Spain vs Taiwan: Total fertility rate: births per woman
Spain
1.12 births per woman
in 2023
Taiwan
0.864 births per woman
in 2023
Spain rank
32nd
Taiwan rank
33rd
Total fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Spain
- Taiwan
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.12 births per woman against 0.864 births per woman in Taiwan, a difference of 0.256 births per woman.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Taiwan ahead.
Spain ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 33rd of 34 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.58 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 0.182 births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.2876 births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.22 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 0.4935 births per woman | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.32 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 0.0985 births per woman | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.31 births per woman | 1.1 births per woman | 0.207 births per woman | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.16 births per woman | 0.9263 births per woman | 0.2332 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, Spain or Taiwan?
- Spain, at 1.12 births per woman against 0.864 births per woman in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Spain and Taiwan?
- 0.256 births per woman, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Taiwan rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Spain ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 33rd 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.