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Fertility & birth rates in Georgia and Spain

Updated on by Georank team

Georgia has an annual birth rate of 11.5 births per 1,000 people, compared to 6.7 for Spain. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.81 in Georgia and 1.12 in Spain — 38.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -38.5% in Georgia and by -60.8% in Spain — in 1960, it was 2.94 and 2.86, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Georgia is ranked 122/196 by birth rate compared to 189/196 for Spain.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 26.2 years in Georgia, compared to 31.5 years in Spain.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.8 in Georgia — it's 32.5 in Spain.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 21.1 in Georgia vs 4.81 in Spain.
  • In Georgia, 22.9% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 21.3% in Spain.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.03% in Georgia and -0.23% in Spain.

Birth rate data compared

Georgia Spain
Fertility rate 1.81 1.12
Birth rate 11.5 6.7
Birth rate rank 122/196 189/196
Age at first childbirth 26.2 years 31.5 years
Average age at childbearing 28.8 years 32.5 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 17.8 4.92
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 98.4 34.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 14.5 13.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 22.9% 21.3%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 31.2% 59.9%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.8% 99.9%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.02% 0.003%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.53% 0.17%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.8% 0.26%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.92% 0.31%
Population change due to births and deaths -1,282 -111,201
Natural population change rank 164/196 189/196
Natural population change rate -0.03% -0.23%
Population growth -1.12% +0.95%
Population growth rank 192/197 108/197
Life expectancy 74.8 years 84 years

Fertility rate in Georgia vs Spain chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Georgia was 1.81 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.12 in Spain in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Georgia vs Spain population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Georgia
Factual

UN forecast
Spain
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Georgia Spain
1960 2.94 2.86
1961 2.94 2.77
1962 2.94 2.8
1963 2.95 2.88
1964 2.89 3.01
1965 2.77 2.94
1966 2.73 2.91
1967 2.74 2.94
1968 2.69 2.87
1969 2.69 2.86
1970 2.7 2.84
1971 2.71 2.9
1972 2.67 2.87
1973 2.62 2.84
1974 2.57 2.88
1975 2.55 2.77
1976 2.51 2.77
1977 2.44 2.65
1978 2.42 2.54
1979 2.38 2.37
1980 2.35 2.22
1981 2.33 2.04
1982 2.31 1.94
1983 2.34 1.8
1984 2.38 1.73
1985 2.4 1.64
1986 2.38 1.56
1987 2.32 1.49
1988 2.32 1.45
1989 2.32 1.4
1990 2.31 1.36
1991 2.21 1.33
1992 2.05 1.31
1993 1.91 1.26
1994 1.84 1.19
1995 1.81 1.16
1996 1.76 1.14
1997 1.73 1.15
1998 1.7 1.13
1999 1.64 1.17
2000 1.61 1.22
2001 1.58 1.23
2002 1.57 1.25
2003 1.55 1.3
2004 1.57 1.31
2005 1.58 1.33
2006 1.62 1.36
2007 1.7 1.38
2008 1.83 1.45
2009 1.99 1.38
2010 1.97 1.37
2011 1.92 1.34
2012 1.93 1.32
2013 1.99 1.27
2014 2.18 1.32
2015 2.21 1.33
2016 2.23 1.33
2017 2.14 1.31
2018 2.09 1.26
2019 2.02 1.23
2020 1.98 1.18
2021 1.98 1.18
2022 1.82 1.16
2023 1.81 1.12
2024 1.8 1.13
2025 1.79 1.14
2026 1.78 1.14
2027 1.77 1.15
2028 1.76 1.16
2029 1.75 1.16
2030 1.75 1.17
2031 1.75 1.17
2032 1.74 1.18
2033 1.74 1.18
2034 1.73 1.19
2035 1.73 1.19
2036 1.73 1.2
2037 1.73 1.2
2038 1.72 1.2
2039 1.72 1.21
2040 1.72 1.21
2041 1.72 1.22
2042 1.72 1.23
2043 1.72 1.23
2044 1.72 1.24
2045 1.71 1.24
2046 1.71 1.24
2047 1.71 1.25
2048 1.71 1.25
2049 1.71 1.25
2050 1.71 1.26

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Georgia
Factual

UN forecast
Spain
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Georgia Spain
1960 28.7% 27.4%
1961 29.3% 27.4%
1962 29.7% 27.4%
1963 29.9% 27.4%
1964 30% 27.4%
1965 30% 27.5%
1966 30.2% 27.6%
1967 30.5% 27.7%
1968 30.7% 27.8%
1969 30.8% 27.8%
1970 30.5% 27.9%
1971 30% 27.8%
1972 29.5% 27.8%
1973 29% 27.7%
1974 28.4% 27.5%
1975 27.8% 27.3%
1976 27.3% 27.2%
1977 26.7% 27%
1978 26.2% 26.8%
1979 25.7% 26.4%
1980 25.4% 26%
1981 25.2% 25.5%
1982 25.1% 24.9%
1983 25.1% 24.4%
1984 25.1% 23.8%
1985 25.2% 23.2%
1986 25.4% 22.5%
1987 25.5% 21.9%
1988 25.5% 21.2%
1989 25.5% 20.5%
1990 25.5% 19.8%
1991 25.6% 19.1%
1992 25.5% 18.4%
1993 25.4% 17.8%
1994 25.2% 17.2%
1995 24.9% 16.6%
1996 24.6% 16.1%
1997 24.1% 15.7%
1998 23.6% 15.3%
1999 23% 15%
2000 22.4% 14.8%
2001 21.7% 14.7%
2002 21% 14.6%
2003 20.5% 14.5%
2004 19.9% 14.5%
2005 19.3% 14.5%
2006 18.8% 14.5%
2007 18.5% 14.6%
2008 18.3% 14.7%
2009 18.4% 14.8%
2010 18.6% 14.9%
2011 18.6% 15%
2012 18.7% 15.1%
2013 18.8% 15.1%
2014 19% 15.1%
2015 19.4% 15%
2016 19.8% 14.9%
2017 20.2% 14.8%
2018 20.5% 14.7%
2019 20.8% 14.4%
2020 21% 14.2%
2021 21.2% 13.9%
2022 21.2% 13.6%
2023 21% 13.3%
2024 20.8% 12.9%
2025 20.5% 12.6%
2026 20.2% 12.3%
2027 19.9% 12.1%
2028 19.5% 11.8%
2029 19% 11.6%
2030 18.5% 11.4%
2031 18% 11.2%
2032 17.6% 11%
2033 17.2% 10.9%
2034 16.9% 10.8%
2035 16.6% 10.7%
2036 16.4% 10.7%
2037 16.2% 10.7%
2038 16.2% 10.8%
2039 16.1% 10.8%
2040 16.1% 10.8%
2041 16.2% 10.9%
2042 16.2% 11%
2043 16.3% 11%
2044 16.4% 11.1%
2045 16.4% 11.2%
2046 16.5% 11.3%
2047 16.6% 11.3%
2048 16.7% 11.4%
2049 16.8% 11.5%
2050 16.8% 11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.8% of the population in Georgia and 12.9% in Spain in 2024, compared to 25.5% and 19.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Georgia and Spain compared.

Natural population change in Georgia vs Spain by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.13% in Georgia and -0.13% in Spain. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Georgia
Spain

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Georgia Spain
1960 51,640 398,960
1961 52,284 396,537
1962 51,903 384,690
1963 51,456 394,338
1964 48,429 429,885
1965 43,463 405,819
1966 40,905 397,084
1967 40,070 402,001
1968 37,840 387,423
1969 37,764 367,851
1970 38,731 378,723
1971 38,953 369,625
1972 38,832 391,030
1973 38,259 374,381
1974 38,071 396,182
1975 39,331 371,882
1976 39,964 375,834
1977 40,023 361,465
1978 41,616 339,157
1979 42,863 312,407
1980 44,114 281,184
1981 46,185 237,879
1982 47,363 231,714
1983 48,496 183,223
1984 48,523 172,487
1985 49,786 146,184
1986 48,960 131,188
1987 45,561 116,054
1988 42,810 100,794
1989 41,510 81,538
1990 40,169 66,075
1991 32,932 58,450
1992 24,226 62,652
1993 18,303 47,234
1994 17,279 31,639
1995 17,644 15,889
1996 18,304 11,967
1997 11,862 20,028
1998 9,823 4,022
1999 6,901 8,077
2000 4,681 36,512
2001 3,445 44,936
2002 2,228 53,861
2003 2,482 54,844
2004 283 85,844
2005 1,604 78,576
2006 2,146 110,994
2007 3,551 108,545
2008 7,974 133,267
2009 12,210 106,635
2010 10,501 102,469
2011 8,989 84,137
2012 8,584 51,450
2013 10,145 37,284
2014 13,089 32,522
2015 13,105 -4,642
2016 11,346 0
2017 8,391 -32,600
2018 8,407 -56,139
2019 5,606 -56,542
2020 335 -151,551
2021 -9,127 -113,865
2022 -2,224 -133,801
2023 -1,282 -111,201

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Maternal mortality chart: Georgia vs Spain

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 20 deaths per 100,000 live births in Georgia, compared to 3 deaths in Spain.

Georgia
Spain
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Georgia Spain
1985 34 6
1986 34 7
1987 32 7
1988 33 7
1989 36 7
1990 34 6
1991 36 6
1992 38 6
1993 40 6
1994 40 6
1995 41 6
1996 35 6
1997 45 5
1998 43 5
1999 41 5
2000 43 5
2001 45 5
2002 46 5
2003 42 4
2004 43 5
2005 53 5
2006 45 4
2007 52 4
2008 54 4
2009 56 4
2010 41 4
2011 37 4
2012 35 4
2013 34 4
2014 32 4
2015 30 4
2016 28 3
2017 27 3
2018 24 3
2019 22 3
2020 30 4
2021 60 4
2022 22 4
2023 20 3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.92% in Georgia and 0.31% in Spain. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Georgia
Spain

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Georgia Spain
1960 - 5.47%
1961 - 5.2%
1962 - 4.94%
1963 - 4.68%
1964 - 4.45%
1965 - 4.23%
1966 - 4.03%
1967 - 3.83%
1968 - 3.61%
1969 - 3.39%
1970 - 3.16%
1971 - 2.94%
1972 - 2.72%
1973 - 2.52%
1974 - 2.33%
1975 7.12% 2.17%
1976 6.86% 2.02%
1977 6.61% 1.87%
1978 6.36% 1.74%
1979 6.13% 1.61%
1980 5.9% 1.49%
1981 5.69% 1.38%
1982 5.49% 1.3%
1983 5.31% 1.23%
1984 5.16% 1.17%
1985 5.04% 1.11%
1986 4.94% 1.07%
1987 4.87% 1.03%
1988 4.82% 0.99%
1989 4.78% 0.95%
1990 4.75% 0.92%
1991 4.72% 0.88%
1992 4.68% 0.83%
1993 4.63% 0.79%
1994 4.56% 0.74%
1995 4.47% 0.69%
1996 4.36% 0.65%
1997 4.22% 0.61%
1998 4.05% 0.58%
1999 3.85% 0.56%
2000 3.63% 0.54%
2001 3.39% 0.53%
2002 3.13% 0.51%
2003 2.87% 0.5%
2004 2.6% 0.49%
2005 2.35% 0.47%
2006 2.12% 0.45%
2007 1.9% 0.44%
2008 1.72% 0.42%
2009 1.55% 0.4%
2010 1.41% 0.38%
2011 1.3% 0.37%
2012 1.21% 0.36%
2013 1.14% 0.35%
2014 1.09% 0.34%
2015 1.05% 0.33%
2016 1.02% 0.33%
2017 1% 0.32%
2018 0.98% 0.32%
2019 0.97% 0.32%
2020 0.96% 0.32%
2021 0.95% 0.31%
2022 0.93% 0.31%
2023 0.92% 0.31%

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