Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Spain
Spain: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Spain, 1922–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.12 for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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, total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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.
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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 Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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 total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Spain?
- Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Spain was 1.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 1922.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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 Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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