Birth rate in Spain
Spain: Birth rate was 7.03 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7.03 births per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
222nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
33.48 births per 1,000 people
in 1908
All-time low
7.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
116
1908–2023
Birth rate in Spain, 1908–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Spain recorded 7.03 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 116 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Spain peaked at 33.48 births per 1,000 people in 1908 and was at its lowest, 7.03 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Spain 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 116 years of available data.
Birth rate in Spain, year by year
| Year | births per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 33.48 births per 1,000 people | — |
| 1909 | 32.75 births per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1910 | 32.37 births per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1911 | 31.39 births per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1912 | 31.58 births per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1913 | 30.26 births per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1914 | 29.53 births per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1915 | 30.41 births per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1916 | 28.58 births per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1917 | 28.49 births per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1918 | 28.77 births per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 27.58 births per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1920 | 29.16 births per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1921 | 30.37 births per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1922 | 30.4 births per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 30.38 births per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1924 | 29.63 births per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1925 | 28.93 births per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1926 | 29.46 births per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 27.91 births per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1928 | 28.92 births per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1929 | 28.03 births per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1930 | 28.24 births per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 27.6 births per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1932 | 28.13 births per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 27.61 births per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1934 | 26 births per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1935 | 25.47 births per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1936 | 24.38 births per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1937 | 22.24 births per 1,000 people | -8.8% |
| 1938 | 19.75 births per 1,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1939 | 16.33 births per 1,000 people | -17.3% |
| 1940 | 24.37 births per 1,000 people | +49.2% |
| 1941 | 19.63 births per 1,000 people | -19.5% |
| 1942 | 20.37 births per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1943 | 23.17 births per 1,000 people | +13.8% |
| 1944 | 22.77 births per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1945 | 23.29 births per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1946 | 21.71 births per 1,000 people | -6.8% |
| 1947 | 21.66 births per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 23.41 births per 1,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1949 | 21.68 births per 1,000 people | -7.4% |
| 1950 | 20.05 births per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1951 | 20.09 births per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 20.81 births per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 20.53 births per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 20.04 births per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 20.57 births per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 20.8 births per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 21.86 births per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1958 | 21.97 births per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 21.86 births per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 21.94 births per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 21.29 births per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 21.12 births per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 21.3 births per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 21.8 births per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 20.93 births per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 20.52 births per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 20.64 births per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 20.09 births per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 19.79 births per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 19.57 births per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 19.55 births per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 19.34 births per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 19.14 births per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 19.3 births per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 18.78 births per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 18.74 births per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 18.01 births per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 17.28 births per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 16.2 births per 1,000 people | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 15.22 births per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 14.1 births per 1,000 people | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 13.54 births per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 12.73 births per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 12.34 births per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 11.89 births per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 11.42 births per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 11.09 births per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 10.86 births per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.6 births per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.4 births per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 10.21 births per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 10.14 births per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.82 births per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 9.4 births per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 9.17 births per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 9.11 births per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 9.18 births per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 9.09 births per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.38 births per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 9.73 births per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 9.85 births per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.9 births per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.23 births per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 10.35 births per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.44 births per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.59 births per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.63 births per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.02 births per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.52 births per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 10.28 births per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.93 births per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.6 births per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.09 births per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 9.09 births per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.93 births per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 8.71 births per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.32 births per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 7.86 births per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.54 births per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2 births per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 7.13 births per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 7.1 births per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.03 births per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 7.03 births per 1,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6 births per 1,000 people, 73% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 7.03 births per 1,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.31 births per 1,000 people, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rate 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 | +49.2% | 16.33 births per 1,000 people | 24.37 births per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 33.11 births per 1,000 people | 32.75 births per 1,000 people | 33.48 births per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1910s | 29.89 births per 1,000 people | 27.58 births per 1,000 people | 32.37 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1920s | 29.32 births per 1,000 people | 27.91 births per 1,000 people | 30.4 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 24.57 births per 1,000 people | 16.33 births per 1,000 people | 28.24 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 22.21 births per 1,000 people | 19.63 births per 1,000 people | 24.37 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 20.86 births per 1,000 people | 20.04 births per 1,000 people | 21.97 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.94 births per 1,000 people | 19.79 births per 1,000 people | 21.94 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.59 births per 1,000 people | 16.2 births per 1,000 people | 19.57 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.38 births per 1,000 people | 10.6 births per 1,000 people | 15.22 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.59 births per 1,000 people | 9.09 births per 1,000 people | 10.4 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.33 births per 1,000 people | 9.73 births per 1,000 people | 11.02 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.93 births per 1,000 people | 7.54 births per 1,000 people | 10.28 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.12 births per 1,000 people | 7.03 births per 1,000 people | 7.2 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Spain?
- Birth rate in Spain was 7.03 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 33.48 births per 1,000 people in 1908.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.03 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for birth rate?
- Spain ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.