Hungary vs Portugal: Fertility rate, total

Hungary
1.41 births per woman
in 2024
Portugal
1.41 births per woman
in 2024
Hungary rank
174th
Portugal rank
174th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Hungary
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1.41 births per woman against 1.41 births per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Hungary ranks 174th and Portugal ranks 174th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 1.92 births per woman 3.16 births per woman 1.24 births per woman Portugal
1970s 2.08 births per woman 2.74 births per woman 0.652 births per woman Portugal
1980s 1.82 births per woman 1.85 births per woman 0.025 births per woman Portugal
1990s 1.58 births per woman 1.49 births per woman 0.091 births per woman Hungary
2000s 1.31 births per woman 1.42 births per woman 0.104 births per woman Portugal
2010s 1.44 births per woman 1.34 births per woman 0.096 births per woman Hungary
2020s 1.55 births per woman 1.41 births per woman 0.142 births per woman Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Hungary or Portugal?
Hungary, at 1.41 births per woman against 1.41 births per woman in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Hungary and Portugal?
0 births per woman, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Portugal rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Hungary ranks 174th and Portugal ranks 174th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.