Fertility rate in Portugal
The fertility rate in Portugal was 1.41 births per woman in 2024.
Portugal, 2024
1.41
Change from 2023
−2.8%
European Union, 2024
1.34 births per woman
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.38 births per woman
Position in 2024
174th of 217
Fertility rate in Portugal over time
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Births per woman. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.41 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman |
| 2023 | 1.45 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| 2022 | 1.43 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| 2021 | 1.35 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| 2020 | 1.42 births per woman | 1.50 births per woman |
| 2019 | 1.44 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| 2018 | 1.42 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman |
| 2017 | 1.38 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2016 | 1.37 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.31 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman |
| 2014 | 1.24 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman |
| 2013 | 1.21 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| 2012 | 1.28 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| 2011 | 1.35 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| 2010 | 1.39 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2009 | 1.34 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2008 | 1.39 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman |
| 2007 | 1.35 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| 2006 | 1.37 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| 2005 | 1.41 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman |
| 2004 | 1.40 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman |
| 2003 | 1.44 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| 2002 | 1.46 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman |
| 2001 | 1.45 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman |
| 2000 | 1.55 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.8% from 1.45 births per woman in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.24 births per woman, the figure has changed by +13.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 174th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.34 births per woman.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Total fertility rate
1.41 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.9 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
10,749,635 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
10,749,635 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
10.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat