Chile vs Spain: Fertility rate, total
Chile
1.17 births per woman
in 2023
Spain
1.12 births per woman
in 2023
Chile rank
202nd
Spain rank
205th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Chile
- Spain
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.17 births per woman against 1.12 births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 202nd and Spain ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.23 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | 0.0662 births per woman | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Chile or Spain?
- Chile, at 1.17 births per woman against 1.12 births per woman in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Chile and Spain?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Spain rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Chile ranks 202nd and Spain ranks 205th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release