Birth rate, crude in Spain
Spain: Birth rate, crude was 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Spain, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Spain is 6.5 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Spain peaked at 22 per 1,000 people in 1964 and was at its lowest, 6.5 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Spain 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.99 per 1,000 people | 19.9 per 1,000 people | 22 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.61 per 1,000 people | 16.2 per 1,000 people | 19.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.35 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 15.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.57 per 1,000 people | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people | 11.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.02 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.86 per 1,000 people | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 7.2 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Spain?
- Birth rate, crude in Spain was 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 22 per 1,000 people in 1964.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for birth rate, crude?
- Spain ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.