The number of births decreases by 0.8% in the first half of 2015

2 December 2015
Vital Statistics (Births, Deaths, and Marriages)
First half of 2015. Provisional data
The number of births decreases by 0.8% in the first half of 2015,
while the number of deaths does so by 10.5%
The natural growth of the population presents a negative balance
of ─19,268 persons during the first half of 2015
The number of marriages increases by 1.2%, as compared to the
same period of 2014
Birth rate
According to provisional data, in the first half of the year, a total of 206,656 births were
registered, 0.8% less than in the same period of the previous year. If this data was
confirmed, it would continue the decreasing trend in the number of births initiated in 2008,
after being interrupted by the increase of 2014.
Births per six-month period (2010-2015). National total
Year
Six-month period Births
2010
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
2011
2012
2013
2014
(*)
2015
233,737
252,838
230,568
241,431
224,782
229,866
207,391
218,324
208,375
219,220
206,656
% variation over
the same period
of the previous
year
-4.1
0.7
-1.4
-4.5
-2.5
-4.8
-7.7
-5.0
0.5
0.4
-0.8
(*) Provisional data
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Births to foreign women was a 17.4% of the total, against the 17.8% of the same half of
the previous year, continuing a slight decreasing trend.
Mortality
During the first half of 2015, a total of 225,924 persons died in Spain, 10.5% more than in
the same period of 2014. This increase concentrated in the months of January, February
and March, in which died 16.9% persons more than in the same period of the previous
year.
Deaths per six-month period (2010-2015). National total
Year
Six-month period Deaths
2010
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015(*)
% variation over the
same period of the
previous year
194,924
187,123
198,773
189,138
217,634
185,316
200,491
189,928
204,464
191,366
225,924
-2.5
1.1
2.0
1.1
9.5
-2.0
-7.9
2.5
2.0
0.8
10.5
(*) Provisional data
The first half of 2015 was characterized by a higher mortality, being the months of January
and February the ones with a higher number of deaths.
Comparison of the number of deaths by months from January to
June (2012-2015)
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
January
February
2012
March
2013
April
2014
May
June
2015(*)
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Natural growth
The natural growth of the population (that is, the difference between births and deaths)
was of ─19,268 persons in the first six months of 2015. Regarding the same period of
2014, the natural growth decreased in 23,179 persons.
Natural growth by six-month period (2010-2015). National total
Year
2010
Natural growth
Variation over the
Absolute
same period of the
Six-month period Births
Deaths
value
previous year
January-June
233,737
194,924
38,813
-12,004
2011
July-December
January-June
252,838
230,568
187,123
198,773
65,715
31,795
-11,387
-7,018
2012
July-December
January-June
241,431
224,782
189,138
217,634
52,293
7,148
-13,422
-12,004
2013
July-December
January-June
229,866
207,391
185,316
200,491
44,550
6,900
-11,387
-248
2014
July-December
January-June
218,324
208,375
189,928
204,464
28,396
3,911
-16,154
-2,989
July-December
January-June
219,220
206,656
191,366
225,924
27,854
-19,268
-542
-23,179
(*)
2015
(*) Provisional data
It is worth noting that the first halves of the year are usually characterized by natural
balances lower than the registered in the year as a whole, since they have higher mortality
and a lower birth rate than in the second halves. Nevertheless, a negative natural growth
balance during the first half does not imply necessarily that it continues for the rest of the
year.
In 2015, this circum stance accentuated by the strong increase in the num ber of
deaths during the first m onths.
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Evolution of births and deaths, by six-month period 2008300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
-50,000
six-month
Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun
period
year
2010
2011
(*) Provisional data
2012
Births
2013
2014
Deaths
2015(*)
Natural growth
Marriage
During the first half of 2015, 69,671 marriages were registered according to provisional
data, that is, 1.2% more than in the same period of 2014.
Marriages by six-month period (2010-2015). National total
Year
Six-month period Marriages
2010
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
July-December
January-June
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015(*)
74,690
95,750
70,190
93,148
73,873
94,683
68,880
87,566
68,855
93,699
69,671
% variation over the
same period of the
previous year
-5.9
-2.1
-6.0
-2.7
5.2
1.6
-6.8
-7.5
0.0
7.0
1.2
(*) Provisonal data
2.6% of the total marriages registered corresponded to same-sex couples (1,803
marriages).
Data by Autonomous Community
The number of births increased in five out of seventeen Autonomous Communities, and in
the Autonomous City of Melilla in the six first months of 2015.
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Aragón (2.8%), Galicia (1.5%) and Andalucía registered the greatest increases. In turn,
Extremadura (–3.2%), Cataluña (–3.1%) and Comunitat Valenciana (–3.0%) recorded the
greatest decreases.
In the first half of 2015, the number of deaths increased in all Autonomous Communities.
It only decreased in the Autonomous City of Ceuta (–3.2%). Illes Balears (15.4%),
Andalucía (14.7%) and Región de Murcia (13.9%) registered the greatest increases.
The natural growth (births minus deaths) was positive in five Autonomous Communities
(Comunidad de Madrid, Región de Murcia, Illes Balears, Andalucía, Cataluña) and both
Autonomous Cities. All of them, had already registered a positive natural growth in the first
half of 2014.
Births and deaths. First half of 2014 and 2015 by Autonomous Community
Birhts
2014
Jan-Jun
Total
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla-La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia, Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Ceuta
Melilla
Residing abroad
208,375
39,502
5,532
3,229
5,077
7,837
2,210
8,822
9,061
35,211
21,554
4,548
9,583
32,315
7,766
3,044
9,733
1,374
576
713
688
Deaths
2015(*)
Jan-Jun
206,656
39,660
5,689
3,235
5,025
7,853
2,152
8,795
9,055
34,126
20,913
4,402
9,726
32,236
7,715
3,037
9,555
1,365
498
760
860
Variation
-0.8
0.4
2.8
0.2
-1.0
0.2
-2.6
-0.3
-0.1
-3.1
-3.0
-3.2
1.5
-0.2
-0.7
-0.2
-1.8
-0.7
-13.5
6.6
25.0
2014
Jan-Jun
204,464
34,283
7,075
6,497
4,022
7,570
2,979
14,293
9,637
31,956
21,342
5,685
15,590
22,097
5,254
2,818
10,431
1,470
256
230
979
Natural growth
2015(*)
Jan-Jun
225,924
39,323
7,648
7,368
4,642
8,197
3,196
15,859
10,686
33,874
23,683
6,363
16,856
24,373
5,984
3,058
11,607
1,666
248
281
1,013
Variation
10.5
14.7
8.1
13.4
15.4
8.3
7.3
11.0
10.9
6.0
11.0
11.9
8.1
10.3
13.9
8.5
11.3
13.3
-3.2
22.2
3.4
2014
Jan-Jun
3,911
5,219
-1,543
-3,268
1,055
267
-769
-5,471
-576
3,255
212
-1,137
-6,007
10,218
2,512
226
-698
-96
320
483
-291
2015(*)
Jan-Jun
-19,268
336
-1,959
-4,133
382
-343
-1,044
-7,064
-1,632
252
-2,770
-1,961
-7,130
7,863
1,731
-22
-2,051
-301
251
479
-153
(*) Provisional data
The number of marriages increased in 13 Autonomous Communities and in the
Autonomous City of Ceuta in the first half of 2015.
Comunidad Foral de Navarra (18.3%), Principado de Asturias (10.4%) and Galicia (9.4%)
registered the greatest increases. In turn, La Rioja (–9.7%), Comunidad de Madrid
(–8.6%) and the Autonomous City of Melilla (–3.8%) registered the greatest decreases.
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Variation of marriages between the first half 2015(*) as compared with the first half
of 2014, by Autonomous Community
Table Annex. Final data for the year 2014
1. Final data 2014. Births, deaths, marriages and natural growth. By
Autonomous Community
Births
National Total
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla-La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia , Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Ceuta
Melilla
Abroad
427,595
82,195
11,602
6,600
10,673
16,398
4,565
17,886
18,392
71,589
44,343
9,167
19,630
65,505
16,308
6,183
19,379
2,834
1,202
1,625
1,519
Deaths
395,830
66,322
13,742
12,812
7,847
14,331
5,899
27,787
18,379
61,319
41,550
10,799
29,929
43,064
10,397
5,511
20,166
2,886
509
485
2,096
Natural
growth
31,765
15,873
-2,140
-6,212
2,826
2,067
-1,334
-9,901
13
10,270
2,793
-1,632
-10,299
22,441
5,911
672
-787
-52
693
1,140
-577
Marriages
162,554
28,580
4,221
3,547
4,227
6,574
2,097
7,469
6,862
26,823
17,372
3,337
8,805
23,815
4,941
2,322
7,421
1,127
395
321
2,298
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2. Basic demographic indicators 2014. Data by Autonomous Community
Crude birth
rate
Total
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla-La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia, Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Ceuta
Melilla
9.17
9.80
8.73
6.26
9.53
7.74
7.79
7.20
8.90
9.67
8.96
8.38
7.17
10.27
11.15
9.72
8.95
9.02
14.20
19.33
Crude
mortality
rate
8.48
7.90
10.35
12.15
7.00
6.76
10.06
11.18
8.89
8.29
8.40
9.87
10.93
6.75
7.11
8.67
9.31
9.19
6.02
5.77
Crude
child
mortality
2.82
3.41
2.50
2.12
2.53
2.68
2.19
2.46
2.12
2.74
2.82
2.73
1.99
3.07
2.94
2.75
2.22
2.12
4.99
5.54
Crude
marriage
rate
3.45
3.41
3.18
3.37
3.77
3.10
3.58
3.01
3.32
3.62
3.51
3.05
3.21
3.73
3.38
3.65
3.43
3.59
4.67
3.82
Short-term
fertility
indicator
1.32
1.39
1.34
0.99
1.24
1.04
1.15
1.17
1.30
1.39
1.31
1.29
1.07
1.35
1.56
1.44
1.38
1.35
2.00
2.69
Average age Average
at maternity age at first
marriage
31.78
31.29
32.00
32.06
31.50
31.18
32.29
32.41
31.77
31.70
31.66
31.70
32.47
32.35
31.10
32.34
32.63
31.88
30.41
29.93
33.31
32.52
33.27
33.37
34.05
34.64
33.61
33.81
32.61
33.51
32.99
32.46
33.18
34.05
32.18
34.01
34.21
33.04
29.95
29.99
Life
expentancy
82.87
81.72
82.86
82.11
82.70
81.98
82.79
83.61
83.28
83.17
82.41
82.34
82.92
84.22
82.47
83.46
83.35
83.78
79.88
80.06
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Methodological note
Vital Statistics (VS) quantify the number of births, deaths and marriages taking place in
Spain over the course of a year. Their basic source of information are the birth, death and
marriage bulletins that are completed at the time of registering said demographic events in
the Civil Register, and transmitted by those responsible for this to the Provincial
Delegations of the INE.
Said operation is prepared in partnership with the statistical services of the Autonomous
Communities, pursuant to the agreement signed with them for this purpose.
Using the Vital Statistics, the INE compiles the Life Tables for Spain, and a collection of
Basic Demographic Indicators, which enable monitoring the historical performance of the
behaviour of the population resident in Spain with regard to births, deaths and marriages.
Today the final data of the Vital Statistics for the year 2014 are also disseminated. The
summary is outlined in the annex tables.
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