Period total fertility rate in Spain
Spain: Period total fertility rate was 1.12 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.12
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
32nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
4.1
in 1922
All-time low
1.12
in 2023
Years of data
102
1922–2023
Period total fertility rate in Spain, 1922–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.12 for period total fertility rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 102 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period total fertility rate in Spain peaked at 4.1 in 1922 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 2023.
That places Spain 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 102 years of available data.
Period total fertility rate in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 4.1 | — |
| 1923 | 4.1 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | 4 | -2.2% |
| 1925 | 3.88 | -3.0% |
| 1926 | 3.93 | +1.2% |
| 1927 | 3.73 | -5.1% |
| 1928 | 3.84 | +3.0% |
| 1929 | 3.72 | -3.3% |
| 1930 | 3.69 | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 3.56 | -3.5% |
| 1932 | 3.63 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 3.57 | -1.5% |
| 1934 | 3.36 | -5.8% |
| 1935 | 3.29 | -2.3% |
| 1936 | 3.14 | -4.4% |
| 1937 | 2.86 | -9.0% |
| 1938 | 2.55 | -10.8% |
| 1939 | 2.12 | -16.9% |
| 1940 | 3.07 | +44.8% |
| 1941 | 2.46 | -20.0% |
| 1942 | 2.52 | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 2.86 | +13.5% |
| 1944 | 2.82 | -1.4% |
| 1945 | 2.89 | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 2.69 | -7.0% |
| 1947 | 2.66 | -0.9% |
| 1948 | 2.88 | +8.0% |
| 1949 | 2.67 | -7.3% |
| 1950 | 2.47 | -7.2% |
| 1951 | 2.46 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 2.54 | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 2.5 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 2.44 | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 2.51 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 2.53 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 2.69 | +6.1% |
| 1958 | 2.72 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 2.73 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 2.79 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.77 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 2.81 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 2.88 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 3.02 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 2.94 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.93 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2.99 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.93 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 2.92 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.9 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.92 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.89 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.86 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.9 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.77 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 2.77 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.65 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 2.54 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.37 | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 2.22 | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 2.04 | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 1.94 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 1.8 | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 1.73 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.64 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.56 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.49 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.45 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.4 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.36 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.33 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.31 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.19 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 1.15 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.14 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.16 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.21 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.23 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.25 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.3 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.31 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.33 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.36 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.38 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.45 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.38 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.37 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.32 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.32 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.33 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.31 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.26 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.23 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.18 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.16 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.12 | -3.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.12 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48, 76% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.47, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Period total fertility 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 | +44.8% | 2.12 | 3.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 3.91 | 3.72 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 1930s | 3.18 | 2.12 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.75 | 2.46 | 3.07 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.56 | 2.44 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.9 | 2.77 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.76 | 2.37 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 | 1.4 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period total fertility rate in Spain?
- Period total fertility rate in Spain was 1.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period total fertility rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 1922.
- What is the lowest period total fertility rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for period total fertility rate?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period total fertility rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 Period total fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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