Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Vanuatu

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Vanuatu 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 3.6 in Vanuatu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs Vanuatu 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	Vanuatu
1960	3.16	6.78
1961	3.21	6.73
1962	3.23	6.67
1963	3.12	6.62
1964	3.21	6.57
1965	3.15	6.52
1966	3.16	6.51
1967	3.16	6.51
1968	3.12	6.46
1969	3.12	6.41
1970	3.01	6.35
1971	3	6.29
1972	2.86	6.23
1973	2.77	6.15
1974	2.7	6.06
1975	2.75	5.98
1976	2.82	5.89
1977	2.69	5.81
1978	2.45	5.77
1979	2.31	5.73
1980	2.25	5.69
1981	2.13	5.65
1982	2.07	5.6
1983	1.95	5.55
1984	1.9	5.49
1985	1.72	5.43
1986	1.66	5.38
1987	1.62	5.33
1988	1.61	5.27
1989	1.57	5.21
1990	1.56	5.17
1991	1.56	5.13
1992	1.54	5.09
1993	1.52	5.02
1994	1.45	4.94
1995	1.41	4.85
1996	1.44	4.75
1997	1.47	4.66
1998	1.47	4.6
1999	1.5	4.56
2000	1.55	4.54
2001	1.45	4.5
2002	1.46	4.38
2003	1.44	4.29
2004	1.4	4.21
2005	1.41	4.13
2006	1.37	4.1
2007	1.35	4.12
2008	1.39	4.16
2009	1.34	4.16
2010	1.39	4.13
2011	1.35	4.09
2012	1.28	4.06
2013	1.21	4.04
2014	1.24	4
2015	1.31	3.95
2016	1.37	3.92
2017	1.38	3.88
2018	1.42	3.83
2019	1.44	3.79
2020	1.42	3.74
2021	1.35	3.7
2022	1.43	3.65
2023	1.44	3.6
2024	1.45	3.57
2025	1.45	3.53
2026	1.45	3.5
2027	1.46	3.46
2028	1.46	3.42
2029	1.46	3.39
2030	1.46	3.35
2031	1.47	3.32
2032	1.47	3.28
2033	1.47	3.25
2034	1.48	3.21
2035	1.48	3.18
2036	1.48	3.15
2037	1.48	3.13
2038	1.49	3.1
2039	1.49	3.08
2040	1.49	3.05
2041	1.49	3.03
2042	1.49	3
2043	1.49	2.97
2044	1.5	2.94
2045	1.5	2.92
2046	1.5	2.9
2047	1.5	2.88
2048	1.5	2.85
2049	1.5	2.83
2050	1.5	2.8

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Vanuatu
1960	29.3%	44.6%
1961	29.1%	44.8%
1962	29.1%	45.1%
1963	29.1%	45.2%
1964	29.1%	45.4%
1965	29.1%	45.5%
1966	29.2%	45.7%
1967	29.2%	45.8%
1968	29.2%	45.8%
1969	29.1%	45.8%
1970	28.7%	45.7%
1971	28.4%	45.7%
1972	28.2%	45.6%
1973	27.9%	45.5%
1974	27.7%	45.5%
1975	27.4%	45.4%
1976	27.2%	45.2%
1977	27.1%	45.1%
1978	26.8%	45%
1979	26.4%	44.5%
1980	25.9%	44%
1981	25.4%	43.9%
1982	25%	44%
1983	24.5%	44%
1984	24.1%	44.1%
1985	23.7%	44.2%
1986	23.1%	44.2%
1987	22.5%	44.1%
1988	21.9%	44.1%
1989	21.2%	44%
1990	20.5%	43.9%
1991	19.7%	43.9%
1992	19.1%	44.1%
1993	18.6%	44.8%
1994	18.2%	45.2%
1995	17.8%	45%
1996	17.4%	44.8%
1997	17.1%	44.4%
1998	16.8%	44%
1999	16.6%	43.5%
2000	16.4%	42.9%
2001	16.2%	42.4%
2002	16.1%	41.8%
2003	16.1%	41.3%
2004	16%	40.7%
2005	15.9%	40.2%
2006	15.8%	39.6%
2007	15.6%	39.2%
2008	15.5%	38.8%
2009	15.4%	38.5%
2010	15.2%	38.2%
2011	15%	38.1%
2012	14.9%	38.2%
2013	14.8%	38.2%
2014	14.6%	38.4%
2015	14.3%	38.5%
2016	14.1%	38.7%
2017	13.9%	38.8%
2018	13.7%	38.9%
2019	13.5%	39%
2020	13.3%	39%
2021	13.1%	39%
2022	13%	38.8%
2023	12.9%	38.6%
2024	12.8%	38.3%
2025	12.7%	38%
2026	12.6%	37.6%
2027	12.6%	37.1%
2028	12.6%	36.7%
2029	12.6%	36.2%
2030	12.7%	35.8%
2031	12.7%	35.3%
2032	12.7%	34.9%
2033	12.7%	34.5%
2034	12.7%	34.1%
2035	12.8%	33.7%
2036	12.9%	33.4%
2037	12.9%	33.2%
2038	13%	32.9%
2039	13%	32.7%
2040	13.1%	32.5%
2041	13.1%	32.3%
2042	13.2%	32.2%
2043	13.2%	32%
2044	13.3%	31.8%
2045	13.3%	31.6%
2046	13.4%	31.5%
2047	13.4%	31.3%
2048	13.4%	31.1%
2049	13.5%	30.9%
2050	13.5%	30.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 38.3% in Vanuatu in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Vanuatu compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Vanuatu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +2.53% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	118,693	1,796
1961	117,867	1,872
1962	123,217	1,947
1963	113,783	2,025
1964	120,170	2,098
1965	115,182	2,180
1966	107,171	2,278
1967	106,495	2,384
1968	100,737	2,470
1969	89,329	2,529
1970	87,672	2,597
1971	82,980	2,685
1972	83,715	2,775
1973	76,835	2,876
1974	74,412	2,968
1975	81,841	3,074
1976	85,138	3,174
1977	84,156	3,285
1978	70,731	3,428
1979	67,628	3,590
1980	63,481	3,383
1981	56,152	3,592
1982	58,479	3,778
1983	47,798	3,944
1984	45,983	4,088
1985	33,077	4,219
1986	31,102	4,360
1987	28,084	4,427
1988	24,047	4,577
1989	22,011	4,656
1990	13,976	4,762
1991	12,948	4,859
1992	13,933	4,941
1993	7,972	4,973
1994	9,991	4,973
1995	4,011	4,945
1996	4,026	4,897
1997	8,087	4,854
1998	7,112	4,866
1999	8,175	4,871
2000	15,435	5,026
2001	8,290	5,144
2002	8,335	5,181
2003	4,184	5,258
2004	7,339	5,353
2005	2,101	5,454
2006	3,156	5,606
2007	-1,055	5,842
2008	0	6,138
2009	-5,284	6,362
2010	-4,230	6,548
2011	-5,279	6,715
2012	-17,875	6,877
2013	-24,052	7,036
2014	-22,882	7,143
2015	-23,823	7,220
2016	-23,749	7,315
2017	-23,691	7,371
2018	-25,709	7,379
2019	-24,687	7,364
2020	-39,129	7,233
2021	-45,592	7,199
2022	-40,694	7,358
2023	-32,792	7,359

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Vanuatu

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 100 deaths in Vanuatu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Vanuatu
1985	20	211
1986	19	194
1987	19	200
1988	18	172
1989	18	162
1990	17	151
1991	17	140
1992	16	140
1993	15	133
1994	13	131
1995	12	131
1996	12	129
1997	12	131
1998	11	134
1999	10	146
2000	9	133
2001	9	132
2002	9	128
2003	8	131
2004	8	131
2005	8	127
2006	8	123
2007	8	120
2008	9	117
2009	9	114
2010	10	114
2011	10	112
2012	10	109
2013	10	110
2014	11	110
2015	11	109
2016	12	107
2017	13	107
2018	14	108
2019	15	105
2020	14	107
2021	19	124
2022	16	105
2023	15	100

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 1.68% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	11.4%	15.2%
1961	11%	14.7%
1962	10.4%	14.3%
1963	9.76%	13.8%
1964	9.1%	13.4%
1965	8.53%	12.9%
1966	8.09%	12.4%
1967	7.76%	12%
1968	7.51%	11.5%
1969	7.22%	11%
1970	6.81%	10.6%
1971	6.3%	10.2%
1972	5.78%	9.73%
1973	5.27%	9.34%
1974	4.79%	8.95%
1975	4.35%	8.58%
1976	3.94%	8.21%
1977	3.57%	7.84%
1978	3.24%	7.45%
1979	2.97%	7.07%
1980	2.75%	6.67%
1981	2.58%	6.27%
1982	2.43%	5.87%
1983	2.29%	5.48%
1984	2.16%	5.12%
1985	2.04%	4.78%
1986	1.93%	4.47%
1987	1.82%	4.2%
1988	1.7%	3.96%
1989	1.59%	3.76%
1990	1.47%	3.58%
1991	1.36%	3.43%
1992	1.25%	3.29%
1993	1.14%	3.18%
1994	1.05%	3.08%
1995	0.98%	3%
1996	0.92%	2.92%
1997	0.86%	2.86%
1998	0.82%	2.79%
1999	0.77%	2.74%
2000	0.72%	2.68%
2001	0.66%	2.63%
2002	0.61%	2.58%
2003	0.55%	2.54%
2004	0.5%	2.5%
2005	0.47%	2.45%
2006	0.44%	2.4%
2007	0.42%	2.34%
2008	0.4%	2.27%
2009	0.39%	2.2%
2010	0.38%	2.12%
2011	0.37%	2.05%
2012	0.37%	1.99%
2013	0.36%	1.94%
2014	0.36%	1.9%
2015	0.36%	1.87%
2016	0.36%	1.84%
2017	0.36%	1.82%
2018	0.35%	1.8%
2019	0.35%	1.78%
2020	0.34%	1.77%
2021	0.33%	1.74%
2022	0.32%	1.71%
2023	0.32%	1.68%