Births by age of mother in Portugal
Portugal: Births by age of mother was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0
World rank
132nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
83
in 1960
All-time low
0
in 1993
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births by age of mother in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, births by age of mother in Portugal stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Over the whole period, births by age of mother in Portugal peaked at 83 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
Portugal ranks 132nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Births by age of mother in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60 | — |
| 1951 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 67 | +11.7% |
| 1954 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 63 | -7.4% |
| 1956 | 72 | +14.3% |
| 1957 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 73 | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 83 | +6.4% |
| 1961 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 79 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 72 | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 62 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 65 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 64 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 57 | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 62 | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 67 | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 54 | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 49 | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 43 | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 36 | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 19 | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 12 | — |
| 1995 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births by age of mother in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -100.0% | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | -100.0% | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | -100.0% | 1 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.2 | 60 | 78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.8 | 62 | 83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.4 | 54 | 69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.2 | 26 | 59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 132 Albania 0
- 132 American Samoa 0
- 132 Andorra 0
- 132 Anguilla 0
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 132 Argentina 0 compare
- 132 Aruba 0 compare
- 132 Australia 0
- 132 Bahamas 0 compare
- 132 Barbados 0
- 132 Belize 0
- 132 Bermuda 0
- 132 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 132 Brazil 0 compare
- 132 British Virgin Islands 0
- 132 Brunei 0 compare
- 132 Cape Verde 0
- 132 Cayman Islands 0
- 132 Chile 0 compare
- 132 Colombia 0 compare
- 132 Cook Islands 0
- 132 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 132 Croatia 0 compare
- 132 Cuba 0 compare
- 132 Curacao 0 compare
- 132 Dominica 0 compare
- 132 Ecuador 0 compare
- 132 El Salvador 0 compare
- 132 Falkland Islands 0
- 132 Faroe Islands 0
- 132 France 0 compare
- 132 French Guiana 0
- 132 French Polynesia 0 compare
- 132 Germany 0 compare
- 132 Gibraltar 0
- 132 Greenland 0
- 132 Grenada 0
- 132 Guadeloupe 0 compare
- 132 Guam 0
- 132 Guernsey 0
- 132 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 132 Hungary 0 compare
- 132 Iceland 0
- 132 Isle of Man 0
- 132 Jamaica 0 compare
- 132 Japan 0 compare
- 132 Jersey 0
- 132 Kiribati 0 compare
- 132 Liechtenstein 0
- 132 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 132 Macao 0 compare
- 132 Maldives 0 compare
- 132 Malta 0
- 132 Marshall Islands 0
- 132 Martinique 0 compare
- 132 Mauritius 0 compare
- 132 Mexico 0 compare
- 132 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 132 Moldova 0
- 132 Monaco 0
- 132 Montenegro 0
- 132 Montserrat 0
- 132 Nauru 0
- 132 New Caledonia 0 compare
- 132 New Zealand 0
- 132 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 132 Niue 0
- 132 North Macedonia 0
- 132 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 132 Palau 0
- 132 Paraguay 0 compare
- 132 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 132 Reunion 0 compare
- 132 Romania 0
- 132 Saint Barthelemy 0
- 132 Saint Helena 0
- 132 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 132 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 132 Saint Martin (French Part) 0
- 132 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 132 San Marino 0
- 132 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 132 Serbia 0
- 132 Seychelles 0
- 132 Singapore 0 compare
- 132 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
- 132 Slovakia 0 compare
- 132 South Korea 0 compare
- 132 Suriname 0 compare
- 132 Taiwan 0 compare
- 132 Thailand 0 compare
- 132 Tokelau 0
- 132 Tonga 0 compare
- 132 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 132 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 132 Tuvalu 0
- 132 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 132 Uruguay 0 compare
- 132 Uzbekistan 0 compare
- 132 Vatican 0
- 132 Venezuela 0 compare
- 132 Wallis and Futuna 0
More population data for Portugal
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,261 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 95.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 396,215 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births by age of mother in Portugal?
- Births by age of mother in Portugal was 0 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 1960.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Portugal rank for births by age of mother?
- Portugal ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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