Portugal vs Switzerland: Number of births
Portugal
86,646 births
in 2023
Switzerland
83,702 births
in 2023
Portugal rank
111th
Switzerland rank
114th
Number of births over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 86,646 births against 83,702 births in Switzerland, a difference of 2,944 births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 208,242 births | 86,342 births | 121,900 births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 207,321 births | 104,849 births | 102,472 births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 176,011 births | 82,679 births | 93,332 births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 135,707 births | 75,417 births | 60,290 births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 112,956 births | 81,831 births | 31,124 births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 108,643 births | 73,440 births | 35,203 births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 88,035 births | 83,669 births | 4,366 births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 83,050 births | 85,032 births | 1,981 births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 86,646 births against 83,702 births in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 2,944 births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for number of births?
- Portugal ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 114th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.