Belgium vs Portugal: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Belgium
1.21 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Portugal
1.2 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Belgium rank
39th
Portugal rank
40th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
0123195520272100

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.21 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 40th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 12 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 2.33 births per woman in last 5 years 3.12 births per woman in last 5 years 0.789 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
1960s 2.55 births per woman in last 5 years 3.16 births per woman in last 5 years 0.6125 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
1970s 2.24 births per woman in last 5 years 3 births per woman in last 5 years 0.7585 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
1980s 1.66 births per woman in last 5 years 2.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.6655 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
1990s 1.58 births per woman in last 5 years 1.58 births per woman in last 5 years 0.004 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2000s 1.63 births per woman in last 5 years 1.46 births per woman in last 5 years 0.174 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2010s 1.8 births per woman in last 5 years 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4715 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2020s 1.57 births per woman in last 5 years 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2035 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2030s 1.46 births per woman in last 5 years 1.38 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0755 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2040s 1.44 births per woman in last 5 years 1.4 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0375 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2050s 1.45 births per woman in last 5 years 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 0.041 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2060s 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0225 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2070s 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years 1.3 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0175 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2080s 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.019 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2090s 1.24 births per woman in last 5 years 1.23 births per woman in last 5 years 0.012 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium
2100s 1.21 births per woman in last 5 years 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years 0.007 births per woman in last 5 years Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Belgium or Portugal?
Belgium, at 1.21 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years in Portugal as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Belgium and Portugal?
0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Belgium ranks 39th 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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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).