A portable terminal and method of displaying user data therein are provided. The method of displaying user data in a portable terminal includes displaying, in a user data display mode, a first area for displaying pre-stored anniversaries and a second area for displaying user data associated with each pre-stored anniversary, and displaying, if an anniversary is selected from the first area, user data associated with the selected anniversary in the second area. Therefore, user data can be displayed efficiently in a portable terminal, thereby enabling a user of a portable terminal to easily search for desired user data through various methods.