Czechia vs Portugal: Total number of births by birth order

Czechia
51,900 births
in 2021
Portugal
45,797 births
in 2023
Czechia rank
15th
Portugal rank
17th

Total number of births by birth order over time

  • Czechia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 51,900 births against 45,797 births in Portugal, a difference of 6,103 births.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Portugal ahead.

Czechia ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 17th of 33 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 55,712 births 70,800 births 15,089 births Portugal
1960s 66,473 births 67,997 births 1,524 births Portugal
1970s 76,412 births 72,340 births 4,072 births Czechia
1980s 61,846 births 64,134 births 2,287 births Portugal
1990s 51,294 births 59,425 births 8,132 births Portugal
2000s 49,420 births 58,530 births 9,110 births Portugal
2010s 53,226 births 46,751 births 6,475 births Czechia
2020s 52,157 births 43,862 births 8,295 births Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of births by birth order, Czechia or Portugal?
Czechia, at 51,900 births against 45,797 births in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in total number of births by birth order between Czechia and Portugal?
6,103 births, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2021.
How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for total number of births by birth order?
Czechia ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 17th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total number of births by birth order
Unit
births
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 1,628 data points, 1933–2024
Last refreshed

Total number of first live births recorded in a given year.