Austria vs Portugal: Birth rate
Austria
8.44 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
8.31 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Austria rank
201st
Portugal rank
204th
Birth rate over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8.44 births per 1,000 people against 8.31 births per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Austria ranks 201st and Portugal ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9 births per 1,000 people | 24.12 births per 1,000 people | 8.22 births per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 17.85 births per 1,000 people | 23.39 births per 1,000 people | 5.54 births per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 19.31 births per 1,000 people | 6.67 births per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 11.86 births per 1,000 people | 13.67 births per 1,000 people | 1.81 births per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 11.27 births per 1,000 people | 11.24 births per 1,000 people | 0.0223 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 9.39 births per 1,000 people | 10.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.9892 births per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.55 births per 1,000 people | 8.44 births per 1,000 people | 1.1 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 9.09 births per 1,000 people | 7.98 births per 1,000 people | 1.11 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Austria or Portugal?
- Austria, at 8.44 births per 1,000 people against 8.31 births per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Austria and Portugal?
- 0.13 births per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for birth rate?
- Austria ranks 201st and Portugal ranks 204th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.