Fertility & birth rates in Maldives and Portugal

Fertility rate in Maldives vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Maldives was 1.58 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 Maldives 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
	Maldives	Portugal
1960	6.71	3.16
1961	6.79	3.21
1962	6.89	3.23
1963	6.94	3.12
1964	7	3.21
1965	7.07	3.15
1966	7.15	3.16
1967	7.23	3.16
1968	7.28	3.12
1969	7.33	3.12
1970	7.39	3.01
1971	7.38	3
1972	7.37	2.86
1973	7.4	2.77
1974	7.38	2.7
1975	7.32	2.75
1976	7.29	2.82
1977	7.27	2.69
1978	7.23	2.45
1979	7.23	2.31
1980	7.23	2.25
1981	7.19	2.13
1982	7.15	2.07
1983	7.09	1.95
1984	7.03	1.9
1985	6.94	1.72
1986	6.85	1.66
1987	6.73	1.62
1988	6.58	1.61
1989	6.39	1.57
1990	6.13	1.56
1991	5.8	1.56
1992	5.44	1.54
1993	5.06	1.52
1994	4.69	1.45
1995	4.29	1.41
1996	3.86	1.44
1997	3.48	1.47
1998	3.17	1.47
1999	2.9	1.5
2000	2.69	1.55
2001	2.53	1.45
2002	2.42	1.46
2003	2.34	1.44
2004	2.26	1.4
2005	2.2	1.41
2006	2.2	1.37
2007	2.29	1.35
2008	2.37	1.39
2009	2.39	1.34
2010	2.35	1.39
2011	2.31	1.35
2012	2.25	1.28
2013	2.17	1.21
2014	2.09	1.24
2015	2	1.31
2016	1.9	1.37
2017	1.8	1.38
2018	1.71	1.42
2019	1.64	1.44
2020	1.61	1.42
2021	1.6	1.35
2022	1.58	1.43
2023	1.58	1.44
2024	1.56	1.45
2025	1.55	1.45
2026	1.53	1.45
2027	1.53	1.46
2028	1.52	1.46
2029	1.52	1.46
2030	1.52	1.46
2031	1.51	1.47
2032	1.51	1.47
2033	1.51	1.47
2034	1.51	1.48
2035	1.51	1.48
2036	1.52	1.48
2037	1.52	1.48
2038	1.52	1.49
2039	1.52	1.49
2040	1.52	1.49
2041	1.52	1.49
2042	1.52	1.49
2043	1.52	1.49
2044	1.52	1.5
2045	1.53	1.5
2046	1.53	1.5
2047	1.53	1.5
2048	1.54	1.5
2049	1.54	1.5
2050	1.54	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Maldives	Portugal
1960	37.9%	29.3%
1961	38.2%	29.1%
1962	38.7%	29.1%
1963	39.4%	29.1%
1964	40.3%	29.1%
1965	41.8%	29.1%
1966	43.5%	29.2%
1967	44.7%	29.2%
1968	45.2%	29.2%
1969	45.4%	29.1%
1970	45.6%	28.7%
1971	45.8%	28.4%
1972	45.8%	28.2%
1973	45.7%	27.9%
1974	45.6%	27.7%
1975	45.6%	27.4%
1976	45.8%	27.2%
1977	45.7%	27.1%
1978	45.8%	26.8%
1979	45.9%	26.4%
1980	45.9%	25.9%
1981	45.9%	25.4%
1982	45.8%	25%
1983	45.6%	24.5%
1984	45.4%	24.1%
1985	45.5%	23.7%
1986	45.9%	23.1%
1987	46.3%	22.5%
1988	46.6%	21.9%
1989	46.8%	21.2%
1990	47%	20.5%
1991	47.1%	19.7%
1992	47%	19.1%
1993	46.8%	18.6%
1994	46.5%	18.2%
1995	45.8%	17.8%
1996	45%	17.4%
1997	44.1%	17.1%
1998	42.9%	16.8%
1999	41.6%	16.6%
2000	40.2%	16.4%
2001	38.7%	16.2%
2002	37.1%	16.1%
2003	35.6%	16.1%
2004	34.2%	16%
2005	32.7%	15.9%
2006	31.2%	15.8%
2007	29.5%	15.6%
2008	28%	15.5%
2009	26.7%	15.4%
2010	25.7%	15.2%
2011	24.9%	15%
2012	24.3%	14.9%
2013	23.9%	14.8%
2014	23.5%	14.6%
2015	23.2%	14.3%
2016	22.8%	14.1%
2017	22.5%	13.9%
2018	22.1%	13.7%
2019	21.7%	13.5%
2020	21.2%	13.3%
2021	20.8%	13.1%
2022	20.4%	13%
2023	20%	12.9%
2024	19.6%	12.8%
2025	19%	12.7%
2026	18.4%	12.6%
2027	17.8%	12.6%
2028	17.2%	12.6%
2029	16.6%	12.6%
2030	16%	12.7%
2031	15.5%	12.7%
2032	15.1%	12.7%
2033	14.6%	12.7%
2034	14.2%	12.7%
2035	13.9%	12.8%
2036	13.6%	12.9%
2037	13.4%	12.9%
2038	13.2%	13%
2039	13%	13%
2040	12.9%	13.1%
2041	12.8%	13.1%
2042	12.8%	13.2%
2043	12.8%	13.2%
2044	12.8%	13.3%
2045	12.8%	13.3%
2046	12.9%	13.4%
2047	12.9%	13.4%
2048	13%	13.4%
2049	13.1%	13.5%
2050	13.1%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.6% of the population in Maldives and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 47% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Maldives and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Maldives vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.09% in Maldives 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
	Maldives	Portugal
1960	2,241	118,693
1961	2,354	117,867
1962	2,475	123,217
1963	2,567	113,783
1964	2,660	120,170
1965	2,747	115,182
1966	2,845	107,171
1967	3,010	106,495
1968	3,150	100,737
1969	3,260	89,329
1970	3,415	87,672
1971	3,549	82,980
1972	3,707	83,715
1973	3,924	76,835
1974	4,136	74,412
1975	4,325	81,841
1976	4,538	85,138
1977	4,779	84,156
1978	4,812	70,731
1979	5,275	67,628
1980	5,526	63,481
1981	5,778	56,152
1982	6,058	58,479
1983	6,361	47,798
1984	6,680	45,983
1985	6,944	33,077
1986	7,153	31,102
1987	7,300	28,084
1988	7,414	24,047
1989	7,472	22,011
1990	7,444	13,976
1991	7,295	12,948
1992	7,096	13,933
1993	6,842	7,972
1994	6,550	9,991
1995	6,177	4,011
1996	5,705	4,026
1997	5,267	8,087
1998	4,919	7,112
1999	4,601	8,175
2000	4,372	15,435
2001	4,271	8,290
2002	4,257	8,335
2003	4,316	4,184
2004	4,287	7,339
2005	4,493	2,101
2006	4,766	3,156
2007	5,324	-1,055
2008	5,856	0
2009	6,227	-5,284
2010	6,350	-4,230
2011	6,429	-5,279
2012	6,445	-17,875
2013	6,307	-24,052
2014	6,122	-22,882
2015	5,914	-23,823
2016	5,652	-23,749
2017	5,342	-23,691
2018	5,088	-25,709
2019	4,886	-24,687
2020	4,594	-39,129
2021	4,426	-45,592
2022	4,752	-40,694
2023	4,566	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Maldives vs Portugal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 32 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives, compared to 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Maldives	Portugal
1985	552	20
1986	508	19
1987	471	19
1988	424	18
1989	381	18
1990	346	17
1991	310	17
1992	281	16
1993	251	15
1994	222	13
1995	191	12
1996	167	12
1997	149	12
1998	136	11
1999	111	10
2000	94	9
2001	81	9
2002	76	9
2003	70	8
2004	65	8
2005	54	8
2006	52	8
2007	51	8
2008	53	9
2009	52	9
2010	49	10
2011	48	10
2012	47	10
2013	47	10
2014	43	11
2015	41	11
2016	41	12
2017	41	13
2018	40	14
2019	39	15
2020	48	14
2021	60	19
2022	34	16
2023	32	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.57% in Maldives 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
	Maldives	Portugal
1960	-	11.4%
1961	-	11%
1962	33.4%	10.4%
1963	32.5%	9.76%
1964	31.5%	9.1%
1965	30.6%	8.53%
1966	29.7%	8.09%
1967	28.7%	7.76%
1968	27.7%	7.51%
1969	26.8%	7.22%
1970	25.8%	6.81%
1971	24.7%	6.3%
1972	23.6%	5.78%
1973	22.4%	5.27%
1974	21.2%	4.79%
1975	20.1%	4.35%
1976	18.9%	3.94%
1977	17.9%	3.57%
1978	16.9%	3.24%
1979	15.9%	2.97%
1980	15%	2.75%
1981	14.2%	2.58%
1982	13.4%	2.43%
1983	12.7%	2.29%
1984	12%	2.16%
1985	11.3%	2.04%
1986	10.7%	1.93%
1987	10.1%	1.82%
1988	9.59%	1.7%
1989	9.06%	1.59%
1990	8.57%	1.47%
1991	8.08%	1.36%
1992	7.61%	1.25%
1993	7.15%	1.14%
1994	6.68%	1.05%
1995	6.22%	0.98%
1996	5.74%	0.92%
1997	5.28%	0.86%
1998	4.81%	0.82%
1999	4.36%	0.77%
2000	3.9%	0.72%
2001	3.47%	0.66%
2002	3.08%	0.61%
2003	2.72%	0.55%
2004	2.7%	0.5%
2005	2.16%	0.47%
2006	1.94%	0.44%
2007	1.76%	0.42%
2008	1.61%	0.4%
2009	1.49%	0.39%
2010	1.38%	0.38%
2011	1.29%	0.37%
2012	1.21%	0.37%
2013	1.13%	0.36%
2014	1.05%	0.36%
2015	0.99%	0.36%
2016	0.92%	0.36%
2017	0.86%	0.36%
2018	0.8%	0.35%
2019	0.74%	0.35%
2020	0.69%	0.34%
2021	0.64%	0.33%
2022	0.6%	0.32%
2023	0.57%	0.32%