Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Turkey

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Turkey 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 1.51 in Turkey in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs Turkey 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	Turkey
1960	3.16	6.38
1961	3.21	6.42
1962	3.23	6.38
1963	3.12	6.34
1964	3.21	6.29
1965	3.15	6.22
1966	3.16	6.15
1967	3.16	6.06
1968	3.12	5.96
1969	3.12	5.87
1970	3.01	5.78
1971	3	5.67
1972	2.86	5.55
1973	2.77	5.41
1974	2.7	5.24
1975	2.75	5.09
1976	2.82	4.93
1977	2.69	4.78
1978	2.45	4.69
1979	2.31	4.58
1980	2.25	4.45
1981	2.13	4.35
1982	2.07	4.21
1983	1.95	4.06
1984	1.9	3.91
1985	1.72	3.78
1986	1.66	3.66
1987	1.62	3.54
1988	1.61	3.45
1989	1.57	3.34
1990	1.56	3.11
1991	1.56	3
1992	1.54	2.94
1993	1.52	2.92
1994	1.45	2.87
1995	1.41	2.84
1996	1.44	2.78
1997	1.47	2.74
1998	1.47	2.71
1999	1.5	2.63
2000	1.55	2.49
2001	1.45	2.39
2002	1.46	2.27
2003	1.44	2.2
2004	1.4	2.2
2005	1.41	2.2
2006	1.37	2.19
2007	1.35	2.16
2008	1.39	2.15
2009	1.34	2.1
2010	1.39	2.08
2011	1.35	2.05
2012	1.28	2.11
2013	1.21	2.11
2014	1.24	2.19
2015	1.31	2.16
2016	1.37	2.11
2017	1.38	2.08
2018	1.42	2
2019	1.44	1.89
2020	1.42	1.77
2021	1.35	1.71
2022	1.43	1.63
2023	1.44	1.51
2024	1.45	1.51
2025	1.45	1.5
2026	1.45	1.5
2027	1.46	1.5
2028	1.46	1.5
2029	1.46	1.5
2030	1.46	1.5
2031	1.47	1.5
2032	1.47	1.5
2033	1.47	1.5
2034	1.48	1.5
2035	1.48	1.5
2036	1.48	1.5
2037	1.48	1.5
2038	1.49	1.5
2039	1.49	1.5
2040	1.49	1.5
2041	1.49	1.5
2042	1.49	1.5
2043	1.49	1.5
2044	1.5	1.5
2045	1.5	1.5
2046	1.5	1.5
2047	1.5	1.5
2048	1.5	1.5
2049	1.5	1.5
2050	1.5	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Turkey
1960	29.3%	42%
1961	29.1%	42.2%
1962	29.1%	42.4%
1963	29.1%	42.5%
1964	29.1%	42.7%
1965	29.1%	42.8%
1966	29.2%	42.8%
1967	29.2%	42.9%
1968	29.2%	42.9%
1969	29.1%	42.8%
1970	28.7%	42.7%
1971	28.4%	42.5%
1972	28.2%	42.3%
1973	27.9%	42.1%
1974	27.7%	41.8%
1975	27.4%	41.5%
1976	27.2%	41.1%
1977	27.1%	40.7%
1978	26.8%	40.4%
1979	26.4%	40.1%
1980	25.9%	39.8%
1981	25.4%	39.6%
1982	25%	39.3%
1983	24.5%	38.9%
1984	24.1%	38.5%
1985	23.7%	38.1%
1986	23.1%	37.6%
1987	22.5%	37.2%
1988	21.9%	36.7%
1989	21.2%	36.3%
1990	20.5%	35.8%
1991	19.7%	35.3%
1992	19.1%	34.8%
1993	18.6%	34.3%
1994	18.2%	33.8%
1995	17.8%	33.2%
1996	17.4%	32.6%
1997	17.1%	32%
1998	16.8%	31.4%
1999	16.6%	30.8%
2000	16.4%	30.2%
2001	16.2%	29.7%
2002	16.1%	29.2%
2003	16.1%	28.7%
2004	16%	28.3%
2005	15.9%	27.9%
2006	15.8%	27.5%
2007	15.6%	27.1%
2008	15.5%	26.7%
2009	15.4%	26.3%
2010	15.2%	25.9%
2011	15%	25.5%
2012	14.9%	25.1%
2013	14.8%	24.7%
2014	14.6%	24.3%
2015	14.3%	23.9%
2016	14.1%	23.6%
2017	13.9%	23.3%
2018	13.7%	23.1%
2019	13.5%	23%
2020	13.3%	22.8%
2021	13.1%	22.5%
2022	13%	22.2%
2023	12.9%	21.8%
2024	12.8%	21.4%
2025	12.7%	21%
2026	12.6%	20.6%
2027	12.6%	20.1%
2028	12.6%	19.6%
2029	12.6%	19.2%
2030	12.7%	18.7%
2031	12.7%	18.2%
2032	12.7%	17.8%
2033	12.7%	17.4%
2034	12.7%	17.1%
2035	12.8%	16.8%
2036	12.9%	16.5%
2037	12.9%	16.3%
2038	13%	16.2%
2039	13%	16.1%
2040	13.1%	16%
2041	13.1%	15.8%
2042	13.2%	15.7%
2043	13.2%	15.6%
2044	13.3%	15.5%
2045	13.3%	15.4%
2046	13.4%	15.3%
2047	13.4%	15.2%
2048	13.4%	15.1%
2049	13.5%	15%
2050	13.5%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Turkey compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Turkey by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +0.91% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	118,693	773,009
1961	117,867	816,911
1962	123,217	837,473
1963	113,783	862,626
1964	120,170	884,152
1965	115,182	904,016
1966	107,171	925,790
1967	106,495	936,727
1968	100,737	950,778
1969	89,329	970,958
1970	87,672	991,950
1971	82,980	1,014,165
1972	83,715	1,023,781
1973	76,835	1,025,675
1974	74,412	1,020,053
1975	81,841	1,012,904
1976	85,138	1,009,999
1977	84,156	1,023,779
1978	70,731	1,054,863
1979	67,628	1,076,707
1980	63,481	1,090,538
1981	56,152	1,100,082
1982	58,479	1,091,863
1983	47,798	1,095,106
1984	45,983	1,096,529
1985	33,077	1,098,846
1986	31,102	1,102,660
1987	28,084	1,099,042
1988	24,047	1,101,266
1989	22,011	1,094,036
1990	13,976	1,044,467
1991	12,948	1,041,229
1992	13,933	1,039,125
1993	7,972	1,064,168
1994	9,991	1,078,208
1995	4,011	1,090,630
1996	4,026	1,091,827
1997	8,087	1,099,738
1998	7,112	1,103,242
1999	8,175	1,063,312
2000	15,435	1,020,515
2001	8,290	980,560
2002	8,335	922,927
2003	4,184	893,683
2004	7,339	896,025
2005	2,101	898,650
2006	3,156	897,351
2007	-1,055	876,626
2008	0	868,749
2009	-5,284	900,491
2010	-4,230	892,334
2011	-5,279	875,839
2012	-17,875	917,145
2013	-24,052	921,386
2014	-22,882	957,055
2015	-23,823	930,799
2016	-23,749	895,841
2017	-23,691	875,408
2018	-25,709	830,353
2019	-24,687	751,472
2020	-39,129	608,708
2021	-45,592	521,713
2022	-40,694	535,373
2023	-32,792	426,630

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Turkey

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 15 deaths in Turkey.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Turkey
1985	20	56
1986	19	53
1987	19	50
1988	18	47
1989	18	44
1990	17	42
1991	17	41
1992	16	40
1993	15	39
1994	13	38
1995	12	37
1996	12	36
1997	12	35
1998	11	34
1999	10	34
2000	9	32
2001	9	31
2002	9	30
2003	8	29
2004	8	28
2005	8	27
2006	8	26
2007	8	25
2008	9	24
2009	9	23
2010	10	23
2011	10	23
2012	10	21
2013	10	20
2014	11	20
2015	11	19
2016	12	19
2017	13	18
2018	14	17
2019	15	17
2020	14	19
2021	19	20
2022	16	21
2023	15	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 1.28% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	11.4%	25.8%
1961	11%	25%
1962	10.4%	24.1%
1963	9.76%	23.3%
1964	9.1%	22.5%
1965	8.53%	21.7%
1966	8.09%	21%
1967	7.76%	20.4%
1968	7.51%	19.7%
1969	7.22%	19.2%
1970	6.81%	18.6%
1971	6.3%	18%
1972	5.78%	17.5%
1973	5.27%	16.9%
1974	4.79%	16.3%
1975	4.35%	15.7%
1976	3.94%	15.1%
1977	3.57%	14.5%
1978	3.24%	13.9%
1979	2.97%	13.3%
1980	2.75%	12.7%
1981	2.58%	12.1%
1982	2.43%	11.5%
1983	2.29%	10.9%
1984	2.16%	10.3%
1985	2.04%	9.79%
1986	1.93%	9.27%
1987	1.82%	8.77%
1988	1.7%	8.29%
1989	1.59%	7.83%
1990	1.47%	7.38%
1991	1.36%	6.95%
1992	1.25%	6.52%
1993	1.14%	6.11%
1994	1.05%	5.73%
1995	0.98%	5.35%
1996	0.92%	5%
1997	0.86%	4.66%
1998	0.82%	4.33%
1999	0.77%	4.03%
2000	0.72%	3.74%
2001	0.66%	3.47%
2002	0.61%	3.22%
2003	0.55%	2.99%
2004	0.5%	2.77%
2005	0.47%	2.57%
2006	0.44%	2.38%
2007	0.42%	2.21%
2008	0.4%	2.06%
2009	0.39%	1.92%
2010	0.38%	1.79%
2011	0.37%	1.68%
2012	0.37%	1.58%
2013	0.36%	1.49%
2014	0.36%	1.4%
2015	0.36%	1.33%
2016	0.36%	1.26%
2017	0.36%	1.2%
2018	0.35%	1.15%
2019	0.35%	1.1%
2020	0.34%	1.05%
2021	0.33%	1.01%
2022	0.32%	0.96%
2023	0.32%	1.28%