Italy vs Spain: Birth rate total

Italy
20
in 2022
Spain
19.05
in 2023
Italy rank
35th
Spain rank
37th

Birth rate total over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
20406080100120190019612023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 20 against 19.05 in Spain, a difference of 0.95.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 35th and Spain ranks 37th of 40 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1900s 100.04 109.44 9.4 Spain
1910s 89.73 96.58 6.85 Spain
1920s 99.96 94.24 5.72 Italy
1930s 76.11 78.94 2.83 Spain
1940s 67.38 68.02 0.6432 Spain
1950s 57.82 61.15 3.33 Spain
1960s 54.33 60.26 5.93 Spain
1970s 44.26 54.4 10.15 Spain
1980s 31.04 35.72 4.69 Spain
1990s 28.65 27.36 1.29 Italy
2000s 28.66 30.28 1.61 Spain
2010s 24.72 26.06 1.33 Spain
2020s 20.77 20.72 0.0422 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate total, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 20 against 19.05 in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in birth rate total between Italy and Spain?
0.95, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2022.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for birth rate total?
Italy ranks 35th and Spain ranks 37th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Birth rate total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate total
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,610 data points, 1840–2024
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