Number of one year olds in Portugal

Portugal: Number of one year olds was 40,153 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
40,153
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
116th
of 236 countries
All-time high
95,246
in 1963
All-time low
40,141
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Portugal, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one year olds in Portugal stood at 40,153.

That represents a change of down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Portugal peaked at 95,246 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 40,141, in 2022.

That places Portugal 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Portugal, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 89,076 —
1951 84,233 -5.4%
1952 85,621 +1.6%
1953 89,981 +5.1%
1954 89,305 -0.8%
1955 87,059 -2.5%
1956 88,441 +1.6%
1957 89,715 +1.4%
1958 90,147 +0.5%
1959 91,790 +1.8%
1960 89,067 -3.0%
1961 86,663 -2.7%
1962 90,792 +4.8%
1963 95,246 +4.9%
1964 94,510 -0.8%
1965 93,859 -0.7%
1966 93,666 -0.2%
1967 91,534 -2.3%
1968 89,124 -2.6%
1969 85,840 -3.7%
1970 77,710 -9.5%
1971 71,072 -8.5%
1972 78,933 +11.1%
1973 84,484 +7.0%
1974 81,415 -3.6%
1975 81,400 -0.0%
1976 82,937 +1.9%
1977 85,374 +2.9%
1978 84,784 -0.7%
1979 79,895 -5.8%
1980 76,741 -3.9%
1981 74,585 -2.8%
1982 72,012 -3.4%
1983 71,293 -1.0%
1984 69,230 -2.9%
1985 66,961 -3.3%
1986 63,887 -4.6%
1987 60,092 -5.9%
1988 57,972 -3.5%
1989 56,357 -2.8%
1990 55,488 -1.5%
1991 54,166 -2.4%
1992 54,093 -0.1%
1993 55,039 +1.7%
1994 54,794 -0.4%
1995 53,237 -2.8%
1996 51,419 -3.4%
1997 51,484 +0.1%
1998 52,880 +2.7%
1999 53,792 +1.7%
2000 54,002 +0.4%
2001 54,733 +1.4%
2002 54,745 +0.0%
2003 54,425 -0.6%
2004 54,278 -0.3%
2005 53,275 -1.8%
2006 52,572 -1.3%
2007 51,813 -1.4%
2008 50,295 -2.9%
2009 49,813 -1.0%
2010 48,842 -1.9%
2011 48,568 -0.6%
2012 48,330 -0.5%
2013 45,267 -6.3%
2014 41,984 -7.3%
2015 40,176 -4.3%
2016 40,828 +1.6%
2017 42,044 +3.0%
2018 42,245 +0.5%
2019 42,526 +0.7%
2020 42,620 +0.2%
2021 41,816 -1.9%
2022 40,141 -4.0%
2023 40,153 +0.0%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 40,153 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 3.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 40,153 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,966, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 88,537 84,233 91,790 10
1960s 91,030 85,840 95,246 10
1970s 80,800 71,072 85,374 10
1980s 66,913 56,357 76,741 10
1990s 53,639 51,419 55,488 10
2000s 52,995 49,813 54,745 10
2010s 44,081 40,176 48,842 10
2020s 41,182 40,141 42,620 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 113 Oman 41,602 compare
  2. 114 Austria 41,574 compare
  3. 115 Namibia 41,505 compare
  4. 117 Gambia 38,538 compare
  5. 118 Greece 37,545 compare
  6. 119 Belarus 37,100 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Portugal?
Number of one year olds in Portugal was 40,153 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 95,246 in 1963.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 40,141 in 2022.
How does Portugal rank for number of one year olds?
Portugal ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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