In 2023, 4,496 were counted births of mothers residing in Navarre, 263 fewer than in 2022, which represents a 5.5% drop compared to the previous year, according to data from the Statistical Institute of Navarra (Nastat).
If we compare it with births ten years ago decreased by 26%. “In recent years, we have observed that decrease in the number of births is accompanied by a decline in the female population of childbearing age and, also, a delay in childbearing age“, as Nastat explains.
Over the past decade, The female population between 25 and 40 years old has decreased by almost 20%. “We are talking about a downward trend that started in 2009, and which is due to the fact that this age group is made up of smaller generations born in the 80s and 90s,” he added.
He the average number of children per woman is 1.19or eight hundredths less compared to the previous year. THE the average age at motherhood is 33 yearsa figure similar to that recorded the previous year. On the other hand, if we look at first motherhood, the average age is 31.7 years with a delay of 0.6 years over the last ten years.
The whole of women who are mothers aged 35 or over shows a clear increase over the last fifteen years, going from 28.8% in 2008 to 41.8% in 2023.
Concerning the distribution of births According to order, firstborns accounted for 45.2% of births, 36.2% were second children, and the remaining 18.6% were order three or higher births.
However, there are differences regarding nationality. For the mothers of foreign nationalityfirstborns accounted for 35.5% of births, 33.2% were second children, and the remaining 31.3% were third or higher order births. For mothers of Spanish nationality, 48.9% of births are first-borns.
THE married mothers They represent 57.5% of all mothers in 2023. the percentage of births to single mothers has increased over the last ten years, increasing from 33.3% to 42.5%.
Almost one in three babies born in Navarra is the child of a mother of foreign nationality (27.8%). Of the total number of mothers of foreign nationality, a little less than half (45.3%) are from an African country and one in three has the nationality of American countries. The average age of mothers of Spanish nationality is three years higher than that of foreign mothers, the latter being 30.7 years.
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS DECREASES BY 7.4%
On the other hand, the number of deaths recorded in Navarre in 2023 is 5,847, or 7.4% less than the previous year (470 fewer deaths).
49.8% of death They corresponded to men (2,913) and the remaining 50.2% to women (2,934). THE life expectancy at birth, it reaches 81.6 years for men and 86.8 years for women, which implies an increase of 0.3 years for men and 0.5 years for women.
Furthermore, according to the mortality conditions Currently, in 2023, a 65-year-old can expect to live 19.9 years longer if they are a man and 23.6 years longer if they are a woman.
The rate of infant mortality This is 2.5 deaths per thousand live births. This rate remains below the threshold of 3 deaths per thousand live births since 2006.
He vegetative growth of the resident population of Navarre (the difference between births to mothers residing in Navarre and deaths to residents of Navarre) is negative in 1,351 people in 2023.
FEWER MARRIAGES
On the other hand, during the year 2023, 2,221 weddings who established their residence in Navarre, 7% less than the previous year.
2.7% of the total of these Marriages were reserved for same-sex couples (59 marriages), 30 between women and 29 between men.
Compared to the nationality of spousesin 81.1% of marriages both spouses had Spanish nationality, while in 2.8% of marriages both spouses had foreign nationality. The average age of men at marriage is 35.8 years and that of women 34.3 years.
Since 2008, the number of civil marriages exceeds that of Catholic marriages. In 2023, eight out of ten marriages will opt for a civil marriage (84.8%).
77.2% of connections were established between singles22.4% corresponded to couples in which at least one spouse was divorced and the remaining 0.4% corresponded to other types of marriages.
