Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Seychelles

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Seychelles 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 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs the Seychelles 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	Seychelles
1960	3.16	5.31
1961	3.21	5.42
1962	3.23	5.51
1963	3.12	5.61
1964	3.21	5.69
1965	3.15	5.72
1966	3.16	6.13
1967	3.16	5.9
1968	3.12	5.61
1969	3.12	5.48
1970	3.01	5.31
1971	3	5.69
1972	2.86	5.16
1973	2.77	4.78
1974	2.7	5.1
1975	2.75	4.75
1976	2.82	4.09
1977	2.69	3.75
1978	2.45	3.92
1979	2.31	3.66
1980	2.25	3.79
1981	2.13	3.67
1982	2.07	3.13
1983	1.95	3.22
1984	1.9	3.24
1985	1.72	3.09
1986	1.66	3.07
1987	1.62	2.92
1988	1.61	2.79
1989	1.57	2.67
1990	1.56	2.61
1991	1.56	2.69
1992	1.54	2.53
1993	1.52	2.58
1994	1.45	2.6
1995	1.41	2.36
1996	1.44	2.31
1997	1.47	2.1
1998	1.47	2.04
1999	1.5	2.04
2000	1.55	2.08
2001	1.45	1.98
2002	1.46	2.04
2003	1.44	2.06
2004	1.4	2.01
2005	1.41	2.2
2006	1.37	2.11
2007	1.35	2.24
2008	1.39	2.33
2009	1.34	2.38
2010	1.39	2.16
2011	1.35	2.33
2012	1.28	2.37
2013	1.21	2.26
2014	1.24	2.25
2015	1.31	2.31
2016	1.37	2.39
2017	1.38	2.41
2018	1.42	2.41
2019	1.44	2.36
2020	1.42	2.29
2021	1.35	2.46
2022	1.43	2.01
2023	1.44	2.02
2024	1.45	2
2025	1.45	1.97
2026	1.45	1.95
2027	1.46	1.93
2028	1.46	1.91
2029	1.46	1.89
2030	1.46	1.88
2031	1.47	1.86
2032	1.47	1.85
2033	1.47	1.84
2034	1.48	1.83
2035	1.48	1.82
2036	1.48	1.81
2037	1.48	1.8
2038	1.49	1.79
2039	1.49	1.79
2040	1.49	1.78
2041	1.49	1.78
2042	1.49	1.77
2043	1.49	1.77
2044	1.5	1.76
2045	1.5	1.75
2046	1.5	1.75
2047	1.5	1.75
2048	1.5	1.74
2049	1.5	1.74
2050	1.5	1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Seychelles
1960	29.3%	38.6%
1961	29.1%	39.1%
1962	29.1%	39.7%
1963	29.1%	40.3%
1964	29.1%	40.9%
1965	29.1%	41.5%
1966	29.2%	42.1%
1967	29.2%	42.7%
1968	29.2%	43.1%
1969	29.1%	43.4%
1970	28.7%	43.6%
1971	28.4%	43.4%
1972	28.2%	43%
1973	27.9%	42.5%
1974	27.7%	41.9%
1975	27.4%	41.2%
1976	27.2%	40.5%
1977	27.1%	39.7%
1978	26.8%	38.8%
1979	26.4%	37.9%
1980	25.9%	37.1%
1981	25.4%	36.4%
1982	25%	35.7%
1983	24.5%	35.2%
1984	24.1%	34.8%
1985	23.7%	34.4%
1986	23.1%	34.1%
1987	22.5%	33.8%
1988	21.9%	33.4%
1989	21.2%	32.9%
1990	20.5%	32.4%
1991	19.7%	31.9%
1992	19.1%	31.5%
1993	18.6%	31%
1994	18.2%	30.6%
1995	17.8%	30.3%
1996	17.4%	29.8%
1997	17.1%	29.3%
1998	16.8%	28.8%
1999	16.6%	28.2%
2000	16.4%	27.6%
2001	16.2%	27%
2002	16.1%	26.5%
2003	16.1%	26%
2004	16%	25.5%
2005	15.9%	25%
2006	15.8%	24.5%
2007	15.6%	24%
2008	15.5%	23.5%
2009	15.4%	22.9%
2010	15.2%	22.5%
2011	15%	22.2%
2012	14.9%	22%
2013	14.8%	21.8%
2014	14.6%	21.6%
2015	14.3%	21.4%
2016	14.1%	21.2%
2017	13.9%	21%
2018	13.7%	20.9%
2019	13.5%	20.7%
2020	13.3%	20.6%
2021	13.1%	20.4%
2022	13%	20.3%
2023	12.9%	20.1%
2024	12.8%	20%
2025	12.7%	19.8%
2026	12.6%	19.6%
2027	12.6%	19.4%
2028	12.6%	19.3%
2029	12.6%	19.2%
2030	12.7%	19.2%
2031	12.7%	19.1%
2032	12.7%	19%
2033	12.7%	18.8%
2034	12.7%	18.7%
2035	12.8%	18.5%
2036	12.9%	18.3%
2037	12.9%	18.1%
2038	13%	18%
2039	13%	17.8%
2040	13.1%	17.6%
2041	13.1%	17.4%
2042	13.2%	17.3%
2043	13.2%	17.1%
2044	13.3%	16.9%
2045	13.3%	16.8%
2046	13.4%	16.7%
2047	13.4%	16.6%
2048	13.4%	16.5%
2049	13.5%	16.4%
2050	13.5%	16.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and the Seychelles compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Seychelles by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +0.82% in the Seychelles. 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	Seychelles
1960	118,693	977
1961	117,867	1,040
1962	123,217	1,083
1963	113,783	1,123
1964	120,170	1,155
1965	115,182	1,165
1966	107,171	1,280
1967	106,495	1,217
1968	100,737	1,145
1969	89,329	1,119
1970	87,672	1,087
1971	82,980	1,373
1972	83,715	1,199
1973	76,835	1,166
1974	74,412	1,361
1975	81,841	1,376
1976	85,138	1,174
1977	84,156	1,125
1978	70,731	1,330
1979	67,628	1,292
1980	63,481	1,386
1981	56,152	1,358
1982	58,479	1,069
1983	47,798	1,209
1984	45,983	1,255
1985	33,077	1,259
1986	31,102	1,222
1987	28,084	1,172
1988	24,047	1,135
1989	22,011	1,030
1990	13,976	1,070
1991	12,948	1,162
1992	13,933	1,076
1993	7,972	1,091
1994	9,991	1,136
1995	4,011	1,054
1996	4,026	1,047
1997	8,087	873
1998	7,112	844
1999	8,175	901
2000	15,435	958
2001	8,290	885
2002	8,335	837
2003	4,184	828
2004	7,339	842
2005	2,101	861
2006	3,156	804
2007	-1,055	867
2008	0	887
2009	-5,284	900
2010	-4,230	844
2011	-5,279	936
2012	-17,875	989
2013	-24,052	846
2014	-22,882	832
2015	-23,823	888
2016	-23,749	900
2017	-23,691	901
2018	-25,709	842
2019	-24,687	811
2020	-39,129	886
2021	-45,592	744
2022	-40,694	635
2023	-32,792	683

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Seychelles

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 42 deaths in the Seychelles.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Seychelles
1985	20	69
1986	19	65
1987	19	62
1988	18	60
1989	18	61
1990	17	53
1991	17	54
1992	16	50
1993	15	49
1994	13	45
1995	12	40
1996	12	39
1997	12	37
1998	11	41
1999	10	41
2000	9	45
2001	9	43
2002	9	45
2003	8	47
2004	8	52
2005	8	50
2006	8	51
2007	8	52
2008	9	51
2009	9	51
2010	10	50
2011	10	50
2012	10	49
2013	10	48
2014	11	46
2015	11	46
2016	12	47
2017	13	47
2018	14	49
2019	15	48
2020	14	51
2021	19	74
2022	16	89
2023	15	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 1.43% in the Seychelles. 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	Seychelles
1960	11.4%	10.5%
1961	11%	10.3%
1962	10.4%	10.2%
1963	9.76%	10%
1964	9.1%	9.8%
1965	8.53%	9.55%
1966	8.09%	9.26%
1967	7.76%	8.92%
1968	7.51%	8.52%
1969	7.22%	8.07%
1970	6.81%	7.58%
1971	6.3%	7.09%
1972	5.78%	6.59%
1973	5.27%	6.09%
1974	4.79%	5.59%
1975	4.35%	5.09%
1976	3.94%	4.6%
1977	3.57%	4.14%
1978	3.24%	3.72%
1979	2.97%	3.34%
1980	2.75%	3.01%
1981	2.58%	2.74%
1982	2.43%	2.51%
1983	2.29%	2.32%
1984	2.16%	2.16%
1985	2.04%	2.04%
1986	1.93%	1.93%
1987	1.82%	1.84%
1988	1.7%	1.76%
1989	1.59%	1.69%
1990	1.47%	1.63%
1991	1.36%	1.58%
1992	1.25%	1.53%
1993	1.14%	1.49%
1994	1.05%	1.46%
1995	0.98%	1.43%
1996	0.92%	1.41%
1997	0.86%	1.4%
1998	0.82%	1.39%
1999	0.77%	1.38%
2000	0.72%	1.38%
2001	0.66%	1.37%
2002	0.61%	1.37%
2003	0.55%	1.37%
2004	0.5%	1.38%
2005	0.47%	1.38%
2006	0.44%	1.38%
2007	0.42%	1.39%
2008	0.4%	1.39%
2009	0.39%	1.4%
2010	0.38%	1.41%
2011	0.37%	1.42%
2012	0.37%	1.43%
2013	0.36%	1.44%
2014	0.36%	1.45%
2015	0.36%	1.45%
2016	0.36%	1.46%
2017	0.36%	1.47%
2018	0.35%	1.48%
2019	0.35%	1.48%
2020	0.34%	1.48%
2021	0.33%	1.47%
2022	0.32%	1.45%
2023	0.32%	1.43%