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

Croatia
1.21 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Portugal
1.2 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Croatia rank
38th
Portugal rank
40th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Croatia
  • Portugal
0123195520272100

How they compare

Croatia 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 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.

Croatia ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 40th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 2.73 births per woman in last 5 years 3.12 births per woman in last 5 years 0.39 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
1960s 2.29 births per woman in last 5 years 3.16 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8645 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
1970s 2.03 births per woman in last 5 years 3 births per woman in last 5 years 0.969 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
1980s 1.92 births per woman in last 5 years 2.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.41 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
1990s 1.63 births per woman in last 5 years 1.58 births per woman in last 5 years 0.052 births per woman in last 5 years Croatia
2000s 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 1.46 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0815 births per woman in last 5 years Croatia
2010s 1.5 births per woman in last 5 years 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1715 births per woman in last 5 years Croatia
2020s 1.45 births per woman in last 5 years 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0775 births per woman in last 5 years Croatia
2030s 1.44 births per woman in last 5 years 1.38 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0575 births per woman in last 5 years Croatia
2040s 1.4 births per woman in last 5 years 1.4 births per woman in last 5 years 0 births per woman in last 5 years
2050s 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 0.042 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
2060s 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years 0.028 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
2070s 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years 1.3 births per woman in last 5 years 0.022 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
2080s 1.26 births per woman in last 5 years 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.011 births per woman in last 5 years Portugal
2090s 1.23 births per woman in last 5 years 1.23 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0015 births per woman in last 5 years Croatia
2100s 1.21 births per woman in last 5 years 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years 0.008 births per woman in last 5 years Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Croatia or Portugal?
Croatia, 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 Croatia and Portugal?
0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Croatia ranks 38th 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).