Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Togo

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs Togo 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	Togo
1960	3.16	6.8
1961	3.21	6.82
1962	3.23	6.86
1963	3.12	6.89
1964	3.21	6.92
1965	3.15	6.94
1966	3.16	6.96
1967	3.16	6.96
1968	3.12	6.97
1969	3.12	7.02
1970	3.01	7.04
1971	3	7.06
1972	2.86	7.07
1973	2.77	7.08
1974	2.7	7.09
1975	2.75	7.09
1976	2.82	7.06
1977	2.69	7.03
1978	2.45	6.98
1979	2.31	6.94
1980	2.25	6.88
1981	2.13	6.81
1982	2.07	6.73
1983	1.95	6.63
1984	1.9	6.54
1985	1.72	6.46
1986	1.66	6.38
1987	1.62	6.3
1988	1.61	6.23
1989	1.57	6.15
1990	1.56	6.07
1991	1.56	5.99
1992	1.54	5.89
1993	1.52	5.78
1994	1.45	5.67
1995	1.41	5.57
1996	1.44	5.46
1997	1.47	5.36
1998	1.47	5.29
1999	1.5	5.23
2000	1.55	5.17
2001	1.45	5.13
2002	1.46	5.09
2003	1.44	5.05
2004	1.4	5
2005	1.41	5.04
2006	1.37	5.08
2007	1.35	5.1
2008	1.39	5.1
2009	1.34	5.1
2010	1.39	5.09
2011	1.35	4.98
2012	1.28	4.85
2013	1.21	4.75
2014	1.24	4.7
2015	1.31	4.66
2016	1.37	4.63
2017	1.38	4.58
2018	1.42	4.51
2019	1.44	4.45
2020	1.42	4.39
2021	1.35	4.32
2022	1.43	4.25
2023	1.44	4.19
2024	1.45	4.12
2025	1.45	4.07
2026	1.45	4.01
2027	1.46	3.95
2028	1.46	3.89
2029	1.46	3.84
2030	1.46	3.79
2031	1.47	3.75
2032	1.47	3.7
2033	1.47	3.65
2034	1.48	3.61
2035	1.48	3.56
2036	1.48	3.52
2037	1.48	3.48
2038	1.49	3.44
2039	1.49	3.4
2040	1.49	3.37
2041	1.49	3.33
2042	1.49	3.3
2043	1.49	3.27
2044	1.5	3.23
2045	1.5	3.2
2046	1.5	3.16
2047	1.5	3.13
2048	1.5	3.1
2049	1.5	3.07
2050	1.5	3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Togo
1960	29.3%	44%
1961	29.1%	44.1%
1962	29.1%	44.2%
1963	29.1%	44.4%
1964	29.1%	44.5%
1965	29.1%	44.6%
1966	29.2%	44.7%
1967	29.2%	44.8%
1968	29.2%	44.9%
1969	29.1%	45%
1970	28.7%	45.1%
1971	28.4%	45.2%
1972	28.2%	45.4%
1973	27.9%	45.5%
1974	27.7%	45.6%
1975	27.4%	45.8%
1976	27.2%	45.9%
1977	27.1%	46%
1978	26.8%	46.1%
1979	26.4%	46.2%
1980	25.9%	46.2%
1981	25.4%	46.2%
1982	25%	46.2%
1983	24.5%	46.1%
1984	24.1%	46%
1985	23.7%	45.9%
1986	23.1%	45.8%
1987	22.5%	45.7%
1988	21.9%	45.5%
1989	21.2%	45.3%
1990	20.5%	45.2%
1991	19.7%	44.9%
1992	19.1%	44.7%
1993	18.6%	44.5%
1994	18.2%	44.2%
1995	17.8%	44%
1996	17.4%	43.8%
1997	17.1%	43.5%
1998	16.8%	43.2%
1999	16.6%	42.9%
2000	16.4%	42.6%
2001	16.2%	42.4%
2002	16.1%	42.3%
2003	16.1%	42.2%
2004	16%	42%
2005	15.9%	41.9%
2006	15.8%	41.8%
2007	15.6%	41.6%
2008	15.5%	41.6%
2009	15.4%	41.5%
2010	15.2%	41.6%
2011	15%	41.6%
2012	14.9%	41.6%
2013	14.8%	41.6%
2014	14.6%	41.5%
2015	14.3%	41.5%
2016	14.1%	41.4%
2017	13.9%	41.2%
2018	13.7%	41.1%
2019	13.5%	40.9%
2020	13.3%	40.7%
2021	13.1%	40.5%
2022	13%	40.2%
2023	12.9%	39.9%
2024	12.8%	39.5%
2025	12.7%	39.2%
2026	12.6%	38.8%
2027	12.6%	38.4%
2028	12.6%	38.1%
2029	12.6%	37.8%
2030	12.7%	37.5%
2031	12.7%	37.2%
2032	12.7%	36.9%
2033	12.7%	36.6%
2034	12.7%	36.4%
2035	12.8%	36.1%
2036	12.9%	35.9%
2037	12.9%	35.6%
2038	13%	35.4%
2039	13%	35.2%
2040	13.1%	35%
2041	13.1%	34.8%
2042	13.2%	34.6%
2043	13.2%	34.4%
2044	13.3%	34.2%
2045	13.3%	33.9%
2046	13.4%	33.7%
2047	13.4%	33.5%
2048	13.4%	33.2%
2049	13.5%	33%
2050	13.5%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +2.46% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	118,693	43,307
1961	117,867	44,623
1962	123,217	46,201
1963	113,783	47,869
1964	120,170	49,449
1965	115,182	51,323
1966	107,171	53,640
1967	106,495	56,128
1968	100,737	59,110
1969	89,329	62,589
1970	87,672	65,851
1971	82,980	69,206
1972	83,715	72,008
1973	76,835	74,713
1974	74,412	77,347
1975	81,841	79,831
1976	85,138	82,321
1977	84,156	84,572
1978	70,731	86,950
1979	67,628	89,148
1980	63,481	91,445
1981	56,152	94,318
1982	58,479	97,003
1983	47,798	99,817
1984	45,983	102,425
1985	33,077	104,949
1986	31,102	107,957
1987	28,084	110,739
1988	24,047	112,915
1989	22,011	114,432
1990	13,976	116,200
1991	12,948	117,409
1992	13,933	118,876
1993	7,972	119,938
1994	9,991	113,074
1995	4,011	116,314
1996	4,026	119,418
1997	8,087	122,109
1998	7,112	125,392
1999	8,175	129,832
2000	15,435	133,873
2001	8,290	137,808
2002	8,335	141,643
2003	4,184	144,900
2004	7,339	147,574
2005	2,101	154,117
2006	3,156	160,671
2007	-1,055	168,144
2008	0	173,677
2009	-5,284	180,111
2010	-4,230	185,294
2011	-5,279	186,406
2012	-17,875	186,061
2013	-24,052	187,309
2014	-22,882	190,667
2015	-23,823	194,768
2016	-23,749	199,364
2017	-23,691	202,307
2018	-25,709	204,942
2019	-24,687	207,608
2020	-39,129	208,663
2021	-45,592	210,613
2022	-40,694	215,090
2023	-32,792	218,093

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Togo
1985	20	668
1986	19	649
1987	19	636
1988	18	628
1989	18	644
1990	17	657
1991	17	676
1992	16	692
1993	15	728
1994	13	688
1995	12	663
1996	12	627
1997	12	600
1998	11	570
1999	10	529
2000	9	496
2001	9	478
2002	9	447
2003	8	431
2004	8	431
2005	8	434
2006	8	453
2007	8	448
2008	9	457
2009	9	471
2010	10	497
2011	10	501
2012	10	506
2013	10	500
2014	11	490
2015	11	470
2016	12	460
2017	13	443
2018	14	435
2019	15	416
2020	14	398
2021	19	397
2022	16	362
2023	15	349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 5.83% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	11.4%	26%
1961	11%	25.8%
1962	10.4%	25.5%
1963	9.76%	25.2%
1964	9.1%	24.9%
1965	8.53%	24.6%
1966	8.09%	24.2%
1967	7.76%	23.8%
1968	7.51%	23.4%
1969	7.22%	23%
1970	6.81%	22.5%
1971	6.3%	22.1%
1972	5.78%	21.6%
1973	5.27%	21.1%
1974	4.79%	20.7%
1975	4.35%	20.2%
1976	3.94%	19.7%
1977	3.57%	19.2%
1978	3.24%	18.8%
1979	2.97%	18.3%
1980	2.75%	17.9%
1981	2.58%	17.5%
1982	2.43%	17.1%
1983	2.29%	16.7%
1984	2.16%	16.3%
1985	2.04%	16%
1986	1.93%	15.7%
1987	1.82%	15.4%
1988	1.7%	15.2%
1989	1.59%	14.9%
1990	1.47%	14.7%
1991	1.36%	14.5%
1992	1.25%	14.3%
1993	1.14%	14.1%
1994	1.05%	13.9%
1995	0.98%	13.6%
1996	0.92%	13.3%
1997	0.86%	13%
1998	0.82%	12.7%
1999	0.77%	12.3%
2000	0.72%	12%
2001	0.66%	11.6%
2002	0.61%	11.3%
2003	0.55%	10.9%
2004	0.5%	10.6%
2005	0.47%	10.3%
2006	0.44%	9.97%
2007	0.42%	9.69%
2008	0.4%	9.41%
2009	0.39%	9.14%
2010	0.38%	8.87%
2011	0.37%	8.59%
2012	0.37%	8.33%
2013	0.36%	8.07%
2014	0.36%	7.81%
2015	0.36%	7.56%
2016	0.36%	7.32%
2017	0.36%	7.09%
2018	0.35%	6.86%
2019	0.35%	6.63%
2020	0.34%	6.43%
2021	0.33%	6.22%
2022	0.32%	6.02%
2023	0.32%	5.83%