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Vital Statistics. First half 2020

The number of births decreased by 4.2% in the first half of 2020, while the number of deaths increased by 19.6%. The natural population growth showed a negative balance of 94,326 people during the first half of the year. The number of marriages decreased by 60.8% as compared with the same period in 2019.

Marriages in Spain. First half of 2020. Provisional data
  Value Variation
Total of marriages 28,327 -60.83
Both spouses are spanish 20,997 -63.79
One of the spouses is a foreigner 6,094 -49.73
Both spouses are foreigners 1,236 -44.12
Between spouses of different sex 27,235 -61.04
Between spouses of the same sex 1,092 -54.95
  • Variation respect the same period of the previous month
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Datos provisionales primer semestre 2020 Published: 26/01/2021
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Marriage Statistics have been prepared since 1858 and constitute one of the most traditional works in the INE. It collects data on marriages celebrated in Spain, as well as the socio-demographic characteristics of the spouses.

It is prepared ( developed ) in cooperation with the Autonomous Communities, with the Civil Registries being the primary source of information, which is collected from the Statistical Bulletin of Marriages. At the moment of registering the demographic event in the Civil Registry, the spouses fill out the Bulletin portion relating to personal data and the Registry completes the registration information.