Lithuania vs Portugal: Period total fertility rate

Lithuania
1.48
in 2020
Portugal
1.45
in 2023
Lithuania rank
18th
Portugal rank
21st

Period total fertility rate over time

  • Lithuania
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 1.48 against 1.45 in Portugal, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Portugal ahead.

Lithuania ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 21st of 34 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 2.62 3.15 0.527 Portugal
1960s 2.38 3.21 0.8377 Portugal
1970s 2.22 2.73 0.502 Portugal
1980s 2.05 1.87 0.1753 Lithuania
1990s 1.68 1.49 0.1832 Lithuania
2000s 1.34 1.42 0.0796 Portugal
2010s 1.61 1.34 0.2715 Lithuania
2020s 1.48 1.42 0.058 Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher period total fertility rate, Lithuania or Portugal?
Lithuania, at 1.48 against 1.45 in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in period total fertility rate between Lithuania and Portugal?
0.03, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2020.
How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for period total fertility rate?
Lithuania ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 21st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Period total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Period total fertility rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
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