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
1234192219722023

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) – 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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Indicator
Total fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed

Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.