{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pt-live-births","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-live-births","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-live-births/","title":"Portugal Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000) (2025)","description":"Portugal's Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000): 7.7 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, +2.7% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_GIND), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Portugal","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Portugal","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Portugal Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_GIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Portugal"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Portugal (2025)","value":"7.7","unit":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.7%","unit":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Portugal Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":10.4},{"period":"2006","value":10},{"period":"2007","value":9.7},{"period":"2008","value":9.9},{"period":"2009","value":9.4},{"period":"2010","value":9.6},{"period":"2011","value":9.2},{"period":"2012","value":8.5},{"period":"2013","value":7.9},{"period":"2014","value":7.9},{"period":"2015","value":8.2},{"period":"2016","value":8.4},{"period":"2017","value":8.3},{"period":"2018","value":8.4},{"period":"2019","value":8.4},{"period":"2020","value":8.1},{"period":"2021","value":7.6},{"period":"2022","value":7.8},{"period":"2023","value":7.7},{"period":"2024","value":7.5},{"period":"2025","value":7.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"7.8","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"-6.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"-3.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"8.2","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2014","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-7.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-7.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"-5.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2006","value":"10.0","yoyChange":"-3.8%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks live births in Portugal expressed as the crude birth rate — live births per 1,000 inhabitants, not an absolute count. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 10.4 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.5 in 2024. The latest reading of 7.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2."}]}