Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Portugal

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brazil vs Portugal population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Portugal
1960	6.05	3.16
1961	6.02	3.21
1962	5.98	3.23
1963	5.93	3.12
1964	5.82	3.21
1965	5.68	3.15
1966	5.52	3.16
1967	5.34	3.16
1968	5.17	3.12
1969	5.04	3.12
1970	4.93	3.01
1971	4.84	3
1972	4.74	2.86
1973	4.64	2.77
1974	4.5	2.7
1975	4.42	2.75
1976	4.34	2.82
1977	4.27	2.69
1978	4.2	2.45
1979	4.12	2.31
1980	4.04	2.25
1981	3.94	2.13
1982	3.84	2.07
1983	3.72	1.95
1984	3.6	1.9
1985	3.48	1.72
1986	3.36	1.66
1987	3.23	1.62
1988	3.11	1.61
1989	3.01	1.57
1990	2.9	1.56
1991	2.81	1.56
1992	2.71	1.54
1993	2.66	1.52
1994	2.6	1.45
1995	2.57	1.41
1996	2.51	1.44
1997	2.47	1.47
1998	2.42	1.47
1999	2.34	1.5
2000	2.25	1.55
2001	2.16	1.45
2002	2.08	1.46
2003	2.01	1.44
2004	1.97	1.4
2005	1.94	1.41
2006	1.9	1.37
2007	1.85	1.35
2008	1.82	1.39
2009	1.8	1.34
2010	1.79	1.39
2011	1.78	1.35
2012	1.77	1.28
2013	1.76	1.21
2014	1.78	1.24
2015	1.78	1.31
2016	1.73	1.37
2017	1.74	1.38
2018	1.74	1.42
2019	1.71	1.44
2020	1.65	1.42
2021	1.64	1.35
2022	1.63	1.43
2023	1.62	1.44
2024	1.61	1.45
2025	1.6	1.45
2026	1.59	1.45
2027	1.58	1.46
2028	1.58	1.46
2029	1.58	1.46
2030	1.58	1.46
2031	1.57	1.47
2032	1.57	1.47
2033	1.57	1.47
2034	1.57	1.48
2035	1.57	1.48
2036	1.57	1.48
2037	1.57	1.48
2038	1.57	1.49
2039	1.57	1.49
2040	1.57	1.49
2041	1.57	1.49
2042	1.57	1.49
2043	1.57	1.49
2044	1.57	1.5
2045	1.57	1.5
2046	1.57	1.5
2047	1.56	1.5
2048	1.56	1.5
2049	1.56	1.5
2050	1.56	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Portugal
1960	44.2%	29.3%
1961	44.3%	29.1%
1962	44.4%	29.1%
1963	44.5%	29.1%
1964	44.4%	29.1%
1965	44.2%	29.1%
1966	44%	29.2%
1967	43.8%	29.2%
1968	43.4%	29.2%
1969	43%	29.1%
1970	42.7%	28.7%
1971	42.2%	28.4%
1972	41.8%	28.2%
1973	41.4%	27.9%
1974	40.9%	27.7%
1975	40.5%	27.4%
1976	40%	27.2%
1977	39.6%	27.1%
1978	39.1%	26.8%
1979	38.8%	26.4%
1980	38.4%	25.9%
1981	38.1%	25.4%
1982	37.9%	25%
1983	37.7%	24.5%
1984	37.4%	24.1%
1985	37.2%	23.7%
1986	36.9%	23.1%
1987	36.6%	22.5%
1988	36.3%	21.9%
1989	35.9%	21.2%
1990	35.5%	20.5%
1991	35%	19.7%
1992	34.5%	19.1%
1993	34%	18.6%
1994	33.4%	18.2%
1995	32.8%	17.8%
1996	32.2%	17.4%
1997	31.6%	17.1%
1998	31%	16.8%
1999	30.5%	16.6%
2000	29.9%	16.4%
2001	29.3%	16.2%
2002	28.7%	16.1%
2003	28.2%	16.1%
2004	27.6%	16%
2005	27.1%	15.9%
2006	26.6%	15.8%
2007	26.1%	15.6%
2008	25.7%	15.5%
2009	25.2%	15.4%
2010	24.7%	15.2%
2011	24.2%	15%
2012	23.7%	14.9%
2013	23.3%	14.8%
2014	22.8%	14.6%
2015	22.4%	14.3%
2016	22%	14.1%
2017	21.7%	13.9%
2018	21.4%	13.7%
2019	21.1%	13.5%
2020	20.8%	13.3%
2021	20.5%	13.1%
2022	20.2%	13%
2023	19.9%	12.9%
2024	19.7%	12.8%
2025	19.4%	12.7%
2026	19.1%	12.6%
2027	18.8%	12.6%
2028	18.5%	12.6%
2029	18.2%	12.6%
2030	17.9%	12.7%
2031	17.7%	12.7%
2032	17.4%	12.7%
2033	17.1%	12.7%
2034	16.9%	12.7%
2035	16.6%	12.8%
2036	16.4%	12.9%
2037	16.2%	12.9%
2038	16.1%	13%
2039	15.9%	13%
2040	15.8%	13.1%
2041	15.6%	13.1%
2042	15.5%	13.2%
2043	15.4%	13.2%
2044	15.3%	13.3%
2045	15.2%	13.3%
2046	15.1%	13.4%
2047	15%	13.4%
2048	14.9%	13.4%
2049	14.8%	13.5%
2050	14.6%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil and -0.29% in Portugal. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Brazil	Portugal
1960	2,190,392	118,693
1961	2,240,178	117,867
1962	2,286,666	123,217
1963	2,326,400	113,783
1964	2,338,478	120,170
1965	2,336,415	115,182
1966	2,325,332	107,171
1967	2,307,560	106,495
1968	2,301,561	100,737
1969	2,324,190	89,329
1970	2,362,073	87,672
1971	2,407,319	82,980
1972	2,454,698	83,715
1973	2,501,309	76,835
1974	2,524,254	74,412
1975	2,585,130	81,841
1976	2,648,647	85,138
1977	2,715,328	84,156
1978	2,778,815	70,731
1979	2,836,759	67,628
1980	2,887,768	63,481
1981	2,928,262	56,152
1982	2,948,552	58,479
1983	2,952,335	47,798
1984	2,931,496	45,983
1985	2,912,908	33,077
1986	2,880,440	31,102
1987	2,825,485	28,084
1988	2,768,082	24,047
1989	2,717,923	22,011
1990	2,652,959	13,976
1991	2,606,167	12,948
1992	2,547,698	13,933
1993	2,545,874	7,972
1994	2,532,951	9,991
1995	2,546,195	4,011
1996	2,530,690	4,026
1997	2,531,758	8,087
1998	2,514,728	7,112
1999	2,450,869	8,175
2000	2,372,043	15,435
2001	2,291,210	8,290
2002	2,207,017	8,335
2003	2,128,819	4,184
2004	2,108,072	7,339
2005	2,083,281	2,101
2006	2,026,119	3,156
2007	1,970,372	-1,055
2008	1,908,051	0
2009	1,878,542	-5,284
2010	1,847,336	-4,230
2011	1,815,758	-5,279
2012	1,782,516	-17,875
2013	1,758,716	-24,052
2014	1,757,948	-22,882
2015	1,742,275	-23,823
2016	1,609,488	-23,749
2017	1,610,402	-23,691
2018	1,583,935	-25,709
2019	1,472,104	-24,687
2020	1,146,174	-39,129
2021	919,507	-45,592
2022	1,054,897	-40,694
2023	1,107,434	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Portugal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Portugal
1985	186	20
1986	176	19
1987	167	19
1988	161	18
1989	150	18
1990	140	17
1991	128	17
1992	118	16
1993	113	15
1994	108	13
1995	103	12
1996	98	12
1997	92	12
1998	84	11
1999	75	10
2000	69	9
2001	66	9
2002	66	9
2003	67	8
2004	70	8
2005	71	8
2006	72	8
2007	73	8
2008	71	9
2009	69	9
2010	66	10
2011	62	10
2012	60	10
2013	61	10
2014	63	11
2015	63	11
2016	64	12
2017	61	13
2018	62	14
2019	65	15
2020	85	14
2021	128	19
2022	104	16
2023	67	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 0.32% in Portugal. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Brazil	Portugal
1960	16.9%	11.4%
1961	16.5%	11%
1962	16%	10.4%
1963	15.6%	9.76%
1964	15.2%	9.1%
1965	14.9%	8.53%
1966	14.5%	8.09%
1967	14.2%	7.76%
1968	13.9%	7.51%
1969	13.6%	7.22%
1970	13.2%	6.81%
1971	12.9%	6.3%
1972	12.6%	5.78%
1973	12.2%	5.27%
1974	11.9%	4.79%
1975	11.6%	4.35%
1976	11.2%	3.94%
1977	10.8%	3.57%
1978	10.4%	3.24%
1979	10%	2.97%
1980	9.57%	2.75%
1981	9.14%	2.58%
1982	8.73%	2.43%
1983	8.34%	2.29%
1984	7.98%	2.16%
1985	7.67%	2.04%
1986	7.38%	1.93%
1987	7.11%	1.82%
1988	6.84%	1.7%
1989	6.58%	1.59%
1990	6.31%	1.47%
1991	6.02%	1.36%
1992	5.72%	1.25%
1993	5.41%	1.14%
1994	5.09%	1.05%
1995	4.77%	0.98%
1996	4.47%	0.92%
1997	4.19%	0.86%
1998	3.93%	0.82%
1999	3.68%	0.77%
2000	3.45%	0.72%
2001	3.22%	0.66%
2002	3.01%	0.61%
2003	2.81%	0.55%
2004	2.63%	0.5%
2005	2.46%	0.47%
2006	2.31%	0.44%
2007	2.17%	0.42%
2008	2.05%	0.4%
2009	1.95%	0.39%
2010	1.86%	0.38%
2011	1.79%	0.37%
2012	1.72%	0.37%
2013	1.67%	0.36%
2014	1.63%	0.36%
2015	1.6%	0.36%
2016	1.68%	0.36%
2017	1.54%	0.36%
2018	1.52%	0.35%
2019	1.5%	0.35%
2020	1.49%	0.34%
2021	1.47%	0.33%
2022	1.46%	0.32%
2023	1.44%	0.32%