Italy vs Spain: Number of live births
Italy
393,333 births
in 2022
Spain
319,830 births
in 2023
Italy rank
8th
Spain rank
10th
Number of live births over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 393,333 births against 319,830 births in Spain, a difference of 73,503 births.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 34 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 886,970 births | 620,179 births | 266,791 births | Italy |
| 1960s | 967,987 births | 667,888 births | 300,100 births | Italy |
| 1970s | 830,481 births | 659,569 births | 170,912 births | Italy |
| 1980s | 599,439 births | 472,334 births | 127,105 births | Italy |
| 1990s | 548,807 births | 378,611 births | 170,197 births | Italy |
| 2000s | 554,666 births | 456,279 births | 98,387 births | Italy |
| 2010s | 493,684 births | 420,767 births | 72,917 births | Italy |
| 2020s | 399,491 births | 335,387 births | 64,104 births | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of live births, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 393,333 births against 319,830 births in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of live births between Italy and Spain?
- 73,503 births, 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 number of live births?
- Italy ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of live births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of live births recorded in a given year.