Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	3.16	7.63
1961	3.21	7.63
1962	3.23	7.64
1963	3.12	7.65
1964	3.21	7.67
1965	3.15	7.66
1966	3.16	7.66
1967	3.16	7.66
1968	3.12	7.63
1969	3.12	7.6
1970	3.01	7.58
1971	3	7.56
1972	2.86	7.54
1973	2.77	7.48
1974	2.7	7.43
1975	2.75	7.37
1976	2.82	7.33
1977	2.69	7.3
1978	2.45	7.26
1979	2.31	7.23
1980	2.25	7.15
1981	2.13	7.07
1982	2.07	6.98
1983	1.95	6.88
1984	1.9	6.78
1985	1.72	6.65
1986	1.66	6.52
1987	1.62	6.34
1988	1.61	6.15
1989	1.57	5.98
1990	1.56	5.8
1991	1.56	5.64
1992	1.54	5.49
1993	1.52	5.33
1994	1.45	5.16
1995	1.41	4.99
1996	1.44	4.81
1997	1.47	4.66
1998	1.47	4.52
1999	1.5	4.35
2000	1.55	4.21
2001	1.45	3.96
2002	1.46	3.71
2003	1.44	3.47
2004	1.4	3.26
2005	1.41	3.16
2006	1.37	3.18
2007	1.35	3.19
2008	1.39	3.07
2009	1.34	2.95
2010	1.39	2.81
2011	1.35	2.8
2012	1.28	2.78
2013	1.21	2.67
2014	1.24	2.68
2015	1.31	2.63
2016	1.37	2.65
2017	1.38	2.67
2018	1.42	2.67
2019	1.44	2.49
2020	1.42	2.27
2021	1.35	2.17
2022	1.43	2.14
2023	1.44	2.28
2024	1.45	2.31
2025	1.45	2.29
2026	1.45	2.27
2027	1.46	2.25
2028	1.46	2.22
2029	1.46	2.2
2030	1.46	2.17
2031	1.47	2.15
2032	1.47	2.13
2033	1.47	2.11
2034	1.48	2.09
2035	1.48	2.07
2036	1.48	2.05
2037	1.48	2.03
2038	1.49	2.01
2039	1.49	1.99
2040	1.49	1.98
2041	1.49	1.97
2042	1.49	1.95
2043	1.49	1.94
2044	1.5	1.93
2045	1.5	1.92
2046	1.5	1.91
2047	1.5	1.9
2048	1.5	1.89
2049	1.5	1.88
2050	1.5	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Saudi Arabia
1960	29.3%	43.4%
1961	29.1%	43.6%
1962	29.1%	43.9%
1963	29.1%	44.3%
1964	29.1%	44.6%
1965	29.1%	44.8%
1966	29.2%	45.1%
1967	29.2%	45.3%
1968	29.2%	45.4%
1969	29.1%	45.5%
1970	28.7%	45.5%
1971	28.4%	45.5%
1972	28.2%	45.3%
1973	27.9%	45.2%
1974	27.7%	45%
1975	27.4%	44.8%
1976	27.2%	44.6%
1977	27.1%	44.5%
1978	26.8%	44.3%
1979	26.4%	44.2%
1980	25.9%	44.1%
1981	25.4%	43.9%
1982	25%	43.8%
1983	24.5%	43.7%
1984	24.1%	43.6%
1985	23.7%	43.6%
1986	23.1%	43.5%
1987	22.5%	43.4%
1988	21.9%	43.3%
1989	21.2%	43.2%
1990	20.5%	43%
1991	19.7%	42.7%
1992	19.1%	42.4%
1993	18.6%	42.1%
1994	18.2%	41.7%
1995	17.8%	41.2%
1996	17.4%	40.7%
1997	17.1%	40.1%
1998	16.8%	39.5%
1999	16.6%	38.9%
2000	16.4%	38.3%
2001	16.2%	37.7%
2002	16.1%	36.8%
2003	16.1%	35.7%
2004	16%	34.5%
2005	15.9%	33.2%
2006	15.8%	31.9%
2007	15.6%	30.6%
2008	15.5%	29.5%
2009	15.4%	28.5%
2010	15.2%	27.6%
2011	15%	26.9%
2012	14.9%	26.3%
2013	14.8%	25.8%
2014	14.6%	25.4%
2015	14.3%	25.1%
2016	14.1%	24.9%
2017	13.9%	25.2%
2018	13.7%	25.7%
2019	13.5%	25.8%
2020	13.3%	25.5%
2021	13.1%	25.2%
2022	13%	24.6%
2023	12.9%	24.1%
2024	12.8%	23.8%
2025	12.7%	23.6%
2026	12.6%	23.4%
2027	12.6%	23.3%
2028	12.6%	23.1%
2029	12.6%	22.9%
2030	12.7%	22.8%
2031	12.7%	22.6%
2032	12.7%	22.5%
2033	12.7%	22.4%
2034	12.7%	22.3%
2035	12.8%	22.2%
2036	12.9%	22.2%
2037	12.9%	22.1%
2038	13%	22%
2039	13%	21.9%
2040	13.1%	21.7%
2041	13.1%	21.5%
2042	13.2%	21.3%
2043	13.2%	21.2%
2044	13.3%	21%
2045	13.3%	20.8%
2046	13.4%	20.7%
2047	13.4%	20.5%
2048	13.4%	20.4%
2049	13.5%	20.2%
2050	13.5%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	118,693	74,143
1961	117,867	77,743
1962	123,217	81,393
1963	113,783	85,480
1964	120,170	89,776
1965	115,182	93,820
1966	107,171	98,361
1967	106,495	103,343
1968	100,737	108,281
1969	89,329	113,859
1970	87,672	120,440
1971	82,980	127,600
1972	83,715	136,360
1973	76,835	145,450
1974	74,412	155,478
1975	81,841	166,223
1976	85,138	178,024
1977	84,156	191,103
1978	70,731	205,331
1979	67,628	220,186
1980	63,481	234,372
1981	56,152	249,156
1982	58,479	264,831
1983	47,798	280,616
1984	45,983	296,615
1985	33,077	310,558
1986	31,102	322,340
1987	28,084	333,088
1988	24,047	342,865
1989	22,011	349,399
1990	13,976	355,495
1991	12,948	361,329
1992	13,933	366,763
1993	7,972	372,621
1994	9,991	377,351
1995	4,011	380,231
1996	4,026	382,248
1997	8,087	385,033
1998	7,112	389,499
1999	8,175	390,112
2000	15,435	392,407
2001	8,290	382,153
2002	8,335	372,099
2003	4,184	364,520
2004	7,339	362,843
2005	2,101	375,938
2006	3,156	399,333
2007	-1,055	425,199
2008	0	433,457
2009	-5,284	438,557
2010	-4,230	418,641
2011	-5,279	443,675
2012	-17,875	465,649
2013	-24,052	475,299
2014	-22,882	493,431
2015	-23,823	511,023
2016	-23,749	537,829
2017	-23,691	546,751
2018	-25,709	528,767
2019	-24,687	474,407
2020	-39,129	447,036
2021	-45,592	409,032
2022	-40,694	406,920
2023	-32,792	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Saudi Arabia
1985	20	40
1986	19	38
1987	19	36
1988	18	34
1989	18	32
1990	17	30
1991	17	29
1992	16	27
1993	15	26
1994	13	25
1995	12	24
1996	12	23
1997	12	23
1998	11	22
1999	10	21
2000	9	20
2001	9	19
2002	9	18
2003	8	16
2004	8	16
2005	8	15
2006	8	14
2007	8	13
2008	9	12
2009	9	11
2010	10	11
2011	10	10
2012	10	9
2013	10	9
2014	11	8
2015	11	8
2016	12	8
2017	13	8
2018	14	8
2019	15	8
2020	14	11
2021	19	12
2022	16	9
2023	15	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
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%	-
1970	6.81%	-
1971	6.3%	-
1972	5.78%	16%
1973	5.27%	14.9%
1974	4.79%	14%
1975	4.35%	13.1%
1976	3.94%	12.2%
1977	3.57%	11.4%
1978	3.24%	10.7%
1979	2.97%	9.99%
1980	2.75%	9.34%
1981	2.58%	8.71%
1982	2.43%	8.12%
1983	2.29%	7.56%
1984	2.16%	7.04%
1985	2.04%	6.55%
1986	1.93%	6.07%
1987	1.82%	5.62%
1988	1.7%	5.19%
1989	1.59%	4.8%
1990	1.47%	4.44%
1991	1.36%	4.11%
1992	1.25%	3.81%
1993	1.14%	3.54%
1994	1.05%	3.29%
1995	0.98%	3.06%
1996	0.92%	2.86%
1997	0.86%	2.67%
1998	0.82%	2.5%
1999	0.77%	2.35%
2000	0.72%	2.21%
2001	0.66%	2.08%
2002	0.61%	1.96%
2003	0.55%	1.85%
2004	0.5%	1.75%
2005	0.47%	1.65%
2006	0.44%	1.56%
2007	0.42%	1.47%
2008	0.4%	1.38%
2009	0.39%	1.3%
2010	0.38%	1.22%
2011	0.37%	1.15%
2012	0.37%	1.08%
2013	0.36%	1.02%
2014	0.36%	0.96%
2015	0.36%	0.9%
2016	0.36%	0.85%
2017	0.36%	0.8%
2018	0.35%	0.76%
2019	0.35%	0.72%
2020	0.34%	0.69%
2021	0.33%	0.66%
2022	0.32%	0.64%
2023	0.32%	0.62%