Moldova vs Portugal: Natural population growth

Moldova
-0.2851
in 2023
Portugal
-0.2806
in 2023
Moldova rank
210th
Portugal rank
209th

Natural population growth over time

  • Moldova
  • Portugal
-0.500.511.52195019862023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports -0.2806 against -0.2851 in Moldova, a difference of 0.0045.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 210th and Portugal ranks 209th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 1.82 1.25 0.563 Moldova
1960s 1.24 1.26 0.0185 Portugal
1970s 1.03 0.9124 0.1138 Moldova
1980s 1.24 0.433 0.8042 Moldova
1990s 0.3491 0.1142 0.2349 Moldova
2000s 0.0687 0.0608 0.0079 Moldova
2010s 0.1305 -0.172 0.3025 Moldova
2020s -0.3309 -0.3684 0.0375 Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth, Moldova or Portugal?
Portugal, at -0.2806 against -0.2851 in Moldova as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth between Moldova and Portugal?
0.0045, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Portugal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Portugal rank globally for natural population growth?
Moldova ranks 210th and Portugal ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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