Portugal vs Sweden: Live births by mother's age and legal marital status

Portugal
84,642 Number
in 2024
Sweden
98,451 Number
in 2024
Portugal rank
21st
Sweden rank
19th

Live births by mother's age and legal marital status over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196019922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 98,451 Number against 84,642 Number in Portugal, a difference of 13,809 Number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 19th of 60 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 208,490 Number 113,780 Number 94,710 Number Portugal
1970s 175,612 Number 104,395 Number 71,217 Number Portugal
1980s 136,938 Number 100,276 Number 36,662 Number Portugal
1990s 113,041 Number 106,720 Number 6,321 Number Portugal
2000s 109,040 Number 101,359 Number 7,681 Number Portugal
2010s 88,561 Number 114,715 Number 26,154 Number Sweden
2020s 83,625 Number 106,115 Number 22,490 Number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher live births by mother's age and legal marital status, Portugal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 98,451 Number against 84,642 Number in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in live births by mother's age and legal marital status between Portugal and Sweden?
13,809 Number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for live births by mother's age and legal marital status?
Portugal ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 19th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Live births by mother's age and legal marital status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Live births by mother's age and legal marital status
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
69 places, 3,705 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed