Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Spain
Spain: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.21 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.21 children per women
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
214th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3 children per women
in 1932
All-time low
1.12 children per women
in 1998
Years of data
116
1908–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Spain, 1908–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Spain is 1.21 children per women, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Spain peaked at 3 children per women in 1932 and was at its lowest, 1.12 children per women, in 1998.
Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 116 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Spain, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 2.95 children per women | — |
| 1909 | 2.83 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1910 | 2.7 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1911 | 2.75 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 2.89 children per women | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 2.78 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1914 | 2.66 children per women | -4.3% |
| 1915 | 2.77 children per women | +4.2% |
| 1916 | 2.59 children per women | -6.8% |
| 1917 | 2.54 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1918 | 2.56 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 2.48 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1920 | 2.54 children per women | +2.7% |
| 1921 | 2.77 children per women | +8.8% |
| 1922 | 2.89 children per women | +4.5% |
| 1923 | 2.92 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 2.88 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 2.87 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 2.94 children per women | +2.7% |
| 1927 | 2.85 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1928 | 2.94 children per women | +3.2% |
| 1929 | 2.88 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 2.85 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1931 | 2.88 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 3 children per women | +4.2% |
| 1933 | 2.99 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 2.82 children per women | -5.4% |
| 1935 | 2.78 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 2.65 children per women | -4.5% |
| 1937 | 2.39 children per women | -10.1% |
| 1938 | 2.12 children per women | -11.1% |
| 1939 | 1.74 children per women | -18.0% |
| 1940 | 2.47 children per women | +42.0% |
| 1941 | 2.02 children per women | -18.2% |
| 1942 | 2.17 children per women | +7.3% |
| 1943 | 2.49 children per women | +15.0% |
| 1944 | 2.48 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 2.56 children per women | +3.3% |
| 1946 | 2.41 children per women | -6.1% |
| 1947 | 2.43 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 2.64 children per women | +8.6% |
| 1949 | 2.44 children per women | -7.5% |
| 1950 | 2.21 children per women | -9.7% |
| 1951 | 2.22 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 2.32 children per women | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 2.3 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 2.26 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 2.32 children per women | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 2.36 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 2.5 children per women | +5.9% |
| 1958 | 2.56 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 2.59 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 2.64 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.61 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 2.65 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 2.73 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 2.84 children per women | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 2.79 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.78 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 2.84 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.8 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.78 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 2.77 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.79 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.78 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.76 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.79 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 2.7 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.7 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.59 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 2.48 children per women | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.32 children per women | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 2.17 children per women | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 2 children per women | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 1.9 children per women | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.77 children per women | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 1.69 children per women | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.61 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.53 children per women | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.47 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.42 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.38 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.34 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.31 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.29 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.24 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.18 children per women | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 1.14 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.13 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.13 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.12 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.15 children per women | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2 children per women | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.22 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.24 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.28 children per women | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.32 children per women | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.35 children per women | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.37 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.43 children per women | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.37 children per women | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.36 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.33 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.31 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.27 children per women | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.31 children per women | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.32 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.32 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.25 children per women | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.22 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.18 children per women | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.18 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.21 children per women | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.89 children per women | 2.83 children per women | 2.95 children per women | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.67 children per women | 2.48 children per women | 2.89 children per women | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.85 children per women | 2.54 children per women | 2.94 children per women | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.62 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 3 children per women | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.41 children per women | 2.02 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.36 children per women | 2.21 children per women | 2.59 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.75 children per women | 2.61 children per women | 2.84 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.67 children per women | 2.32 children per women | 2.79 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 children per women | 1.38 children per women | 2.17 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 children per women | 1.12 children per women | 1.34 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 children per women | 1.2 children per women | 1.43 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 children per women | 1.22 children per women | 1.36 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 children per women | 1.18 children per women | 1.21 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Spain?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Spain was 1.21 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3 children per women in 1932.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 children per women in 1998.
- How does Spain rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Spain ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).