Macao vs Spain: Birth rate
Macao
6.33 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Spain
7.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Macao rank
225th
Spain rank
222nd
Birth rate over time
- Macao
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7.03 births per 1,000 people against 6.33 births per 1,000 people in Macao, a difference of 0.7 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 225th and Spain ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.09 births per 1,000 people | 20.86 births per 1,000 people | 20.23 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 1960s | 20.24 births per 1,000 people | 20.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.6976 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 8.28 births per 1,000 people | 18.59 births per 1,000 people | 10.31 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 20.97 births per 1,000 people | 12.38 births per 1,000 people | 8.59 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 1990s | 14.97 births per 1,000 people | 9.59 births per 1,000 people | 5.38 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 2000s | 8.01 births per 1,000 people | 10.33 births per 1,000 people | 2.32 births per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 10.61 births per 1,000 people | 8.93 births per 1,000 people | 1.68 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 2020s | 7.15 births per 1,000 people | 7.12 births per 1,000 people | 0.0317 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Macao or Spain?
- Spain, at 7.03 births per 1,000 people against 6.33 births per 1,000 people in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Macao and Spain?
- 0.7 births per 1,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Spain rank globally for birth rate?
- Macao ranks 225th 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
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.