Italy vs Spain: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Italy
1.24 births per woman
in 2022
Spain
1.12 births per woman
in 2023
Italy rank
30th
Spain rank
32nd
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.24 births per woman against 1.12 births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.12 births per woman.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd of 34 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.36 births per woman | 2.6 births per woman | 0.2425 births per woman | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.57 births per woman | 2.9 births per woman | 0.3305 births per woman | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.2 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 0.5557 births per woman | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.2436 births per woman | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.26 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 0.0397 births per woman | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.0171 births per woman | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.37 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 0.0609 births per woman | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.25 births per woman | 1.17 births per woman | 0.074 births per woman | Italy |
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, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 1.24 births per woman against 1.12 births per woman in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Italy and Spain?
- 0.12 births per woman, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Italy ranks 30th 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.