What is birth rate in Portugal?

Birth rate in Portugal was 8.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Portugal?

The highest recorded value was 26.95 births per 1,000 people in 1948.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Portugal?

The lowest recorded value was 7.49 births per 1,000 people in 2021.

How does Portugal rank for birth rate?

Portugal ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Portugal?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Portugal

Name: Birth rate in Portugal
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Portugal: Birth rate was 8.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

8.31 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 2.6%

World rank

204th

of 236 countries

All-time high

26.95 births per 1,000 people

in 1948

All-time low

7.49 births per 1,000 people

in 2021

Years of data

1940–2023

Birth rate in Portugal, 1940–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate in Portugal is 8.31 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Portugal peaked at 26.95 births per 1,000 people in 1948 and was at its lowest, 7.49 births per 1,000 people, in 2021.

That places Portugal 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 84 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	25.24 births per 1,000 people	23.85 births per 1,000 people	26.95 births per 1,000 people	10
1950s	24.12 births per 1,000 people	23.04 births per 1,000 people	24.86 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	23.39 births per 1,000 people	21.96 births per 1,000 people	24.52 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	19.31 births per 1,000 people	16.63 births per 1,000 people	21.13 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	13.67 births per 1,000 people	11.81 births per 1,000 people	16.18 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	11.24 births per 1,000 people	10.68 births per 1,000 people	11.7 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	10.38 births per 1,000 people	9.43 births per 1,000 people	11.55 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	8.44 births per 1,000 people	7.9 births per 1,000 people	9.52 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	7.98 births per 1,000 people	7.49 births per 1,000 people	8.31 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Portugal

201 Austria 8.44 births per 1,000 people compare
202 Isle of Man 8.34 births per 1,000 people compare
203 British Virgin Islands 8.33 births per 1,000 people compare
205 Thailand 8.24 births per 1,000 people compare
206 Jersey 8.23 births per 1,000 people compare
207 Poland 8.2 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Portugal

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)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 68,603 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.51 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Portugal →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Portugal?: Birth rate in Portugal was 8.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 26.95 births per 1,000 people in 1948.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 7.49 births per 1,000 people in 2021.
How does Portugal rank for birth rate?: Portugal ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.