Chile vs Spain: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Chile
1.14 births per woman
in 2024
Spain
1.1 births per woman
in 2024
Chile rank
202nd
Spain rank
205th
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Chile
- Spain
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.14 births per woman against 1.1 births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 202nd and Spain ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.36 births per woman | 2.88 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.26 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 0.5179 births per woman | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.63 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.8982 births per woman | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.35 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 1.13 births per woman | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.89 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.566 births per woman | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.7 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 0.3904 births per woman | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.21 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | 0.061 births per woman | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Chile or Spain?
- Chile, at 1.14 births per woman against 1.1 births per woman in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Chile and Spain?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Spain rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Chile ranks 202nd and Spain ranks 205th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.