Canada vs Portugal: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Canada
1.2 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Portugal
1.2 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Canada rank
42nd
Portugal rank
40th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Canada
- 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 Canada, a difference of 0 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.63 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.12 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.504 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.81 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.16 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.65 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.37 births per woman in last 5 years | 3 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.628 births per woman in last 5 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.75 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.33 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.5815 births per woman in last 5 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.71 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.58 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.128 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.46 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0945 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.62 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.285 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.43 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0625 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 2030s | 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.38 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.034 births per woman in last 5 years | Portugal |
| 2040s | 1.38 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.4 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.021 births per woman in last 5 years | Portugal |
| 2050s | 1.45 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.037 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 2060s | 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0175 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 2070s | 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.3 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.006 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 2080s | 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.006 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 2090s | 1.23 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.23 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.002 births per woman in last 5 years | Canada |
| 2100s | 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.004 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, Canada or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years in Canada as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Canada and Portugal?
- 0 births per woman in last 5 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Canada ranks 42nd 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).