Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Portugal
Portugal: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.5 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.5 children per women
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
165th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.94 children per women
in 1948
All-time low
1.2 children per women
in 2013
Years of data
84
1940–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Portugal, 1940–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Portugal is 1.5 children per women, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Portugal peaked at 2.94 children per women in 1948 and was at its lowest, 1.2 children per women, in 2013.
Portugal ranks 165th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 84 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Portugal, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 2.49 children per women | — |
| 1941 | 2.42 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1942 | 2.53 children per women | +4.6% |
| 1943 | 2.67 children per women | +5.7% |
| 1944 | 2.73 children per women | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 2.84 children per women | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 2.78 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1947 | 2.72 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1948 | 2.94 children per women | +8.2% |
| 1949 | 2.81 children per women | -4.5% |
| 1950 | 2.67 children per women | -5.2% |
| 1951 | 2.7 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 2.73 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 2.62 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 2.56 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 2.69 children per women | +5.1% |
| 1956 | 2.63 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 2.72 children per women | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 2.76 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 2.75 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 2.77 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 2.8 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 2.88 children per women | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 2.81 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.9 children per women | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 2.87 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.89 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 2.89 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.87 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.87 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.77 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 2.78 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.69 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 2.6 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 2.55 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.6 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.68 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 2.57 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 2.35 children per women | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 2.23 children per women | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 2.17 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.06 children per women | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 2.01 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.9 children per women | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 1.84 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.68 children per women | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 1.62 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.58 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.57 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.54 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.52 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.53 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.51 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.49 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.42 children per women | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.39 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.42 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.45 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.45 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.48 children per women | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.52 children per women | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.44 children per women | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.44 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.42 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.39 children per women | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.36 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.34 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 children per women | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.34 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.37 children per women | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.33 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.27 children per women | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 children per women | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.22 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.29 children per women | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.35 children per women | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.37 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4 children per women | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.41 children per women | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.32 children per women | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.44 children per women | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5 children per women | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.69 children per women | 2.42 children per women | 2.94 children per women | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.68 children per women | 2.56 children per women | 2.76 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.86 children per women | 2.77 children per women | 2.9 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.58 children per women | 2.23 children per women | 2.78 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8 children per women | 1.54 children per women | 2.17 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 children per women | 1.39 children per women | 1.53 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 children per women | 1.34 children per women | 1.52 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 children per women | 1.2 children per women | 1.41 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 children per women | 1.32 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 162 Cayman Islands 1.51 children per women compare
- 163 Kuwait 1.51 children per women compare
- 164 Denmark 1.5 children per women compare
- 166 Cape Verde 1.5 children per women compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 1.49 children per women compare
- 168 French Polynesia 1.49 children per women compare
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- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Portugal?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Portugal was 1.5 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 children per women in 1948.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 children per women in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Portugal ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).