Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Portugal vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	3.16	7.2
1961	3.21	7.21
1962	3.23	7.23
1963	3.12	7.23
1964	3.21	7.23
1965	3.15	7.23
1966	3.16	7.2
1967	3.16	7.16
1968	3.12	7.11
1969	3.12	7.04
1970	3.01	6.98
1971	3	6.94
1972	2.86	6.94
1973	2.77	6.94
1974	2.7	6.88
1975	2.75	6.83
1976	2.82	6.77
1977	2.69	6.71
1978	2.45	6.66
1979	2.31	6.59
1980	2.25	6.52
1981	2.13	6.45
1982	2.07	6.33
1983	1.95	6.2
1984	1.9	6.04
1985	1.72	5.87
1986	1.66	5.69
1987	1.62	5.5
1988	1.61	5.28
1989	1.57	5.07
1990	1.56	4.88
1991	1.56	4.72
1992	1.54	4.57
1993	1.52	4.39
1994	1.45	4.28
1995	1.41	4.15
1996	1.44	4.11
1997	1.47	4.08
1998	1.47	4.07
1999	1.5	4.06
2000	1.55	4.01
2001	1.45	3.98
2002	1.46	3.93
2003	1.44	3.86
2004	1.4	3.78
2005	1.41	3.69
2006	1.37	3.64
2007	1.35	3.68
2008	1.39	3.78
2009	1.34	3.95
2010	1.39	4.04
2011	1.35	4.13
2012	1.28	4.13
2013	1.21	4.11
2014	1.24	4.01
2015	1.31	3.91
2016	1.37	3.83
2017	1.38	3.77
2018	1.42	3.74
2019	1.44	3.75
2020	1.42	3.75
2021	1.35	3.77
2022	1.43	3.77
2023	1.44	3.72
2024	1.45	3.67
2025	1.45	3.62
2026	1.45	3.57
2027	1.46	3.52
2028	1.46	3.47
2029	1.46	3.43
2030	1.46	3.38
2031	1.47	3.33
2032	1.47	3.29
2033	1.47	3.25
2034	1.48	3.21
2035	1.48	3.17
2036	1.48	3.13
2037	1.48	3.09
2038	1.49	3.06
2039	1.49	3.02
2040	1.49	2.99
2041	1.49	2.96
2042	1.49	2.93
2043	1.49	2.9
2044	1.5	2.87
2045	1.5	2.84
2046	1.5	2.81
2047	1.5	2.78
2048	1.5	2.75
2049	1.5	2.72
2050	1.5	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Zimbabwe
1960	29.3%	47.3%
1961	29.1%	47.7%
1962	29.1%	48.1%
1963	29.1%	48.5%
1964	29.1%	48.8%
1965	29.1%	48.7%
1966	29.2%	48.6%
1967	29.2%	48.5%
1968	29.2%	48.5%
1969	29.1%	48.4%
1970	28.7%	48.3%
1971	28.4%	48.2%
1972	28.2%	48.2%
1973	27.9%	48.1%
1974	27.7%	48.1%
1975	27.4%	48.1%
1976	27.2%	48.2%
1977	27.1%	48.3%
1978	26.8%	48.5%
1979	26.4%	48.8%
1980	25.9%	48.7%
1981	25.4%	48.4%
1982	25%	48.3%
1983	24.5%	48.2%
1984	24.1%	48.1%
1985	23.7%	48%
1986	23.1%	47.9%
1987	22.5%	47.9%
1988	21.9%	47.9%
1989	21.2%	47.6%
1990	20.5%	47.1%
1991	19.7%	46.6%
1992	19.1%	46.8%
1993	18.6%	47.1%
1994	18.2%	46.6%
1995	17.8%	45.9%
1996	17.4%	45%
1997	17.1%	44%
1998	16.8%	43.1%
1999	16.6%	42.4%
2000	16.4%	41.9%
2001	16.2%	41.5%
2002	16.1%	41.4%
2003	16.1%	41.5%
2004	16%	41.7%
2005	15.9%	41.9%
2006	15.8%	42%
2007	15.6%	42.1%
2008	15.5%	42.4%
2009	15.4%	42.7%
2010	15.2%	43%
2011	15%	43.4%
2012	14.9%	43.7%
2013	14.8%	43.9%
2014	14.6%	43.9%
2015	14.3%	43.8%
2016	14.1%	43.6%
2017	13.9%	43.3%
2018	13.7%	42.9%
2019	13.5%	42.5%
2020	13.3%	42.2%
2021	13.1%	41.9%
2022	13%	41.6%
2023	12.9%	41.3%
2024	12.8%	40.9%
2025	12.7%	40.3%
2026	12.6%	39.6%
2027	12.6%	39%
2028	12.6%	38.4%
2029	12.6%	37.8%
2030	12.7%	37.4%
2031	12.7%	37%
2032	12.7%	36.8%
2033	12.7%	36.5%
2034	12.7%	36.3%
2035	12.8%	36.1%
2036	12.9%	35.8%
2037	12.9%	35.6%
2038	13%	35.3%
2039	13%	35.1%
2040	13.1%	34.8%
2041	13.1%	34.6%
2042	13.2%	34.3%
2043	13.2%	34.1%
2044	13.3%	33.8%
2045	13.3%	33.5%
2046	13.4%	33.2%
2047	13.4%	32.9%
2048	13.4%	32.6%
2049	13.5%	32.2%
2050	13.5%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	118,693	126,959
1961	117,867	131,531
1962	123,217	136,317
1963	113,783	140,984
1964	120,170	145,848
1965	115,182	151,164
1966	107,171	156,014
1967	106,495	161,205
1968	100,737	166,865
1969	89,329	172,626
1970	87,672	178,979
1971	82,980	185,427
1972	83,715	193,725
1973	76,835	201,885
1974	74,412	208,806
1975	81,841	216,947
1976	85,138	221,419
1977	84,156	225,139
1978	70,731	222,979
1979	67,628	223,657
1980	63,481	241,179
1981	56,152	271,361
1982	58,479	279,934
1983	47,798	286,545
1984	45,983	290,052
1985	33,077	290,756
1986	31,102	289,894
1987	28,084	286,766
1988	24,047	277,498
1989	22,011	270,838
1990	13,976	265,444
1991	12,948	260,943
1992	13,933	255,291
1993	7,972	228,045
1994	9,991	216,343
1995	4,011	206,695
1996	4,026	205,269
1997	8,087	216,288
1998	7,112	225,614
1999	8,175	232,393
2000	15,435	236,343
2001	8,290	227,909
2002	8,335	244,170
2003	4,184	243,057
2004	7,339	248,307
2005	2,101	248,545
2006	3,156	248,963
2007	-1,055	261,805
2008	0	280,527
2009	-5,284	309,316
2010	-4,230	335,570
2011	-5,279	359,572
2012	-17,875	371,135
2013	-24,052	374,757
2014	-22,882	366,350
2015	-23,823	356,203
2016	-23,749	348,772
2017	-23,691	344,035
2018	-25,709	345,883
2019	-24,687	348,798
2020	-39,129	354,790
2021	-45,592	349,908
2022	-40,694	371,243
2023	-32,792	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Zimbabwe
1985	20	573
1986	19	525
1987	19	480
1988	18	431
1989	18	382
1990	17	353
1991	17	332
1992	16	333
1993	15	331
1994	13	332
1995	12	332
1996	12	352
1997	12	357
1998	11	368
1999	10	399
2000	9	405
2001	9	467
2002	9	418
2003	8	455
2004	8	451
2005	8	454
2006	8	480
2007	8	519
2008	9	526
2009	9	540
2010	10	567
2011	10	564
2012	10	558
2013	10	525
2014	11	468
2015	11	428
2016	12	411
2017	13	389
2018	14	386
2019	15	388
2020	14	380
2021	19	446
2022	16	368
2023	15	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	11.4%	15.2%
1961	11%	14.8%
1962	10.4%	14.4%
1963	9.76%	14%
1964	9.1%	13.5%
1965	8.53%	13.1%
1966	8.09%	12.7%
1967	7.76%	12.4%
1968	7.51%	12.1%
1969	7.22%	11.8%
1970	6.81%	11.7%
1971	6.3%	11.5%
1972	5.78%	11.5%
1973	5.27%	11.4%
1974	4.79%	11.4%
1975	4.35%	11.4%
1976	3.94%	11.5%
1977	3.57%	11.5%
1978	3.24%	11.5%
1979	2.97%	11.3%
1980	2.75%	11.1%
1981	2.58%	10.7%
1982	2.43%	10.1%
1983	2.29%	9.5%
1984	2.16%	8.87%
1985	2.04%	8.31%
1986	1.93%	7.86%
1987	1.82%	7.61%
1988	1.7%	7.55%
1989	1.59%	7.69%
1990	1.47%	7.97%
1991	1.36%	8.33%
1992	1.25%	8.73%
1993	1.14%	9.16%
1994	1.05%	9.52%
1995	0.98%	9.83%
1996	0.92%	10%
1997	0.86%	10.1%
1998	0.82%	10%
1999	0.77%	9.92%
2000	0.72%	9.83%
2001	0.66%	9.79%
2002	0.61%	8.48%
2003	0.55%	8.85%
2004	0.5%	9.17%
2005	0.47%	9.23%
2006	0.44%	9.4%
2007	0.42%	9.47%
2008	0.4%	9.34%
2009	0.39%	9.03%
2010	0.38%	8.5%
2011	0.37%	7.88%
2012	0.37%	7.14%
2013	0.36%	6.55%
2014	0.36%	6.18%
2015	0.36%	5.98%
2016	0.36%	5.69%
2017	0.36%	5.5%
2018	0.35%	5.23%
2019	0.35%	5.11%
2020	0.34%	5.01%
2021	0.33%	4.76%
2022	0.32%	4.6%
2023	0.32%	4.42%