Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Qatar

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Qatar chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Portugal was 1.44 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.73 in Qatar in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs Qatar population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Portugal	Qatar
1960	3.16	6.53
1961	3.21	6.53
1962	3.23	6.53
1963	3.12	6.53
1964	3.21	6.53
1965	3.15	6.53
1966	3.16	6.52
1967	3.16	6.46
1968	3.12	6.39
1969	3.12	6.31
1970	3.01	6.23
1971	3	6.15
1972	2.86	6.07
1973	2.77	6.01
1974	2.7	5.94
1975	2.75	5.86
1976	2.82	5.78
1977	2.69	5.69
1978	2.45	5.58
1979	2.31	5.46
1980	2.25	5.33
1981	2.13	5.2
1982	2.07	5.04
1983	1.95	4.9
1984	1.9	4.76
1985	1.72	4.64
1986	1.66	4.57
1987	1.62	4.54
1988	1.61	4.51
1989	1.57	4.41
1990	1.56	4.23
1991	1.56	3.99
1992	1.54	3.85
1993	1.52	3.77
1994	1.45	3.67
1995	1.41	3.56
1996	1.44	3.44
1997	1.47	3.33
1998	1.47	3.21
1999	1.5	3.12
2000	1.55	3.07
2001	1.45	3.08
2002	1.46	3.01
2003	1.44	2.93
2004	1.4	2.79
2005	1.41	2.64
2006	1.37	2.51
2007	1.35	2.44
2008	1.39	2.37
2009	1.34	2.25
2010	1.39	2.14
2011	1.35	2.07
2012	1.28	2.04
2013	1.21	2.03
2014	1.24	2.03
2015	1.31	1.98
2016	1.37	1.86
2017	1.38	1.83
2018	1.42	1.76
2019	1.44	1.73
2020	1.42	1.68
2021	1.35	1.61
2022	1.43	1.74
2023	1.44	1.73
2024	1.45	1.72
2025	1.45	1.7
2026	1.45	1.69
2027	1.46	1.68
2028	1.46	1.67
2029	1.46	1.66
2030	1.46	1.66
2031	1.47	1.65
2032	1.47	1.64
2033	1.47	1.64
2034	1.48	1.64
2035	1.48	1.63
2036	1.48	1.63
2037	1.48	1.63
2038	1.49	1.63
2039	1.49	1.63
2040	1.49	1.63
2041	1.49	1.63
2042	1.49	1.63
2043	1.49	1.63
2044	1.5	1.63
2045	1.5	1.63
2046	1.5	1.63
2047	1.5	1.63
2048	1.5	1.63
2049	1.5	1.62
2050	1.5	1.62

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Qatar
1960	29.3%	44.2%
1961	29.1%	42.5%
1962	29.1%	40.5%
1963	29.1%	38.7%
1964	29.1%	37.2%
1965	29.1%	36.2%
1966	29.2%	35.3%
1967	29.2%	34.7%
1968	29.2%	34.2%
1969	29.1%	33.9%
1970	28.7%	35.1%
1971	28.4%	36.9%
1972	28.2%	37.5%
1973	27.9%	37.4%
1974	27.7%	36.7%
1975	27.4%	35.7%
1976	27.2%	34.6%
1977	27.1%	33.3%
1978	26.8%	32.1%
1979	26.4%	31%
1980	25.9%	30%
1981	25.4%	29.2%
1982	25%	28.6%
1983	24.5%	28.1%
1984	24.1%	27.6%
1985	23.7%	27.2%
1986	23.1%	27%
1987	22.5%	27.2%
1988	21.9%	27.2%
1989	21.2%	27.1%
1990	20.5%	27%
1991	19.7%	26.8%
1992	19.1%	26.6%
1993	18.6%	26.4%
1994	18.2%	26.2%
1995	17.8%	26.1%
1996	17.4%	25.9%
1997	17.1%	25.5%
1998	16.8%	24.8%
1999	16.6%	24.1%
2000	16.4%	23.5%
2001	16.2%	23%
2002	16.1%	22.5%
2003	16.1%	22.2%
2004	16%	22.2%
2005	15.9%	22.5%
2006	15.8%	20.2%
2007	15.6%	16.4%
2008	15.5%	14.6%
2009	15.4%	14%
2010	15.2%	13.9%
2011	15%	14.2%
2012	14.9%	14.5%
2013	14.8%	14.6%
2014	14.6%	14.4%
2015	14.3%	13.9%
2016	14.1%	13.7%
2017	13.9%	13.7%
2018	13.7%	14%
2019	13.5%	14.6%
2020	13.3%	15.4%
2021	13.1%	15.5%
2022	13%	15.2%
2023	12.9%	15.2%
2024	12.8%	15.1%
2025	12.7%	15%
2026	12.6%	15%
2027	12.6%	15%
2028	12.6%	15.1%
2029	12.6%	15.2%
2030	12.7%	15.3%
2031	12.7%	15.4%
2032	12.7%	15.5%
2033	12.7%	15.6%
2034	12.7%	15.7%
2035	12.8%	15.9%
2036	12.9%	16.1%
2037	12.9%	16.2%
2038	13%	16.4%
2039	13%	16.5%
2040	13.1%	16.7%
2041	13.1%	16.8%
2042	13.2%	17%
2043	13.2%	17.1%
2044	13.3%	17.3%
2045	13.3%	17.4%
2046	13.4%	17.5%
2047	13.4%	17.6%
2048	13.4%	17.7%
2049	13.5%	17.7%
2050	13.5%	17.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 15.1% in Qatar in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 27% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Qatar compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Qatar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +0.92% in Qatar. 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
	Portugal	Qatar
1960	118,693	1,220
1961	117,867	1,357
1962	123,217	1,589
1963	113,783	1,854
1964	120,170	2,150
1965	115,182	2,472
1966	107,171	2,811
1967	106,495	3,167
1968	100,737	3,547
1969	89,329	3,941
1970	87,672	4,346
1971	82,980	4,433
1972	83,715	4,581
1973	76,835	4,780
1974	74,412	5,015
1975	81,841	5,289
1976	85,138	5,598
1977	84,156	5,925
1978	70,731	6,246
1979	67,628	6,579
1980	63,481	6,894
1981	56,152	7,202
1982	58,479	7,489
1983	47,798	7,765
1984	45,983	7,997
1985	33,077	8,212
1986	31,102	8,439
1987	28,084	8,806
1988	24,047	9,198
1989	22,011	9,407
1990	13,976	9,388
1991	12,948	9,182
1992	13,933	9,189
1993	7,972	9,250
1994	9,991	9,257
1995	4,011	9,186
1996	4,026	9,049
1997	8,087	8,846
1998	7,112	9,055
1999	8,175	9,431
2000	15,435	9,974
2001	8,290	10,683
2002	8,335	11,062
2003	4,184	11,291
2004	7,339	11,242
2005	2,101	11,392
2006	3,156	10,225
2007	-1,055	11,351
2008	0	14,062
2009	-5,284	15,595
2010	-4,230	16,225
2011	-5,279	16,543
2012	-17,875	17,681
2013	-24,052	19,669
2014	-22,882	21,699
2015	-23,823	22,568
2016	-23,749	22,416
2017	-23,691	23,244
2018	-25,709	23,340
2019	-24,687	24,112
2020	-39,129	25,128
2021	-45,592	21,297
2022	-40,694	24,360
2023	-32,792	23,845

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Qatar

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Portugal, compared to 4 deaths in Qatar.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Qatar
1985	20	17
1986	19	16
1987	19	15
1988	18	15
1989	18	14
1990	17	13
1991	17	13
1992	16	13
1993	15	13
1994	13	13
1995	12	13
1996	12	13
1997	12	13
1998	11	12
1999	10	12
2000	9	11
2001	9	12
2002	9	11
2003	8	11
2004	8	11
2005	8	11
2006	8	10
2007	8	9
2008	9	9
2009	9	8
2010	10	8
2011	10	7
2012	10	7
2013	10	6
2014	11	6
2015	11	6
2016	12	5
2017	13	5
2018	14	5
2019	15	5
2020	14	6
2021	19	7
2022	16	8
2023	15	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 0.6% in Qatar. 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
	Portugal	Qatar
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%	7.07%
1970	6.81%	6.6%
1971	6.3%	6.16%
1972	5.78%	5.77%
1973	5.27%	5.4%
1974	4.79%	5.06%
1975	4.35%	4.75%
1976	3.94%	4.48%
1977	3.57%	4.24%
1978	3.24%	4.02%
1979	2.97%	3.81%
1980	2.75%	3.62%
1981	2.58%	3.45%
1982	2.43%	3.29%
1983	2.29%	3.13%
1984	2.16%	2.98%
1985	2.04%	2.82%
1986	1.93%	2.68%
1987	1.82%	2.52%
1988	1.7%	2.37%
1989	1.59%	2.23%
1990	1.47%	2.08%
1991	1.36%	1.94%
1992	1.25%	1.82%
1993	1.14%	1.71%
1994	1.05%	1.61%
1995	0.98%	1.53%
1996	0.92%	1.46%
1997	0.86%	1.4%
1998	0.82%	1.34%
1999	0.77%	1.29%
2000	0.72%	1.25%
2001	0.66%	1.2%
2002	0.61%	1.16%
2003	0.55%	1.12%
2004	0.5%	1.08%
2005	0.47%	1.04%
2006	0.44%	1.01%
2007	0.42%	0.98%
2008	0.4%	0.96%
2009	0.39%	0.93%
2010	0.38%	0.91%
2011	0.37%	0.89%
2012	0.37%	0.87%
2013	0.36%	0.84%
2014	0.36%	0.82%
2015	0.36%	0.79%
2016	0.36%	0.75%
2017	0.36%	0.72%
2018	0.35%	0.69%
2019	0.35%	0.67%
2020	0.34%	0.64%
2021	0.33%	0.63%
2022	0.32%	0.61%
2023	0.32%	0.6%