Maria was the most popular first name for girls registered in Portugal in 2023, with over 4,600 registrations. Following from afar was the name Alice, with more than 1,100 newborn baby girls under this name. In third place, Leonor was chosen almost 1,100 times by parents to name their newborn girls.
The names for baby boys in Portugal were dominated, in 2023, by the name Francisco, which was registered 1,367 times. Afonso, Duarte, and Lourenço followed, with around 1,100 registrations each.
Women pursue family achievements at an increasingly older age
In Portugal, the mean age of women on their first marriage has increased constantly during the last decade. As of 2022, women were 33.7 years old at the time they got married for the first time, which is an increase of almost one year of age compared to 2021. The mean age with which women get married is higher than the average age at which they give birth to their first child. Even though this value has also increased during the past years, by 2022 it was 30.8 years of age.
Payment inequality to the disadvantage of women
Women working in Portugal face a gender pay gap (GPG) which puts them at a disadvantage when compared to men. From 2010 to 2021, the gender pay gap decreased by five percent in the country, which is a step forward in terms of the fight against gender inequality. Nevertheless, the GPG was still more than 13 percent in 2021, which means that Portuguese women received 13 percent lower salaries than their male counterparts. When it comes to the average monthly earnings by gender, the tendency of higher salaries for men is widespread throughout Europe. On average, in 2022, men in Portugal received around 2,090 U.S. dollars per month, while women were paid 1,900 U.S. dollars monthly.
Most common registered first names for girls in Portugal in 2023
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RFM. (November 27, 2023). Most common registered first names for girls in Portugal in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424245/portugal-most-popular-girl-names/
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