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