Republic of Moldova vs Portugal: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth

Republic of Moldova
-0.3%
in 2023
Portugal
-0.3%
in 2023
Republic of Moldova rank
210th
Portugal rank
209th

Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time

  • Republic of Moldova
  • Portugal
-0.500.511.52195019862023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports -0.3% against -0.3% in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Republic of Moldova ranks 210th and Portugal ranks 209th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Republic of Moldova averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Moldova Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 1.8% 1.3% 0.6% Republic of Moldova
1960s 1.2% 1.3% 0.0% Portugal
1970s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Republic of Moldova
1980s 1.2% 0.4% 0.8% Republic of Moldova
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Republic of Moldova
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Republic of Moldova
2010s 0.1% -0.2% 0.3% Republic of Moldova
2020s -0.3% -0.4% 0.0% Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Republic of Moldova or Portugal?
Portugal, at -0.3% against -0.3% in Republic of Moldova as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Republic of Moldova and Portugal?
0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Portugal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Republic of Moldova and Portugal rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
Republic of Moldova ranks 210th 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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Indicator
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.