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Vital Statistics / Basic Demographic Indicators. Year 2024 19 November 2025

During 2024, 318,005 births were registered in Spain, which represented a decrease of 0.8% compared to the previous year. The number of deaths remained virtually the same (six fewer deaths). The average number of children per woman fell to 1.10. Births to mothers born abroad accounted for 33.3% of the total. Marriages increased by 1.7% compared to 2023.

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Births in Spain - Year 2024
Indicator Note Value Variation
Total Births 318,005 -0.83
Girls 154,273 -1.13
Boys 163,732 -0.54
Of a spanish mother 236,666 -2.34
Of a foreign mother 81,339 3.84
  • Variación respecto al mismo período del año anterior
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Year 2024 Published: 19/11/2025

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Birth Statistics have been prepared since 1858 and constitute one of the most traditional works in the INE. It collects information on births occurring in Spain, as well as data on the birth and the newborn¿s parents.

It is prepared in cooperation with the Autonomous Communities, with the Civil Registries being the primary source of information, which is collected from the Statistical Bulletin of Births. This document is filled out by the parents, relatives, or persons obliged by law to declare the birth. The civil registry in which the birth is registered fills out the information related to the registration of each newborn.