Denmark vs Portugal: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Denmark
1.52 live births per woman
in 2024
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2024
Denmark rank
164th
Portugal rank
167th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 85 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 164th 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 | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 0.1574 live births per woman | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Denmark ranks 164th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.