South Korea vs Spain: Total fertility rate: births per woman
South Korea
0.722 births per woman
in 2023
Spain
1.12 births per woman
in 2023
South Korea rank
34th
Spain rank
32nd
Total fertility rate: births per woman over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.12 births per woman against 0.722 births per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.398 births per woman.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 34 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.1058 births per woman | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.15 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 0.1574 births per woman | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.787 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | 0.3725 births per woman | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate: births per woman, South Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.12 births per woman against 0.722 births per woman in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between South Korea and Spain?
- 0.398 births per woman, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- South Korea ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate: 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
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.