Poland vs Portugal: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth

Poland
-0.2%
in 2023
Portugal
-0.3%
in 2023
Poland rank
208th
Portugal rank
209th

Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time

  • Poland
  • Portugal
-0.500.511.52195019862023

How they compare

Poland currently reports -0.2% against -0.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 208th and Portugal ranks 209th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 1.8% 1.3% 0.6% Poland
1960s 1.1% 1.3% 0.2% Portugal
1970s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Poland
1980s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Poland
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Poland
2000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Portugal
2010s 0.0% -0.2% 0.2% Poland
2020s -0.3% -0.4% 0.1% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Poland or Portugal?
Poland, at -0.2% against -0.3% in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Poland and Portugal?
0.1%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
Poland ranks 208th 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.