Portugal vs Serbia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Serbia
1.5 live births per woman
in 2023
Portugal rank
167th
Serbia rank
170th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Portugal
- Serbia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Serbia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 167th and Serbia ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.11 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | 0.5963 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.17 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.73 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.8068 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.0553 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 0.0007 live births per woman | Serbia |
| 2000s | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 0.0693 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.1232 live births per woman | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.0817 live births per woman | Serbia |
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, Portugal or Serbia?
- Portugal, at 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Portugal and Serbia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Portugal ranks 167th and Serbia ranks 170th 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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About this data
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.