Spain, births increase in 2025 for the first time in over 10 years

Increase in births in Spain in 2025: it is the first in over a decade (with 2023 being the lowest since 1941). According to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), births in Spain in 2025 have increased for the first time since 2014, despite the natural balance remaining negative, while the debate on the policy to be adopted in the face of an ageing population remains heated.

"In 2025, according to provisional data, we estimate that there were a total of 321,164 births in Spain, a 1 per cent increase on the previous year (3,159 more)," the INE indicated in a statement. This 'slight increase, which has yet to be confirmed by definitive data, ends the trend of the last ten years', the statistics institute continued.

The increase is also influenced by the foreign component, which accounts for a significant portion of total births. The average age of mothers continues to be high, with a high incidence of births among women over 35-40 years of age.

In 2025, instead, Italia recorded a new low in births, with an estimated 340,000-342,000 new births, marking a significant drop compared to 2024. The fertility rate dropped to 1.13 children per woman in the first seven months, consolidating an ongoing demographic crisis. The biggest drop is observed in the Centre (-7.8%) and in the South (-7.2%).