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Families across the region welcomed 2026 with joy and excitement in hospital delivery room.
The honor of being the first baby born in the province went to Sofía, a girl who came into the world at 0.37am on January 1 at the Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol in Marbella. Weighing in at 2.56 kilograms and measuring 47 centimetres, Sofía is the first child of parents Carlota and Daniel. The couple were toasting the New Year with non-alcoholic drinks, when labor began. It was a memorable moment for all.
Ten minutes later at 0.47am the second baby Hospital de la Axarquia Velez Malaga welcomed the baby of the Year. Asier is a 44-centimetre boy who weighs 2,12 kilograms. His parents are Ainhoa, and Alejandro.
In Malaga city, the first birth was recorded later, at 01.57am, when Jesús was born at the Hospital Materno Infantil. The son of Luis and Bárbara weighed 2.93 kilograms and measured 50 centimetres. At midday on the first of January, no births were reported in Antequera and Ronda hospitals.
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Malaga is celebrating with a cautious optimism in regards to birth rates. The birth rate in Spain has been declining for many years. However, Malaga appears to be defying the trend better than other provinces, largely due to the population growth brought about by migration.
According to provisional data According to the National Statistics Institute (INS), 9,862 babies have been born in Malaga Province from January through October 2025, 122 more than during the same period in 2024. Although the final numbers for November and December are not yet available, the increase indicates that 2025 could be the year of a long-term upward trend.
Malaga registered 6,646 births, which is the second-highest provincial number after Sevilla.
As Sofía, Asier, Jesús and their fellow New Year’s babies begin their lives, their arrivals offer a hopeful note for a province working to sustain its demographic vitality in the years ahead. Kids, welcome to the world!
