Germany vs Portugal: Birth rate, crude

Germany
8.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Portugal
7.9 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Germany rank
190th
Portugal rank
192nd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Germany
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 8.1 per 1,000 people against 7.9 per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Germany ranks 190th and Portugal ranks 192nd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 17.06 per 1,000 people 23.37 per 1,000 people 6.31 per 1,000 people Portugal
1970s 10.96 per 1,000 people 19.46 per 1,000 people 8.5 per 1,000 people Portugal
1980s 10.93 per 1,000 people 13.75 per 1,000 people 2.82 per 1,000 people Portugal
1990s 9.91 per 1,000 people 11.27 per 1,000 people 1.36 per 1,000 people Portugal
2000s 8.53 per 1,000 people 10.42 per 1,000 people 1.89 per 1,000 people Portugal
2010s 8.93 per 1,000 people 8.48 per 1,000 people 0.45 per 1,000 people Germany
2020s 8.84 per 1,000 people 7.94 per 1,000 people 0.9 per 1,000 people Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Germany or Portugal?
Germany, at 8.1 per 1,000 people against 7.9 per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Germany and Portugal?
0.2 per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Germany ranks 190th 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.