Finland vs Spain: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Finland
1.25 births per woman
in 2024
Spain
1.12 births per woman
in 2023
Finland rank
29th
Spain rank
32nd
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.25 births per woman against 1.12 births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.13 births per woman.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1939 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 29th and Spain ranks 32nd of 34 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.55 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman | 0.43 births per woman | Finland |
| 1940s | 2.88 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman | 0.1292 births per woman | Finland |
| 1950s | 2.93 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman | 0.3674 births per woman | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.47 births per woman | 2.9 births per woman | 0.4319 births per woman | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.65 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 1.1 births per woman | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.66 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.0607 births per woman | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 0.567 births per woman | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.4722 births per woman | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.64 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 0.3338 births per woman | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.35 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | 0.1907 births per woman | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Finland or Spain?
- Finland, at 1.25 births per woman against 1.12 births per woman in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Finland and Spain?
- 0.13 births per woman, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1939 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Finland ranks 29th and Spain ranks 32nd of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. 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.