Portugal vs Russia: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Portugal
1.41 births per woman
in 2024
Russia
1.42 births per woman
in 2024
Portugal rank
174th
Russia rank
173rd
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Portugal
- Russia
How they compare
Russia 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 Russia ranks 173rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Russia | 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 | Russia |
| 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 | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.41 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 0.0388 births per woman | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Portugal or Russia?
- Russia, 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 Russia?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Russia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Russia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Portugal ranks 174th and Russia 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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About this data
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.