Greece vs Spain: Birth rate
Greece
7.19 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Spain
7.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greece rank
220th
Spain rank
222nd
Birth rate over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 7.19 births per 1,000 people against 7.03 births per 1,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.16 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 220th and Spain ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.1 births per 1,000 people | 20.86 births per 1,000 people | 0.7627 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1960s | 19.03 births per 1,000 people | 20.94 births per 1,000 people | 1.91 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 16.38 births per 1,000 people | 18.59 births per 1,000 people | 2.21 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 12.93 births per 1,000 people | 12.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.5549 births per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 10.25 births per 1,000 people | 9.59 births per 1,000 people | 0.6571 births per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 10.08 births per 1,000 people | 10.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.2496 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.74 births per 1,000 people | 8.93 births per 1,000 people | 0.1976 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.59 births per 1,000 people | 7.12 births per 1,000 people | 0.4793 births per 1,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at 7.19 births per 1,000 people against 7.03 births per 1,000 people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Greece and Spain?
- 0.16 births per 1,000 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for birth rate?
- Greece ranks 220th and Spain ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.