Share of births that are twins in Spain
Spain: Share of births that are twins was 1.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of births that are twins in Spain, 1901–2021
Source: Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of births that are twins in Spain stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births that are twins in Spain peaked at 2.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1983.
Spain ranks 5th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 121 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 2 South Korea 2.4% compare
- 3 Germany 1.8% compare
- 4 Lithuania 1.7% compare
- 6 United States 1.6% compare
- 7 Switzerland 1.6% compare
- 8 France 1.6% compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1449 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 3.07 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0798 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.423 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3641 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 135.02 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births that are twins in Spain?
- Share of births that are twins in Spain was 1.6% in 2021, according to Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births that are twins recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of births that are twins recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1983.
- How does Spain rank for share of births that are twins?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of births that are twins rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births that are twins. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.