China vs Spain: Fertility rate, total
China
1.01 births per woman
in 2024
Spain
1.1 births per woman
in 2024
China rank
210th
Spain rank
207th
Fertility rate, total over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.1 births per woman against 1.01 births per woman in China, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 210th and Spain ranks 207th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 births per woman | 2.88 births per woman | 3.11 births per woman | China |
| 1970s | 4.07 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | China |
| 1980s | 2.68 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.9572 births per woman | China |
| 1990s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 0.5064 births per woman | China |
| 2000s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.3071 births per woman | China |
| 2010s | 1.69 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 0.3828 births per woman | China |
| 2020s | 1.08 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | 0.0682 births per woman | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, China or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.1 births per woman against 1.01 births per woman in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between China and Spain?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- China ranks 210th 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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About this data
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.