Fertility & birth rates in Panama and Portugal

Fertility rate in Panama vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Panama was 2.12 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 Panama 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
	Panama	Portugal
1960	5.83	3.16
1961	5.87	3.21
1962	5.87	3.23
1963	5.87	3.12
1964	5.81	3.21
1965	5.73	3.15
1966	5.65	3.16
1967	5.53	3.16
1968	5.41	3.12
1969	5.29	3.12
1970	5.18	3.01
1971	5.05	3
1972	4.91	2.86
1973	4.74	2.77
1974	4.58	2.7
1975	4.41	2.75
1976	4.26	2.82
1977	4.12	2.69
1978	3.98	2.45
1979	3.88	2.31
1980	3.8	2.25
1981	3.72	2.13
1982	3.66	2.07
1983	3.6	1.95
1984	3.52	1.9
1985	3.43	1.72
1986	3.34	1.66
1987	3.25	1.62
1988	3.17	1.61
1989	3.12	1.57
1990	3.07	1.56
1991	3	1.56
1992	2.95	1.54
1993	2.91	1.52
1994	2.88	1.45
1995	2.85	1.41
1996	2.83	1.44
1997	2.81	1.47
1998	2.79	1.47
1999	2.77	1.5
2000	2.74	1.55
2001	2.72	1.45
2002	2.7	1.46
2003	2.68	1.44
2004	2.68	1.4
2005	2.64	1.41
2006	2.62	1.37
2007	2.61	1.35
2008	2.61	1.39
2009	2.59	1.34
2010	2.59	1.39
2011	2.6	1.35
2012	2.59	1.28
2013	2.57	1.21
2014	2.55	1.24
2015	2.53	1.31
2016	2.5	1.37
2017	2.46	1.38
2018	2.4	1.42
2019	2.29	1.44
2020	2.18	1.42
2021	2.15	1.35
2022	2.14	1.43
2023	2.12	1.44
2024	2.11	1.45
2025	2.09	1.45
2026	2.07	1.45
2027	2.06	1.46
2028	2.04	1.46
2029	2.02	1.46
2030	2.01	1.46
2031	2	1.47
2032	1.99	1.47
2033	1.97	1.47
2034	1.96	1.48
2035	1.95	1.48
2036	1.95	1.48
2037	1.94	1.48
2038	1.93	1.49
2039	1.92	1.49
2040	1.91	1.49
2041	1.91	1.49
2042	1.9	1.49
2043	1.89	1.49
2044	1.89	1.5
2045	1.88	1.5
2046	1.88	1.5
2047	1.87	1.5
2048	1.87	1.5
2049	1.86	1.5
2050	1.86	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Panama	Portugal
1960	44.2%	29.3%
1961	44.3%	29.1%
1962	44.5%	29.1%
1963	44.6%	29.1%
1964	44.7%	29.1%
1965	44.8%	29.1%
1966	44.8%	29.2%
1967	44.8%	29.2%
1968	44.7%	29.2%
1969	44.6%	29.1%
1970	44.5%	28.7%
1971	44.3%	28.4%
1972	44.1%	28.2%
1973	43.9%	27.9%
1974	43.6%	27.7%
1975	43.3%	27.4%
1976	42.9%	27.2%
1977	42.4%	27.1%
1978	41.9%	26.8%
1979	41.4%	26.4%
1980	40.8%	25.9%
1981	40.3%	25.4%
1982	39.8%	25%
1983	39.3%	24.5%
1984	38.8%	24.1%
1985	38.3%	23.7%
1986	37.8%	23.1%
1987	37.4%	22.5%
1988	36.9%	21.9%
1989	36.5%	21.2%
1990	36.1%	20.5%
1991	35.7%	19.7%
1992	35.3%	19.1%
1993	34.9%	18.6%
1994	34.6%	18.2%
1995	34.2%	17.8%
1996	33.9%	17.4%
1997	33.5%	17.1%
1998	33.1%	16.8%
1999	32.8%	16.6%
2000	32.4%	16.4%
2001	32%	16.2%
2002	31.6%	16.1%
2003	31.3%	16.1%
2004	31%	16%
2005	30.6%	15.9%
2006	30.3%	15.8%
2007	30%	15.6%
2008	29.7%	15.5%
2009	29.5%	15.4%
2010	29.2%	15.2%
2011	28.9%	15%
2012	28.7%	14.9%
2013	28.4%	14.8%
2014	28.2%	14.6%
2015	27.9%	14.3%
2016	27.6%	14.1%
2017	27.4%	13.9%
2018	27.1%	13.7%
2019	26.7%	13.5%
2020	26.4%	13.3%
2021	26%	13.1%
2022	25.7%	13%
2023	25.3%	12.9%
2024	24.9%	12.8%
2025	24.5%	12.7%
2026	24.1%	12.6%
2027	23.8%	12.6%
2028	23.4%	12.6%
2029	23%	12.6%
2030	22.6%	12.7%
2031	22.2%	12.7%
2032	21.9%	12.7%
2033	21.6%	12.7%
2034	21.3%	12.7%
2035	21%	12.8%
2036	20.9%	12.9%
2037	20.7%	12.9%
2038	20.5%	13%
2039	20.3%	13%
2040	20.1%	13.1%
2041	20%	13.1%
2042	19.8%	13.2%
2043	19.6%	13.2%
2044	19.4%	13.3%
2045	19.3%	13.3%
2046	19.1%	13.4%
2047	18.9%	13.4%
2048	18.8%	13.4%
2049	18.6%	13.5%
2050	18.4%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.9% of the population in Panama and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 36.1% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Panama and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Panama vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.31% in Panama 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
	Panama	Portugal
1960	35,431	118,693
1961	37,100	117,867
1962	38,537	123,217
1963	39,872	113,783
1964	40,806	120,170
1965	41,604	115,182
1966	42,457	107,171
1967	43,054	106,495
1968	43,641	100,737
1969	44,278	89,329
1970	45,075	87,672
1971	45,867	82,980
1972	46,311	83,715
1973	46,540	76,835
1974	46,932	74,412
1975	47,149	81,841
1976	47,307	85,138
1977	47,438	84,156
1978	47,694	70,731
1979	48,362	67,628
1980	49,077	63,481
1981	50,018	56,152
1982	50,858	58,479
1983	51,880	47,798
1984	52,436	45,983
1985	52,573	33,077
1986	52,681	31,102
1987	52,690	28,084
1988	52,767	24,047
1989	52,295	22,011
1990	53,451	13,976
1991	53,079	12,948
1992	53,186	13,933
1993	53,591	7,972
1994	53,845	9,991
1995	54,069	4,011
1996	54,512	4,026
1997	55,060	8,087
1998	55,482	7,112
1999	55,911	8,175
2000	56,236	15,435
2001	56,654	8,290
2002	57,011	8,335
2003	57,458	4,184
2004	58,281	7,339
2005	58,014	2,101
2006	58,067	3,156
2007	58,454	-1,055
2008	58,961	0
2009	59,168	-5,284
2010	59,418	-4,230
2011	60,411	-5,279
2012	60,471	-17,875
2013	60,295	-24,052
2014	60,227	-22,882
2015	59,896	-23,823
2016	59,454	-23,749
2017	58,607	-23,691
2018	57,508	-25,709
2019	54,420	-24,687
2020	46,599	-39,129
2021	46,747	-45,592
2022	50,556	-40,694
2023	50,197	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Panama vs Portugal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama, compared to 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Panama	Portugal
1985	95	20
1986	94	19
1987	93	19
1988	93	18
1989	96	18
1990	89	17
1991	87	17
1992	85	16
1993	81	15
1994	78	13
1995	77	12
1996	73	12
1997	70	12
1998	68	11
1999	65	10
2000	64	9
2001	62	9
2002	59	9
2003	58	8
2004	57	8
2005	57	8
2006	56	8
2007	55	8
2008	55	9
2009	55	9
2010	56	10
2011	55	10
2012	53	10
2013	52	10
2014	49	11
2015	48	11
2016	47	12
2017	47	13
2018	43	14
2019	41	15
2020	74	14
2021	59	19
2022	40	16
2023	37	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.33% in Panama 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
	Panama	Portugal
1960	9.31%	11.4%
1961	9.04%	11%
1962	8.78%	10.4%
1963	8.52%	9.76%
1964	8.28%	9.1%
1965	8.05%	8.53%
1966	7.83%	8.09%
1967	7.62%	7.76%
1968	7.38%	7.51%
1969	7.1%	7.22%
1970	6.78%	6.81%
1971	6.43%	6.3%
1972	6.07%	5.78%
1973	5.72%	5.27%
1974	5.41%	4.79%
1975	5.15%	4.35%
1976	4.93%	3.94%
1977	4.76%	3.57%
1978	4.61%	3.24%
1979	4.47%	2.97%
1980	4.34%	2.75%
1981	4.19%	2.58%
1982	4.05%	2.43%
1983	3.9%	2.29%
1984	3.75%	2.16%
1985	3.61%	2.04%
1986	3.47%	1.93%
1987	3.35%	1.82%
1988	3.24%	1.7%
1989	3.14%	1.59%
1990	3.05%	1.47%
1991	2.97%	1.36%
1992	2.91%	1.25%
1993	2.87%	1.14%
1994	2.83%	1.05%
1995	2.8%	0.98%
1996	2.77%	0.92%
1997	2.73%	0.86%
1998	2.68%	0.82%
1999	2.63%	0.77%
2000	2.56%	0.72%
2001	2.49%	0.66%
2002	2.41%	0.61%
2003	2.33%	0.55%
2004	2.25%	0.5%
2005	2.17%	0.47%
2006	2.1%	0.44%
2007	2.03%	0.42%
2008	1.97%	0.4%
2009	1.91%	0.39%
2010	1.86%	0.38%
2011	1.81%	0.37%
2012	1.77%	0.37%
2013	1.75%	0.36%
2014	1.73%	0.36%
2015	1.72%	0.36%
2016	1.7%	0.36%
2017	1.68%	0.36%
2018	1.65%	0.35%
2019	1.59%	0.35%
2020	1.52%	0.34%
2021	1.45%	0.33%
2022	1.39%	0.32%
2023	1.33%	0.32%