Fertility & birth rates in Fiji and Portugal

Fertility rate in Fiji vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Fiji was 2.28 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 Fiji 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
	Fiji	Portugal
1960	6.36	3.16
1961	6.28	3.21
1962	6.2	3.23
1963	6.09	3.12
1964	5.96	3.21
1965	5.76	3.15
1966	5.55	3.16
1967	5.33	3.16
1968	5.11	3.12
1969	4.91	3.12
1970	4.71	3.01
1971	4.51	3
1972	4.32	2.86
1973	4.16	2.77
1974	4.07	2.7
1975	4.1	2.75
1976	4.12	2.82
1977	4.11	2.69
1978	4.1	2.45
1979	4.08	2.31
1980	4.04	2.25
1981	3.99	2.13
1982	3.94	2.07
1983	3.88	1.95
1984	3.8	1.9
1985	3.66	1.72
1986	3.54	1.66
1987	3.48	1.62
1988	3.43	1.61
1989	3.4	1.57
1990	3.39	1.56
1991	3.37	1.56
1992	3.33	1.54
1993	3.29	1.52
1994	3.26	1.45
1995	3.25	1.41
1996	3.25	1.44
1997	3.19	1.47
1998	3.12	1.47
1999	3.05	1.5
2000	2.99	1.55
2001	2.97	1.45
2002	2.97	1.46
2003	2.96	1.44
2004	2.94	1.4
2005	2.92	1.41
2006	2.91	1.37
2007	2.87	1.35
2008	2.82	1.39
2009	2.76	1.34
2010	2.7	1.39
2011	2.63	1.35
2012	2.61	1.28
2013	2.6	1.21
2014	2.59	1.24
2015	2.57	1.31
2016	2.52	1.37
2017	2.46	1.38
2018	2.42	1.42
2019	2.38	1.44
2020	2.36	1.42
2021	2.33	1.35
2022	2.31	1.43
2023	2.28	1.44
2024	2.27	1.45
2025	2.25	1.45
2026	2.23	1.45
2027	2.21	1.46
2028	2.2	1.46
2029	2.18	1.46
2030	2.16	1.46
2031	2.15	1.47
2032	2.13	1.47
2033	2.12	1.47
2034	2.1	1.48
2035	2.09	1.48
2036	2.07	1.48
2037	2.06	1.48
2038	2.05	1.49
2039	2.04	1.49
2040	2.03	1.49
2041	2.01	1.49
2042	2.01	1.49
2043	1.99	1.49
2044	1.98	1.5
2045	1.97	1.5
2046	1.96	1.5
2047	1.95	1.5
2048	1.94	1.5
2049	1.94	1.5
2050	1.93	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Fiji	Portugal
1960	46.4%	29.3%
1961	46.5%	29.1%
1962	46.5%	29.1%
1963	46.5%	29.1%
1964	46.4%	29.1%
1965	46.4%	29.1%
1966	46.3%	29.2%
1967	46.1%	29.2%
1968	45.9%	29.2%
1969	45.6%	29.1%
1970	45.2%	28.7%
1971	44.7%	28.4%
1972	44.2%	28.2%
1973	43.5%	27.9%
1974	42.8%	27.7%
1975	42.2%	27.4%
1976	41.5%	27.2%
1977	40.9%	27.1%
1978	40.4%	26.8%
1979	40%	26.4%
1980	39.6%	25.9%
1981	39.3%	25.4%
1982	39.1%	25%
1983	39%	24.5%
1984	38.9%	24.1%
1985	38.9%	23.7%
1986	38.8%	23.1%
1987	38.7%	22.5%
1988	38.7%	21.9%
1989	38.7%	21.2%
1990	38.7%	20.5%
1991	38.5%	19.7%
1992	38.2%	19.1%
1993	37.9%	18.6%
1994	37.5%	18.2%
1995	37.1%	17.8%
1996	36.6%	17.4%
1997	36.1%	17.1%
1998	35.5%	16.8%
1999	34.9%	16.6%
2000	34.3%	16.4%
2001	33.8%	16.2%
2002	33.4%	16.1%
2003	33%	16.1%
2004	32.6%	16%
2005	32.2%	15.9%
2006	31.9%	15.8%
2007	31.6%	15.6%
2008	31.3%	15.5%
2009	31%	15.4%
2010	30.8%	15.2%
2011	30.5%	15%
2012	30.2%	14.9%
2013	30%	14.8%
2014	29.8%	14.6%
2015	29.6%	14.3%
2016	29.5%	14.1%
2017	29.2%	13.9%
2018	28.9%	13.7%
2019	28.6%	13.5%
2020	28.3%	13.3%
2021	28%	13.1%
2022	27.7%	13%
2023	27.4%	12.9%
2024	27.1%	12.8%
2025	26.8%	12.7%
2026	26.6%	12.6%
2027	26.3%	12.6%
2028	26%	12.6%
2029	25.7%	12.6%
2030	25.4%	12.7%
2031	25%	12.7%
2032	24.7%	12.7%
2033	24.5%	12.7%
2034	24.2%	12.7%
2035	24%	12.8%
2036	23.8%	12.9%
2037	23.6%	12.9%
2038	23.5%	13%
2039	23.3%	13%
2040	23.2%	13.1%
2041	23%	13.1%
2042	22.9%	13.2%
2043	22.7%	13.2%
2044	22.6%	13.3%
2045	22.4%	13.3%
2046	22.3%	13.4%
2047	22.1%	13.4%
2048	21.9%	13.4%
2049	21.8%	13.5%
2050	21.6%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.1% of the population in Fiji and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Fiji and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Fiji vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.03% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	Portugal
1960	13,313	118,693
1961	13,653	117,867
1962	14,429	123,217
1963	14,774	113,783
1964	14,979	120,170
1965	15,166	115,182
1966	15,111	107,171
1967	14,861	106,495
1968	14,831	100,737
1969	14,669	89,329
1970	14,538	87,672
1971	14,313	82,980
1972	13,905	83,715
1973	13,383	76,835
1974	13,557	74,412
1975	14,272	81,841
1976	14,933	85,138
1977	15,532	84,156
1978	16,196	70,731
1979	16,450	67,628
1980	16,907	63,481
1981	17,282	56,152
1982	17,681	58,479
1983	18,237	47,798
1984	18,499	45,983
1985	18,469	33,077
1986	18,024	31,102
1987	17,987	28,084
1988	18,063	24,047
1989	18,007	22,011
1990	17,748	13,976
1991	17,617	12,948
1992	17,170	13,933
1993	16,751	7,972
1994	16,424	9,991
1995	16,273	4,011
1996	16,163	4,026
1997	15,750	8,087
1998	15,464	7,112
1999	15,229	8,175
2000	14,724	15,435
2001	14,720	8,290
2002	14,468	8,335
2003	14,527	4,184
2004	14,526	7,339
2005	14,503	2,101
2006	14,555	3,156
2007	14,349	-1,055
2008	14,000	0
2009	13,540	-5,284
2010	13,227	-4,230
2011	12,657	-5,279
2012	11,716	-17,875
2013	11,972	-24,052
2014	11,680	-22,882
2015	11,213	-23,823
2016	10,807	-23,749
2017	10,413	-23,691
2018	9,779	-25,709
2019	9,271	-24,687
2020	8,730	-39,129
2021	6,777	-45,592
2022	8,223	-40,694
2023	8,078	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Fiji vs Portugal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 30 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji, compared to 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Fiji	Portugal
1985	78	20
1986	76	19
1987	74	19
1988	71	18
1989	70	18
1990	70	17
1991	67	17
1992	64	16
1993	62	15
1994	58	13
1995	55	12
1996	53	12
1997	51	12
1998	49	11
1999	46	10
2000	47	9
2001	46	9
2002	48	9
2003	47	8
2004	46	8
2005	44	8
2006	43	8
2007	43	8
2008	42	9
2009	41	9
2010	40	10
2011	39	10
2012	42	10
2013	40	10
2014	38	11
2015	37	11
2016	38	12
2017	34	13
2018	35	14
2019	34	15
2020	34	14
2021	68	19
2022	32	16
2023	30	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.91% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	Portugal
1960	7.89%	11.4%
1961	7.53%	11%
1962	7.21%	10.4%
1963	6.9%	9.76%
1964	6.61%	9.1%
1965	6.35%	8.53%
1966	6.14%	8.09%
1967	5.97%	7.76%
1968	5.84%	7.51%
1969	5.75%	7.22%
1970	5.69%	6.81%
1971	5.66%	6.3%
1972	5.63%	5.78%
1973	5.59%	5.27%
1974	5.52%	4.79%
1975	5.41%	4.35%
1976	5.27%	3.94%
1977	5.1%	3.57%
1978	4.9%	3.24%
1979	4.68%	2.97%
1980	4.46%	2.75%
1981	4.24%	2.58%
1982	4.03%	2.43%
1983	3.84%	2.29%
1984	3.67%	2.16%
1985	3.51%	2.04%
1986	3.37%	1.93%
1987	3.24%	1.82%
1988	3.12%	1.7%
1989	3%	1.59%
1990	2.89%	1.47%
1991	2.78%	1.36%
1992	2.68%	1.25%
1993	2.6%	1.14%
1994	2.52%	1.05%
1995	2.45%	0.98%
1996	2.39%	0.92%
1997	2.35%	0.86%
1998	2.31%	0.82%
1999	2.28%	0.77%
2000	2.27%	0.72%
2001	2.26%	0.66%
2002	2.27%	0.61%
2003	2.28%	0.55%
2004	2.31%	0.5%
2005	2.33%	0.47%
2006	2.35%	0.44%
2007	2.35%	0.42%
2008	2.32%	0.4%
2009	2.28%	0.39%
2010	2.22%	0.38%
2011	2.16%	0.37%
2012	2.1%	0.37%
2013	2.07%	0.36%
2014	2.06%	0.36%
2015	2.09%	0.36%
2016	2.16%	0.36%
2017	2.27%	0.36%
2018	2.41%	0.35%
2019	2.57%	0.35%
2020	2.72%	0.34%
2021	2.83%	0.33%
2022	2.89%	0.32%
2023	2.91%	0.32%