Fertility & birth rates in Paraguay and Portugal

Fertility rate in Paraguay vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Paraguay was 2.42 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 Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Portugal
1960	6.5	3.16
1961	6.49	3.21
1962	6.47	3.23
1963	6.45	3.12
1964	6.42	3.21
1965	6.35	3.15
1966	6.23	3.16
1967	6.1	3.16
1968	5.97	3.12
1969	5.84	3.12
1970	5.72	3.01
1971	5.59	3
1972	5.46	2.86
1973	5.35	2.77
1974	5.27	2.7
1975	5.18	2.75
1976	5.12	2.82
1977	5.08	2.69
1978	5.04	2.45
1979	5.06	2.31
1980	5.1	2.25
1981	5.15	2.13
1982	5.13	2.07
1983	5.09	1.95
1984	5.04	1.9
1985	4.97	1.72
1986	4.93	1.66
1987	4.85	1.62
1988	4.77	1.61
1989	4.68	1.57
1990	4.57	1.56
1991	4.48	1.56
1992	4.4	1.54
1993	4.28	1.52
1994	4.2	1.45
1995	4.11	1.41
1996	4.01	1.44
1997	3.91	1.47
1998	3.8	1.47
1999	3.67	1.5
2000	3.51	1.55
2001	3.36	1.45
2002	3.23	1.46
2003	3.12	1.44
2004	3.05	1.4
2005	2.97	1.41
2006	2.89	1.37
2007	2.82	1.35
2008	2.79	1.39
2009	2.76	1.34
2010	2.7	1.39
2011	2.67	1.35
2012	2.66	1.28
2013	2.64	1.21
2014	2.65	1.24
2015	2.65	1.31
2016	2.62	1.37
2017	2.59	1.38
2018	2.56	1.42
2019	2.53	1.44
2020	2.5	1.42
2021	2.47	1.35
2022	2.44	1.43
2023	2.42	1.44
2024	2.42	1.45
2025	2.39	1.45
2026	2.37	1.45
2027	2.35	1.46
2028	2.33	1.46
2029	2.31	1.46
2030	2.29	1.46
2031	2.27	1.47
2032	2.26	1.47
2033	2.24	1.47
2034	2.22	1.48
2035	2.21	1.48
2036	2.19	1.48
2037	2.17	1.48
2038	2.16	1.49
2039	2.14	1.49
2040	2.13	1.49
2041	2.12	1.49
2042	2.11	1.49
2043	2.09	1.49
2044	2.08	1.5
2045	2.07	1.5
2046	2.06	1.5
2047	2.05	1.5
2048	2.04	1.5
2049	2.03	1.5
2050	2.02	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Paraguay	Portugal
1960	46.3%	29.3%
1961	46.2%	29.1%
1962	46.1%	29.1%
1963	46%	29.1%
1964	46%	29.1%
1965	46%	29.1%
1966	46%	29.2%
1967	45.9%	29.2%
1968	45.8%	29.2%
1969	45.7%	29.1%
1970	45.5%	28.7%
1971	45.2%	28.4%
1972	45%	28.2%
1973	44.6%	27.9%
1974	44.2%	27.7%
1975	43.7%	27.4%
1976	43.3%	27.2%
1977	42.8%	27.1%
1978	42.4%	26.8%
1979	42%	26.4%
1980	41.6%	25.9%
1981	41.4%	25.4%
1982	41.2%	25%
1983	41.2%	24.5%
1984	41.2%	24.1%
1985	41.2%	23.7%
1986	41.3%	23.1%
1987	41.3%	22.5%
1988	41.4%	21.9%
1989	41.5%	21.2%
1990	41.5%	20.5%
1991	41.5%	19.7%
1992	41.5%	19.1%
1993	41.4%	18.6%
1994	41.3%	18.2%
1995	41.1%	17.8%
1996	40.8%	17.4%
1997	40.4%	17.1%
1998	40%	16.8%
1999	39.5%	16.6%
2000	39%	16.4%
2001	38.4%	16.2%
2002	37.9%	16.1%
2003	37.3%	16.1%
2004	36.6%	16%
2005	35.8%	15.9%
2006	35.1%	15.8%
2007	34.4%	15.6%
2008	33.8%	15.5%
2009	33.2%	15.4%
2010	32.5%	15.2%
2011	32%	15%
2012	31.4%	14.9%
2013	30.9%	14.8%
2014	30.5%	14.6%
2015	30.2%	14.3%
2016	29.9%	14.1%
2017	29.7%	13.9%
2018	29.5%	13.7%
2019	29.3%	13.5%
2020	29.1%	13.3%
2021	29%	13.1%
2022	28.9%	13%
2023	28.8%	12.9%
2024	28.6%	12.8%
2025	28.4%	12.7%
2026	28.1%	12.6%
2027	27.9%	12.6%
2028	27.6%	12.6%
2029	27.3%	12.6%
2030	26.9%	12.7%
2031	26.5%	12.7%
2032	26.1%	12.7%
2033	25.8%	12.7%
2034	25.4%	12.7%
2035	25%	12.8%
2036	24.7%	12.9%
2037	24.4%	12.9%
2038	24.1%	13%
2039	23.8%	13%
2040	23.5%	13.1%
2041	23.2%	13.1%
2042	23%	13.2%
2043	22.7%	13.2%
2044	22.5%	13.3%
2045	22.3%	13.3%
2046	22.1%	13.4%
2047	22%	13.4%
2048	21.8%	13.4%
2049	21.6%	13.5%
2050	21.4%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.6% of the population in Paraguay and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Paraguay and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Paraguay vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.56% in Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Portugal
1960	60,009	118,693
1961	61,536	117,867
1962	63,079	123,217
1963	64,741	113,783
1964	65,681	120,170
1965	66,063	115,182
1966	66,002	107,171
1967	65,695	106,495
1968	65,575	100,737
1969	65,616	89,329
1970	65,905	87,672
1971	66,142	82,980
1972	66,625	83,715
1973	67,803	76,835
1974	69,059	74,412
1975	70,285	81,841
1976	71,973	85,138
1977	74,359	84,156
1978	76,691	70,731
1979	80,345	67,628
1980	84,568	63,481
1981	89,456	56,152
1982	92,917	58,479
1983	96,406	47,798
1984	99,937	45,983
1985	102,859	33,077
1986	105,776	31,102
1987	107,962	28,084
1988	110,348	24,047
1989	111,727	22,011
1990	112,864	13,976
1991	114,472	12,948
1992	115,442	13,933
1993	115,211	7,972
1994	115,662	9,991
1995	115,777	4,011
1996	115,623	4,026
1997	115,095	8,087
1998	114,122	7,112
1999	112,726	8,175
2000	109,979	15,435
2001	107,225	8,290
2002	104,658	8,335
2003	102,427	4,184
2004	101,896	7,339
2005	101,035	2,101
2006	99,808	3,156
2007	99,141	-1,055
2008	99,821	0
2009	100,296	-5,284
2010	99,456	-4,230
2011	100,442	-5,279
2012	102,508	-17,875
2013	103,383	-24,052
2014	105,585	-22,882
2015	106,817	-23,823
2016	106,804	-23,749
2017	105,634	-23,691
2018	104,908	-25,709
2019	103,179	-24,687
2020	98,667	-39,129
2021	78,667	-45,592
2022	94,627	-40,694
2023	97,748	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Paraguay vs Portugal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 58 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay, compared to 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Paraguay	Portugal
1985	237	20
1986	230	19
1987	225	19
1988	220	18
1989	209	18
1990	198	17
1991	192	17
1992	195	16
1993	197	15
1994	201	13
1995	202	12
1996	203	12
1997	205	12
1998	207	11
1999	207	10
2000	207	9
2001	207	9
2002	206	9
2003	203	8
2004	199	8
2005	194	8
2006	186	8
2007	177	8
2008	166	9
2009	152	9
2010	136	10
2011	120	10
2012	100	10
2013	84	10
2014	70	11
2015	64	11
2016	60	12
2017	58	13
2018	58	14
2019	58	15
2020	69	14
2021	140	19
2022	78	16
2023	58	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Portugal
1960	8.18%	11.4%
1961	8.11%	11%
1962	8.06%	10.4%
1963	8.02%	9.76%
1964	7.99%	9.1%
1965	7.96%	8.53%
1966	7.94%	8.09%
1967	7.91%	7.76%
1968	7.88%	7.51%
1969	7.84%	7.22%
1970	7.79%	6.81%
1971	7.73%	6.3%
1972	7.66%	5.78%
1973	7.57%	5.27%
1974	7.46%	4.79%
1975	7.34%	4.35%
1976	7.21%	3.94%
1977	7.06%	3.57%
1978	6.91%	3.24%
1979	6.74%	2.97%
1980	6.55%	2.75%
1981	6.35%	2.58%
1982	6.14%	2.43%
1983	5.92%	2.29%
1984	5.71%	2.16%
1985	5.5%	2.04%
1986	5.3%	1.93%
1987	5.1%	1.82%
1988	4.92%	1.7%
1989	4.73%	1.59%
1990	4.55%	1.47%
1991	4.38%	1.36%
1992	4.23%	1.25%
1993	4.08%	1.14%
1994	3.95%	1.05%
1995	3.83%	0.98%
1996	3.72%	0.92%
1997	3.62%	0.86%
1998	3.53%	0.82%
1999	3.45%	0.77%
2000	3.36%	0.72%
2001	3.29%	0.66%
2002	3.22%	0.61%
2003	3.14%	0.55%
2004	3.07%	0.5%
2005	2.99%	0.47%
2006	2.91%	0.44%
2007	2.83%	0.42%
2008	2.75%	0.4%
2009	2.67%	0.39%
2010	2.59%	0.38%
2011	2.51%	0.37%
2012	2.44%	0.37%
2013	2.37%	0.36%
2014	2.3%	0.36%
2015	2.22%	0.36%
2016	2.15%	0.36%
2017	2.08%	0.36%
2018	2.01%	0.35%
2019	1.94%	0.35%
2020	1.88%	0.34%
2021	1.82%	0.33%
2022	1.76%	0.32%
2023	1.7%	0.32%