Portugal vs Serbia: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Serbia
1.5 live births per woman
in 2023
Portugal rank
167th
Serbia rank
170th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Portugal
- Serbia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Serbia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 167th and Serbia ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.11 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | 0.5963 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.17 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.73 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.8068 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.0553 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 0.0007 live births per woman | Serbia |
| 2000s | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 0.0693 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.1232 live births per woman | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.0817 live births per woman | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Portugal or Serbia?
- Portugal, at 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Portugal and Serbia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Portugal ranks 167th and Serbia ranks 170th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
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.