Poland vs Spain: Natural population growth rate
Poland
-0.2%
in 2023
Spain
-0.2%
in 2023
Poland rank
208th
Spain rank
206th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Poland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 208th and Spain ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.3% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Poland or Spain?
- Spain, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Poland and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Spain rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Poland ranks 208th and Spain ranks 206th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.