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SPAIN’S birth rate has gone up for the first time in a decade according to the National Institute of Statistics coupled with a rise in ‘older’ new mothers.
According to figures released by the INE on Wednesday, 321,164 babies born in 2018 – 3,159 more than 2024 – were recorded.
Totals are based on registrations at the computerised civil registers. The final figure confirmed may be slightly different.
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The birth rate has steadily declined over the past decade with a reduction of 23,5% between 2015-2025.
Net total on the negative side. Deaths increased by 2,5%.
The decline in new-born numbers is due to a shift in motherhood age.
In 2015, 7.8% births in this age group were among mothers older than 40, but that number increased to 10.4% last year.
Madrid (3.3%), and Basque Country (3.0%) registered the biggest increases in births.
Melilla, in North Africa (-10.1%), Ceuta (6.6%), and the Balearic Islands (2.6%) saw the biggest drops.
Although the INE data confirmed the downward trend of the birth rate over 12 years, it was expected that the rate would rise compared to 2024.
In 2014 there were 427,595 new babies born. By 2024, however, only 318,005 were born. This was the year in which Spain had the least number of births registered.
Spain’s populace has increased despite a decline in the birth rate.
Over 20% of the population was born overseas.
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