Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Portugal: Birth rate, crude

Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.72 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Portugal
7.9 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
195th
Portugal rank
192nd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 7.9 per 1,000 people against 7.72 per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.18 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 195th and Portugal ranks 192nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 29.49 per 1,000 people 23.37 per 1,000 people 6.12 per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 20.18 per 1,000 people 19.46 per 1,000 people 0.7219 per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 17.43 per 1,000 people 13.75 per 1,000 people 3.68 per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 12.78 per 1,000 people 11.27 per 1,000 people 1.51 per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 9.87 per 1,000 people 10.42 per 1,000 people 0.5479 per 1,000 people Portugal
2010s 8.73 per 1,000 people 8.48 per 1,000 people 0.2462 per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 7.91 per 1,000 people 7.94 per 1,000 people 0.0308 per 1,000 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Portugal?
Portugal, at 7.9 per 1,000 people against 7.72 per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal?
0.18 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 195th and Portugal ranks 192nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.