French Polynesia vs Portugal: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
French Polynesia
1.49 children per women
in 2023
Portugal
1.5 children per women
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
168th
Portugal rank
165th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- French Polynesia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.5 children per women against 1.49 children per women in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 168th and Portugal ranks 165th of 236 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.93 children per women | 2.68 children per women | 2.25 children per women | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 5.31 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 2.45 children per women | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 4.43 children per women | 2.58 children per women | 1.85 children per women | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 3.63 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 1.83 children per women | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 2.84 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 1.38 children per women | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 2.26 children per women | 1.4 children per women | 0.8529 children per women | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 1.85 children per women | 1.32 children per women | 0.5244 children per women | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 1.52 children per women | 1.41 children per women | 0.1008 children per women | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, French Polynesia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.5 children per women against 1.49 children per women in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between French Polynesia and Portugal?
- 0.01 children per women, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Portugal rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- French Polynesia ranks 168th 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).