According to the National Statistics Institute, this number has been steadily dropping since 1980 when almost 18,000 girls aged between 11 and 19 gave birth in Portugal.

In 2015, the total had dropped to 2,300, which is the lowest on record.

This drop is being explained not only due to greater awareness among teenagers, but also that are fewer teenagers in the country than there were 30 years ago, while the financial crisis has also resulted in a drop in teenage pregnancies.