Municipalities of Spain by fertility rate

El Ejido had the highest fertility rate of 155 municipalities in 2023, at 1.61 children per woman. San Bartolomé de Tirajana had the lowest, at 0.73 children per woman. The median was 1.13 children per woman and the figure for Spain was 1.12 children per woman. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest1.61El Ejido
Median1.13155 municipalities
Spain1.12History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

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El EjidoEl Ejido: 1.61 children per woman1.61LorcaLorca: 1.49 children per woman1.49EldaElda: 1.46 children per woman1.46Boadilla del MonteBoadilla del Monte: 1.43 children per woman1.43Roquetas de MarRoquetas de Mar: 1.43 children per woman1.43Pozuelo de AlarcónPozuelo de Alarcón: 1.42 children per woman1.42UtreraUtrera: 1.41 children per woman1.41Las Rozas de MadridLas Rozas de Madrid: 1.36 children per woman1.36AlmeríaAlmería: 1.35 children per woman1.35TeruelTeruel: 1.35 children per woman1.35La Línea de la ConcepciónLa Línea de la Concepción: 1.34 children per woman1.34SanturtziSanturtzi: 1.33 children per woman1.33AranjuezAranjuez: 1.32 children per woman1.32CartagenaCartagena: 1.32 children per woman1.32MelillaMelilla: 1.32 children per woman1.32MurciaMurcia: 1.31 children per woman1.31Chiclana de la FronteraChiclana de la Frontera: 1.3 children per woman1.3LleidaLleida: 1.3 children per woman1.3PaternaPaterna: 1.3 children per woman1.3Vila-realVila-real: 1.3 children per woman1.3MéridaMérida: 1.28 children per woman1.28BadalonaBadalona: 1.27 children per woman1.27ReusReus: 1.27 children per woman1.27MajadahondaMajadahonda: 1.26 children per woman1.26ParlaParla: 1.26 children per woman1.26El Puerto de Santa MaríaEl Puerto de Santa María: 1.25 children per woman1.25CeutaCeuta: 1.24 children per woman1.24Colmenar ViejoColmenar Viejo: 1.24 children per woman1.24Dos HermanasDos Hermanas: 1.24 children per woman1.24GetafeGetafe: 1.24 children per woman1.24IrunIrun: 1.24 children per woman1.24SabadellSabadell: 1.24 children per woman1.24SevillaSevilla: 1.24 children per woman1.24Vélez-MálagaVélez-Málaga: 1.24 children per woman1.24LinaresLinares: 1.23 children per woman1.23ManresaManresa: 1.23 children per woman1.23Rivas-VaciamadridRivas-Vaciamadrid: 1.23 children per woman1.23TerrassaTerrassa: 1.23 children per woman1.23AlgecirasAlgeciras: 1.22 children per woman1.22Sant Cugat del VallèsSant Cugat del Vallès: 1.22 children per woman1.22
children per woman. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2023
children per woman
Change on 2022
1El Ejido1.61-0.12
2Lorca1.49-0.15
3Elda1.46+0.14
4Boadilla del Monte1.43-0.01
4Roquetas de Mar1.43+0.03
6Pozuelo de Alarcón1.42+0.09
7Utrera1.41+0.13
8Las Rozas de Madrid1.36+0.05
9Almería1.35-0.03
9Teruel1.35-0.12
11La Línea de la Concepción1.34-0.09
12Santurtzi1.33+0.13
13Aranjuez1.32+0.11
13Cartagena1.32-0.1
13Melilla1.32-0.23
16Murcia1.31-0.04
17Chiclana de la Frontera1.3+0.09
17Lleida1.3+0.02
17Paterna1.3-0.05
17Vila-real1.3-0.04
21Mérida1.28+0.01
22Badalona1.27-0.08
22Reus1.27-0.01
24Majadahonda1.26+0.07
24Parla1.26-0.04
26El Puerto de Santa María1.25+0.07
27Ceuta1.24-0.09
27Colmenar Viejo1.24-0.03
27Dos Hermanas1.24+0.01
27Getafe1.24-0.13
27Irun1.24+0.1
27Sabadell1.24-0.06
27Sevilla1.24-0.05
27Vélez-Málaga1.24+0.06
35Linares1.23-0.03
35Manresa1.23-0.24
35Rivas-Vaciamadrid1.23-0.08
35Terrassa1.23-0.09
39Algeciras1.220
39Sant Cugat del Vallès1.22-0.06
39Santa Coloma de Gramenet1.22-0.08
39Torrent1.22-0.05
39Vitoria-Gasteiz1.220
44Mataró1.21-0.06
44Sanlúcar de Barrameda1.21-0.01
46Córdoba1.2-0.04
46El Prat de Llobregat1.2-0.12
46Motril1.2-0.15
46Tarragona1.2-0.06
50Arganda del Rey1.19-0.05
50Toledo1.19+0.03
50Viladecans1.19+0.09
53Ávila1.18-0.05
53Molina de Segura1.18-0.1
55Alcalá de Henares1.170
55Arrecife1.17+0.09
55Elx/Elche1.17-0.07
55Granollers1.17-0.13
55Guadalajara1.17-0.07
55Orihuela1.17-0.16
55Sagunt/Sagunto1.170
62Collado Villalba1.16+0.08
62Girona1.16-0.09
62Talavera de la Reina1.16+0.02
62Torrevieja1.16-0.04
62Valdemoro1.16-0.1
62Zaragoza1.16-0.02
68Barakaldo1.15+0.03
68Burgos1.15-0.14
68Huelva1.15-0.02
71Albacete1.14-0.07
71L'Hospitalet de Llobregat1.14-0.06
71Rincón de la Victoria1.14+0.11
74Alacant/Alicante1.13-0.04
74Badajoz1.13+0.07
74Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana1.13-0.02
74Jerez de la Frontera1.13-0.03
74Mijas1.13-0.1
74Segovia1.13-0.05
74Valladolid1.13-0.05
81Granada1.12-0.08
81Málaga1.12-0.02
81Rubí1.12+0.01
81Sant Boi de Llobregat1.12-0.07
81València1.12-0.01
86Gandia1.11-0.13
86Huesca1.11-0.19
86Lugo1.110
86Móstoles1.11+0.05
86Pamplona/Iruña1.11-0.1
86San Sebastián de los Reyes1.11-0.09
86Torrejón de Ardoz1.11-0.09
86Vilanova i la Geltrú1.11+0.04
94Cáceres1.1+0.02
94Jaén1.1-0.02
94Pinto1.1-0.1
97Alcalá de Guadaíra1.09-0.11
97Alcoi/Alcoy1.09-0.15
97Alcorcón1.09-0.02
97Getxo1.090
97León1.09-0.05
102Madrid1.08-0.03
103Alcobendas1.07-0.03
103Cornellà de Llobregat1.07-0.12
103Leganés1.07-0.04
103Logroño1.07-0.14
103Mollet del Vallès1.07-0.1
103San Fernando1.070
109Eivissa1.06+0.09
109Soria1.06-0.06
111Bilbao1.05-0.03
111Ciudad Real1.05-0.2
111Ferrol1.05+0.01
111Salamanca1.05-0.05
115Benidorm1.04+0.06
116Torrelavega1.03-0.03
117Donostia/San Sebastián1.02-0.01
117Fuenlabrada1.02-0.04
117Palencia1.02-0.09
117Palma1.02-0.04
121Coslada1.01-0.05
121Ourense1.01+0.08
121Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig1.01+0.03
124Cuenca1-0.12
124Estepona1-0.04
126Pontevedra0.990
126Siero0.99-0.02
128Basauri0.98-0.21
128Marbella0.98-0.06
130A Coruña0.95-0.05
130Avilés0.95-0.02
130Puertollano0.95-0.23
130Santander0.95-0.05
130Santiago de Compostela0.95+0.01
130Zamora0.95+0.05
136Benalmádena0.94+0.01
136Torremolinos0.94-0.09
136Vigo0.94-0.03
139Castelldefels0.93-0.11
139Cerdanyola del Vallès0.93-0.12
139Gijón0.93+0.04
142Barcelona0.92-0.06
142Santa Lucía de Tirajana0.92-0.04
144Oviedo0.91-0.16
145Arona0.9+0.08
146Granadilla de Abona0.89+0.01
146Ponferrada0.89-0.08
148Calvià0.87+0.02
149Cádiz0.86+0.09
150Las Palmas de Gran Canaria0.83-0.01
151Fuengirola0.81-0.07
152Telde0.8-0.08
153San Cristóbal de La Laguna0.78-0.01
154Santa Cruz de Tenerife0.750
155San Bartolomé de Tirajana0.730

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About this ranking

Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Indicadores demográficos básicos: indicador coyuntural de fecundidad (tablas 1407, 1441, 1478 y 30667). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=30667. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Which municipality has the highest fertility rate?

El Ejido, with 1.61 children per woman in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest fertility rate?

San Bartolomé de Tirajana, with 0.73 children per woman in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Indicadores demográficos básicos: indicador coyuntural de fecundidad (tablas 1407, 1441, 1478 y 30667). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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