Argentina vs Portugal: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Argentina
1.5 live births per woman
in 2024
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2024
Argentina rank
169th
Portugal rank
167th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Argentina
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Argentina, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 169th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.14 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 0.0298 live births per woman | Argentina |
| 1960s | 3.06 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 0.1086 live births per woman | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.24 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | 0.5035 live births per woman | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.12 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.28 live births per woman | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.86 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | Argentina |
| 2000s | 2.45 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.25 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 0.9226 live births per woman | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 0.0928 live births per woman | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Argentina or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Argentina and Portugal?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Portugal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Portugal rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Argentina 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 vs. average years of schooling. 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.