Denmark vs Portugal: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Denmark
1.5 children per women
in 2023
Portugal
1.5 children per women
in 2023
Denmark rank
164th
Portugal rank
165th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.5 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Portugal, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 164th and Portugal ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.61 children per women | 2.69 children per women | 0.0841 children per women | Portugal |
| 1950s | 2.45 children per women | 2.68 children per women | 0.2303 children per women | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.39 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 0.4703 children per women | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.81 children per women | 2.58 children per women | 0.7767 children per women | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.45 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 0.3423 children per women | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.72 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 0.2546 children per women | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.78 children per women | 1.4 children per women | 0.379 children per women | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.72 children per women | 1.32 children per women | 0.4017 children per women | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.61 children per women | 1.41 children per women | 0.195 children per women | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 1.5 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0 children per women, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Denmark ranks 164th and Portugal ranks 165th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).