CPLP countries
Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP): Current population; Average age; Fertility rates; Projection of demographic growth
By Observatory of the Portuguese Language
Observatório da Língua Portuguesa
CPLP countries (2020) by Observatory of The Portuguese LanguageObservatory of the Portuguese Language
CPLP (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries):
Community of countries and peoples that share the Portuguese language - nations united by a historical heritage, by the common language and by a shared vision of development and democracy.
It is a common and immaterial historical heritage:
the common use of a language and the coexistence of peoples over 500 years.
Countries of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (2020) by Observatory of the Portuguese LanguageObservatory of the Portuguese Language
Countries of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and Timor-Leste.
LUSOPHONY: Lusophony transcends the linguistic issue.
Lusophony is identified with "Soft power" (The capacity for dialogue); Intercultural and interethnic dialogue
Current population of the countries of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP). (2020) by United NationsObservatory of the Portuguese Language
Current population of the 9 countries that make up the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP).
Current population of the 9 countries that make up the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP)
The total number of people in these countries has more than doubled since 1969.
50 years ago, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and Timor-Leste had a population of only 119.3 million
Brazil has seen its population grow from 93 million to 211 million in the last five decades. Average life expectancy has advanced from 59 to 76 years of age.
In the first demographic census (1872) it was found that the population at that time was 10 million inhabitants, later, in 1900 the number of inhabitants jumped to 17.4 million and in 1940 it reached 41.2 million people.
Since then there has been an increase, in 1970 there were 93 million, 1980 the population was 119 million, in 1991 it reached 146.8 million and in the first years of 2,000 it had already reached the high number of 165.7 million inhabitants.
Territorial extent of CPLP countries compared to other International Organizations or Countries. (2020) by Observatory of the Portuguese LanguageObservatory of the Portuguese Language
Territorial extent of CPLP countries compared to other International Organizations or Countries.
CPLP countries (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries) occupy 7.2% of the planet's land.
Russia is the country with the largest extent.
Of the large International Organizations or Countries, MERCOSUR occupies 11 878 000 km2, but Brazil, which is part of this organization, has an extension of 8 516 000 km2.
The territories of Angola, Brazil and Mozambique (2020) by True Size: interactive mapObservatory of the Portuguese Language
The territories of Angola, Brazil and Mozambique compared to Russia, which is the largest country in the world.
The nine CPLP countries (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries) have a territorial extension of 10 742 000 km2 and that of Russia is 17 098 242 km2.
The Brazilian population is very mixed (1959) by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)Observatory of the Portuguese Language
The Brazilian population was formed by the union of its indigenous inhabitants with the millions of immigrants who arrived over five hundred years.
Brazil's ethnic and cultural diversity is largely due to the different nationalities that chose or were forced (in the case of sub-Saharan Africans) to emigrate.
The miscegenation of different races makes up the rich Brazilian ethnic-cultural mosaic.
Immigration to Brazil (1959) by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)Observatory of the Portuguese Language
Fertility and life expectancy in CPLP countries (2018) by World Bank.Observatory of the Portuguese Language
Fertility rates
Fertility rates (number of births per woman) in African countries contrast with those in Portugal and Brazil, eg.
In 1969, the average woman around the world had about five children.
Fertility Indices:
Angola,
Mozambique,
Guinea-Bisau,
Equatorial Guinea,
Sao Tome e Principe
East Timor
record high values with regard to fertility indices
Record the values related to Life Expectancy and low fertility rates.
Average age of the populations of the CPLP countries (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries). (2020) by United NationsObservatory of the Portuguese Language
Average age of the populations of the CPLP countries (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries).
Young people aged 10 to 24 represent the majority of Africa's population, or one third of the total.
In this year of 2021, it is estimated that 3 out of 4 Africans are on average 20 years old.
Arguably, one of the most important economic developments of the 20th century was the rise and establishment of a global knowledge-based economy. Young Africans can be the biggest net beneficiaries of this focus on the role of information, technology and learning.
Demographic growth in CPLP countries (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries). (2020) by United NationsObservatory of the Portuguese Language
Demographic growth in CPLP countries (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries).
We note the growth in Angola and Mozambique and the decrease in Brazil.
The Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) is expected to have an additional 110 million inhabitants in 2050, rising to around 357 million people, according to United Nations (UN) estimates.
Data from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) study indicate a population growth of about 44% in CPLP countries, which in 2050 will concentrate almost 4% of the total world population - which is expected to have 9.1 billion of people
- World Bank.
- United Nations.
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE).
- ONU News.
- AngoNotícias
- United Nations Population Fund.
Autor: Francisco Nuno Ramos, Observatório da Língua Portuguesa
