Curacao vs Portugal: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Curacao
1.4 births per woman
in 2024
Portugal
1.41 births per woman
in 2024
Curacao rank
175th
Portugal rank
172nd
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Curacao
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.41 births per woman against 1.4 births per woman in Curacao, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Curacao ahead.
Curacao ranks 175th and Portugal ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curacao | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.48 births per woman | 3.16 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | Curacao |
| 1970s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 0.0225 births per woman | Curacao |
| 1980s | 2.25 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 0.3999 births per woman | Curacao |
| 1990s | 2.38 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | 0.8845 births per woman | Curacao |
| 2000s | 2.18 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman | 0.7614 births per woman | Curacao |
| 2010s | 1.9 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.561 births per woman | Curacao |
| 2020s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman | 0.032 births per woman | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Curacao or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.41 births per woman against 1.4 births per woman in Curacao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Curacao and Portugal?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Curacao and Portugal rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Curacao ranks 175th and Portugal ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.