Share of births that are twins in Spain
Spain: Share of births that are twins was 1.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.6%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 23 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 1983
Years of data
121
1901–2021
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.
Share of births that are twins in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0.9% | — |
| 1902 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1903 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1905 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 1910 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 1911 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 1913 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 1914 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 1920 | 0.7% | -6.3% |
| 1921 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1922 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 1924 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 1927 | 1.0% | +11.7% |
| 1928 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 1929 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 0.8% | -10.7% |
| 1932 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 1933 | 0.9% | +4.7% |
| 1934 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 1936 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 1937 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1938 | 0.9% | +7.5% |
| 1939 | 1.0% | +10.2% |
| 1940 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 1941 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 1942 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 1946 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 1947 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 1948 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 1949 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.9% | -5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 1.0% | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of births that are twins in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -30.8% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
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
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
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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Number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.