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China vs Spain: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception

China
1.01 births per woman
in 2024
Spain
1.1 births per woman
in 2024
China rank
208th
Spain rank
205th

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time

  • China
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.1 births per woman against 1.01 births per woman in China, a difference of 0.087 births per woman.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 208th and Spain ranks 205th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.