Number of live births in Spain
Spain: Number of live births was 319,830 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Spain, 1922–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
Spain recorded 319,830 births for number of live births in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 102 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Spain peaked at 694,625 births in 1964 and was at its lowest, 319,830 births, in 2023.
That places Spain 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 102 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 658,162 births | 639,738 births | 670,217 births | 8 |
| 1930s | 606,137 births | 422,345 births | 675,110 births | 10 |
| 1940s | 590,920 births | 511,157 births | 638,797 births | 10 |
| 1950s | 602,455 births | 562,376 births | 651,220 births | 10 |
| 1960s | 667,888 births | 651,558 births | 694,625 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 659,569 births | 601,481 births | 686,220 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 472,334 births | 408,024 births | 570,646 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 378,611 births | 361,947 births | 401,073 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 456,279 births | 396,626 births | 518,503 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 420,767 births | 358,747 births | 485,252 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 331,498 births | 319,830 births | 340,635 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Spain?
- Number of live births in Spain was 319,830 births in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 694,625 births in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,830 births in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for number of live births?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.