Finland vs Spain: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Finland
1.27 children per women
in 2023
Spain
1.21 children per women
in 2023
Finland rank
211th
Spain rank
214th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.27 children per women against 1.21 children per women in Spain, a difference of 0.06 children per women.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 211th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.35 children per women | 2.89 children per women | 0.4597 children per women | Finland |
| 1910s | 2.9 children per women | 2.67 children per women | 0.224 children per women | Finland |
| 1920s | 2.62 children per women | 2.85 children per women | 0.2271 children per women | Spain |
| 1930s | 2.27 children per women | 2.62 children per women | 0.3511 children per women | Spain |
| 1940s | 2.74 children per women | 2.41 children per women | 0.3311 children per women | Finland |
| 1950s | 2.79 children per women | 2.36 children per women | 0.4242 children per women | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.39 children per women | 2.75 children per women | 0.3566 children per women | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.62 children per women | 2.67 children per women | 1.05 children per women | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.64 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 0.0562 children per women | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.76 children per women | 1.2 children per women | 0.5575 children per women | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.77 children per women | 1.31 children per women | 0.4636 children per women | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.63 children per women | 1.3 children per women | 0.3278 children per women | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.35 children per women | 1.19 children per women | 0.1577 children per women | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Finland or Spain?
- Finland, at 1.27 children per women against 1.21 children per women in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Finland and Spain?
- 0.06 children per women, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Finland ranks 211th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).