Finland vs Spain: Fertility rate: births per woman
Finland
1.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Spain
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Finland rank
211th
Spain rank
214th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.28 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 211th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.92 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 0.3588 live births per woman | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.46 live births per woman | 2.89 live births per woman | 0.4264 live births per woman | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.65 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.0603 live births per woman | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.78 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 0.5649 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.79 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 0.4698 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | 0.3319 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 0.1603 live births per woman | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Finland or Spain?
- Finland, at 1.28 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Finland and Spain?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Finland ranks 211th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.