Italy vs Spain: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected
Italy
1.19
in 2023
Spain
1.21
in 2023
Italy rank
217th
Spain rank
214th
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.21 against 1.19 in Italy, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 217th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.14 | 2.89 | 0.2501 | Italy |
| 1910s | 2.65 | 2.67 | 0.0211 | Spain |
| 1920s | 2.97 | 2.85 | 0.1254 | Italy |
| 1930s | 2.68 | 2.62 | 0.055 | Italy |
| 1940s | 2.39 | 2.41 | 0.019 | Spain |
| 1950s | 2.19 | 2.36 | 0.1753 | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.39 | 2.75 | 0.3565 | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.09 | 2.67 | 0.5822 | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.43 | 1.69 | 0.2665 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.2 | 0.0245 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.31 | 0.016 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.3 | 0.0494 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.23 | 1.19 | 0.035 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.21 against 1.19 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Italy and Spain?
- 0.02, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Italy ranks 217th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.