Portugal birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Portugal chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Portugal was 1.44 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1982. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.52 — a -5.26% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Portugal	World
1960	3.16	4.69
1961	3.21	4.56
1962	3.23	5.02
1963	3.12	5.31
1964	3.21	5.13
1965	3.15	5.08
1966	3.16	4.97
1967	3.16	4.87
1968	3.12	4.98
1969	3.12	4.88
1970	3.01	4.84
1971	3	4.69
1972	2.86	4.55
1973	2.77	4.42
1974	2.7	4.26
1975	2.75	4.07
1976	2.82	3.97
1977	2.69	3.84
1978	2.45	3.77
1979	2.31	3.76
1980	2.25	3.73
1981	2.13	3.71
1982	2.07	3.72
1983	1.95	3.59
1984	1.9	3.57
1985	1.72	3.53
1986	1.66	3.51
1987	1.62	3.48
1988	1.61	3.39
1989	1.57	3.35
1990	1.56	3.31
1991	1.56	3.13
1992	1.54	3.04
1993	1.52	2.97
1994	1.45	2.92
1995	1.41	2.87
1996	1.44	2.82
1997	1.47	2.78
1998	1.47	2.75
1999	1.5	2.72
2000	1.55	2.73
2001	1.45	2.69
2002	1.46	2.66
2003	1.44	2.64
2004	1.4	2.63
2005	1.41	2.61
2006	1.37	2.61
2007	1.35	2.6
2008	1.39	2.6
2009	1.34	2.59
2010	1.39	2.57
2011	1.35	2.55
2012	1.28	2.56
2013	1.21	2.53
2014	1.24	2.52
2015	1.31	2.49
2016	1.37	2.49
2017	1.38	2.46
2018	1.42	2.39
2019	1.44	2.35
2020	1.42	2.28
2021	1.35	2.25
2022	1.43	2.22
2023	1.44	2.2
2024	1.45	2.19
2025	1.45	2.18
2026	1.45	2.18
2027	1.46	2.17
2028	1.46	2.16
2029	1.46	2.15
2030	1.46	2.14
2031	1.47	2.13
2032	1.47	2.12
2033	1.47	2.12
2034	1.48	2.11
2035	1.48	2.1
2036	1.48	2.09
2037	1.48	2.09
2038	1.49	2.08
2039	1.49	2.08
2040	1.49	2.08
2041	1.49	2.07
2042	1.49	2.07
2043	1.49	2.07
2044	1.5	2.07
2045	1.5	2.06
2046	1.5	2.06
2047	1.5	2.06
2048	1.5	2.05
2049	1.5	2.05
2050	1.5	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.82% were to women under 20 years old, 31.6% to women ages 20-29, and 66.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 8.41%, 63.9%, and 27.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Portugal by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Portugal	World
1960	29.3%	37.4%
1961	29.1%	37.5%
1962	29.1%	37.6%
1963	29.1%	37.8%
1964	29.1%	38%
1965	29.1%	38%
1966	29.2%	38%
1967	29.2%	38%
1968	29.2%	37.9%
1969	29.1%	37.8%
1970	28.7%	37.7%
1971	28.4%	37.6%
1972	28.2%	37.5%
1973	27.9%	37.3%
1974	27.7%	37.2%
1975	27.4%	37.1%
1976	27.2%	36.9%
1977	27.1%	36.7%
1978	26.8%	36.3%
1979	26.4%	35.9%
1980	25.9%	35.5%
1981	25.4%	35.2%
1982	25%	34.9%
1983	24.5%	34.6%
1984	24.1%	34.3%
1985	23.7%	34%
1986	23.1%	33.8%
1987	22.5%	33.6%
1988	21.9%	33.4%
1989	21.2%	33.2%
1990	20.5%	33%
1991	19.7%	32.9%
1992	19.1%	32.7%
1993	18.6%	32.5%
1994	18.2%	32.3%
1995	17.8%	32.1%
1996	17.4%	31.8%
1997	17.1%	31.5%
1998	16.8%	31.1%
1999	16.6%	30.8%
2000	16.4%	30.4%
2001	16.2%	30%
2002	16.1%	29.6%
2003	16.1%	29.2%
2004	16%	28.8%
2005	15.9%	28.5%
2006	15.8%	28.1%
2007	15.6%	27.9%
2008	15.5%	27.6%
2009	15.4%	27.5%
2010	15.2%	27.3%
2011	15%	27.1%
2012	14.9%	27%
2013	14.8%	26.9%
2014	14.6%	26.8%
2015	14.3%	26.6%
2016	14.1%	26.5%
2017	13.9%	26.4%
2018	13.7%	26.2%
2019	13.5%	26%
2020	13.3%	25.8%
2021	13.1%	25.6%
2022	13%	25.3%
2023	12.9%	25%
2024	12.8%	24.7%
2025	12.7%	24.4%
2026	12.6%	24.1%
2027	12.6%	23.8%
2028	12.6%	23.4%
2029	12.6%	23.1%
2030	12.7%	22.8%
2031	12.7%	22.6%
2032	12.7%	22.3%
2033	12.7%	22.1%
2034	12.7%	21.9%
2035	12.8%	21.7%
2036	12.9%	21.6%
2037	12.9%	21.5%
2038	13%	21.4%
2039	13%	21.3%
2040	13.1%	21.2%
2041	13.1%	21.1%
2042	13.2%	21%
2043	13.2%	21%
2044	13.3%	20.9%
2045	13.3%	20.8%
2046	13.4%	20.7%
2047	13.4%	20.7%
2048	13.4%	20.6%
2049	13.5%	20.5%
2050	13.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Portugal was 29.3% in 1960, 18.6% in 1993, and 12.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Portugal.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Portugal, excluding migration, has been -0.29% annually. On average, -30,274 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Portugal
1960	118,693
1961	117,867
1962	123,217
1963	113,783
1964	120,170
1965	115,182
1966	107,171
1967	106,495
1968	100,737
1969	89,329
1970	87,672
1971	82,980
1972	83,715
1973	76,835
1974	74,412
1975	81,841
1976	85,138
1977	84,156
1978	70,731
1979	67,628
1980	63,481
1981	56,152
1982	58,479
1983	47,798
1984	45,983
1985	33,077
1986	31,102
1987	28,084
1988	24,047
1989	22,011
1990	13,976
1991	12,948
1992	13,933
1993	7,972
1994	9,991
1995	4,011
1996	4,026
1997	8,087
1998	7,112
1999	8,175
2000	15,435
2001	8,290
2002	8,335
2003	4,184
2004	7,339
2005	2,101
2006	3,156
2007	-1,055
2008	0
2009	-5,284
2010	-4,230
2011	-5,279
2012	-17,875
2013	-24,052
2014	-22,882
2015	-23,823
2016	-23,749
2017	-23,691
2018	-25,709
2019	-24,687
2020	-39,129
2021	-45,592
2022	-40,694
2023	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Portugal was 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +66.7% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	World
1985	20	460
1986	19	438
1987	19	429
1988	18	414
1989	18	401
1990	17	391
1991	17	395
1992	16	395
1993	15	389
1994	13	382
1995	12	371
1996	12	366
1997	12	358
1998	11	360
1999	10	340
2000	9	328
2001	9	321
2002	9	311
2003	8	301
2004	8	291
2005	8	283
2006	8	276
2007	8	269
2008	9	264
2009	9	258
2010	10	253
2011	10	247
2012	10	239
2013	10	235
2014	11	231
2015	11	228
2016	12	220
2017	13	215
2018	14	211
2019	15	207
2020	14	211
2021	19	242
2022	16	203
2023	15	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Portugal was 3.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.32% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 7.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Portugal	World
1960	11.4%	18.5%
1961	11%	18.1%
1962	10.4%	17.8%
1963	9.76%	17.5%
1964	9.1%	17.7%
1965	8.53%	17.5%
1966	8.09%	17.3%
1967	7.76%	17%
1968	7.51%	16.5%
1969	7.22%	15.5%
1970	6.81%	15.2%
1971	6.3%	15.1%
1972	5.78%	14.4%
1973	5.27%	14.1%
1974	4.79%	13.7%
1975	4.35%	13.4%
1976	3.94%	13%
1977	3.57%	12.5%
1978	3.24%	12.1%
1979	2.97%	11.7%
1980	2.75%	11.4%
1981	2.58%	11%
1982	2.43%	10.8%
1983	2.29%	10.6%
1984	2.16%	10.4%
1985	2.04%	10.1%
1986	1.93%	9.81%
1987	1.82%	9.47%
1988	1.7%	9.31%
1989	1.59%	9.02%
1990	1.47%	8.81%
1991	1.36%	8.66%
1992	1.25%	8.46%
1993	1.14%	8.19%
1994	1.05%	7.98%
1995	0.98%	7.76%
1996	0.92%	7.52%
1997	0.86%	7.28%
1998	0.82%	7.05%
1999	0.77%	6.76%
2000	0.72%	6.48%
2001	0.66%	6.21%
2002	0.61%	5.94%
2003	0.55%	5.65%
2004	0.5%	5.43%
2005	0.47%	5.16%
2006	0.44%	4.92%
2007	0.42%	4.7%
2008	0.4%	4.5%
2009	0.39%	4.31%
2010	0.38%	4.11%
2011	0.37%	3.97%
2012	0.37%	3.77%
2013	0.36%	3.61%
2014	0.36%	3.48%
2015	0.36%	3.35%
2016	0.36%	3.23%
2017	0.36%	3.11%
2018	0.35%	2.97%
2019	0.35%	2.86%
2020	0.34%	2.75%
2021	0.33%	2.66%
2022	0.32%	2.59%
2023	0.32%	2.49%