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Rate of twin deliveries in Spain

Spain: Rate of twin deliveries was 1.64 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.64
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 23 countries
All-time high
2.27
in 2014
All-time low
0.691
in 1983
Years of data
121
1901–2021

Rate of twin deliveries in Spain, 1901–2021

0.511.522.5190119612021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, rate of twin deliveries in Spain stood at 1.64.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of twin deliveries in Spain peaked at 2.27 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.691, 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.

Rate of twin deliveries in Spain, year by year

Year Value Change
1901 0.859 —
1902 0.838 -2.4%
1903 0.856 +2.1%
1904 0.838 -2.1%
1905 0.831 -0.8%
1906 0.823 -1.0%
1907 0.825 +0.2%
1908 0.819 -0.7%
1909 0.868 +6.0%
1910 0.823 -5.2%
1911 0.842 +2.3%
1912 0.878 +4.3%
1913 0.839 -4.4%
1914 0.837 -0.2%
1915 0.826 -1.3%
1916 0.822 -0.5%
1917 0.823 +0.1%
1918 0.822 -0.1%
1919 0.782 -4.9%
1920 0.733 -6.3%
1921 0.758 +3.4%
1922 0.756 -0.3%
1923 0.801 +6.0%
1924 0.819 +2.2%
1925 0.832 +1.6%
1926 0.882 +6.0%
1927 0.985 +11.7%
1928 0.923 -6.3%
1929 0.916 -0.8%
1930 0.931 +1.6%
1931 0.831 -10.7%
1932 0.816 -1.8%
1933 0.854 +4.7%
1934 0.853 -0.1%
1935 0.876 +2.7%
1936 0.85 -3.0%
1937 0.832 -2.1%
1938 0.894 +7.5%
1939 0.985 +10.2%
1940 1.01 +2.7%
1941 0.958 -5.3%
1942 0.962 +0.4%
1943 0.97 +0.8%
1944 0.968 -0.2%
1945 0.965 -0.3%
1946 1.01 +4.8%
1947 0.931 -7.9%
1948 0.96 +3.1%
1949 0.972 +1.3%
1950 0.966 -0.6%
1951 0.918 -5.0%
1952 0.913 -0.5%
1953 0.893 -2.2%
1954 0.906 +1.5%
1955 0.947 +4.5%
1956 0.953 +0.6%
1957 0.936 -1.8%
1958 0.942 +0.6%
1959 0.931 -1.2%
1960 0.966 +3.8%
1961 0.974 +0.8%
1962 0.923 -5.2%
1963 0.941 +2.0%
1964 0.96 +2.0%
1965 0.958 -0.2%
1966 0.915 -4.5%
1967 0.9 -1.6%
1968 0.885 -1.7%
1969 0.869 -1.8%
1970 0.887 +2.1%
1971 0.807 -9.0%
1972 0.826 +2.4%
1973 0.81 -1.9%
1974 0.786 -3.0%
1975 0.87 +10.7%
1976 0.857 -1.5%
1977 0.851 -0.7%
1978 0.825 -3.1%
1979 0.815 -1.2%
1980 0.747 -8.3%
1981 0.9 +20.5%
1982 0.998 +10.9%
1983 0.691 -30.8%
1984 0.733 +6.1%
1985 0.741 +1.1%
1986 0.818 +10.4%
1987 0.852 +4.2%
1988 0.837 -1.8%
1989 0.866 +3.5%
1990 0.897 +3.6%
1991 0.912 +1.7%
1992 0.927 +1.6%
1993 0.977 +5.4%
1994 1.09 +11.8%
1995 1.16 +5.9%
1996 1.23 +6.7%
1997 1.27 +3.1%
1998 1.33 +4.9%
1999 1.45 +8.9%
2000 1.52 +4.7%
2001 1.55 +2.1%
2002 1.68 +8.0%
2003 1.72 +2.6%
2004 1.72 -0.1%
2005 1.79 +4.0%
2006 1.79 -0.1%
2007 1.91 +6.8%
2008 1.9 -0.7%
2009 2.05 +8.1%
2010 2.02 -1.5%
2011 2.08 +2.9%
2012 2.2 +5.7%
2013 2.12 -3.4%
2014 2.27 +6.7%
2015 2.21 -2.5%
2016 2.21 +0.0%
2017 2.11 -4.6%
2018 1.96 -7.2%
2019 1.79 -8.3%
2020 1.63 -9.3%
2021 1.64 +0.7%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 1.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.43, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 1.64 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.45, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rate of twin deliveries 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.

YearChange FromTo
1983 -30.8% 0.998 0.691

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.8397 0.819 0.868 9
1910s 0.8294 0.782 0.878 10
1920s 0.8405 0.733 0.985 10
1930s 0.8722 0.816 0.985 10
1940s 0.9709 0.931 1.01 10
1950s 0.9305 0.893 0.966 10
1960s 0.9291 0.869 0.974 10
1970s 0.8334 0.786 0.887 10
1980s 0.8183 0.691 0.998 10
1990s 1.13 0.897 1.45 10
2000s 1.76 1.52 2.05 10
2010s 2.1 1.79 2.27 10
2020s 1.63 1.63 1.64 2

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 2 South Korea 2.44 compare
  2. 3 Germany 1.79 compare
  3. 4 Lithuania 1.73 compare
  4. 6 United States 1.58 compare
  5. 7 Switzerland 1.56 compare
  6. 8 France 1.55 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of twin deliveries in Spain?
Rate of twin deliveries in Spain was 1.64 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rate of twin deliveries recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 2.27 in 2014.
What is the lowest rate of twin deliveries recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.691 in 1983.
How does Spain rank for rate of twin deliveries?
Spain ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2021.
Is rate of twin deliveries 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of twin deliveries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rate of twin deliveries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
23 places, 2,436 data points, 1815–2022
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