Latvia vs Spain: Birth seasonality

Latvia
16.19 births per million people
in 2024
Spain
17.83 births per million people
in 2023
Latvia rank
37th
Spain rank
34th

Birth seasonality over time

  • Latvia
  • Spain
20406080100190019622024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 17.83 births per million people against 16.19 births per million people in Latvia, a difference of 1.64 births per million people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Spain ahead.

Latvia ranks 37th and Spain ranks 34th of 40 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Spain Difference Ahead
1940s 45.35 births per million people 56.3 births per million people 10.95 births per million people Spain
1950s 39.73 births per million people 55.45 births per million people 15.73 births per million people Spain
1960s 36.32 births per million people 54.78 births per million people 18.46 births per million people Spain
1970s 35.39 births per million people 47.69 births per million people 12.31 births per million people Spain
1980s 36.02 births per million people 32.1 births per million people 3.92 births per million people Latvia
1990s 24.98 births per million people 25.62 births per million people 0.6338 births per million people Spain
2000s 24.76 births per million people 28.25 births per million people 3.49 births per million people Spain
2010s 25.92 births per million people 24.14 births per million people 1.78 births per million people Latvia
2020s 20.69 births per million people 17.88 births per million people 2.8 births per million people Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth seasonality, Latvia or Spain?
Spain, at 17.83 births per million people against 16.19 births per million people in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth seasonality between Latvia and Spain?
1.64 births per million people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?
76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for birth seasonality?
Latvia ranks 37th and Spain ranks 34th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth seasonality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth seasonality
Unit
births per million people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed

The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.