Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Portugal
Portugal: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 23.87 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
23.87 births per million people
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
30th
of 40 countries
All-time high
85.5 births per million people
in 1936
All-time low
23.12 births per million people
in 2021
Years of data
113
1901–2023
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Portugal, 1901–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 23.87 births per million people for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Portugal peaked at 85.5 births per million people in 1936 and was at its lowest, 23.12 births per million people, in 2021.
That places Portugal 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 113 years of available data.
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Portugal, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 73.63 births per million people | — |
| 1902 | 70.73 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1903 | 85.24 births per million people | +20.5% |
| 1904 | 76.11 births per million people | -10.7% |
| 1905 | 72.64 births per million people | -4.6% |
| 1906 | 82.72 births per million people | +13.9% |
| 1907 | 73.36 births per million people | -11.3% |
| 1908 | 71.5 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 1909 | 78.26 births per million people | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 84.38 births per million people | +7.8% |
| 1918 | 74.76 births per million people | -11.4% |
| 1919 | 71.65 births per million people | -4.2% |
| 1920 | 84.6 births per million people | +18.1% |
| 1921 | 80.23 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1922 | 82.85 births per million people | +3.3% |
| 1923 | 83.36 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 83.45 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 81.54 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1929 | 83.06 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 81.41 births per million people | -2.0% |
| 1931 | 81.98 births per million people | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 82.9 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 1933 | 82.35 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 1934 | 82.13 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 82.37 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 85.5 births per million people | +3.8% |
| 1937 | 80.62 births per million people | -5.7% |
| 1938 | 80.11 births per million people | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 80.12 births per million people | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 74.88 births per million people | -6.5% |
| 1941 | 71.09 births per million people | -5.1% |
| 1942 | 70.76 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1943 | 78.69 births per million people | +11.2% |
| 1944 | 80.7 births per million people | +2.6% |
| 1945 | 80.03 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1946 | 81.68 births per million people | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 72.11 births per million people | -11.7% |
| 1948 | 82.32 births per million people | +14.2% |
| 1949 | 80.19 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1950 | 76.9 births per million people | -4.1% |
| 1951 | 75.47 births per million people | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 75.21 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 75.29 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 70.37 births per million people | -6.5% |
| 1955 | 82.6 births per million people | +17.4% |
| 1956 | 72.29 births per million people | -12.5% |
| 1957 | 71.16 births per million people | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 75.34 births per million people | +5.9% |
| 1959 | 72.18 births per million people | -4.2% |
| 1960 | 71.4 births per million people | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 73.11 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 75.45 births per million people | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 71.22 births per million people | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 72.86 births per million people | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 68.32 births per million people | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 67.73 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 65.6 births per million people | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 64.9 births per million people | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 63.42 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 61.03 births per million people | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 61.46 births per million people | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 57.43 births per million people | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 57.07 births per million people | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 55.27 births per million people | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 55.96 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 57.38 births per million people | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 55.69 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 52.19 births per million people | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 49.14 births per million people | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 47.83 births per million people | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 44.74 births per million people | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 44.67 births per million people | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 42.24 births per million people | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 41.26 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 38.86 births per million people | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 36.86 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 35.54 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 35.56 births per million people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 34.39 births per million people | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 33.32 births per million people | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 34.6 births per million people | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 33.89 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 32.9 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 31.56 births per million people | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 31.1 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 31.29 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 32.53 births per million people | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 33.21 births per million people | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 33.66 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 34.13 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 31.79 births per million people | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 33.05 births per million people | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 31.86 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 31.6 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 31.71 births per million people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 30.11 births per million people | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 29.86 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 30.66 births per million people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.76 births per million people | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 29.98 births per million people | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 26.96 births per million people | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 25.27 births per million people | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 23.95 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 24.77 births per million people | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 26.03 births per million people | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 25.92 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.51 births per million people | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 25.31 births per million people | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 25.75 births per million people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 24.53 births per million people | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 23.12 births per million people | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 24.61 births per million people | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 23.87 births per million people | -3.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 23.87 births per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49 births per million people, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 23.87 births per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.62 births per million people, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 76.02 births per million people | 70.73 births per million people | 85.24 births per million people | 9 |
| 1910s | 76.93 births per million people | 71.65 births per million people | 84.38 births per million people | 3 |
| 1920s | 82.73 births per million people | 80.23 births per million people | 84.6 births per million people | 7 |
| 1930s | 81.95 births per million people | 80.11 births per million people | 85.5 births per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 77.24 births per million people | 70.76 births per million people | 82.32 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 74.68 births per million people | 70.37 births per million people | 82.6 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.4 births per million people | 63.42 births per million people | 75.45 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.26 births per million people | 49.14 births per million people | 61.46 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.19 births per million people | 34.39 births per million people | 47.83 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.81 births per million people | 31.1 births per million people | 34.6 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.35 births per million people | 28.76 births per million people | 34.13 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.85 births per million people | 23.95 births per million people | 29.98 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.03 births per million people | 23.12 births per million people | 24.61 births per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 27 Canada 25.25 births per million people compare
- 28 Austria 24.87 births per million people compare
- 29 Bulgaria 24.76 births per million people compare
- 31 Greece 23.81 births per million people compare
- 32 Finland 22.17 births per million people compare
- 33 Poland 21.57 births per million people compare
More population data for Portugal
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Portugal?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Portugal was 23.87 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5 births per million people in 1936.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.12 births per million people in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.