Denmark vs Portugal: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Denmark
1.47 births per woman
in 2024
Portugal
1.45 births per woman
in 2023
Denmark rank
19th
Portugal rank
21st
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.47 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 21st of 34 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.66 births per woman | 3.28 births per woman | 0.6213 births per woman | Portugal |
| 1950s | 2.56 births per woman | 3.11 births per woman | 0.5574 births per woman | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.46 births per woman | 3.21 births per woman | 0.7525 births per woman | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.84 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman | 0.8833 births per woman | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 0.3914 births per woman | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | 0.2493 births per woman | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.8 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman | 0.38 births per woman | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.4 births per woman | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman | 0.2012 births per woman | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 1.47 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 21st of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted 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
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.