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