Poland vs Spain
Poland vs Spain: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.3 births per woman in Poland and 1.21 births per woman in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Poland, by 0.09 births per woman, or 1.07 times that in Spain.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Spain.
- In 2023, Poland ranked 203 and Spain ranked 207 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Poland at 1.49 births per woman and Spain at 1.48 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Poland | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.3 | 1.21 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.32 | 1.19 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.38 | 1.19 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.44 | 1.23 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.47 | 1.31 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.41 | 1.37 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.4 | 1.38 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.31 | 1.38 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.27 | 1.36 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.23 | 1.31 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.23 | 1.29 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.32 | 1.23 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.37 | 1.21 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.38 | 1.17 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.44 | 1.13 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.52 | 1.15 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.59 | 1.14 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.63 | 1.15 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.8 | 1.19 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.87 | 1.25 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.96 | 1.31 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.07 | 1.33 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 2.07 | 1.36 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 2.14 | 1.44 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 2.16 | 1.49 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 2.22 | 1.55 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 2.32 | 1.64 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 2.38 | 1.72 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 2.42 | 1.8 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 2.34 | 1.94 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 2.25 | 2.04 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 2.28 | 2.21 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 2.28 | 2.37 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 2.23 | 2.54 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 2.25 | 2.65 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 2.31 | 2.76 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 2.28 | 2.77 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.27 | 2.87 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.25 | 2.84 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.24 | 2.87 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.25 | 2.9 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.25 | 2.88 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.26 | 2.9 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.3 | 2.92 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.35 | 2.97 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.45 | 2.91 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.54 | 2.93 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.6 | 3 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.7 | 2.88 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.74 | 2.8 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.86 | 2.78 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 3 | 2.81 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 3.25 | 2.75 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 3.39 | 2.73 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 3.5 | 2.69 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 3.46 | 2.54 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 3.56 | 2.51 | 5 |
| 1954 | 3.55 | 2.44 | 5 |
| 1953 | 3.59 | 2.5 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 3.64 | 2.54 | 5 |
| 1951 | 3.7 | 2.46 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 3.65 | 2.47 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Poland | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.31.14–1.46 | 1.221.05–1.38 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.311.12–1.5 | 1.231.03–1.43 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.311.11–1.53 | 1.241.02–1.46 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.321.08–1.56 | 1.241.01–1.48 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.321.07–1.58 | 1.250.99–1.5 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.331.05–1.6 | 1.260.97–1.53 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.331.04–1.61 | 1.260.95–1.55 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.331.03–1.64 | 1.270.93–1.57 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.341.01–1.66 | 1.280.92–1.58 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.341.02–1.68 | 1.280.92–1.6 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.351.01–1.7 | 1.290.92–1.62 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.351–1.71 | 1.290.9–1.64 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.361–1.73 | 1.30.91–1.66 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.360.99–1.74 | 1.30.9–1.67 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.360.95–1.75 | 1.30.9–1.68 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.370.94–1.76 | 1.310.9–1.71 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.370.92–1.78 | 1.320.89–1.72 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.370.92–1.79 | 1.320.88–1.74 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.380.91–1.8 | 1.330.89–1.74 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.380.91–1.82 | 1.330.89–1.76 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.380.89–1.82 | 1.340.88–1.77 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.390.9–1.84 | 1.340.87–1.77 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.390.9–1.85 | 1.350.86–1.79 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.390.9–1.86 | 1.350.87–1.8 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.390.9–1.86 | 1.350.86–1.82 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.40.89–1.88 | 1.360.85–1.82 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.40.89–1.88 | 1.360.85–1.83 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.40.88–1.89 | 1.370.86–1.84 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.40.87–1.9 | 1.370.85–1.86 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.40.87–1.9 | 1.370.86–1.86 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.40.87–1.91 | 1.380.84–1.87 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.410.84–1.92 | 1.380.83–1.88 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.410.86–1.92 | 1.380.84–1.89 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.410.84–1.95 | 1.390.83–1.91 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.420.82–1.96 | 1.390.83–1.91 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.420.81–1.95 | 1.390.83–1.92 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.420.82–1.97 | 1.390.81–1.95 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.420.82–1.97 | 1.40.81–1.95 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.430.82–1.97 | 1.410.81–1.96 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.430.79–1.98 | 1.410.81–1.97 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.430.79–1.99 | 1.410.82–1.95 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.440.81–2.01 | 1.410.82–1.98 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.440.81–2 | 1.420.82–1.97 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.440.8–1.99 | 1.420.81–1.99 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.440.8–2.01 | 1.430.82–1.99 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.440.79–2.01 | 1.430.82–1.98 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.450.79–2.01 | 1.430.8–1.98 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.440.78–2.04 | 1.430.79–1.99 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.450.78–2.04 | 1.440.8–2 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.450.8–2.05 | 1.440.79–2.01 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.450.79–2.03 | 1.440.8–2 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.450.79–2.04 | 1.440.79–2.01 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.450.78–2.04 | 1.450.78–2 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.460.79–2.06 | 1.450.78–2.01 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.460.81–2.05 | 1.450.79–2.02 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.460.79–2.04 | 1.460.79–2.03 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.460.78–2.04 | 1.460.78–2.05 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.460.79–2.05 | 1.460.78–2.05 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.460.77–2.06 | 1.460.81–2.08 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.460.76–2.07 | 1.460.78–2.06 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.460.76–2.06 | 1.460.79–2.06 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.460.78–2.07 | 1.460.8–2.07 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.460.77–2.07 | 1.460.79–2.06 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.460.76–2.08 | 1.470.79–2.09 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.470.76–2.09 | 1.470.78–2.09 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.470.75–2.09 | 1.470.77–2.1 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.470.75–2.08 | 1.470.8–2.09 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.470.73–2.09 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.470.74–2.09 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.480.74–2.1 | 1.470.78–2.11 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.480.74–2.1 | 1.480.79–2.12 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.480.74–2.08 | 1.480.77–2.12 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.480.75–2.09 | 1.480.76–2.12 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.490.74–2.09 | 1.480.77–2.13 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.490.74–2.08 | 1.480.77–2.11 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.490.73–2.07 | 1.480.77–2.12 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.490.73–2.1 | 1.480.75–2.11 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Poland vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025