Chile vs Spain: Fertility rate, total

Chile
1.14 births per woman
in 2024
Spain
1.1 births per woman
in 2024
Chile rank
204th
Spain rank
207th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Chile
  • Spain
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.14 births per woman against 1.1 births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 204th and Spain ranks 207th of 217 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 4.36 births per woman 2.88 births per woman 1.48 births per woman Chile
1970s 3.26 births per woman 2.74 births per woman 0.5179 births per woman Chile
1980s 2.63 births per woman 1.73 births per woman 0.8982 births per woman Chile
1990s 2.35 births per woman 1.22 births per woman 1.13 births per woman Chile
2000s 1.89 births per woman 1.32 births per woman 0.566 births per woman Chile
2010s 1.7 births per woman 1.31 births per woman 0.3904 births per woman Chile
2020s 1.21 births per woman 1.15 births per woman 0.061 births per woman Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Chile or Spain?
Chile, at 1.14 births per woman against 1.1 births per woman in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Chile and Spain?
0.04 births per woman, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chile and Spain rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Chile ranks 204th and Spain ranks 207th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.