Finland vs Portugal: Birth rate and death rate
Finland
10.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2024
Portugal
11.23 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
17th
Portugal rank
15th
Birth rate and death rate over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11.23 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.36 deaths per 1,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.87 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 15th of 41 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 13.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1950s | 8.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6227 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 9.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1376 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 9.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.487 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0583 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 9.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5896 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 9.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6899 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7054 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 10.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate and death rate, Finland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 11.23 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.36 deaths per 1,000 people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate and death rate between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.87 deaths per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for birth rate and death rate?
- Finland ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 15th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate and death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the year.