Australia vs Spain: Share of births by age of mother
Australia
1.7%
in 2023
Spain
1.8%
in 2023
Australia rank
194th
Spain rank
193rd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 194th and Spain ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9% | 1.8% | 4.1% | Australia |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 2.2% | 7.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 10.0% | 4.6% | 5.5% | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Australia and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Australia ranks 194th and Spain ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.