Austria vs Portugal: Number of live births

Austria
77,605 births
in 2023
Portugal
85,699 births
in 2023
Austria rank
23rd
Portugal rank
21st

Number of live births over time

  • Austria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 85,699 births against 77,605 births in Austria, a difference of 8,094 births.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Portugal ahead.

Austria ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 21st of 34 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 111,097 births 207,582 births 96,484 births Portugal
1960s 129,281 births 208,490 births 79,209 births Portugal
1970s 95,890 births 175,612 births 79,722 births Portugal
1980s 89,672 births 136,938 births 47,266 births Portugal
1990s 88,892 births 113,041 births 24,149 births Portugal
2000s 77,449 births 109,040 births 31,592 births Portugal
2010s 82,703 births 88,561 births 5,858 births Portugal
2020s 82,478 births 83,370 births 892.25 births Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of live births, Austria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 85,699 births against 77,605 births in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of live births between Austria and Portugal?
8,094 births, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for number of live births?
Austria ranks 23rd 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 Number of live births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of live births
Unit
births
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed

The total number of live births recorded in a given year.