Number of live births in Portugal
Portugal: Number of live births was 85,699 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Portugal, 1940–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
In 2023, number of live births in Portugal stood at 85,699 births.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Portugal peaked at 220,981 births in 1948 and was at its lowest, 79,582 births, in 2021.
That places Portugal 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 84 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 200,789 births | 184,336 births | 220,981 births | 10 |
| 1950s | 207,340 births | 197,536 births | 213,062 births | 10 |
| 1960s | 208,490 births | 189,739 births | 220,200 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 175,612 births | 160,311 births | 186,712 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,938 births | 118,483 births | 158,309 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 113,041 births | 107,097 births | 116,321 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,040 births | 99,491 births | 120,008 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,561 births | 82,367 births | 101,381 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,370 births | 79,582 births | 85,699 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Portugal?
- Number of live births in Portugal was 85,699 births in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 220,981 births in 1948.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,582 births in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for number of live births?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.