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Fertility & birth rates in Kyrgyzstan and Portugal

Updated on by Georank team

Kyrgyzstan has an annual birth rate of 20.6 births per 1,000 people, compared to 8.1 for Portugal. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.7 in Kyrgyzstan and 1.44 in Portugal — 46.7% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -49.1% in Kyrgyzstan and by -54.4% in Portugal — in 1960, it was 5.31 and 3.16, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Kyrgyzstan is ranked 73/196 by birth rate compared to 175/196 for Portugal.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 22.6 years in Kyrgyzstan, compared to 30.2 years in Portugal.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.5 in Kyrgyzstan — it's 32 in Portugal.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 28.3 in Kyrgyzstan vs 6.99 in Portugal.
  • In Kyrgyzstan, 24.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 20.6% in Portugal.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.62% in Kyrgyzstan and -0.31% in Portugal.

Birth rate data compared

Kyrgyzstan Portugal
Fertility rate 2.7 1.44
Birth rate 20.6 8.1
Birth rate rank 73/196 175/196
Age at first childbirth 22.6 years 30.2 years
Average age at childbearing 28.5 years 32 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 26.8 6.14
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 157.3 49.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 33.1 14.2
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.8% 20.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 37.8% 37.7%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 100% 98.6%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.04% 0.02%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.08% 0.16%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.49% 0.26%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.7% 0.32%
Population change due to births and deaths +115,016 -32,792
Natural population change rank 76/196 179/196
Natural population change rate +1.62% -0.31%
Population growth +1.76% +1.17%
Population growth rank 65/197 94/197
Life expectancy 72 years 82.7 years

Fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan was 2.7 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 Kyrgyzstan vs Portugal population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

UN forecast
Portugal
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan Portugal
1960 5.31 3.16
1961 5.36 3.21
1962 5.42 3.23
1963 5.48 3.12
1964 5.43 3.21
1965 5.38 3.15
1966 5.32 3.16
1967 5.26 3.16
1968 5.18 3.12
1969 5.18 3.12
1970 5.2 3.01
1971 5.18 3
1972 5.14 2.86
1973 5.02 2.77
1974 4.89 2.7
1975 4.76 2.75
1976 4.68 2.82
1977 4.59 2.69
1978 4.53 2.45
1979 4.38 2.31
1980 4.22 2.25
1981 4.19 2.13
1982 4.2 2.07
1983 4.17 1.95
1984 4.2 1.9
1985 4.2 1.72
1986 4.22 1.66
1987 4.16 1.62
1988 4.03 1.61
1989 3.88 1.57
1990 3.63 1.56
1991 3.58 1.56
1992 3.52 1.54
1993 3.2 1.52
1994 2.9 1.45
1995 3.1 1.41
1996 2.8 1.44
1997 2.6 1.47
1998 2.7 1.47
1999 2.6 1.5
2000 2.4 1.55
2001 2.4 1.45
2002 2.4 1.46
2003 2.5 1.44
2004 2.6 1.4
2005 2.5 1.41
2006 2.7 1.37
2007 2.7 1.35
2008 2.8 1.39
2009 2.9 1.34
2010 3.1 1.39
2011 3.1 1.35
2012 3.2 1.28
2013 3.1 1.21
2014 3.2 1.24
2015 3.2 1.31
2016 3.1 1.37
2017 3 1.38
2018 3.3 1.42
2019 3.3 1.44
2020 3.1 1.42
2021 2.89 1.35
2022 2.8 1.43
2023 2.7 1.44
2024 2.68 1.45
2025 2.65 1.45
2026 2.63 1.45
2027 2.6 1.46
2028 2.57 1.46
2029 2.55 1.46
2030 2.53 1.46
2031 2.5 1.47
2032 2.47 1.47
2033 2.45 1.47
2034 2.43 1.48
2035 2.4 1.48
2036 2.38 1.48
2037 2.36 1.48
2038 2.35 1.49
2039 2.33 1.49
2040 2.31 1.49
2041 2.29 1.49
2042 2.28 1.49
2043 2.26 1.49
2044 2.24 1.5
2045 2.23 1.5
2046 2.21 1.5
2047 2.2 1.5
2048 2.18 1.5
2049 2.17 1.5
2050 2.15 1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

UN forecast
Portugal
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Kyrgyzstan Portugal
1960 38.6% 29.3%
1961 39.4% 29.1%
1962 40.1% 29.1%
1963 40.6% 29.1%
1964 40.9% 29.1%
1965 41.1% 29.1%
1966 41% 29.2%
1967 40.8% 29.2%
1968 40.7% 29.2%
1969 40.5% 29.1%
1970 40.3% 28.7%
1971 40.3% 28.4%
1972 40.2% 28.2%
1973 40.1% 27.9%
1974 39.9% 27.7%
1975 39.6% 27.4%
1976 39.4% 27.2%
1977 39.1% 27.1%
1978 38.8% 26.8%
1979 38.5% 26.4%
1980 38.2% 25.9%
1981 38% 25.4%
1982 37.8% 25%
1983 37.8% 24.5%
1984 37.7% 24.1%
1985 37.5% 23.7%
1986 37.5% 23.1%
1987 37.4% 22.5%
1988 37.5% 21.9%
1989 37.5% 21.2%
1990 37.5% 20.5%
1991 37.6% 19.7%
1992 37.6% 19.1%
1993 37.9% 18.6%
1994 38.2% 18.2%
1995 38% 17.8%
1996 37.6% 17.4%
1997 37.1% 17.1%
1998 36.4% 16.8%
1999 35.8% 16.6%
2000 35.2% 16.4%
2001 34.6% 16.2%
2002 33.9% 16.1%
2003 33.3% 16.1%
2004 32.7% 16%
2005 32.2% 15.9%
2006 31.7% 15.8%
2007 31.2% 15.6%
2008 30.7% 15.5%
2009 30.3% 15.4%
2010 30.3% 15.2%
2011 30.4% 15%
2012 30.8% 14.9%
2013 31.1% 14.8%
2014 31.5% 14.6%
2015 31.8% 14.3%
2016 32.1% 14.1%
2017 32.2% 13.9%
2018 32.3% 13.7%
2019 32.6% 13.5%
2020 32.9% 13.3%
2021 33% 13.1%
2022 32.9% 13%
2023 32.7% 12.9%
2024 32.3% 12.8%
2025 31.9% 12.7%
2026 31.4% 12.6%
2027 31% 12.6%
2028 30.5% 12.6%
2029 30% 12.6%
2030 29.5% 12.7%
2031 28.9% 12.7%
2032 28.5% 12.7%
2033 27.9% 12.7%
2034 27.4% 12.7%
2035 27% 12.8%
2036 26.6% 12.9%
2037 26.4% 12.9%
2038 26.2% 13%
2039 26.1% 13%
2040 25.9% 13.1%
2041 25.8% 13.1%
2042 25.7% 13.2%
2043 25.7% 13.2%
2044 25.6% 13.3%
2045 25.5% 13.3%
2046 25.4% 13.4%
2047 25.3% 13.4%
2048 25.2% 13.4%
2049 25.1% 13.5%
2050 24.9% 13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.3% of the population in Kyrgyzstan and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 37.5% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kyrgyzstan and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Kyrgyzstan vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.94% in Kyrgyzstan and -0.29% in Portugal. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Kyrgyzstan
Portugal

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Kyrgyzstan Portugal
1960 54,920 118,693
1961 57,176 117,867
1962 58,827 123,217
1963 60,145 113,783
1964 59,657 120,170
1965 59,163 115,182
1966 59,346 107,171
1967 59,793 106,495
1968 60,670 100,737
1969 63,396 89,329
1970 66,485 87,672
1971 68,902 82,980
1972 70,852 83,715
1973 71,500 76,835
1974 71,925 74,412
1975 72,255 81,841
1976 73,280 85,138
1977 74,296 84,156
1978 76,137 70,731
1979 76,489 67,628
1980 72,092 63,481
1981 77,955 56,152
1982 81,716 58,479
1983 84,139 47,798
1984 89,356 45,983
1985 92,084 33,077
1986 98,263 31,102
1987 101,232 28,084
1988 97,415 24,047
1989 99,934 22,011
1990 97,485 13,976
1991 97,753 12,948
1992 95,275 13,933
1993 81,754 7,972
1994 72,693 9,991
1995 80,264 4,011
1996 73,129 4,026
1997 67,159 8,087
1998 69,151 7,112
1999 71,155 8,175
2000 62,699 15,435
2001 65,275 8,290
2002 65,379 8,335
2003 69,598 4,184
2004 74,529 7,339
2005 72,793 2,101
2006 81,929 3,156
2007 85,348 -1,055
2008 89,355 0
2009 99,709 -5,284
2010 110,435 -4,230
2011 114,260 -5,279
2012 119,259 -17,875
2013 121,898 -24,052
2014 127,566 -22,882
2015 130,464 -23,823
2016 126,594 -23,749
2017 122,350 -23,691
2018 141,125 -25,709
2019 143,007 -24,687
2020 120,406 -39,129
2021 113,730 -45,592
2022 118,579 -40,694
2023 115,016 -32,792

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Maternal mortality chart: Kyrgyzstan vs Portugal

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

Kyrgyzstan
Portugal
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Kyrgyzstan Portugal
1985 81 20
1986 76 19
1987 74 19
1988 73 18
1989 71 18
1990 72 17
1991 71 17
1992 74 16
1993 78 15
1994 88 13
1995 92 12
1996 91 12
1997 85 12
1998 79 11
1999 75 10
2000 72 9
2001 72 9
2002 74 9
2003 75 8
2004 74 8
2005 74 8
2006 76 8
2007 75 8
2008 73 9
2009 71 9
2010 71 10
2011 70 10
2012 67 10
2013 64 10
2014 62 11
2015 58 11
2016 53 12
2017 49 13
2018 49 14
2019 47 15
2020 55 14
2021 70 19
2022 44 16
2023 42 15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Kyrgyzstan and 0.32% in Portugal. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Kyrgyzstan
Portugal

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Kyrgyzstan 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 11.5% 4.35%
1976 11.2% 3.94%
1977 10.9% 3.57%
1978 10.6% 3.24%
1979 10.3% 2.97%
1980 9.92% 2.75%
1981 9.56% 2.58%
1982 9.17% 2.43%
1983 8.75% 2.29%
1984 8.34% 2.16%
1985 7.92% 2.04%
1986 7.54% 1.93%
1987 7.18% 1.82%
1988 6.87% 1.7%
1989 6.64% 1.59%
1990 6.52% 1.47%
1991 6.47% 1.36%
1992 6.47% 1.25%
1993 6.49% 1.14%
1994 6.48% 1.05%
1995 6.36% 0.98%
1996 6.17% 0.92%
1997 5.92% 0.86%
1998 5.63% 0.82%
1999 5.35% 0.77%
2000 5.08% 0.72%
2001 4.81% 0.66%
2002 4.57% 0.61%
2003 4.33% 0.55%
2004 4.12% 0.5%
2005 3.93% 0.47%
2006 3.76% 0.44%
2007 3.57% 0.42%
2008 3.37% 0.4%
2009 3.16% 0.39%
2010 2.96% 0.38%
2011 2.77% 0.37%
2012 2.6% 0.37%
2013 2.47% 0.36%
2014 2.35% 0.36%
2015 2.22% 0.36%
2016 2.11% 0.36%
2017 2% 0.36%
2018 1.91% 0.35%
2019 1.84% 0.35%
2020 1.78% 0.34%
2021 1.75% 0.33%
2022 1.72% 0.32%
2023 1.7% 0.32%

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