Australia vs Portugal: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Australia
1.2 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Portugal
1.2 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Australia rank
43rd
Portugal rank
40th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years in Australia, a difference of 0 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.12 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.014 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.38 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.16 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.222 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.78 births per woman in last 5 years | 3 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.22 births per woman in last 5 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.97 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.33 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.3635 births per woman in last 5 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.87 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.58 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.289 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.78 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.46 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.32 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.92 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.5875 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.65 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.2745 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2030s | 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.38 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.098 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2040s | 1.44 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.4 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.044 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2050s | 1.46 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0425 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2060s | 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.024 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2070s | 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.3 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.009 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2080s | 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0055 births per woman in last 5 years | Australia |
| 2090s | 1.23 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.23 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0005 births per woman in last 5 years | Portugal |
| 2100s | 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.009 births per woman in last 5 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years in Australia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Australia and Portugal?
- 0 births per woman in last 5 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Australia ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. 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 children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).