Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Russia

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Russia by year

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Portugal

Russia

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Year	Fertility rate
	Portugal	Russia
2023	1.44	1.41
2022	1.43	1.42
2021	1.35	1.51
2020	1.42	1.51
2019	1.44	1.5
2018	1.42	1.58
2017	1.38	1.62
2016	1.37	1.76
2015	1.31	1.78
2014	1.24	1.75
2013	1.21	1.71
2012	1.28	1.69
2011	1.35	1.58
2010	1.39	1.57
2009	1.34	1.54
2008	1.39	1.5
2007	1.35	1.42
2006	1.37	1.31
2005	1.41	1.29
2004	1.4	1.34
2003	1.44	1.32
2002	1.46	1.29
2001	1.45	1.22
2000	1.55	1.2
1999	1.5	1.16
1998	1.47	1.23
1997	1.47	1.22
1996	1.44	1.27
1995	1.41	1.34
1994	1.45	1.4
1993	1.52	1.39
1992	1.54	1.55
1991	1.56	1.73
1990	1.56	1.89
1989	1.57	2.01
1988	1.61	2.12
1987	1.62	2.22
1986	1.66	2.15
1985	1.72	2.05
1984	1.9	2.06
1983	1.95	2.11
1982	2.07	2.04
1981	2.13	1.91
1980	2.25	1.89
1979	2.31	1.9
1978	2.45	1.92
1977	2.69	1.95
1976	2.82	1.97
1975	2.75	1.98
1974	2.7	2
1973	2.77	2.01
1972	2.86	2.04
1971	3	2.03
1970	3.01	1.99
1969	3.12	1.97
1968	3.12	1.99
1967	3.16	2.04
1966	3.16	2.1
1965	3.15	2.13
1964	3.21	2.18
1963	3.12	2.27
1962	3.23	2.36
1961	3.21	2.45
1960	3.16	2.52

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Portugal was 1.44 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.41 in Russia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Portugal

Russia

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Year	Natural population change
	Portugal	Russia
2023	-32,792	-503,392
2022	-40,694	-576,948
2021	-45,592	-1,027,702
2020	-39,129	-697,177
2019	-24,687	-319,997
2018	-25,709	-232,637
2017	-23,691	-130,764
2016	-23,749	0
2015	-23,823	43,392
2014	-22,882	28,848
2013	-24,052	28,761
2012	-17,875	0
2011	-5,279	-128,716
2010	-4,230	-242,844
2009	-5,284	-257,014
2008	0	-356,856
2007	-1,055	-471,257
2006	3,156	-686,638
2005	2,101	-846,761
2004	7,339	-792,370
2003	4,184	-896,822
2002	8,335	-944,492
2001	8,290	-963,445
2000	15,435	-967,540
1999	8,175	-927,453
1998	7,112	-694,053
1997	8,087	-769,159
1996	4,026	-785,248
1995	4,011	-845,742
1994	9,991	-920,129
1993	7,972	-757,140
1992	13,933	-222,808
1991	12,948	103,876
1990	13,976	325,533
1989	22,011	576,112
1988	24,047	778,343
1987	28,084	977,583
1986	31,102	985,279
1985	33,077	762,447
1984	45,983	756,548
1983	47,798	906,676
1982	58,479	830,855
1981	56,152	713,700
1980	63,481	681,149
1979	67,628	690,135
1978	70,731	812,766
1977	84,156	832,932
1976	85,138	852,237
1975	81,841	843,850
1974	74,412	883,186
1973	76,835	846,561
1972	83,715	872,050
1971	82,980	854,999
1970	87,672	785,554
1969	89,329	753,088
1968	100,737	787,621
1967	106,495	854,554
1966	107,171	989,279
1965	115,182	1,059,335
1964	120,170	1,233,520
1963	113,783	1,436,077
1962	123,217	1,573,701
1961	117,867	1,810,538
1960	118,693	1,962,834

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.31% in Portugal and -0.35% in Russia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.29% in Portugal and -0.24% in Russia.

Birth rate in Portugal vs Russia by year

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Portugal

Russia

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Portugal	Russia
2023	8.1	8.6
2022	8	8.9
2021	7.6	9.6
2020	8.1	9.8
2019	8.4	10.1
2018	8.4	10.9
2017	8.3	11.5
2016	8.4	12.9
2015	8.2	13.3
2014	7.9	13.3
2013	7.9	13.2
2012	8.5	13.3
2011	9.2	12.6
2010	9.6	12.5
2009	9.4	12.3
2008	9.9	12
2007	9.7	11.3
2006	10	10.3
2005	10.4	10.2
2004	10.4	10.4
2003	10.8	10.2
2002	11	9.7
2001	10.9	9
2000	11.7	8.7
1999	11.4	8.3
1998	11.2	8.8
1997	11.2	8.6
1996	11	8.9
1995	10.7	9.3
1994	10.9	9.5
1993	11.4	9.4
1992	11.5	10.7
1991	11.7	12.1
1990	11.7	13.4
1989	11.8	14.6
1988	12.2	16
1987	12.3	17.2
1986	12.6	17.2
1985	13	16.6
1984	14.3	16.9
1983	14.5	17.5
1982	15.2	16.6
1981	15.4	16
1980	16.2	15.9
1979	16.6	15.8
1978	17.5	16.3
1977	19.1	16.3
1976	20	16.2
1975	19.8	16
1974	19.6	15.9
1973	20	15.4
1972	20.2	15.6
1971	21	15.3
1970	20.8	14.7
1969	21.7	14.3
1968	22.1	14.2
1967	22.8	14.6
1966	23.2	15.4
1965	23.4	15.9
1964	24	17.2
1963	23.5	19
1962	24.5	20.5
1961	24.4	22.5
1960	24.1	23.9

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.1 in Portugal and 8.6 in Russia, compared with 24.1 and 23.9, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Portugal

Factual

UN forecast

Russia

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Portugal	Russia
2100	13.8%	14.2%
2099	13.8%	14.3%
2098	13.8%	14.3%
2097	13.8%	14.4%
2096	13.9%	14.5%
2095	13.9%	14.5%
2094	13.9%	14.6%
2093	14%	14.7%
2092	14%	14.8%
2091	14%	14.9%
2090	14.1%	15%
2089	14.1%	15.1%
2088	14.1%	15.2%
2087	14.1%	15.2%
2086	14.2%	15.2%
2085	14.2%	15.3%
2084	14.2%	15.3%
2083	14.2%	15.2%
2082	14.2%	15.2%
2081	14.2%	15.2%
2080	14.2%	15.1%
2079	14.2%	15%
2078	14.2%	14.9%
2077	14.1%	14.8%
2076	14.1%	14.7%
2075	14.1%	14.6%
2074	14%	14.5%
2073	14%	14.4%
2072	13.9%	14.3%
2071	13.9%	14.3%
2070	13.8%	14.3%
2069	13.8%	14.2%
2068	13.7%	14.3%
2067	13.7%	14.3%
2066	13.6%	14.4%
2065	13.6%	14.5%
2064	13.5%	14.6%
2063	13.5%	14.7%
2062	13.5%	14.9%
2061	13.5%	15.1%
2060	13.5%	15.2%
2059	13.5%	15.4%
2058	13.5%	15.5%
2057	13.5%	15.6%
2056	13.5%	15.7%
2055	13.5%	15.8%
2054	13.5%	15.8%
2053	13.5%	15.8%
2052	13.5%	15.8%
2051	13.5%	15.7%
2050	13.5%	15.6%
2049	13.5%	15.5%
2048	13.4%	15.3%
2047	13.4%	15.1%
2046	13.4%	14.9%
2045	13.3%	14.7%
2044	13.3%	14.5%
2043	13.2%	14.3%
2042	13.1%	14.1%
2041	13.1%	13.9%
2040	13%	13.8%
2039	13%	13.7%
2038	13%	13.6%
2037	12.9%	13.6%
2036	12.8%	13.6%
2035	12.8%	13.7%
2034	12.7%	13.9%
2033	12.7%	14.1%
2032	12.7%	14.4%
2031	12.7%	14.8%
2030	12.7%	15.3%
2029	12.6%	15.7%
2028	12.6%	16.1%
2027	12.6%	16.6%
2026	12.7%	16.9%
2025	12.8%	17.2%
2024	12.8%	17.3%
2023	12.9%	17.5%
2022	13%	17.7%
2021	13.1%	17.7%
2020	13.3%	17.7%
2019	13.5%	17.6%
2018	13.7%	17.6%
2017	13.9%	17.5%
2016	14.1%	17.2%
2015	14.3%	16.9%
2014	14.6%	16.5%
2013	14.8%	16.1%
2012	14.9%	15.7%
2011	15%	15.4%
2010	15.2%	15.2%
2009	15.4%	15%
2008	15.5%	14.9%
2007	15.6%	14.8%
2006	15.8%	14.9%
2005	15.9%	15.2%
2004	16%	15.6%
2003	16.1%	16%
2002	16.1%	16.6%
2001	16.2%	17.3%
2000	16.4%	18%
1999	16.6%	18.8%
1998	16.8%	19.5%
1997	17.1%	20.2%
1996	17.4%	20.7%
1995	17.8%	21.2%
1994	18.2%	21.6%
1993	18.6%	22%
1992	19.1%	22.4%
1991	19.7%	22.7%
1990	20.5%	22.9%
1989	21.2%	23%
1988	21.9%	23%
1987	22.5%	22.9%
1986	23.1%	22.8%
1985	23.7%	22.6%
1984	24.1%	22.4%
1983	24.5%	22.1%
1982	25%	21.9%
1981	25.4%	21.7%
1980	25.9%	21.7%
1979	26.4%	21.7%
1978	26.8%	21.8%
1977	27.1%	22.1%
1976	27.2%	22.5%
1975	27.4%	23%
1974	27.7%	23.6%
1973	27.9%	24.2%
1972	28.2%	24.8%
1971	28.4%	25.4%
1970	28.7%	26.1%
1969	29.1%	26.9%
1968	29.2%	27.6%
1967	29.2%	28.3%
1966	29.2%	28.9%
1965	29.1%	29.5%
1964	29.1%	30.2%
1963	29.1%	30.6%
1962	29.1%	30.8%
1961	29.1%	30.9%
1960	29.3%	30.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 17.3% in Russia in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 22.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Russia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Russia

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Portugal

Russia

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Russia
2023	15	9
2022	16	13
2021	19	21
2020	14	19
2019	15	12
2018	14	12
2017	13	12
2016	12	14
2015	11	15
2014	11	16
2013	10	16
2012	10	18
2011	10	19
2010	10	23
2009	9	24
2008	9	27
2007	8	29
2006	8	32
2005	8	38
2004	8	41
2003	8	45
2002	9	47
2001	9	48
2000	9	51
1999	10	53
1998	11	53
1997	12	59
1996	12	69
1995	12	82
1994	13	85
1993	15	76
1992	16	62
1991	17	57
1990	17	58
1989	18	61
1988	18	63
1987	19	65
1986	19	69
1985	20	81

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 9 deaths in Russia.

Under-five mortality rates

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Portugal

Russia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Portugal	Russia
2023	0.32%	0.45%
2022	0.32%	0.47%
2021	0.33%	0.51%
2020	0.34%	0.54%
2019	0.35%	0.58%
2018	0.35%	0.63%
2017	0.36%	0.69%
2016	0.36%	0.75%
2015	0.36%	0.82%
2014	0.36%	0.89%
2013	0.36%	0.95%
2012	0.37%	0.99%
2011	0.37%	1.02%
2010	0.38%	1.04%
2009	0.39%	1.07%
2008	0.4%	1.13%
2007	0.42%	1.2%
2006	0.44%	1.29%
2005	0.47%	1.39%
2004	0.5%	1.5%
2003	0.55%	1.61%
2002	0.61%	1.73%
2001	0.66%	1.84%
2000	0.72%	1.94%
1999	0.77%	2.02%
1998	0.82%	2.08%
1997	0.86%	2.13%
1996	0.92%	2.17%
1995	0.98%	2.2%
1994	1.05%	2.2%
1993	1.14%	2.19%
1992	1.25%	2.17%
1991	1.36%	2.16%
1990	1.47%	2.17%
1989	1.59%	2.2%
1988	1.7%	2.26%
1987	1.82%	2.34%
1986	1.93%	2.42%
1985	2.04%	2.5%
1984	2.16%	2.56%
1983	2.29%	2.62%
1982	2.43%	2.66%
1981	2.58%	2.7%
1980	2.75%	2.73%
1979	2.97%	2.75%
1978	3.24%	2.76%
1977	3.57%	2.76%
1976	3.94%	2.76%
1975	4.35%	2.76%
1974	4.79%	2.77%
1973	5.27%	2.78%
1972	5.78%	2.81%
1971	6.3%	2.84%
1970	6.81%	2.88%
1969	7.22%	2.94%
1968	7.51%	3.02%
1967	7.76%	3.11%
1966	8.09%	3.23%
1965	8.53%	3.38%
1964	9.1%	3.55%
1963	9.76%	3.76%
1962	10.4%	3.99%
1961	11%	4.26%
1960	11.4%	4.55%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 0.45% in Russia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.