Portugal vs Russian Federation: Fertility rate, total

Portugal
1.41 births per woman
in 2024
Russian Federation
1.42 births per woman
in 2024
Portugal rank
174th
Russian Federation rank
173rd

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Portugal
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 1.42 births per woman against 1.41 births per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 174th and Russian Federation ranks 173rd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1960s 3.16 births per woman 2.2 births per woman 0.963 births per woman Portugal
1970s 2.74 births per woman 1.98 births per woman 0.757 births per woman Portugal
1980s 1.85 births per woman 2.06 births per woman 0.208 births per woman Russian Federation
1990s 1.49 births per woman 1.42 births per woman 0.0745 births per woman Portugal
2000s 1.42 births per woman 1.34 births per woman 0.0734 births per woman Portugal
2010s 1.34 births per woman 1.65 births per woman 0.315 births per woman Russian Federation
2020s 1.41 births per woman 1.45 births per woman 0.0388 births per woman Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Portugal or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 1.42 births per woman against 1.41 births per woman in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Portugal and Russian Federation?
0.01 births per woman, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Russian Federation?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Russian Federation rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Portugal ranks 174th and Russian Federation ranks 173rd 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.