Fertility & birth rates in Croatia and Portugal

Fertility rate in Croatia vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Croatia was 1.46 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 Croatia 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
	Croatia	Portugal
1960	2.24	3.16
1961	2.22	3.21
1962	2.19	3.23
1963	2.15	3.12
1964	2.14	3.21
1965	2.22	3.15
1966	2.23	3.16
1967	2.1	3.16
1968	2.03	3.12
1969	1.95	3.12
1970	1.88	3.01
1971	1.97	3
1972	2.01	2.86
1973	2.01	2.77
1974	1.98	2.7
1975	1.95	2.75
1976	1.94	2.82
1977	1.95	2.69
1978	1.96	2.45
1979	1.95	2.31
1980	1.93	2.25
1981	1.93	2.13
1982	1.9	2.07
1983	1.88	1.95
1984	1.87	1.9
1985	1.82	1.72
1986	1.76	1.66
1987	1.64	1.62
1988	1.79	1.61
1989	1.63	1.57
1990	1.63	1.56
1991	1.53	1.56
1992	1.48	1.54
1993	1.52	1.52
1994	1.47	1.45
1995	1.58	1.41
1996	1.67	1.44
1997	1.69	1.47
1998	1.45	1.47
1999	1.38	1.5
2000	1.39	1.55
2001	1.46	1.45
2002	1.42	1.46
2003	1.41	1.44
2004	1.43	1.4
2005	1.5	1.41
2006	1.47	1.37
2007	1.48	1.35
2008	1.47	1.39
2009	1.5	1.34
2010	1.46	1.39
2011	1.41	1.35
2012	1.52	1.28
2013	1.46	1.21
2014	1.46	1.24
2015	1.41	1.31
2016	1.43	1.37
2017	1.42	1.38
2018	1.47	1.42
2019	1.47	1.44
2020	1.48	1.42
2021	1.62	1.35
2022	1.53	1.43
2023	1.46	1.44
2024	1.46	1.45
2025	1.47	1.45
2026	1.46	1.45
2027	1.47	1.46
2028	1.47	1.46
2029	1.47	1.46
2030	1.47	1.46
2031	1.48	1.47
2032	1.48	1.47
2033	1.48	1.47
2034	1.48	1.48
2035	1.49	1.48
2036	1.49	1.48
2037	1.49	1.48
2038	1.49	1.49
2039	1.49	1.49
2040	1.49	1.49
2041	1.5	1.49
2042	1.5	1.49
2043	1.5	1.49
2044	1.5	1.5
2045	1.5	1.5
2046	1.51	1.5
2047	1.51	1.5
2048	1.51	1.5
2049	1.51	1.5
2050	1.51	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Croatia	Portugal
1960	27%	29.3%
1961	26.9%	29.1%
1962	26.8%	29.1%
1963	26.5%	29.1%
1964	26.1%	29.1%
1965	25.7%	29.1%
1966	25.2%	29.2%
1967	24.8%	29.2%
1968	24.3%	29.2%
1969	23.7%	29.1%
1970	23.2%	28.7%
1971	22.8%	28.4%
1972	22.4%	28.2%
1973	22.2%	27.9%
1974	22%	27.7%
1975	21.8%	27.4%
1976	21.6%	27.2%
1977	21.4%	27.1%
1978	21.3%	26.8%
1979	21.2%	26.4%
1980	21.1%	25.9%
1981	21%	25.4%
1982	21%	25%
1983	20.9%	24.5%
1984	20.9%	24.1%
1985	20.8%	23.7%
1986	20.7%	23.1%
1987	20.5%	22.5%
1988	20.3%	21.9%
1989	20.1%	21.2%
1990	19.8%	20.5%
1991	19.5%	19.7%
1992	19.2%	19.1%
1993	18.8%	18.6%
1994	18.4%	18.2%
1995	18%	17.8%
1996	17.7%	17.4%
1997	17.5%	17.1%
1998	17.3%	16.8%
1999	17.1%	16.6%
2000	16.9%	16.4%
2001	16.7%	16.2%
2002	16.5%	16.1%
2003	16.3%	16.1%
2004	16%	16%
2005	15.8%	15.9%
2006	15.7%	15.8%
2007	15.5%	15.6%
2008	15.4%	15.5%
2009	15.4%	15.4%
2010	15.3%	15.2%
2011	15.1%	15%
2012	15%	14.9%
2013	14.8%	14.8%
2014	14.7%	14.6%
2015	14.6%	14.3%
2016	14.6%	14.1%
2017	14.6%	13.9%
2018	14.6%	13.7%
2019	14.5%	13.5%
2020	14.5%	13.3%
2021	14.4%	13.1%
2022	14.3%	13%
2023	14.1%	12.9%
2024	13.9%	12.8%
2025	13.7%	12.7%
2026	13.5%	12.6%
2027	13.3%	12.6%
2028	13.2%	12.6%
2029	13.1%	12.6%
2030	13%	12.7%
2031	12.9%	12.7%
2032	12.8%	12.7%
2033	12.8%	12.7%
2034	12.7%	12.7%
2035	12.7%	12.8%
2036	12.6%	12.9%
2037	12.6%	12.9%
2038	12.6%	13%
2039	12.6%	13%
2040	12.6%	13.1%
2041	12.6%	13.1%
2042	12.6%	13.2%
2043	12.7%	13.2%
2044	12.7%	13.3%
2045	12.7%	13.3%
2046	12.7%	13.4%
2047	12.8%	13.4%
2048	12.8%	13.4%
2049	12.8%	13.5%
2050	12.7%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Croatia and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 19.8% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Croatia and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Croatia vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.45% in Croatia 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
	Croatia	Portugal
1960	34,778	118,693
1961	36,255	117,867
1962	30,216	123,217
1963	31,270	113,783
1964	25,942	120,170
1965	31,251	115,182
1966	33,192	107,171
1967	26,032	106,495
1968	21,828	100,737
1969	16,688	89,329
1970	16,767	87,672
1971	19,941	82,980
1972	17,802	83,715
1973	21,904	76,835
1974	22,453	74,412
1975	21,658	81,841
1976	22,226	85,138
1977	22,798	84,156
1978	20,157	70,731
1979	21,136	67,628
1980	17,939	63,481
1981	15,680	56,152
1982	15,756	58,479
1983	10,714	47,798
1984	10,764	45,983
1985	10,343	33,077
1986	8,499	31,102
1987	6,161	28,084
1988	5,707	24,047
1989	3,337	22,011
1990	3,344	13,976
1991	-2,813	12,948
1992	-4,576	13,933
1993	-2,301	7,972
1994	-930	9,991
1995	0	4,011
1996	3,190	4,026
1997	3,175	8,087
1998	-4,985	7,112
1999	-6,769	8,175
2000	-6,255	15,435
2001	-8,599	8,290
2002	-10,325	8,335
2003	-12,480	4,184
2004	-9,040	7,339
2005	-9,022	2,101
2006	-8,669	3,156
2007	-10,335	-1,055
2008	-8,188	0
2009	-7,319	-5,284
2010	-8,591	-4,230
2011	-9,846	-5,279
2012	-9,799	-17,875
2013	-10,162	-24,052
2014	-11,345	-22,882
2015	-16,607	-23,823
2016	-13,553	-23,749
2017	-16,570	-23,691
2018	-15,557	-25,709
2019	-15,008	-24,687
2020	-20,354	-39,129
2021	-26,377	-45,592
2022	-23,134	-40,694
2023	-19,298	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Croatia vs Portugal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Croatia, compared to 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Croatia	Portugal
1985	10	20
1986	10	19
1987	10	19
1988	10	18
1989	9	18
1990	10	17
1991	10	17
1992	10	16
1993	9	15
1994	9	13
1995	9	12
1996	9	12
1997	9	12
1998	8	11
1999	8	10
2000	8	9
2001	7	9
2002	7	9
2003	8	8
2004	7	8
2005	7	8
2006	6	8
2007	6	8
2008	6	9
2009	6	9
2010	6	10
2011	5	10
2012	5	10
2013	5	10
2014	4	11
2015	4	11
2016	4	12
2017	4	13
2018	3	14
2019	4	15
2020	5	14
2021	12	19
2022	6	16
2023	3	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.46% in Croatia 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
	Croatia	Portugal
1960	-	11.4%
1961	-	11%
1962	-	10.4%
1963	-	9.76%
1964	-	9.1%
1965	-	8.53%
1966	-	8.09%
1967	-	7.76%
1968	-	7.51%
1969	-	7.22%
1970	-	6.81%
1971	-	6.3%
1972	-	5.78%
1973	-	5.27%
1974	-	4.79%
1975	-	4.35%
1976	-	3.94%
1977	-	3.57%
1978	-	3.24%
1979	-	2.97%
1980	-	2.75%
1981	2.19%	2.58%
1982	2.09%	2.43%
1983	2%	2.29%
1984	1.91%	2.16%
1985	1.8%	2.04%
1986	1.69%	1.93%
1987	1.59%	1.82%
1988	1.48%	1.7%
1989	1.38%	1.59%
1990	1.29%	1.47%
1991	1.39%	1.36%
1992	1.15%	1.25%
1993	1.09%	1.14%
1994	1.04%	1.05%
1995	1%	0.98%
1996	0.96%	0.92%
1997	0.93%	0.86%
1998	0.9%	0.82%
1999	0.86%	0.77%
2000	0.83%	0.72%
2001	0.8%	0.66%
2002	0.77%	0.61%
2003	0.82%	0.55%
2004	0.71%	0.5%
2005	0.67%	0.47%
2006	0.64%	0.44%
2007	0.61%	0.42%
2008	0.59%	0.4%
2009	0.57%	0.39%
2010	0.55%	0.38%
2011	0.53%	0.37%
2012	0.52%	0.37%
2013	0.51%	0.36%
2014	0.5%	0.36%
2015	0.49%	0.36%
2016	0.49%	0.36%
2017	0.48%	0.36%
2018	0.48%	0.35%
2019	0.47%	0.35%
2020	0.47%	0.34%
2021	0.46%	0.33%
2022	0.46%	0.32%
2023	0.46%	0.32%