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.

Birth rate in Spain

Name: Birth rate in Spain
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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.

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

Countries ranked near Spain

219 Saint Helena 7.34 births per 1,000 people compare
220 Greece 7.19 births per 1,000 people compare
221 Belarus 7.14 births per 1,000 people compare
223 Andorra 6.86 births per 1,000 people compare
224 Italy 6.46 births per 1,000 people compare
225 Macao 6.33 births per 1,000 people 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 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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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.