Finland vs Portugal: Birth rate total

Finland
22.17
in 2024
Portugal
23.87
in 2023
Finland rank
32nd
Portugal rank
30th

Birth rate total over time

  • Finland
  • Portugal
20406080100120185919412024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 23.87 against 22.17 in Finland, a difference of 1.7.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 40 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Portugal Difference Ahead
1900s 97.88 76.02 21.86 Finland
1910s 79.73 76.93 2.8 Finland
1920s 74.55 82.73 8.18 Portugal
1930s 60.83 81.95 21.12 Portugal
1940s 76.38 77.24 0.866 Portugal
1950s 63.97 74.68 10.71 Portugal
1960s 51.83 69.4 17.58 Portugal
1970s 41.19 56.26 15.07 Portugal
1980s 38.99 40.19 1.21 Portugal
1990s 36.45 32.81 3.64 Finland
2000s 31.73 31.35 0.3764 Finland
2010s 29.38 25.85 3.54 Finland
2020s 24.32 24.03 0.2873 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate total, Finland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 23.87 against 22.17 in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate total between Finland and Portugal?
1.7, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
113 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2023.
How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for birth rate total?
Finland ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Birth rate total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate total
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,610 data points, 1840–2024
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