What is birth rate by women's age group in Spain?

Birth rate by women's age group in Spain was 4.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 26.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1978.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 4.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2021.

How does Spain rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Spain ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Spain

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Spain
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Spain: Birth rate by women's age group was 4.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

4.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

205th

of 236 countries

All-time high

26.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1978

All-time low

4.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2021

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Spain, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate by women's age group in Spain is 4.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Spain peaked at 26.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 4.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2021.

Spain ranks 205th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	9.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	7.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	11.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	9.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	13.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	20.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	13.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	26.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	18.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	13.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	24.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	8.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	7.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	11.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	11.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	9.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	13.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	5.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	4.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	5.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Spain

202 Maldives 5.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
203 China 5.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
204 Estonia 5.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
206 Canada 4.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
207 Faroe Islands 4.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
208 Saint Barthelemy 4.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Spain

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 1.24 million people (2100)
Population density 66.29 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.5% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.1 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 429,333 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.1 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.1 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Spain?: Birth rate by women's age group in Spain was 4.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 26.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1978.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 4.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2021.
How does Spain rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Spain ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.