The birth rate in the Balearic Islands is going through a particularly delicate period. The latest 2025 demographic data published by Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) confirm that the archipelago recorded the largest fall in births of any autonomous community.
During 2025, the Balearic Islands recorded 8,835 births, representing a −2.56% decrease compared with the previous year. This contraction is especially significant when compared with the overall trend in Spain, where births rose slightly (+0.99%, to 321,164).
After the Balearic Islands, the largest declines in births were recorded in Extremadura (−1.49%) and Cantabria (−1.31%). At the other end of the scale, the strongest increases were seen in the Community of Madrid (+3.31%) and the Basque Country (+3.04%), which led the growth in births in 2025.
As regards the sex of newborns in the Balearic Islands, in 2025 there were 4,327 female births (−1.77%) and 4,508 male births (−3.30%).
More deaths and a negative natural increase
Alongside the drop in births, there was also an increase in mortality. In 2025, the Balearic Islands registered 9,089 deaths, +1.63% more than in 2024.
The result is clear:
- Natural increase 2025: −254
In other words, more people died than were born. This contrasts with 2024, when the Balearic Islands still posted a positive balance:
- Births 2024: 9,067 (+3.77%)
- Deaths 2024: 8,944 (+3.84%)
- Natural increase 2024: +123 people
The birth rate in the Balearic Islands and mothers’ age
Breaking the figures down by mothers’ age provides one of the most important keys to understanding the recent evolution of the birth rate in the Balearic Islands. The distribution of births confirms an increasingly established trend: delayed motherhood.
The 2025 data show the following pattern:
• Under 15 years: 2 births (−33.33%)
• 15 to 19 years: 113 births (−28.48%)
• 20 to 24 years: 727 births (−9.80%)
• 25 to 29 years: 1,713 births (−2.06%)
• 30 to 34 years: 3,009 births (+0.40%)
• 35 to 39 years: 2,376 births (−3.41%)
• 40 to 44 years: 792 births (+0.01%)
• 45 to 49 years: 95 births (−2.06%)
• 50 years and over: 8 births (+60%)
The figures paint a clear demographic picture. The steepest falls are concentrated among younger mothers, especially teenagers, where the decline exceeds 28%. Births to women aged 20 to 24 also fell sharply.
By contrast, the central childbearing ages show greater stability. The 30 to 34 age group is the only one to register growth, albeit very modest, while births to mothers aged 40 to 44 are virtually unchanged.
The sharp percentage increase in the 50 years and over group is a statistical effect driven by the very small number of cases, but it also reflects the extension of childbearing into older ages.
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