Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	3.16	5.15
1961	3.21	5.09
1962	3.23	5
1963	3.12	4.91
1964	3.21	4.83
1965	3.15	4.73
1966	3.16	4.64
1967	3.16	4.49
1968	3.12	4.36
1969	3.12	4.23
1970	3.01	4.08
1971	3	3.94
1972	2.86	3.81
1973	2.77	3.71
1974	2.7	3.63
1975	2.75	3.58
1976	2.82	3.55
1977	2.69	3.56
1978	2.45	3.59
1979	2.31	3.65
1980	2.25	3.73
1981	2.13	3.8
1982	2.07	3.88
1983	1.95	3.91
1984	1.9	3.95
1985	1.72	3.97
1986	1.66	3.97
1987	1.62	3.94
1988	1.61	3.88
1989	1.57	3.8
1990	1.56	3.75
1991	1.56	3.79
1992	1.54	3.86
1993	1.52	3.92
1994	1.45	3.92
1995	1.41	3.96
1996	1.44	3.95
1997	1.47	3.95
1998	1.47	3.95
1999	1.5	3.92
2000	1.55	3.84
2001	1.45	3.75
2002	1.46	3.64
2003	1.44	3.58
2004	1.4	3.55
2005	1.41	3.55
2006	1.37	3.53
2007	1.35	3.45
2008	1.39	3.42
2009	1.34	3.43
2010	1.39	3.44
2011	1.35	3.46
2012	1.28	3.47
2013	1.21	3.39
2014	1.24	3.33
2015	1.31	3.31
2016	1.37	3.3
2017	1.38	3.3
2018	1.42	3.33
2019	1.44	3.33
2020	1.42	3.31
2021	1.35	3.28
2022	1.43	3.24
2023	1.44	3.21
2024	1.45	3.17
2025	1.45	3.14
2026	1.45	3.1
2027	1.46	3.06
2028	1.46	3.03
2029	1.46	3
2030	1.46	2.97
2031	1.47	2.94
2032	1.47	2.91
2033	1.47	2.88
2034	1.48	2.84
2035	1.48	2.82
2036	1.48	2.79
2037	1.48	2.77
2038	1.49	2.74
2039	1.49	2.72
2040	1.49	2.69
2041	1.49	2.67
2042	1.49	2.65
2043	1.49	2.63
2044	1.5	2.61
2045	1.5	2.58
2046	1.5	2.57
2047	1.5	2.54
2048	1.5	2.52
2049	1.5	2.5
2050	1.5	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Tuvalu
1960	29.3%	41%
1961	29.1%	42.1%
1962	29.1%	43.1%
1963	29.1%	43.9%
1964	29.1%	44.1%
1965	29.1%	43.9%
1966	29.2%	43.9%
1967	29.2%	44.1%
1968	29.2%	44.3%
1969	29.1%	43.9%
1970	28.7%	43.2%
1971	28.4%	42.3%
1972	28.2%	41.3%
1973	27.9%	40.2%
1974	27.7%	39.4%
1975	27.4%	38.9%
1976	27.2%	38.1%
1977	27.1%	37%
1978	26.8%	35.5%
1979	26.4%	34.5%
1980	25.9%	34%
1981	25.4%	33.4%
1982	25%	32.8%
1983	24.5%	32.1%
1984	24.1%	31.6%
1985	23.7%	31.7%
1986	23.1%	32.3%
1987	22.5%	32.9%
1988	21.9%	33.5%
1989	21.2%	34.1%
1990	20.5%	34.5%
1991	19.7%	35%
1992	19.1%	35.4%
1993	18.6%	35.9%
1994	18.2%	36.1%
1995	17.8%	36.2%
1996	17.4%	36.3%
1997	17.1%	36.3%
1998	16.8%	36.3%
1999	16.6%	36.2%
2000	16.4%	36.3%
2001	16.2%	36.3%
2002	16.1%	36.3%
2003	16.1%	36%
2004	16%	35.5%
2005	15.9%	35%
2006	15.8%	34.5%
2007	15.6%	34%
2008	15.5%	33.5%
2009	15.4%	33.1%
2010	15.2%	32.8%
2011	15%	32.6%
2012	14.9%	32.5%
2013	14.8%	32.4%
2014	14.6%	32.1%
2015	14.3%	31.9%
2016	14.1%	31.8%
2017	13.9%	31.6%
2018	13.7%	31.6%
2019	13.5%	31.7%
2020	13.3%	31.7%
2021	13.1%	31.6%
2022	13%	32%
2023	12.9%	32.6%
2024	12.8%	32.9%
2025	12.7%	33%
2026	12.6%	32.9%
2027	12.6%	32.7%
2028	12.6%	32.3%
2029	12.6%	31.8%
2030	12.7%	31.2%
2031	12.7%	30.6%
2032	12.7%	29.9%
2033	12.7%	29.3%
2034	12.7%	28.7%
2035	12.8%	28.2%
2036	12.9%	27.8%
2037	12.9%	27.5%
2038	13%	27.1%
2039	13%	26.9%
2040	13.1%	26.9%
2041	13.1%	26.9%
2042	13.2%	26.9%
2043	13.2%	27%
2044	13.3%	27.1%
2045	13.3%	27.3%
2046	13.4%	27.4%
2047	13.4%	27.6%
2048	13.4%	27.7%
2049	13.5%	27.8%
2050	13.5%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	118,693	126
1961	117,867	120
1962	123,217	113
1963	113,783	106
1964	120,170	98
1965	115,182	93
1966	107,171	91
1967	106,495	92
1968	100,737	97
1969	89,329	102
1970	87,672	102
1971	82,980	101
1972	83,715	94
1973	76,835	101
1974	74,412	102
1975	81,841	108
1976	85,138	117
1977	84,156	128
1978	70,731	141
1979	67,628	158
1980	63,481	173
1981	56,152	186
1982	58,479	198
1983	47,798	206
1984	45,983	212
1985	33,077	215
1986	31,102	219
1987	28,084	219
1988	24,047	215
1989	22,011	208
1990	13,976	204
1991	12,948	203
1992	13,933	196
1993	7,972	202
1994	9,991	195
1995	4,011	191
1996	4,026	182
1997	8,087	177
1998	7,112	172
1999	8,175	166
2000	15,435	159
2001	8,290	151
2002	8,335	141
2003	4,184	136
2004	7,339	132
2005	2,101	131
2006	3,156	129
2007	-1,055	125
2008	0	125
2009	-5,284	130
2010	-4,230	136
2011	-5,279	142
2012	-17,875	148
2013	-24,052	148
2014	-22,882	149
2015	-23,823	153
2016	-23,749	157
2017	-23,691	163
2018	-25,709	169
2019	-24,687	166
2020	-39,129	161
2021	-45,592	151
2022	-40,694	150
2023	-32,792	137

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Tuvalu
1985	20	230
1986	19	226
1987	19	252
1988	18	300
1989	18	296
1990	17	291
1991	17	289
1992	16	312
1993	15	286
1994	13	284
1995	12	281
1996	12	277
1997	12	249
1998	11	245
1999	10	242
2000	9	237
2001	9	235
2002	9	234
2003	8	210
2004	8	209
2005	8	230
2006	8	226
2007	8	222
2008	9	219
2009	9	215
2010	10	213
2011	10	169
2012	10	168
2013	10	168
2014	11	168
2015	11	169
2016	12	170
2017	13	171
2018	14	153
2019	15	155
2020	14	206
2021	19	157
2022	16	220
2023	15	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	11.4%	17.7%
1961	11%	17%
1962	10.4%	16.3%
1963	9.76%	15.6%
1964	9.1%	14.9%
1965	8.53%	14.2%
1966	8.09%	13.6%
1967	7.76%	12.9%
1968	7.51%	12.3%
1969	7.22%	11.7%
1970	6.81%	11.1%
1971	6.3%	10.5%
1972	5.78%	9.93%
1973	5.27%	9.37%
1974	4.79%	8.81%
1975	4.35%	8.31%
1976	3.94%	7.84%
1977	3.57%	7.43%
1978	3.24%	7.08%
1979	2.97%	6.76%
1980	2.75%	6.49%
1981	2.58%	6.26%
1982	2.43%	6.06%
1983	2.29%	5.9%
1984	2.16%	5.76%
1985	2.04%	5.66%
1986	1.93%	5.59%
1987	1.82%	5.53%
1988	1.7%	5.47%
1989	1.59%	5.42%
1990	1.47%	5.37%
1991	1.36%	5.31%
1992	1.25%	5.24%
1993	1.14%	5.15%
1994	1.05%	5.05%
1995	0.98%	4.94%
1996	0.92%	4.81%
1997	0.86%	4.67%
1998	0.82%	4.52%
1999	0.77%	4.39%
2000	0.72%	4.26%
2001	0.66%	4.16%
2002	0.61%	4.07%
2003	0.55%	3.98%
2004	0.5%	3.89%
2005	0.47%	3.8%
2006	0.44%	3.68%
2007	0.42%	3.56%
2008	0.4%	3.42%
2009	0.39%	3.28%
2010	0.38%	3.14%
2011	0.37%	3.02%
2012	0.37%	2.91%
2013	0.36%	2.8%
2014	0.36%	2.71%
2015	0.36%	2.61%
2016	0.36%	2.52%
2017	0.36%	2.43%
2018	0.35%	2.35%
2019	0.35%	2.27%
2020	0.34%	2.19%
2021	0.33%	2.12%
2022	0.32%	2.05%
2023	0.32%	1.99%