Fertility Rate: Spain
Spain's fertility rate is currently 1.1 births per woman as of 2024. # Spain Fertility Rate Spain's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.1 births per woman
-1.8% y/y
Peak (1964)
3.01 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.1 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Spain
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Spain
Analysis# Spain Fertility Rate
Spain's fertility rate stands at 1.1 births per woman in 2024, marking an historic low and a dramatic 61.5% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 3.01 births per woman. The current figure equals the all-time minimum recorded in the dataset spanning six decades. This collapse reflects a fundamental demographic shift driven by economic development, changing social values, and evolving family structures across Spanish society.
The decline accelerated notably after 2015, when the rate was 1.33 births per woman. Each subsequent year brought further decreases, with particularly sharp drops between 2019 and 2024, falling from 1.23 to 1.1 births per woman. The consistent downward trajectory shows no signs of reversal, positioning Spain among Europe's lowest fertility rates and suggesting continued demographic pressure on the nation's aging population and workforce sustainability.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 2023 | 1.12 births per woman | -3.45% |
| 2022 | 1.16 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 2021 | 1.18 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 1.18 births per woman | -4.07% |
| 2019 | 1.23 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 2018 | 1.26 births per woman | -3.82% |
| 2017 | 1.31 births per woman | -1.50% |
| 2016 | 1.33 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 1.33 births per woman | +0.76% |
| 2014 | 1.32 births per woman | +3.94% |
| 2013 | 1.27 births per woman | -3.79% |
| 2012 | 1.32 births per woman | -1.49% |
| 2011 | 1.34 births per woman | -2.19% |
| 2010 | 1.37 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 2009 | 1.38 births per woman | -4.83% |
| 2008 | 1.45 births per woman | +5.07% |
| 2007 | 1.38 births per woman | +1.47% |
| 2006 | 1.36 births per woman | +2.26% |
| 2005 | 1.33 births per woman | +1.53% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.31 births per woman | +0.77% |
| 2003 | 1.3 births per woman | +4.00% |
| 2002 | 1.25 births per woman | +1.63% |
| 2001 | 1.23 births per woman | +0.82% |
| 2000 | 1.22 births per woman | +4.27% |
| 1999 | 1.17 births per woman | +3.54% |
| 1998 | 1.13 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 1997 | 1.15 births per woman | +0.88% |
| 1996 | 1.14 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 1995 | 1.16 births per woman | -2.52% |
| 1994 | 1.19 births per woman | -5.56% |
| 1993 | 1.26 births per woman | -3.82% |
| 1992 | 1.31 births per woman | -1.50% |
| 1991 | 1.33 births per woman | -2.21% |
| 1990 | 1.36 births per woman | -2.86% |
| 1989 | 1.4 births per woman | -3.45% |
| 1988 | 1.45 births per woman | -2.68% |
| 1987 | 1.49 births per woman | -4.49% |
| 1986 | 1.56 births per woman | -4.88% |
| 1985 | 1.64 births per woman | -5.20% |
| 1984 | 1.73 births per woman | -3.89% |
| 1983 | 1.8 births per woman | -7.22% |
| 1982 | 1.94 births per woman | -4.90% |
| 1981 | 2.04 births per woman | -8.11% |
| 1980 | 2.22 births per woman | -6.33% |
| 1979 | 2.37 births per woman | -6.69% |
| 1978 | 2.54 births per woman | -4.15% |
| 1977 | 2.65 births per woman | -4.33% |
| 1976 | 2.77 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1975 | 2.77 births per woman | -3.82% |
| 1974 | 2.88 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 1973 | 2.84 births per woman | -1.05% |
| 1972 | 2.87 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1971 | 2.9 births per woman | +2.11% |
| 1970 | 2.84 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 1969 | 2.86 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 1968 | 2.87 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 1967 | 2.94 births per woman | +1.03% |
| 1966 | 2.91 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1965 | 2.94 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 1964 | 3.01 births per woman | +4.51% |
| 1963 | 2.88 births per woman | +2.86% |
| 1962 | 2.8 births per woman | +1.08% |
| 1961 | 2.77 births per woman | -3.15% |
| 1960 | 2.86 births per woman | — |
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