Decrease in the growth of Spanish population.
Data from
INE (National Statistics Institute) published last year showed that there was
more deaths than births in the first half of the year for the first time over
10 years.
The number
of deaths surpassed the figure of births by 19.000 and not since the Spanish
civil war of 36-39 and previously of the pandemic of 1918 from the Spanish flu
has the country ever seen this increase.
Other
nations in Europe for example Denmark, Sweden and Netherlands have seen a
decrease over the years in the population due to age. But due to Spain´s
catholic religion in Spain and the belief in big families was
up to recently the reason that Spain’s birth rate exceeded its death rate.
As the
world has become easier to travel and the cost of living in Spain is raising, the next generation
continues to increase more than the average family wage. More people are opting
to have less children in Spain or putting off having them till
later in life, that way giving people more time and finances to live in other
countries and to travel around the world.
Due to
Spain’s mass unemployment many of the younger generation left the country
between 2012-2014, looking for better work positions in Europe.
Spain´s
population currently is around 46 million, but is due to decrease around 1
million by 2030 and is estimated to decrease further by 2060 to around 40
million.
Spain is
also ageing also, the populations average age is 43.2 this would make it the 10th
oldest in the world. There is an expectation that this will rise to 50.1 by
2030. This would put Spain as the 4th oldest in the worlds table.
Spain is
known as one of the world countries where its population has a longer life
expectancy and also their love of children is also well known but the country.
So if you would like to do your part and help out, think about moving to Spain
while you are still young and help the ageing population.
