Saint Helena vs Spain: Birth rate
Saint Helena
7.34 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Spain
7.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saint Helena rank
219th
Spain rank
222nd
Birth rate over time
- Saint Helena
- Spain
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 7.34 births per 1,000 people against 7.03 births per 1,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.31 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Saint Helena ranks 219th and Spain ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Helena | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.62 births per 1,000 people | 20.86 births per 1,000 people | 12.76 births per 1,000 people | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 30.76 births per 1,000 people | 20.94 births per 1,000 people | 9.82 births per 1,000 people | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 24.68 births per 1,000 people | 18.59 births per 1,000 people | 6.09 births per 1,000 people | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 21.16 births per 1,000 people | 12.38 births per 1,000 people | 8.78 births per 1,000 people | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 15.59 births per 1,000 people | 9.59 births per 1,000 people | 6 births per 1,000 people | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 10.32 births per 1,000 people | 10.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.0016 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.73 births per 1,000 people | 8.93 births per 1,000 people | 0.2084 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.61 births per 1,000 people | 7.12 births per 1,000 people | 0.4948 births per 1,000 people | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Saint Helena or Spain?
- Saint Helena, at 7.34 births per 1,000 people against 7.03 births per 1,000 people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Saint Helena and Spain?
- 0.31 births per 1,000 people, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Helena and Spain rank globally for birth rate?
- Saint Helena ranks 219th and Spain ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.