Crude birth rate of Spain, 1850-2020

In Spain, the crude birth rate in 1850 was 36.3 live births per thousand people, meaning that 3.6 percent of the population had been born in that year. In the late nineteenth century, the crude birth rate of Spain fluctuated between 34 and 39 births per one thousand people. From 1905 until 1940, the numbers dropped gradually, from 35 to just under 22 births per thousand people, and it then remained around this number (between 20 and 22) until the late 1970s. In the latter stages of the twentieth century, the rate dropped again, to fewer than ten births per thousand. The crude birth rate rose slightly in the early 2000s, however the Great Recession led to many people migrating from Spain, and the rate decreased along with the population, and is expected to reach a record low of 8.5 in 2020.