Fertility & birth rates in Latvia and Portugal

Fertility rate in Latvia vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Latvia was 1.36 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 Latvia 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
	Latvia	Portugal
1960	1.94	3.16
1961	1.94	3.21
1962	1.91	3.23
1963	1.85	3.12
1964	1.79	3.21
1965	1.74	3.15
1966	1.76	3.16
1967	1.8	3.16
1968	1.83	3.12
1969	1.88	3.12
1970	1.96	3.01
1971	2	3
1972	2	2.86
1973	1.98	2.77
1974	1.97	2.7
1975	1.96	2.75
1976	1.93	2.82
1977	1.89	2.69
1978	1.87	2.45
1979	1.87	2.31
1980	1.86	2.25
1981	1.88	2.13
1982	1.97	2.07
1983	2.07	1.95
1984	2.09	1.9
1985	2.08	1.72
1986	2.12	1.66
1987	2.15	1.62
1988	2.11	1.61
1989	2.05	1.57
1990	2.02	1.56
1991	1.86	1.56
1992	1.73	1.54
1993	1.51	1.52
1994	1.39	1.45
1995	1.25	1.41
1996	1.16	1.44
1997	1.11	1.47
1998	1.09	1.47
1999	1.16	1.5
2000	1.25	1.55
2001	1.22	1.45
2002	1.26	1.46
2003	1.32	1.44
2004	1.29	1.4
2005	1.39	1.41
2006	1.46	1.37
2007	1.54	1.35
2008	1.58	1.39
2009	1.46	1.34
2010	1.36	1.39
2011	1.33	1.35
2012	1.44	1.28
2013	1.52	1.21
2014	1.65	1.24
2015	1.7	1.31
2016	1.74	1.37
2017	1.69	1.38
2018	1.6	1.42
2019	1.61	1.44
2020	1.55	1.42
2021	1.57	1.35
2022	1.47	1.43
2023	1.36	1.44
2024	1.36	1.45
2025	1.37	1.45
2026	1.38	1.45
2027	1.38	1.46
2028	1.39	1.46
2029	1.39	1.46
2030	1.4	1.46
2031	1.4	1.47
2032	1.41	1.47
2033	1.41	1.47
2034	1.41	1.48
2035	1.42	1.48
2036	1.42	1.48
2037	1.42	1.48
2038	1.43	1.49
2039	1.43	1.49
2040	1.43	1.49
2041	1.44	1.49
2042	1.44	1.49
2043	1.44	1.49
2044	1.45	1.5
2045	1.45	1.5
2046	1.45	1.5
2047	1.46	1.5
2048	1.46	1.5
2049	1.46	1.5
2050	1.47	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Latvia	Portugal
1960	22.2%	29.3%
1961	22.4%	29.1%
1962	22.6%	29.1%
1963	22.5%	29.1%
1964	22.4%	29.1%
1965	22.2%	29.1%
1966	22%	29.2%
1967	21.8%	29.2%
1968	21.7%	29.2%
1969	21.6%	29.1%
1970	21.6%	28.7%
1971	21.5%	28.4%
1972	21.5%	28.2%
1973	21.3%	27.9%
1974	21.2%	27.7%
1975	21%	27.4%
1976	20.8%	27.2%
1977	20.6%	27.1%
1978	20.5%	26.8%
1979	20.4%	26.4%
1980	20.5%	25.9%
1981	20.6%	25.4%
1982	20.8%	25%
1983	20.9%	24.5%
1984	21.1%	24.1%
1985	21.2%	23.7%
1986	21.3%	23.1%
1987	21.3%	22.5%
1988	21.4%	21.9%
1989	21.4%	21.2%
1990	21.5%	20.5%
1991	21.5%	19.7%
1992	21.4%	19.1%
1993	21.2%	18.6%
1994	21%	18.2%
1995	20.7%	17.8%
1996	20.2%	17.4%
1997	19.7%	17.1%
1998	19%	16.8%
1999	18.3%	16.6%
2000	17.7%	16.4%
2001	17%	16.2%
2002	16.4%	16.1%
2003	15.8%	16.1%
2004	15.2%	16%
2005	14.7%	15.9%
2006	14.4%	15.8%
2007	14.1%	15.6%
2008	14%	15.5%
2009	14.1%	15.4%
2010	14.2%	15.2%
2011	14.2%	15%
2012	14.4%	14.9%
2013	14.6%	14.8%
2014	14.8%	14.6%
2015	15.1%	14.3%
2016	15.4%	14.1%
2017	15.7%	13.9%
2018	15.8%	13.7%
2019	15.9%	13.5%
2020	16%	13.3%
2021	16%	13.1%
2022	15.9%	13%
2023	15.7%	12.9%
2024	15.4%	12.8%
2025	15.2%	12.7%
2026	15%	12.6%
2027	14.8%	12.6%
2028	14.5%	12.6%
2029	14.1%	12.6%
2030	13.7%	12.7%
2031	13.2%	12.7%
2032	12.8%	12.7%
2033	12.4%	12.7%
2034	12.2%	12.7%
2035	11.9%	12.8%
2036	11.7%	12.9%
2037	11.6%	12.9%
2038	11.6%	13%
2039	11.6%	13%
2040	11.7%	13.1%
2041	11.7%	13.1%
2042	11.8%	13.2%
2043	12%	13.2%
2044	12.1%	13.3%
2045	12.2%	13.3%
2046	12.4%	13.4%
2047	12.5%	13.4%
2048	12.6%	13.4%
2049	12.7%	13.5%
2050	12.8%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.4% of the population in Latvia and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 21.5% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Latvia and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Latvia vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.54% in Latvia 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
	Latvia	Portugal
1960	14,211	118,693
1961	14,207	117,867
1962	11,562	123,217
1963	11,055	113,783
1964	12,100	120,170
1965	8,384	115,182
1966	8,677	107,171
1967	7,825	106,495
1968	7,668	100,737
1969	6,561	89,329
1970	7,785	87,672
1971	8,793	82,980
1972	7,666	83,715
1973	6,040	76,835
1974	6,824	74,412
1975	4,913	81,841
1976	4,200	85,138
1977	3,480	84,156
1978	2,997	70,731
1979	2,506	67,628
1980	3,265	63,481
1981	3,779	56,152
1982	6,327	58,479
1983	8,147	47,798
1984	7,430	45,983
1985	5,673	33,077
1986	10,660	31,102
1987	9,981	28,084
1988	9,022	24,047
1989	6,401	22,011
1990	2,929	13,976
1991	0	12,948
1992	-3,660	13,933
1993	-12,560	7,972
1994	-17,645	9,991
1995	-17,396	4,011
1996	-14,498	4,026
1997	-14,841	8,087
1998	-15,906	7,112
1999	-13,387	8,175
2000	-11,838	15,435
2001	-13,322	8,290
2002	-12,475	8,335
2003	-11,439	4,184
2004	-11,542	7,339
2005	-10,746	2,101
2006	-10,204	3,156
2007	-9,021	-1,055
2008	-6,531	0
2009	-7,924	-5,284
2010	-10,278	-4,230
2011	-9,886	-5,279
2012	-9,154	-17,875
2013	-8,252	-24,052
2014	-6,779	-22,882
2015	-6,526	-23,823
2016	-6,663	-23,749
2017	-7,963	-23,691
2018	-9,636	-25,709
2019	-8,995	-24,687
2020	-11,402	-39,129
2021	-17,337	-45,592
2022	-14,847	-40,694
2023	-13,517	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Latvia vs Portugal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Latvia, compared to 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Latvia	Portugal
1985	51	20
1986	43	19
1987	44	19
1988	42	18
1989	46	18
1990	47	17
1991	46	17
1992	48	16
1993	57	15
1994	65	13
1995	59	12
1996	45	12
1997	41	12
1998	40	11
1999	40	10
2000	34	9
2001	32	9
2002	29	9
2003	30	8
2004	28	8
2005	27	8
2006	28	8
2007	27	8
2008	25	9
2009	24	9
2010	22	10
2011	22	10
2012	20	10
2013	24	10
2014	22	11
2015	22	11
2016	23	12
2017	23	13
2018	23	14
2019	22	15
2020	21	14
2021	42	19
2022	29	16
2023	19	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.3% in Latvia 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
	Latvia	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	2.08%	2.97%
1980	2.07%	2.75%
1981	2.06%	2.58%
1982	2.03%	2.43%
1983	1.96%	2.29%
1984	1.87%	2.16%
1985	1.75%	2.04%
1986	1.64%	1.93%
1987	1.55%	1.82%
1988	1.53%	1.7%
1989	1.58%	1.59%
1990	1.7%	1.47%
1991	1.83%	1.36%
1992	1.93%	1.25%
1993	1.99%	1.14%
1994	2%	1.05%
1995	1.98%	0.98%
1996	1.9%	0.92%
1997	1.79%	0.86%
1998	1.67%	0.82%
1999	1.54%	0.77%
2000	1.42%	0.72%
2001	1.33%	0.66%
2002	1.26%	0.61%
2003	1.19%	0.55%
2004	1.12%	0.5%
2005	1.05%	0.47%
2006	0.99%	0.44%
2007	0.93%	0.42%
2008	0.88%	0.4%
2009	0.83%	0.39%
2010	0.78%	0.38%
2011	0.72%	0.37%
2012	0.66%	0.37%
2013	0.6%	0.36%
2014	0.55%	0.36%
2015	0.51%	0.36%
2016	0.47%	0.36%
2017	0.45%	0.36%
2018	0.42%	0.35%
2019	0.4%	0.35%
2020	0.37%	0.34%
2021	0.35%	0.33%
2022	0.32%	0.32%
2023	0.3%	0.32%