Portugal vs Sweden: Period total fertility rate
Portugal
1.45
in 2023
Sweden
1.43
in 2024
Portugal rank
21st
Sweden rank
23rd
Period total fertility rate over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.45 against 1.43 in Sweden, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 23rd of 34 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.28 | 2.33 | 0.9499 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 3.11 | 2.25 | 0.8661 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.21 | 2.25 | 0.9586 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.73 | 1.79 | 0.9375 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.87 | 1.76 | 0.1116 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.49 | 1.81 | 0.316 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.77 | 0.3528 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.85 | 0.5112 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 1.58 | 0.1685 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period total fertility rate, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 1.45 against 1.43 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in period total fertility rate between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.02, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for period total fertility rate?
- Portugal ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 23rd 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.