Portugal vs Serbia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2024
Serbia
1.5 live births per woman
in 2024
Portugal rank
167th
Serbia rank
170th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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 75 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 | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 0.0624 live births per woman | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Portugal or Serbia?
- Portugal, at 1.51 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Portugal ranks 167th and Serbia ranks 170th 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.