Finland vs Spain: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Finland
1.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Spain
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Finland rank
211th
Spain rank
214th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.28 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1939 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 211th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 0.43 live births per woman | Finland |
| 1940s | 2.88 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.1292 live births per woman | Finland |
| 1950s | 2.92 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 0.3588 live births per woman | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.46 live births per woman | 2.89 live births per woman | 0.4264 live births per woman | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.65 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.0603 live births per woman | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.78 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 0.5649 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.79 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 0.4698 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | 0.3319 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 0.1603 live births per woman | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Finland or Spain?
- Finland, at 1.28 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Finland and Spain?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1939 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Finland ranks 211th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.