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Birth rate total in Spain

Spain: Birth rate total was 19.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.05
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
37th
of 40 countries
All-time high
113.37
in 1903
All-time low
19.05
in 2023
Years of data
124
1900–2023

Birth rate total in Spain, 1900–2023

20406080100120190019612023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate total in Spain is 19.05, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 124 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate total in Spain peaked at 113.37 in 1903 and was at its lowest, 19.05, in 2023.

That places Spain 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 124 years of available data.

Birth rate total in Spain, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 108.48 —
1901 109.13 +0.6%
1902 109.15 +0.0%
1903 113.37 +3.9%
1904 107.07 -5.6%
1905 113.09 +5.6%
1906 106.98 -5.4%
1907 107.49 +0.5%
1908 111.14 +3.4%
1909 108.53 -2.3%
1910 106.3 -2.1%
1911 100.42 -5.5%
1912 100.04 -0.4%
1913 101.34 +1.3%
1914 94.91 -6.3%
1915 96.54 +1.7%
1916 91.9 -4.8%
1917 91.12 -0.8%
1918 96.69 +6.1%
1919 86.55 -10.5%
1920 97.6 +12.8%
1921 96.94 -0.7%
1922 97.25 +0.3%
1923 96.91 -0.3%
1924 93.66 -3.4%
1925 95.86 +2.3%
1926 92.29 -3.7%
1927 89.77 -2.7%
1928 92.09 +2.6%
1929 90.01 -2.3%
1930 86.45 -4.0%
1931 88.74 +2.6%
1932 90.75 +2.3%
1933 87.65 -3.4%
1934 85.17 -2.8%
1935 81.64 -4.1%
1936 78.18 -4.2%
1937 72.5 -7.3%
1938 63.98 -11.8%
1939 54.34 -15.1%
1940 85.58 +57.5%
1941 61.99 -27.6%
1942 59.8 -3.5%
1943 69.36 +16.0%
1944 67.78 -2.3%
1945 68.61 +1.2%
1946 68.09 -0.8%
1947 63.17 -7.2%
1948 71.16 +12.7%
1949 64.66 -9.1%
1950 58.68 -9.3%
1951 60.36 +2.9%
1952 61.47 +1.9%
1953 61.68 +0.3%
1954 59.25 -3.9%
1955 61.12 +3.2%
1956 60.95 -0.3%
1957 61.98 +1.7%
1958 63.05 +1.7%
1959 62.97 -0.1%
1960 62.78 -0.3%
1961 60.81 -3.1%
1962 60.46 -0.6%
1963 61.2 +1.2%
1964 62.74 +2.5%
1965 60.63 -3.4%
1966 58.75 -3.1%
1967 59.39 +1.1%
1968 58.27 -1.9%
1969 57.55 -1.2%
1970 56.13 -2.5%
1971 56.53 +0.7%
1972 56.9 +0.7%
1973 55.63 -2.2%
1974 57.51 +3.4%
1975 54.65 -5.0%
1976 54.16 -0.9%
1977 52.3 -3.4%
1978 52.34 +0.1%
1979 47.87 -8.5%
1980 43.16 -9.8%
1981 41.74 -3.3%
1982 39.92 -4.4%
1983 36.87 -7.6%
1984 35.58 -3.5%
1985 34.5 -3.0%
1986 32.66 -5.3%
1987 32.06 -1.9%
1988 31.08 -3.1%
1989 29.67 -4.5%
1990 28.97 -2.4%
1991 29.51 +1.9%
1992 29.17 -1.2%
1993 28.16 -3.5%
1994 26.71 -5.2%
1995 25.89 -3.1%
1996 25.29 -2.3%
1997 26.24 +3.8%
1998 26.36 +0.5%
1999 27.3 +3.6%
2000 27.53 +0.8%
2001 28.45 +3.4%
2002 29.51 +3.7%
2003 30.33 +2.8%
2004 30.65 +1.1%
2005 30.56 -0.3%
2006 31.14 +1.9%
2007 31.57 +1.4%
2008 32.27 +2.2%
2009 30.76 -4.7%
2010 30.45 -1.0%
2011 28.49 -6.4%
2012 27.57 -3.3%
2013 26.29 -4.6%
2014 26.96 +2.5%
2015 26.23 -2.7%
2016 25.83 -1.5%
2017 24.16 -6.4%
2018 22.65 -6.3%
2019 21.96 -3.1%
2020 21.31 -2.9%
2021 21.19 -0.6%
2022 19.67 -7.2%
2023 19.05 -3.2%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 19.05 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 69% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 19.05 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.62, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Birth rate total in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1940 +57.5% 54.34 85.58
1941 -27.6% 85.58 61.99

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 109.44 106.98 113.37 10
1910s 96.58 86.55 106.3 10
1920s 94.24 89.77 97.6 10
1930s 78.94 54.34 90.75 10
1940s 68.02 59.8 85.58 10
1950s 61.15 58.68 63.05 10
1960s 60.26 57.55 62.78 10
1970s 54.4 47.87 57.51 10
1980s 35.72 29.67 43.16 10
1990s 27.36 25.29 29.51 10
2000s 30.28 27.53 32.27 10
2010s 26.06 21.96 30.45 10
2020s 20.3 19.05 21.31 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 34 Latvia 20.36 compare
  2. 35 Italy 20 compare
  3. 36 Lithuania 19.86 compare
  4. 38 Japan 17.27 compare
  5. 39 South Korea 14.62 compare
  6. 40 Hong Kong 12.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate total in Spain?
Birth rate total in Spain was 19.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate total recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 113.37 in 1903.
What is the lowest birth rate total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 19.05 in 2023.
How does Spain rank for birth rate total?
Spain ranks 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Birth rate total
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
40 places, 3,610 data points, 1840–2024
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