Italy vs Spain: Distribution of households with children by number of children
Italy
54.2%
in 2025
Spain
53.7%
in 2025
Italy rank
8th
Spain rank
9th
Distribution of households with children by number of children over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 54.2% against 53.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and Spain ranks 9th of 47 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 53.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 53.8% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 51.5% | 3.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher distribution of households with children by number of children, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 54.2% against 53.7% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in distribution of households with children by number of children between Italy and Spain?
- 0.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for distribution of households with children by number of children?
- Italy ranks 8th and Spain ranks 9th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Distribution of households with children by number of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.