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

Ukraine, at 495,420 deaths against 447,467 deaths in Spain as of 2023.

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

47,953 deaths, with Ukraine ahead.

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

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 Ukraine: Births and deaths per year

Spain

447,467 deaths

in 2023

Ukraine

495,420 deaths

in 2023

Spain rank

26th

Ukraine rank

25th

Births and deaths per year over time

Spain
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 495,420 deaths against 447,467 deaths in Spain, a difference of 47,953 deaths.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

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

Spain ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 25th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1950s	284,244 deaths	413,116 deaths	128,872 deaths	Ukraine
1960s	275,643 deaths	366,379 deaths	90,736 deaths	Ukraine
1970s	292,880 deaths	475,983 deaths	183,103 deaths	Ukraine
1980s	302,099 deaths	579,145 deaths	277,046 deaths	Ukraine
1990s	342,270 deaths	731,875 deaths	389,605 deaths	Ukraine
2000s	371,358 deaths	756,929 deaths	385,572 deaths	Ukraine
2010s	404,523 deaths	620,005 deaths	215,482 deaths	Ukraine
2020s	470,388 deaths	620,478 deaths	150,090 deaths	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Spain or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 495,420 deaths against 447,467 deaths in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Spain and Ukraine?: 47,953 deaths, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Ukraine?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Spain and Ukraine rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Spain ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 25th 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.