Portugal vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Fertility rate, total

Portugal
1.44 births per woman
in 2023
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1.45 births per woman
in 2023
Portugal rank
172nd
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
171st

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Portugal
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
11.522.533.5197019962023

How they compare

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 1.45 births per woman against 1.44 births per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 172nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 171st of 215 countries.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.74 births per woman 3 births per woman 0.2638 births per woman Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1980s 1.85 births per woman 2.25 births per woman 0.401 births per woman Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1990s 1.49 births per woman 2.03 births per woman 0.5361 births per woman Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2000s 1.42 births per woman 1.76 births per woman 0.3446 births per woman Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2010s 1.34 births per woman 1.75 births per woman 0.4066 births per woman Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2020s 1.41 births per woman 1.46 births per woman 0.0458 births per woman Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Portugal or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 1.45 births per woman against 1.44 births per woman in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Portugal and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
0.01 births per woman, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Portugal ranks 172nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release