PT · 2021 · tps00199

Total fertility rate

Portugal, 2021

Total fertility rate
1.35
Portugal, 2021
▼ 4.9% vs 2020 (1.42)
Analysis

In 2021, Portugal's total fertility rate decreased by 4.9% compared to 2020, reaching 1.35.

Portugal accounts for 88.2% of the EU-27 total of 1.53.

Portugal ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.5% (from 1.37 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
88.2%
EU-27: 1.53
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024