Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Spain
Spain: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected was 1.21 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.21
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
214th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3
in 1932
All-time low
1.12
in 1998
Years of data
116
1908–2023
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Spain, 1908–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Spain is 1.21, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Spain peaked at 3 in 1932 and was at its lowest, 1.12, 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.
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 2.95 | — |
| 1909 | 2.83 | -4.0% |
| 1910 | 2.7 | -4.7% |
| 1911 | 2.75 | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 2.89 | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 2.78 | -3.7% |
| 1914 | 2.66 | -4.3% |
| 1915 | 2.77 | +4.2% |
| 1916 | 2.59 | -6.8% |
| 1917 | 2.54 | -1.8% |
| 1918 | 2.56 | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 2.48 | -3.2% |
| 1920 | 2.54 | +2.7% |
| 1921 | 2.77 | +8.8% |
| 1922 | 2.89 | +4.5% |
| 1923 | 2.92 | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 2.88 | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 2.87 | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 2.94 | +2.7% |
| 1927 | 2.85 | -3.3% |
| 1928 | 2.94 | +3.2% |
| 1929 | 2.88 | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 2.85 | -1.1% |
| 1931 | 2.88 | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 3 | +4.2% |
| 1933 | 2.99 | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 2.82 | -5.4% |
| 1935 | 2.78 | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 2.65 | -4.5% |
| 1937 | 2.39 | -10.1% |
| 1938 | 2.12 | -11.1% |
| 1939 | 1.74 | -18.0% |
| 1940 | 2.47 | +42.0% |
| 1941 | 2.02 | -18.2% |
| 1942 | 2.17 | +7.3% |
| 1943 | 2.49 | +15.0% |
| 1944 | 2.48 | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 2.56 | +3.3% |
| 1946 | 2.41 | -6.1% |
| 1947 | 2.43 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 2.64 | +8.6% |
| 1949 | 2.44 | -7.5% |
| 1950 | 2.21 | -9.7% |
| 1951 | 2.22 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 2.32 | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 2.3 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 2.26 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 2.32 | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 2.36 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 2.5 | +5.9% |
| 1958 | 2.56 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 2.59 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 2.64 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.61 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 2.65 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 2.73 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 2.84 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 2.79 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.78 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 2.84 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.8 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.78 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 2.77 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.79 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.78 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.76 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.79 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 2.7 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.7 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.59 | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 2.48 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.32 | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 2.17 | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 2 | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 1.9 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.77 | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 1.69 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.61 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.53 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.47 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.42 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.38 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.34 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.31 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.29 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.24 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.18 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.13 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.13 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.22 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.24 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.32 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.35 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.37 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.43 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.37 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.33 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.31 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.31 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.32 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.32 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.18 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.18 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.21 | +0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.49, 81% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.21 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +42.0% | 1.74 | 2.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.89 | 2.83 | 2.95 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.67 | 2.48 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.85 | 2.54 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.62 | 1.74 | 3 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.36 | 2.21 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.75 | 2.61 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.67 | 2.32 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 | 1.38 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.12 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 | 1.2 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1.22 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Spain?
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Spain was 1.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1932.
- What is the lowest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 1998.
- How does Spain rank for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Spain ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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