Fertility & birth rates in Indonesia and Portugal

Fertility rate in Indonesia vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Indonesia was 2.13 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 Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Portugal
1960	5.51	3.16
1961	5.52	3.21
1962	5.53	3.23
1963	5.55	3.12
1964	5.57	3.21
1965	5.59	3.15
1966	5.59	3.16
1967	5.58	3.16
1968	5.57	3.12
1969	5.55	3.12
1970	5.49	3.01
1971	5.4	3
1972	5.32	2.86
1973	5.25	2.77
1974	5.09	2.7
1975	5.03	2.75
1976	4.92	2.82
1977	4.81	2.69
1978	4.73	2.45
1979	4.63	2.31
1980	4.5	2.25
1981	4.36	2.13
1982	4.25	2.07
1983	4.11	1.95
1984	3.96	1.9
1985	3.73	1.72
1986	3.53	1.66
1987	3.42	1.62
1988	3.35	1.61
1989	3.25	1.57
1990	3.11	1.56
1991	3.06	1.56
1992	2.95	1.54
1993	2.9	1.52
1994	2.85	1.45
1995	2.81	1.41
1996	2.78	1.44
1997	2.74	1.47
1998	2.66	1.47
1999	2.57	1.5
2000	2.5	1.55
2001	2.47	1.45
2002	2.44	1.46
2003	2.41	1.44
2004	2.42	1.4
2005	2.45	1.41
2006	2.46	1.37
2007	2.48	1.35
2008	2.44	1.39
2009	2.44	1.34
2010	2.46	1.39
2011	2.52	1.35
2012	2.51	1.28
2013	2.44	1.21
2014	2.39	1.24
2015	2.35	1.31
2016	2.31	1.37
2017	2.25	1.38
2018	2.22	1.42
2019	2.21	1.44
2020	2.19	1.42
2021	2.17	1.35
2022	2.15	1.43
2023	2.13	1.44
2024	2.11	1.45
2025	2.1	1.45
2026	2.08	1.45
2027	2.06	1.46
2028	2.04	1.46
2029	2.03	1.46
2030	2.01	1.46
2031	2	1.47
2032	1.99	1.47
2033	1.98	1.47
2034	1.97	1.48
2035	1.95	1.48
2036	1.94	1.48
2037	1.94	1.48
2038	1.93	1.49
2039	1.92	1.49
2040	1.91	1.49
2041	1.9	1.49
2042	1.89	1.49
2043	1.89	1.49
2044	1.88	1.5
2045	1.87	1.5
2046	1.87	1.5
2047	1.86	1.5
2048	1.86	1.5
2049	1.85	1.5
2050	1.85	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Indonesia	Portugal
1960	39.8%	29.3%
1961	40%	29.1%
1962	40.3%	29.1%
1963	40.7%	29.1%
1964	41.1%	29.1%
1965	41.5%	29.1%
1966	41.9%	29.2%
1967	42.2%	29.2%
1968	42.5%	29.2%
1969	42.6%	29.1%
1970	42.6%	28.7%
1971	42.6%	28.4%
1972	42.5%	28.2%
1973	42.4%	27.9%
1974	42.3%	27.7%
1975	42%	27.4%
1976	41.8%	27.2%
1977	41.5%	27.1%
1978	41.2%	26.8%
1979	40.9%	26.4%
1980	40.6%	25.9%
1981	40.2%	25.4%
1982	39.8%	25%
1983	39.4%	24.5%
1984	39%	24.1%
1985	38.5%	23.7%
1986	38%	23.1%
1987	37.4%	22.5%
1988	36.9%	21.9%
1989	36.4%	21.2%
1990	35.9%	20.5%
1991	35.4%	19.7%
1992	34.8%	19.1%
1993	34.3%	18.6%
1994	33.7%	18.2%
1995	33.2%	17.8%
1996	32.7%	17.4%
1997	32.2%	17.1%
1998	31.7%	16.8%
1999	31.3%	16.6%
2000	30.8%	16.4%
2001	30.4%	16.2%
2002	30%	16.1%
2003	29.7%	16.1%
2004	29.3%	16%
2005	29.1%	15.9%
2006	28.8%	15.8%
2007	28.6%	15.6%
2008	28.4%	15.5%
2009	28.1%	15.4%
2010	27.9%	15.2%
2011	27.7%	15%
2012	27.5%	14.9%
2013	27.3%	14.8%
2014	27.2%	14.6%
2015	27%	14.3%
2016	26.8%	14.1%
2017	26.6%	13.9%
2018	26.3%	13.7%
2019	26.1%	13.5%
2020	25.8%	13.3%
2021	25.6%	13.1%
2022	25.3%	13%
2023	24.9%	12.9%
2024	24.6%	12.8%
2025	24.2%	12.7%
2026	23.9%	12.6%
2027	23.5%	12.6%
2028	23.1%	12.6%
2029	22.7%	12.6%
2030	22.4%	12.7%
2031	22.1%	12.7%
2032	21.9%	12.7%
2033	21.7%	12.7%
2034	21.5%	12.7%
2035	21.3%	12.8%
2036	21.1%	12.9%
2037	20.9%	12.9%
2038	20.8%	13%
2039	20.6%	13%
2040	20.5%	13.1%
2041	20.4%	13.1%
2042	20.2%	13.2%
2043	20.1%	13.2%
2044	20%	13.3%
2045	19.9%	13.3%
2046	19.7%	13.4%
2047	19.6%	13.4%
2048	19.5%	13.4%
2049	19.3%	13.5%
2050	19.2%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in Indonesia and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Indonesia and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Indonesia vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.94% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Portugal
1960	2,350,971	118,693
1961	2,434,113	117,867
1962	2,525,163	123,217
1963	2,609,526	113,783
1964	2,700,138	120,170
1965	2,278,891	115,182
1966	2,715,011	107,171
1967	2,909,981	106,495
1968	2,961,608	100,737
1969	3,034,825	89,329
1970	3,080,421	87,672
1971	3,111,304	82,980
1972	3,149,726	83,715
1973	3,210,643	76,835
1974	3,196,136	74,412
1975	3,263,794	81,841
1976	3,291,479	85,138
1977	3,334,779	84,156
1978	3,412,980	70,731
1979	3,460,621	67,628
1980	3,484,846	63,481
1981	3,497,244	56,152
1982	3,545,504	58,479
1983	3,558,949	47,798
1984	3,549,570	45,983
1985	3,419,412	33,077
1986	3,309,905	31,102
1987	3,304,520	28,084
1988	3,331,242	24,047
1989	3,316,792	22,011
1990	3,250,906	13,976
1991	3,288,791	12,948
1992	3,241,576	13,933
1993	3,287,348	7,972
1994	3,292,127	9,991
1995	3,304,550	4,011
1996	3,331,535	4,026
1997	3,338,243	8,087
1998	3,258,820	7,112
1999	3,137,133	8,175
2000	3,080,621	15,435
2001	3,066,275	8,290
2002	3,063,044	8,335
2003	3,037,698	4,184
2004	2,894,440	7,339
2005	3,149,551	2,101
2006	3,163,026	3,156
2007	3,211,484	-1,055
2008	3,138,143	0
2009	3,140,944	-5,284
2010	3,161,082	-4,230
2011	3,266,560	-5,279
2012	3,259,811	-17,875
2013	3,104,258	-24,052
2014	3,000,907	-22,882
2015	2,899,165	-23,823
2016	2,814,578	-23,749
2017	2,682,556	-23,691
2018	2,587,219	-25,709
2019	2,548,048	-24,687
2020	2,152,076	-39,129
2021	1,764,332	-45,592
2022	2,429,171	-40,694
2023	2,364,808	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Indonesia vs Portugal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 140 deaths per 100,000 live births in Indonesia, compared to 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Indonesia	Portugal
1985	474	20
1986	455	19
1987	437	19
1988	431	18
1989	402	18
1990	392	17
1991	378	17
1992	359	16
1993	327	15
1994	333	13
1995	334	12
1996	331	12
1997	323	12
1998	317	11
1999	321	10
2000	311	9
2001	300	9
2002	283	9
2003	279	8
2004	283	8
2005	268	8
2006	264	8
2007	257	8
2008	251	9
2009	246	9
2010	242	10
2011	230	10
2012	220	10
2013	208	10
2014	198	11
2015	190	11
2016	182	12
2017	173	13
2018	168	14
2019	161	15
2020	184	14
2021	226	19
2022	148	16
2023	140	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Portugal
1960	22.4%	11.4%
1961	21.8%	11%
1962	21.2%	10.4%
1963	20.6%	9.76%
1964	20%	9.1%
1965	22.9%	8.53%
1966	18.9%	8.09%
1967	18.3%	7.76%
1968	17.7%	7.51%
1969	17.2%	7.22%
1970	16.6%	6.81%
1971	16.1%	6.3%
1972	15.5%	5.78%
1973	15%	5.27%
1974	14.6%	4.79%
1975	14.1%	4.35%
1976	13.7%	3.94%
1977	13.2%	3.57%
1978	12.8%	3.24%
1979	12.5%	2.97%
1980	12.1%	2.75%
1981	11.7%	2.58%
1982	11.3%	2.43%
1983	11%	2.29%
1984	10.6%	2.16%
1985	10.2%	2.04%
1986	9.88%	1.93%
1987	9.51%	1.82%
1988	9.14%	1.7%
1989	8.76%	1.59%
1990	8.39%	1.47%
1991	8.01%	1.36%
1992	7.64%	1.25%
1993	7.28%	1.14%
1994	6.94%	1.05%
1995	6.61%	0.98%
1996	6.29%	0.92%
1997	5.99%	0.86%
1998	5.71%	0.82%
1999	5.44%	0.77%
2000	5.19%	0.72%
2001	4.96%	0.66%
2002	4.73%	0.61%
2003	4.52%	0.55%
2004	4.91%	0.5%
2005	4.14%	0.47%
2006	3.96%	0.44%
2007	3.8%	0.42%
2008	3.64%	0.4%
2009	3.5%	0.39%
2010	3.36%	0.38%
2011	3.22%	0.37%
2012	3.1%	0.37%
2013	2.97%	0.36%
2014	2.86%	0.36%
2015	2.74%	0.36%
2016	2.64%	0.36%
2017	2.54%	0.36%
2018	2.45%	0.35%
2019	2.36%	0.35%
2020	2.28%	0.34%
2021	2.2%	0.33%
2022	2.13%	0.32%
2023	2.06%	0.32%