Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Thailand

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	3.16	6.33
1961	3.21	6.32
1962	3.23	6.33
1963	3.12	6.34
1964	3.21	6.31
1965	3.15	6.26
1966	3.16	6.18
1967	3.16	6.08
1968	3.12	5.93
1969	3.12	5.7
1970	3.01	5.45
1971	3	5.25
1972	2.86	5.08
1973	2.77	4.85
1974	2.7	4.6
1975	2.75	4.36
1976	2.82	4.12
1977	2.69	3.87
1978	2.45	3.62
1979	2.31	3.45
1980	2.25	3.29
1981	2.13	3.13
1982	2.07	2.94
1983	1.95	2.76
1984	1.9	2.58
1985	1.72	2.45
1986	1.66	2.36
1987	1.62	2.26
1988	1.61	2.17
1989	1.57	2.14
1990	1.56	2.07
1991	1.56	2.04
1992	1.54	2.01
1993	1.52	1.97
1994	1.45	1.93
1995	1.41	1.89
1996	1.44	1.87
1997	1.47	1.85
1998	1.47	1.82
1999	1.5	1.77
2000	1.55	1.73
2001	1.45	1.71
2002	1.46	1.69
2003	1.44	1.67
2004	1.4	1.67
2005	1.41	1.64
2006	1.37	1.63
2007	1.35	1.62
2008	1.39	1.59
2009	1.34	1.57
2010	1.39	1.56
2011	1.35	1.57
2012	1.28	1.56
2013	1.21	1.53
2014	1.24	1.48
2015	1.31	1.45
2016	1.37	1.4
2017	1.38	1.36
2018	1.42	1.32
2019	1.44	1.29
2020	1.42	1.26
2021	1.35	1.23
2022	1.43	1.22
2023	1.44	1.21
2024	1.45	1.2
2025	1.45	1.19
2026	1.45	1.19
2027	1.46	1.19
2028	1.46	1.19
2029	1.46	1.19
2030	1.46	1.2
2031	1.47	1.2
2032	1.47	1.21
2033	1.47	1.21
2034	1.48	1.22
2035	1.48	1.22
2036	1.48	1.23
2037	1.48	1.23
2038	1.49	1.24
2039	1.49	1.24
2040	1.49	1.25
2041	1.49	1.25
2042	1.49	1.26
2043	1.49	1.26
2044	1.5	1.26
2045	1.5	1.27
2046	1.5	1.27
2047	1.5	1.28
2048	1.5	1.28
2049	1.5	1.28
2050	1.5	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Thailand
1960	29.3%	44.3%
1961	29.1%	44.6%
1962	29.1%	44.8%
1963	29.1%	45.1%
1964	29.1%	45.3%
1965	29.1%	45.4%
1966	29.2%	45.4%
1967	29.2%	45.3%
1968	29.2%	45.2%
1969	29.1%	45%
1970	28.7%	44.8%
1971	28.4%	44.4%
1972	28.2%	44%
1973	27.9%	43.5%
1974	27.7%	43%
1975	27.4%	42.4%
1976	27.2%	41.8%
1977	27.1%	41.1%
1978	26.8%	40.3%
1979	26.4%	39.5%
1980	25.9%	38.7%
1981	25.4%	37.8%
1982	25%	37%
1983	24.5%	36%
1984	24.1%	35.1%
1985	23.7%	34.1%
1986	23.1%	33.2%
1987	22.5%	32.4%
1988	21.9%	31.5%
1989	21.2%	30.7%
1990	20.5%	30%
1991	19.7%	29.2%
1992	19.1%	28.5%
1993	18.6%	28%
1994	18.2%	27.4%
1995	17.8%	26.9%
1996	17.4%	26.4%
1997	17.1%	25.9%
1998	16.8%	25.4%
1999	16.6%	24.9%
2000	16.4%	24.4%
2001	16.2%	23.9%
2002	16.1%	23.4%
2003	16.1%	23%
2004	16%	22.6%
2005	15.9%	22.2%
2006	15.8%	21.7%
2007	15.6%	21.3%
2008	15.5%	20.9%
2009	15.4%	20.6%
2010	15.2%	20.1%
2011	15%	19.7%
2012	14.9%	19.2%
2013	14.8%	18.8%
2014	14.6%	18.5%
2015	14.3%	18.1%
2016	14.1%	17.7%
2017	13.9%	17.3%
2018	13.7%	16.9%
2019	13.5%	16.6%
2020	13.3%	16.2%
2021	13.1%	15.8%
2022	13%	15.4%
2023	12.9%	15.1%
2024	12.8%	14.7%
2025	12.7%	14.4%
2026	12.6%	14.1%
2027	12.6%	13.7%
2028	12.6%	13.4%
2029	12.6%	13.1%
2030	12.7%	12.9%
2031	12.7%	12.7%
2032	12.7%	12.5%
2033	12.7%	12.3%
2034	12.7%	12.2%
2035	12.8%	12.1%
2036	12.9%	12%
2037	12.9%	11.9%
2038	13%	11.9%
2039	13%	11.8%
2040	13.1%	11.8%
2041	13.1%	11.8%
2042	13.2%	11.8%
2043	13.2%	11.7%
2044	13.3%	11.7%
2045	13.3%	11.7%
2046	13.4%	11.7%
2047	13.4%	11.6%
2048	13.4%	11.6%
2049	13.5%	11.6%
2050	13.5%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	118,693	774,190
1961	117,867	801,140
1962	123,217	828,741
1963	113,783	860,728
1964	120,170	885,137
1965	115,182	909,000
1966	107,171	929,469
1967	106,495	944,980
1968	100,737	953,806
1969	89,329	948,314
1970	87,672	937,116
1971	82,980	936,215
1972	83,715	940,420
1973	76,835	933,540
1974	74,412	923,151
1975	81,841	911,980
1976	85,138	894,072
1977	84,156	871,232
1978	70,731	847,799
1979	67,628	843,434
1980	63,481	845,575
1981	56,152	839,297
1982	58,479	817,951
1983	47,798	794,239
1984	45,983	779,856
1985	33,077	776,935
1986	31,102	783,430
1987	28,084	774,498
1988	24,047	765,252
1989	22,011	774,563
1990	13,976	760,808
1991	12,948	760,508
1992	13,933	754,999
1993	7,972	737,696
1994	9,991	712,589
1995	4,011	682,703
1996	4,026	661,397
1997	8,087	644,834
1998	7,112	617,318
1999	8,175	578,073
2000	15,435	543,884
2001	8,290	524,230
2002	8,335	504,299
2003	4,184	488,003
2004	7,339	466,542
2005	2,101	456,378
2006	3,156	441,211
2007	-1,055	425,362
2008	0	401,730
2009	-5,284	382,636
2010	-4,230	370,466
2011	-5,279	365,670
2012	-17,875	351,485
2013	-24,052	325,059
2014	-22,882	294,628
2015	-23,823	266,362
2016	-23,749	226,255
2017	-23,691	194,695
2018	-25,709	159,383
2019	-24,687	116,867
2020	-39,129	84,107
2021	-45,592	57,382
2022	-40,694	-61,046
2023	-32,792	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Thailand
1985	20	88
1986	19	78
1987	19	72
1988	18	67
1989	18	64
1990	17	60
1991	17	59
1992	16	58
1993	15	57
1994	13	54
1995	12	52
1996	12	49
1997	12	48
1998	11	47
1999	10	48
2000	9	49
2001	9	47
2002	9	44
2003	8	42
2004	8	44
2005	8	40
2006	8	38
2007	8	38
2008	9	37
2009	9	37
2010	10	37
2011	10	37
2012	10	36
2013	10	35
2014	11	34
2015	11	34
2016	12	34
2017	13	34
2018	14	34
2019	15	34
2020	14	36
2021	19	38
2022	16	112
2023	15	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	11.4%	14.7%
1961	11%	14.2%
1962	10.4%	13.7%
1963	9.76%	13.2%
1964	9.1%	12.8%
1965	8.53%	12.3%
1966	8.09%	11.8%
1967	7.76%	11.4%
1968	7.51%	10.9%
1969	7.22%	10.4%
1970	6.81%	9.95%
1971	6.3%	9.47%
1972	5.78%	9.01%
1973	5.27%	8.56%
1974	4.79%	8.14%
1975	4.35%	7.73%
1976	3.94%	7.35%
1977	3.57%	7%
1978	3.24%	6.67%
1979	2.97%	6.36%
1980	2.75%	6.07%
1981	2.58%	5.79%
1982	2.43%	5.53%
1983	2.29%	5.28%
1984	2.16%	5.03%
1985	2.04%	4.8%
1986	1.93%	4.57%
1987	1.82%	4.34%
1988	1.7%	4.12%
1989	1.59%	3.91%
1990	1.47%	3.69%
1991	1.36%	3.49%
1992	1.25%	3.3%
1993	1.14%	3.12%
1994	1.05%	2.96%
1995	0.98%	2.81%
1996	0.92%	2.67%
1997	0.86%	2.53%
1998	0.82%	2.41%
1999	0.77%	2.29%
2000	0.72%	2.18%
2001	0.66%	2.08%
2002	0.61%	1.98%
2003	0.55%	1.89%
2004	0.5%	1.81%
2005	0.47%	1.73%
2006	0.44%	1.66%
2007	0.42%	1.59%
2008	0.4%	1.53%
2009	0.39%	1.47%
2010	0.38%	1.42%
2011	0.37%	1.37%
2012	0.37%	1.32%
2013	0.36%	1.27%
2014	0.36%	1.23%
2015	0.36%	1.19%
2016	0.36%	1.15%
2017	0.36%	1.11%
2018	0.35%	1.08%
2019	0.35%	1.04%
2020	0.34%	1.01%
2021	0.33%	0.98%
2022	0.32%	0.95%
2023	0.32%	0.92%