Argentina vs Portugal: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children

Argentina
1.5 live births per woman
in 2023
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Argentina rank
170th
Portugal rank
167th

Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time

  • Argentina
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Argentina, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 170th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 3.14 live births per woman 3.11 live births per woman 0.0298 live births per woman Argentina
1960s 3.06 live births per woman 3.17 live births per woman 0.1086 live births per woman Portugal
1970s 3.24 live births per woman 2.73 live births per woman 0.5035 live births per woman Argentina
1980s 3.12 live births per woman 1.85 live births per woman 1.28 live births per woman Argentina
1990s 2.86 live births per woman 1.49 live births per woman 1.37 live births per woman Argentina
2000s 2.45 live births per woman 1.42 live births per woman 1.04 live births per woman Argentina
2010s 2.25 live births per woman 1.33 live births per woman 0.9226 live births per woman Argentina
2020s 1.54 live births per woman 1.42 live births per woman 0.1185 live births per woman Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Argentina or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Argentina and Portugal?
0.01 live births per woman, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Portugal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Portugal rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
Argentina ranks 170th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.