Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Somalia

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Somalia 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 6.13 in Somalia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs Somalia 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	Somalia
1960	3.16	7.25
1961	3.21	7.25
1962	3.23	7.26
1963	3.12	7.26
1964	3.21	7.26
1965	3.15	7.26
1966	3.16	7.26
1967	3.16	7.25
1968	3.12	7.23
1969	3.12	7.21
1970	3.01	7.18
1971	3	7.15
1972	2.86	7.12
1973	2.77	7.09
1974	2.7	7.06
1975	2.75	7.03
1976	2.82	7.02
1977	2.69	7
1978	2.45	7.13
1979	2.31	7.16
1980	2.25	7.18
1981	2.13	7.23
1982	2.07	7.25
1983	1.95	7.28
1984	1.9	7.3
1985	1.72	7.33
1986	1.66	7.35
1987	1.62	7.37
1988	1.61	7.4
1989	1.57	7.42
1990	1.56	7.44
1991	1.56	7.47
1992	1.54	7.5
1993	1.52	7.53
1994	1.45	7.54
1995	1.41	7.58
1996	1.44	7.62
1997	1.47	7.66
1998	1.47	7.66
1999	1.5	7.66
2000	1.55	7.65
2001	1.45	7.64
2002	1.46	7.63
2003	1.44	7.6
2004	1.4	7.57
2005	1.41	7.53
2006	1.37	7.49
2007	1.35	7.46
2008	1.39	7.42
2009	1.34	7.38
2010	1.39	7.32
2011	1.35	7.27
2012	1.28	7.21
2013	1.21	7.14
2014	1.24	7.06
2015	1.31	6.98
2016	1.37	6.88
2017	1.38	6.77
2018	1.42	6.66
2019	1.44	6.56
2020	1.42	6.45
2021	1.35	6.35
2022	1.43	6.26
2023	1.44	6.13
2024	1.45	6.01
2025	1.45	5.91
2026	1.45	5.8
2027	1.46	5.68
2028	1.46	5.58
2029	1.46	5.47
2030	1.46	5.35
2031	1.47	5.25
2032	1.47	5.14
2033	1.47	5.04
2034	1.48	4.94
2035	1.48	4.84
2036	1.48	4.74
2037	1.48	4.63
2038	1.49	4.52
2039	1.49	4.44
2040	1.49	4.35
2041	1.49	4.26
2042	1.49	4.16
2043	1.49	4.07
2044	1.5	3.99
2045	1.5	3.91
2046	1.5	3.84
2047	1.5	3.78
2048	1.5	3.71
2049	1.5	3.65
2050	1.5	3.6

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Somalia
1960	29.3%	44.4%
1961	29.1%	44.7%
1962	29.1%	44.8%
1963	29.1%	45%
1964	29.1%	45.1%
1965	29.1%	45.1%
1966	29.2%	44.9%
1967	29.2%	44.8%
1968	29.2%	44.7%
1969	29.1%	44.6%
1970	28.7%	44.5%
1971	28.4%	44.5%
1972	28.2%	44.4%
1973	27.9%	44.4%
1974	27.7%	44.4%
1975	27.4%	44.3%
1976	27.2%	44.3%
1977	27.1%	44.3%
1978	26.8%	44.4%
1979	26.4%	44.5%
1980	25.9%	44.6%
1981	25.4%	44.8%
1982	25%	45%
1983	24.5%	45.2%
1984	24.1%	45.4%
1985	23.7%	45.6%
1986	23.1%	45.8%
1987	22.5%	46%
1988	21.9%	46.3%
1989	21.2%	46.7%
1990	20.5%	47%
1991	19.7%	47%
1992	19.1%	46.5%
1993	18.6%	46.4%
1994	18.2%	46.5%
1995	17.8%	46.7%
1996	17.4%	46.9%
1997	17.1%	47%
1998	16.8%	47.1%
1999	16.6%	47.2%
2000	16.4%	47.4%
2001	16.2%	47.5%
2002	16.1%	47.6%
2003	16.1%	47.7%
2004	16%	47.9%
2005	15.9%	48.2%
2006	15.8%	48.6%
2007	15.6%	48.9%
2008	15.5%	48.9%
2009	15.4%	48.8%
2010	15.2%	48.7%
2011	15%	48.3%
2012	14.9%	47.9%
2013	14.8%	47.8%
2014	14.6%	47.7%
2015	14.3%	47.6%
2016	14.1%	47.5%
2017	13.9%	47.4%
2018	13.7%	47.3%
2019	13.5%	47.1%
2020	13.3%	47%
2021	13.1%	47%
2022	13%	46.8%
2023	12.9%	46.7%
2024	12.8%	46.6%
2025	12.7%	46.6%
2026	12.6%	46.5%
2027	12.6%	46.4%
2028	12.6%	46.1%
2029	12.6%	45.8%
2030	12.7%	45.4%
2031	12.7%	45.1%
2032	12.7%	44.7%
2033	12.7%	44.3%
2034	12.7%	43.9%
2035	12.8%	43.5%
2036	12.9%	43.1%
2037	12.9%	42.6%
2038	13%	42.1%
2039	13%	41.7%
2040	13.1%	41.2%
2041	13.1%	40.8%
2042	13.2%	40.3%
2043	13.2%	39.9%
2044	13.3%	39.4%
2045	13.3%	39%
2046	13.4%	38.6%
2047	13.4%	38.2%
2048	13.4%	37.8%
2049	13.5%	37.4%
2050	13.5%	37%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 46.6% in Somalia in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Somalia compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Somalia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +3.34% in Somalia. 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	Somalia
1960	118,693	73,850
1961	117,867	75,513
1962	123,217	77,737
1963	113,783	79,859
1964	120,170	82,042
1965	115,182	84,448
1966	107,171	86,930
1967	106,495	89,497
1968	100,737	92,208
1969	89,329	95,045
1970	87,672	98,025
1971	82,980	101,196
1972	83,715	104,493
1973	76,835	108,038
1974	74,412	104,813
1975	81,841	108,998
1976	85,138	113,319
1977	84,156	124,818
1978	70,731	132,689
1979	67,628	151,016
1980	63,481	174,790
1981	56,152	185,211
1982	58,479	182,793
1983	47,798	190,775
1984	45,983	199,017
1985	33,077	207,960
1986	31,102	218,416
1987	28,084	231,580
1988	24,047	215,599
1989	22,011	225,255
1990	13,976	225,162
1991	12,948	53,052
1992	13,933	57,495
1993	7,972	232,960
1994	9,991	246,950
1995	4,011	254,509
1996	4,026	264,807
1997	8,087	271,894
1998	7,112	284,779
1999	8,175	295,523
2000	15,435	306,651
2001	8,290	319,059
2002	8,335	331,215
2003	4,184	341,192
2004	7,339	351,959
2005	2,101	363,117
2006	3,156	372,597
2007	-1,055	380,303
2008	0	394,258
2009	-5,284	405,784
2010	-4,230	385,571
2011	-5,279	203,213
2012	-17,875	399,468
2013	-24,052	448,518
2014	-22,882	464,481
2015	-23,823	481,573
2016	-23,749	495,132
2017	-23,691	478,556
2018	-25,709	514,244
2019	-24,687	548,756
2020	-39,129	561,311
2021	-45,592	566,399
2022	-40,694	551,450
2023	-32,792	608,203

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Somalia

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 563 deaths in Somalia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Somalia
1985	20	1,465
1986	19	1,452
1987	19	1,393
1988	18	1,423
1989	18	1,395
1990	17	1,358
1991	17	1,431
1992	16	1,339
1993	15	1,195
1994	13	1,254
1995	12	1,210
1996	12	1,225
1997	12	1,206
1998	11	1,177
1999	10	1,170
2000	9	1,150
2001	9	1,129
2002	9	1,121
2003	8	1,111
2004	8	1,104
2005	8	1,086
2006	8	1,085
2007	8	1,074
2008	9	1,035
2009	9	995
2010	10	1,062
2011	10	972
2012	10	894
2013	10	855
2014	11	816
2015	11	784
2016	12	754
2017	13	716
2018	14	727
2019	15	656
2020	14	655
2021	19	726
2022	16	622
2023	15	563

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 10.4% in Somalia. 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	Somalia
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%	-
1973	5.27%	-
1974	4.79%	-
1975	4.35%	-
1976	3.94%	-
1977	3.57%	-
1978	3.24%	-
1979	2.97%	-
1980	2.75%	-
1981	2.58%	-
1982	2.43%	20.1%
1983	2.29%	19.8%
1984	2.16%	19.5%
1985	2.04%	19.3%
1986	1.93%	19%
1987	1.82%	18.8%
1988	1.7%	18.6%
1989	1.59%	18.3%
1990	1.47%	18%
1991	1.36%	44.3%
1992	1.25%	45.6%
1993	1.14%	17.3%
1994	1.05%	17.2%
1995	0.98%	17.2%
1996	0.92%	17.2%
1997	0.86%	17.2%
1998	0.82%	17.2%
1999	0.77%	17.2%
2000	0.72%	17.2%
2001	0.66%	17.2%
2002	0.61%	17.2%
2003	0.55%	17.2%
2004	0.5%	17.2%
2005	0.47%	17.2%
2006	0.44%	17.2%
2007	0.42%	17%
2008	0.4%	16.6%
2009	0.39%	16.2%
2010	0.38%	18.6%
2011	0.37%	35.9%
2012	0.37%	18.4%
2013	0.36%	14.3%
2014	0.36%	13.8%
2015	0.36%	13.4%
2016	0.36%	13%
2017	0.36%	15.5%
2018	0.35%	13.6%
2019	0.35%	11.8%
2020	0.34%	11.4%
2021	0.33%	11.1%
2022	0.32%	14.3%
2023	0.32%	10.4%