French Polynesia vs Portugal: Fertility rate: births per woman
French Polynesia
1.5 live births per woman
in 2023
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
169th
Portugal rank
167th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- French Polynesia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 169th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.85 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 5.95 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 2.78 live births per woman | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 4.79 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | 2.06 live births per woman | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 3.77 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 2.9 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 2.29 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 0.8706 live births per woman | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 1.87 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 0.5351 live births per woman | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 0.106 live births per woman | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, French Polynesia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between French Polynesia and Portugal?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Portugal rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- French Polynesia ranks 169th 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.