Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Spain
Spain: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 53.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Spain recorded 53.7 for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Spain peaked at 53.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.72, in 1960.
Spain ranks 105th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.72 | — |
| 1970 | 17.87 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 27.85 | +55.9% |
| 1978 | 27.68 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 27.56 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 27.19 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 26.81 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 27.23 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 27.82 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 27.73 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 27.81 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 27.67 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 30.29 | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 31.74 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 32.03 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 32.63 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 32.6 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 34.6 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 35.12 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 36.34 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 36.8 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 37.32 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 38.08 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 38.42 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 39.12 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 40.7 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 39.56 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 42.13 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 43.62 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 45.01 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 46.49 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 47.93 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 48.98 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 50.35 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 51.46 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 52.18 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 52.81 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.45 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 53.4 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.12 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 53.12 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.04 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.65 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 52.44 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 52.69 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 51.62 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.7 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 52.81 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.36 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 53.28 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 53.7 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.72 | 17.72 | 17.72 | 1 |
| 1970s | 25.24 | 17.87 | 27.85 | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.63 | 26.81 | 32.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.1 | 32.6 | 39.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.62 | 39.56 | 51.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.89 | 52.18 | 53.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.91 | 51.62 | 53.7 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Spain?
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Spain was 53.7 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.72 in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Spain ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.