What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain?

24,096 deaths, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Spain: Births and deaths per year

Iran, Islamic Republic of

423,371 deaths

in 2023

Spain

447,467 deaths

in 2023

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

27th

Spain rank

26th

Births and deaths per year over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 447,467 deaths against 423,371 deaths in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 24,096 deaths.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 27th and Spain ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	497,159 deaths	284,244 deaths	212,915 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1960s	499,607 deaths	275,643 deaths	223,964 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1970s	444,872 deaths	292,880 deaths	151,992 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	444,957 deaths	302,099 deaths	142,858 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	352,424 deaths	342,270 deaths	10,154 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	342,025 deaths	371,358 deaths	29,332 deaths	Spain
2010s	379,924 deaths	404,523 deaths	24,599 deaths	Spain
2020s	497,872 deaths	470,388 deaths	27,484 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Spain?: Spain, at 447,467 deaths against 423,371 deaths in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain?: 24,096 deaths, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 27th and Spain ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.