Spain birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Spain chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Spain was 1.12 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1981. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.26 — a -11.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Spain	World
1960	2.86	4.69
1961	2.77	4.56
1962	2.8	5.02
1963	2.88	5.31
1964	3.01	5.13
1965	2.94	5.08
1966	2.91	4.97
1967	2.94	4.87
1968	2.87	4.98
1969	2.86	4.88
1970	2.84	4.84
1971	2.9	4.69
1972	2.87	4.55
1973	2.84	4.42
1974	2.88	4.26
1975	2.77	4.07
1976	2.77	3.97
1977	2.65	3.84
1978	2.54	3.77
1979	2.37	3.76
1980	2.22	3.73
1981	2.04	3.71
1982	1.94	3.72
1983	1.8	3.59
1984	1.73	3.57
1985	1.64	3.53
1986	1.56	3.51
1987	1.49	3.48
1988	1.45	3.39
1989	1.4	3.35
1990	1.36	3.31
1991	1.33	3.13
1992	1.31	3.04
1993	1.26	2.97
1994	1.19	2.92
1995	1.16	2.87
1996	1.14	2.82
1997	1.15	2.78
1998	1.13	2.75
1999	1.17	2.72
2000	1.22	2.73
2001	1.23	2.69
2002	1.25	2.66
2003	1.3	2.64
2004	1.31	2.63
2005	1.33	2.61
2006	1.36	2.61
2007	1.38	2.6
2008	1.45	2.6
2009	1.38	2.59
2010	1.37	2.57
2011	1.34	2.55
2012	1.32	2.56
2013	1.27	2.53
2014	1.32	2.52
2015	1.33	2.49
2016	1.33	2.49
2017	1.31	2.46
2018	1.26	2.39
2019	1.23	2.35
2020	1.18	2.28
2021	1.18	2.25
2022	1.16	2.22
2023	1.12	2.2
2024	1.13	2.19
2025	1.14	2.18
2026	1.14	2.18
2027	1.15	2.17
2028	1.16	2.16
2029	1.16	2.15
2030	1.17	2.14
2031	1.17	2.13
2032	1.18	2.12
2033	1.18	2.12
2034	1.19	2.11
2035	1.19	2.1
2036	1.2	2.09
2037	1.2	2.09
2038	1.2	2.08
2039	1.21	2.08
2040	1.21	2.08
2041	1.22	2.07
2042	1.23	2.07
2043	1.23	2.07
2044	1.24	2.07
2045	1.24	2.06
2046	1.24	2.06
2047	1.25	2.06
2048	1.25	2.05
2049	1.25	2.05
2050	1.26	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.87% were to women under 20 years old, 25.5% to women ages 20-29, and 72.7% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 4.65%, 58.5%, and 36.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Spain by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Spain	World
1960	27.4%	37.4%
1961	27.4%	37.5%
1962	27.4%	37.6%
1963	27.4%	37.8%
1964	27.4%	38%
1965	27.5%	38%
1966	27.6%	38%
1967	27.7%	38%
1968	27.8%	37.9%
1969	27.8%	37.8%
1970	27.9%	37.7%
1971	27.8%	37.6%
1972	27.8%	37.5%
1973	27.7%	37.3%
1974	27.5%	37.2%
1975	27.3%	37.1%
1976	27.2%	36.9%
1977	27%	36.7%
1978	26.8%	36.3%
1979	26.4%	35.9%
1980	26%	35.5%
1981	25.5%	35.2%
1982	24.9%	34.9%
1983	24.4%	34.6%
1984	23.8%	34.3%
1985	23.2%	34%
1986	22.5%	33.8%
1987	21.9%	33.6%
1988	21.2%	33.4%
1989	20.5%	33.2%
1990	19.8%	33%
1991	19.1%	32.9%
1992	18.4%	32.7%
1993	17.8%	32.5%
1994	17.2%	32.3%
1995	16.6%	32.1%
1996	16.1%	31.8%
1997	15.7%	31.5%
1998	15.3%	31.1%
1999	15%	30.8%
2000	14.8%	30.4%
2001	14.7%	30%
2002	14.6%	29.6%
2003	14.5%	29.2%
2004	14.5%	28.8%
2005	14.5%	28.5%
2006	14.5%	28.1%
2007	14.6%	27.9%
2008	14.7%	27.6%
2009	14.8%	27.5%
2010	14.9%	27.3%
2011	15%	27.1%
2012	15.1%	27%
2013	15.1%	26.9%
2014	15.1%	26.8%
2015	15%	26.6%
2016	14.9%	26.5%
2017	14.8%	26.4%
2018	14.7%	26.2%
2019	14.4%	26%
2020	14.2%	25.8%
2021	13.9%	25.6%
2022	13.6%	25.3%
2023	13.3%	25%
2024	12.9%	24.7%
2025	12.6%	24.4%
2026	12.3%	24.1%
2027	12.1%	23.8%
2028	11.8%	23.4%
2029	11.6%	23.1%
2030	11.4%	22.8%
2031	11.2%	22.6%
2032	11%	22.3%
2033	10.9%	22.1%
2034	10.8%	21.9%
2035	10.7%	21.7%
2036	10.7%	21.6%
2037	10.7%	21.5%
2038	10.8%	21.4%
2039	10.8%	21.3%
2040	10.8%	21.2%
2041	10.9%	21.1%
2042	11%	21%
2043	11%	21%
2044	11.1%	20.9%
2045	11.2%	20.8%
2046	11.3%	20.7%
2047	11.3%	20.7%
2048	11.4%	20.6%
2049	11.5%	20.5%
2050	11.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Spain was 27.4% in 1960, 17.8% in 1993, and 12.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Spain.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Spain, excluding migration, has been -0.13% annually. On average, -62,781 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Spain
1960	398,960
1961	396,537
1962	384,690
1963	394,338
1964	429,885
1965	405,819
1966	397,084
1967	402,001
1968	387,423
1969	367,851
1970	378,723
1971	369,625
1972	391,030
1973	374,381
1974	396,182
1975	371,882
1976	375,834
1977	361,465
1978	339,157
1979	312,407
1980	281,184
1981	237,879
1982	231,714
1983	183,223
1984	172,487
1985	146,184
1986	131,188
1987	116,054
1988	100,794
1989	81,538
1990	66,075
1991	58,450
1992	62,652
1993	47,234
1994	31,639
1995	15,889
1996	11,967
1997	20,028
1998	4,022
1999	8,077
2000	36,512
2001	44,936
2002	53,861
2003	54,844
2004	85,844
2005	78,576
2006	110,994
2007	108,545
2008	133,267
2009	106,635
2010	102,469
2011	84,137
2012	51,450
2013	37,284
2014	32,522
2015	-4,642
2016	0
2017	-32,600
2018	-56,139
2019	-56,542
2020	-151,551
2021	-113,865
2022	-133,801
2023	-111,201

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Spain was 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.003% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -40% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Spain	World
1985	6	460
1986	7	438
1987	7	429
1988	7	414
1989	7	401
1990	6	391
1991	6	395
1992	6	395
1993	6	389
1994	6	382
1995	6	371
1996	6	366
1997	5	358
1998	5	360
1999	5	340
2000	5	328
2001	5	321
2002	5	311
2003	4	301
2004	5	291
2005	5	283
2006	4	276
2007	4	269
2008	4	264
2009	4	258
2010	4	253
2011	4	247
2012	4	239
2013	4	235
2014	4	231
2015	4	228
2016	3	220
2017	3	215
2018	3	211
2019	3	207
2020	4	211
2021	4	242
2022	4	203
2023	3	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Spain was 3.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.31% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Spain	World
1960	5.47%	18.5%
1961	5.2%	18.1%
1962	4.94%	17.8%
1963	4.68%	17.5%
1964	4.45%	17.7%
1965	4.23%	17.5%
1966	4.03%	17.3%
1967	3.83%	17%
1968	3.61%	16.5%
1969	3.39%	15.5%
1970	3.16%	15.2%
1971	2.94%	15.1%
1972	2.72%	14.4%
1973	2.52%	14.1%
1974	2.33%	13.7%
1975	2.17%	13.4%
1976	2.02%	13%
1977	1.87%	12.5%
1978	1.74%	12.1%
1979	1.61%	11.7%
1980	1.49%	11.4%
1981	1.38%	11%
1982	1.3%	10.8%
1983	1.23%	10.6%
1984	1.17%	10.4%
1985	1.11%	10.1%
1986	1.07%	9.81%
1987	1.03%	9.47%
1988	0.99%	9.31%
1989	0.95%	9.02%
1990	0.92%	8.81%
1991	0.88%	8.66%
1992	0.83%	8.46%
1993	0.79%	8.19%
1994	0.74%	7.98%
1995	0.69%	7.76%
1996	0.65%	7.52%
1997	0.61%	7.28%
1998	0.58%	7.05%
1999	0.56%	6.76%
2000	0.54%	6.48%
2001	0.53%	6.21%
2002	0.51%	5.94%
2003	0.5%	5.65%
2004	0.49%	5.43%
2005	0.47%	5.16%
2006	0.45%	4.92%
2007	0.44%	4.7%
2008	0.42%	4.5%
2009	0.4%	4.31%
2010	0.38%	4.11%
2011	0.37%	3.97%
2012	0.36%	3.77%
2013	0.35%	3.61%
2014	0.34%	3.48%
2015	0.33%	3.35%
2016	0.33%	3.23%
2017	0.32%	3.11%
2018	0.32%	2.97%
2019	0.32%	2.86%
2020	0.32%	2.75%
2021	0.31%	2.66%
2022	0.31%	2.59%
2023	0.31%	2.49%