Finland vs Portugal: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Finland
-0.3%
in 2023
Portugal
-0.3%
in 2023
Finland rank
212th
Portugal rank
209th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -0.3% against -0.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 212th and Portugal ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.4% | 0.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Finland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at -0.3% against -0.3% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Finland ranks 212th and Portugal ranks 209th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.