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Fertility & birth rates in Greece and Spain

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Greece has an annual birth rate of 6.8 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 1.32 in Greece and 1.12 in Spain — 15.2% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -40.8% in Greece and by -60.8% in Spain — in 1960, it was 2.23 and 2.86, respectively.

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  • Greece is ranked 188/196 by birth rate compared to 189/196 for Spain.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 31 years in Greece, compared to 31.5 years in Spain.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 32.2 in Greece — it's 32.5 in Spain.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 7.04 in Greece vs 4.81 in Spain.
  • In Greece, 20.1% 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 -0.54% in Greece and -0.23% in Spain.

Birth rate data compared

Greece Spain
Fertility rate 1.32 1.12
Birth rate 6.8 6.7
Birth rate rank 188/196 189/196
Age at first childbirth 31 years 31.5 years
Average age at childbearing 32.2 years 32.5 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 6.69 4.92
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 39.6 34.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 12.6 13.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 20.1% 21.3%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 33.6% 59.9%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 99.9%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.005% 0.003%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.23% 0.17%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.32% 0.26%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.37% 0.31%
Population change due to births and deaths -56,191 -111,201
Natural population change rank 184/196 189/196
Natural population change rate -0.54% -0.23%
Population growth -0.16% +0.95%
Population growth rank 175/197 108/197
Life expectancy 82.2 years 84 years

Fertility rate in Greece vs Spain chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Greece was 1.32 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 Greece vs Spain population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Greece
Factual

UN forecast
Spain
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Greece Spain
1960 2.23 2.86
1961 2.13 2.77
1962 2.16 2.8
1963 2.14 2.88
1964 2.24 3.01
1965 2.25 2.94
1966 2.32 2.91
1967 2.45 2.94
1968 2.42 2.87
1969 2.36 2.86
1970 2.4 2.84
1971 2.32 2.9
1972 2.32 2.87
1973 2.27 2.84
1974 2.38 2.88
1975 2.33 2.77
1976 2.35 2.77
1977 2.27 2.65
1978 2.28 2.54
1979 2.26 2.37
1980 2.23 2.22
1981 2.09 2.04
1982 2.03 1.94
1983 1.94 1.8
1984 1.83 1.73
1985 1.67 1.64
1986 1.6 1.56
1987 1.5 1.49
1988 1.5 1.45
1989 1.4 1.4
1990 1.39 1.36
1991 1.37 1.33
1992 1.36 1.31
1993 1.32 1.26
1994 1.33 1.19
1995 1.28 1.16
1996 1.26 1.14
1997 1.27 1.15
1998 1.24 1.13
1999 1.23 1.17
2000 1.25 1.22
2001 1.25 1.23
2002 1.28 1.25
2003 1.29 1.3
2004 1.31 1.31
2005 1.34 1.33
2006 1.4 1.36
2007 1.41 1.38
2008 1.5 1.45
2009 1.5 1.38
2010 1.48 1.37
2011 1.4 1.34
2012 1.34 1.32
2013 1.29 1.27
2014 1.3 1.32
2015 1.33 1.33
2016 1.38 1.33
2017 1.35 1.31
2018 1.35 1.26
2019 1.34 1.23
2020 1.39 1.18
2021 1.43 1.18
2022 1.32 1.16
2023 1.32 1.12
2024 1.32 1.13
2025 1.33 1.14
2026 1.33 1.14
2027 1.33 1.15
2028 1.34 1.16
2029 1.34 1.16
2030 1.34 1.17
2031 1.35 1.17
2032 1.35 1.18
2033 1.35 1.18
2034 1.35 1.19
2035 1.36 1.19
2036 1.36 1.2
2037 1.36 1.2
2038 1.37 1.2
2039 1.37 1.21
2040 1.37 1.21
2041 1.38 1.22
2042 1.38 1.23
2043 1.39 1.23
2044 1.39 1.24
2045 1.39 1.24
2046 1.39 1.24
2047 1.39 1.25
2048 1.39 1.25
2049 1.4 1.25
2050 1.4 1.26

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Greece
Factual

UN forecast
Spain
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Greece Spain
1960 26.7% 27.4%
1961 26.4% 27.4%
1962 26.1% 27.4%
1963 26% 27.4%
1964 25.9% 27.4%
1965 25.3% 27.5%
1966 25.5% 27.6%
1967 25.3% 27.7%
1968 25.2% 27.8%
1969 25.2% 27.8%
1970 24.8% 27.9%
1971 25.1% 27.8%
1972 24.8% 27.8%
1973 24.5% 27.7%
1974 24.3% 27.5%
1975 24% 27.3%
1976 23.8% 27.2%
1977 23.6% 27%
1978 23.5% 26.8%
1979 23.2% 26.4%
1980 23.4% 26%
1981 23.6% 25.5%
1982 23.2% 24.9%
1983 22.8% 24.4%
1984 22.4% 23.8%
1985 21.9% 23.2%
1986 21.4% 22.5%
1987 20.9% 21.9%
1988 20.5% 21.2%
1989 19.9% 20.5%
1990 19.4% 19.8%
1991 18.9% 19.1%
1992 18.6% 18.4%
1993 18.2% 17.8%
1994 17.8% 17.2%
1995 17.3% 16.6%
1996 16.9% 16.1%
1997 16.5% 15.7%
1998 16.2% 15.3%
1999 16% 15%
2000 15.8% 14.8%
2001 15.7% 14.7%
2002 15.6% 14.6%
2003 15.4% 14.5%
2004 15.2% 14.5%
2005 15% 14.5%
2006 14.8% 14.5%
2007 14.7% 14.6%
2008 14.6% 14.7%
2009 14.6% 14.8%
2010 14.6% 14.9%
2011 14.6% 15%
2012 14.7% 15.1%
2013 14.7% 15.1%
2014 14.6% 15.1%
2015 14.5% 15%
2016 14.4% 14.9%
2017 14.4% 14.8%
2018 14.4% 14.7%
2019 14.3% 14.4%
2020 14.2% 14.2%
2021 14% 13.9%
2022 13.8% 13.6%
2023 13.6% 13.3%
2024 13.2% 12.9%
2025 12.9% 12.6%
2026 12.6% 12.3%
2027 12.3% 12.1%
2028 12.1% 11.8%
2029 11.9% 11.6%
2030 11.7% 11.4%
2031 11.5% 11.2%
2032 11.3% 11%
2033 11.2% 10.9%
2034 11.1% 10.8%
2035 11% 10.7%
2036 10.9% 10.7%
2037 10.9% 10.7%
2038 11% 10.8%
2039 11% 10.8%
2040 11.1% 10.8%
2041 11.2% 10.9%
2042 11.3% 11%
2043 11.4% 11%
2044 11.5% 11.1%
2045 11.7% 11.2%
2046 11.8% 11.3%
2047 11.9% 11.3%
2048 12% 11.4%
2049 12.1% 11.5%
2050 12.2% 11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.2% of the population in Greece and 12.9% in Spain in 2024, compared to 19.4% and 19.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Greece and Spain compared.

Natural population change in Greece vs Spain by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.39% in Greece and -0.13% in Spain. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Greece
Spain

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Greece Spain
1960 96,648 398,960
1961 86,500 396,537
1962 85,327 384,690
1963 81,404 394,338
1964 83,402 429,885
1965 83,793 405,819
1966 86,998 397,084
1967 91,183 402,001
1968 87,408 387,423
1969 82,464 367,851
1970 71,222 378,723
1971 67,116 369,625
1972 64,887 391,030
1973 59,824 374,381
1974 68,111 396,182
1975 61,516 371,882
1976 65,236 375,834
1977 59,574 361,465
1978 64,124 339,157
1979 65,882 312,407
1980 60,748 281,184
1981 54,484 237,879
1982 50,906 231,714
1983 42,341 183,223
1984 37,604 172,487
1985 22,849 146,184
1986 20,931 131,188
1987 10,001 116,054
1988 15,055 100,794
1989 9,080 81,538
1990 8,157 66,075
1991 6,192 58,450
1992 6,239 62,652
1993 4,185 47,234
1994 6,307 31,639
1995 1,056 15,889
1996 0 11,967
1997 2,133 20,028
1998 -2,144 4,022
1999 -2,153 8,077
2000 -1,081 36,512
2001 0 44,936
2002 0 53,861
2003 -1,093 54,844
2004 0 85,844
2005 2,197 78,576
2006 6,612 110,994
2007 2,210 108,545
2008 11,077 133,267
2009 8,886 106,635
2010 5,560 102,469
2011 -4,441 84,137
2012 -16,568 51,450
2013 -17,545 37,284
2014 -20,696 32,522
2015 -29,216 -4,642
2016 -25,862 0
2017 -36,566 -32,600
2018 -33,272 -56,139
2019 -41,814 -56,542
2020 -46,004 -151,551
2021 -58,131 -113,865
2022 -63,665 -133,801
2023 -56,191 -111,201

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Maternal mortality chart: Greece vs Spain

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Greece, compared to 3 deaths in Spain.

Greece
Spain
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Greece Spain
1985 9 6
1986 8 7
1987 9 7
1988 7 7
1989 7 7
1990 7 6
1991 6 6
1992 6 6
1993 5 6
1994 5 6
1995 5 6
1996 4 6
1997 4 5
1998 4 5
1999 4 5
2000 4 5
2001 3 5
2002 3 5
2003 3 4
2004 3 5
2005 3 5
2006 3 4
2007 3 4
2008 3 4
2009 3 4
2010 4 4
2011 4 4
2012 4 4
2013 4 4
2014 4 4
2015 5 4
2016 5 3
2017 5 3
2018 5 3
2019 5 3
2020 7 4
2021 9 4
2022 10 4
2023 5 3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Greece and 0.31% in Spain. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Greece
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
Greece Spain
1960 4.62% 5.47%
1961 4.51% 5.2%
1962 4.39% 4.94%
1963 4.25% 4.68%
1964 4.1% 4.45%
1965 3.97% 4.23%
1966 3.86% 4.03%
1967 3.73% 3.83%
1968 3.54% 3.61%
1969 3.33% 3.39%
1970 3.13% 3.16%
1971 2.96% 2.94%
1972 2.84% 2.72%
1973 2.76% 2.52%
1974 2.7% 2.33%
1975 2.62% 2.17%
1976 2.51% 2.02%
1977 2.38% 1.87%
1978 2.24% 1.74%
1979 2.09% 1.61%
1980 1.96% 1.49%
1981 1.83% 1.38%
1982 1.71% 1.3%
1983 1.62% 1.23%
1984 1.54% 1.17%
1985 1.46% 1.11%
1986 1.37% 1.07%
1987 1.27% 1.03%
1988 1.19% 0.99%
1989 1.11% 0.95%
1990 1.05% 0.92%
1991 0.99% 0.88%
1992 0.95% 0.83%
1993 0.91% 0.79%
1994 0.88% 0.74%
1995 0.85% 0.69%
1996 0.81% 0.65%
1997 0.77% 0.61%
1998 0.73% 0.58%
1999 0.69% 0.56%
2000 0.64% 0.54%
2001 0.6% 0.53%
2002 0.56% 0.51%
2003 0.52% 0.5%
2004 0.49% 0.49%
2005 0.46% 0.47%
2006 0.43% 0.45%
2007 0.41% 0.44%
2008 0.4% 0.42%
2009 0.4% 0.4%
2010 0.39% 0.38%
2011 0.4% 0.37%
2012 0.4% 0.36%
2013 0.41% 0.35%
2014 0.42% 0.34%
2015 0.43% 0.33%
2016 0.43% 0.33%
2017 0.43% 0.32%
2018 0.42% 0.32%
2019 0.41% 0.32%
2020 0.4% 0.32%
2021 0.39% 0.31%
2022 0.38% 0.31%
2023 0.37% 0.31%

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