Denmark vs Portugal: Fertility rate: births per woman
Denmark
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Denmark rank
166th
Portugal rank
167th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.51 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.66 live births per woman | 3.28 live births per woman | 0.6213 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1950s | 2.55 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 0.5597 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.46 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 0.7069 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | 0.8902 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 0.3721 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 0.2511 live births per woman | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 0.381 live births per woman | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 0.4042 live births per woman | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 0.196 live births per woman | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 1.51 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0 live births per woman, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Denmark ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.