France vs Portugal: Population growth rate

France
-0.033
in 2100
Portugal
-0.049
in 2100
France rank
83rd
Portugal rank
85th

Population growth rate over time

  • France
  • Portugal
-1012170019002100

How they compare

France currently reports -0.033 against -0.049 in Portugal, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was France ahead.

France ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 85th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, France averaged higher in 16 and Portugal in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1700s 0.183 0 0.183 France
1800s 0.2935 0.5545 0.261 Portugal
1900s 0.1215 0.8101 0.6886 Portugal
1910s -0.3712 0.4224 0.7935 Portugal
1920s 0.2868 0.9007 0.6139 Portugal
1930s 0.0902 1.22 1.13 Portugal
1940s 0.2103 1.04 0.8264 Portugal
1950s 1.04 0.5507 0.4864 France
1960s 0.9029 -0.1606 1.06 France
1970s 0.6171 1.08 0.4636 Portugal
1980s 0.5533 0.2874 0.2659 France
1990s 0.4181 0.2434 0.1747 France
2000s 0.6511 0.3242 0.3269 France
2010s 0.396 -0.2103 0.6063 France
2020s 0.1878 -0.0341 0.2219 France
2030s 0.125 -0.2262 0.3512 France
2040s 0.0472 -0.3102 0.3574 France
2050s -0.0524 -0.389 0.3366 France
2060s -0.0293 -0.368 0.3387 France
2070s 0.0489 -0.2237 0.2726 France
2080s 0.0587 -0.0757 0.1344 France
2090s 0.0131 -0.0576 0.0707 France
2100s -0.033 -0.049 0.016 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, France or Portugal?
France, at -0.033 against -0.049 in Portugal as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between France and Portugal?
0.016, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for population growth rate?
France ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 85th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
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