Which has higher births and deaths per year, Spain or Turkey?

Turkey, at 551,598 deaths against 447,467 deaths in Spain as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Spain and Turkey?

104,131 deaths, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?

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.

Spain vs Turkey: Births and deaths per year

Spain

447,467 deaths

in 2023

Turkey

551,598 deaths

in 2023

Spain rank

26th

Turkey rank

23rd

Births and deaths per year over time

Spain
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 551,598 deaths against 447,467 deaths in Spain, a difference of 104,131 deaths.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1950s	284,244 deaths	468,550 deaths	184,305 deaths	Turkey
1960s	275,643 deaths	499,209 deaths	223,566 deaths	Turkey
1970s	292,880 deaths	473,405 deaths	180,525 deaths	Turkey
1980s	302,099 deaths	410,590 deaths	108,492 deaths	Turkey
1990s	342,270 deaths	381,233 deaths	38,963 deaths	Turkey
2000s	371,358 deaths	403,380 deaths	32,022 deaths	Turkey
2010s	404,523 deaths	455,865 deaths	51,342 deaths	Turkey
2020s	470,388 deaths	578,596 deaths	108,207 deaths	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Spain or Turkey?: Turkey, at 551,598 deaths against 447,467 deaths in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Spain and Turkey?: 104,131 deaths, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Spain ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 23rd 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.