According to the report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA ), released this week, Portugal has a fertility rate of 1.4, a rate below the necessary value of 2.1 to replace generations.
The report shows that 23% of the Portuguese are over 65 years old and 38% are in the age group from zero to 24 years old. The United Nations report accounts for 64% of Portuguese aged between 15 and 24 years.
Hong Kong (0.8), Singapore (1.0), San Marino (1.1), Macau (1.1), Aruba (1.2), Malta (1.2), China (1.2) , Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.3), Puerto Rico (1.3), Cyprus (1.3), Japan (1.3), Italy (1.3) and Jamaica (1.3) are the countries and territories with a worse fertility record than Portugal.
Data released by the UNFPA states that average global life expectancy reached 72.8 years in 2019 and is expected to reach 77.2 years by 2050, after accounting for the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 85 years for women and 80 years for men.
In an analysis of sexual health, contraceptive methods, gender and rights, the report indicates that in the last four years the use of contraception by Portuguese women between 15 and 49 years old is 51% for all and 63% for those who are married or in a long term relationship.
Regarding the number of births to teenage mothers, aged 15 to 19, Portugal had only six cases in every 1000 girls between 2000 and 2021.
The report also shows that the country reached 100% in the indicator referring to births performed by qualified health professionals and registers 12 deaths per 100,000 births, a value similar to that of the richest countries.
According to the report, the world's population reached eight billion people in November 2022 and this year India will surpass China's population for the first time.
Source https://postal.pt/
