1964–2026
Portugal
Every year, at a glance
1956–2027- 1956: Did not take part
- 1957: Did not take part
- 1958: Did not take part
- 1959: Did not take part
- 1960: Did not take part
- 1961: Did not take part
- 1962: Did not take part
- 1963: Did not take part
- 1964: Finished 13 of 16
- 1965: Finished 13 of 18
- 1966: Finished 13 of 18
- 1967: Finished 12 of 17
- 1968: Finished 11 of 17
- 1969: Finished 15 of 16
- 1970: Did not take part
- 1971: Finished 9 of 18
- 1972: Finished 7 of 18
- 1973: Finished 10 of 17
- 1974: Finished 14 of 17
- 1975: Finished 16 of 19
- 1976: Finished 12 of 18
- 1977: Finished 14 of 18
- 1978: Finished 17 of 20
- 1979: Finished 9 of 19
- 1980: Finished 7 of 19
- 1981: Finished 18 of 20
- 1982: Finished 13 of 18
- 1983: Finished 13 of 20
- 1984: Finished 11 of 19
- 1985: Finished 18 of 19
- 1986: Finished 14 of 20
- 1987: Finished 18 of 22
- 1988: Finished 18 of 21
- 1989: Finished 16 of 22
- 1990: Finished 20 of 22
- 1991: Finished 8 of 22
- 1992: Finished 17 of 23
- 1993: Finished 10 of 25
- 1994: Finished 8 of 25
- 1995: Finished 21 of 23
- 1996: Finished 6 of 23
- 1997: Finished 24 of 25
- 1998: Finished 12 of 25
- 1999: Finished 21 of 23
- 2000: Did not take part
- 2001: Finished 17 of 23
- 2002: Did not take part
- 2003: Finished 22 of 26
- 2004: Did not qualify
- 2005: Did not qualify
- 2006: Did not qualify
- 2007: Did not qualify
- 2008: Finished 13 of 25
- 2009: Finished 15 of 25
- 2010: Finished 18 of 25
- 2011: Did not qualify
- 2012: Did not qualify
- 2013: Did not take part
- 2014: Did not qualify
- 2015: Did not qualify
- 2016: Did not take part
- 2017: Won
- 2018: Finished last
- 2019: Did not qualify
- 2020: Selected a song; contest cancelled
- 2021: Finished 12 of 26
- 2022: Finished 9 of 25
- 2023: Finished 23 of 26
- 2024: Finished 10 of 26
- 2025: Finished 21 of 26
- 2026: Did not qualify
- 2027: Did not take part
- Won
- Top three
- Final
- Last
- Didn't qualify
- Absent
Hosted 1 time
Friends & rivals
All shows with published votesShare of the top possible score, over every set of votes where both countries were in the same show (at least 8 of them). Comparable across scoring systems: 100% means a 12 every single time.
Biggest fans of Portugal
- 🇫🇷 France 48%
- 🇪🇸 Spain 40%
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland 40%
- 🇦🇲 Armenia 31%
- 🇨🇿 Czechia 29%
Portugal’s favourites
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine 58%
- 🇲🇩 Moldova 53%
- 🇮🇹 Italy 50%
- 🇪🇸 Spain 36%
- 🇷🇴 Romania 34%
Least impressed
- 🇷🇺 Russia 2%
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5%
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 9%
- 🇮🇱 Israel 10%
- 🇲🇹 Malta 10%