summary
The population of Portugal maintains the ageing trend. At 31 December 2005, the resident population in Portugal was estimated at 10,569,592 (5,115,742 men and 5,453,850 women). The population growth rate slowed down in 2005, continuing the trend observed in 2003 and 2004. The slowdown in population growth rate was mainly due to the weak natural increase (1 937) and the net migration (38 400).