Spain sees 25 pct less births than a decade ago in H1

MADRID, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of babies born in Spain in the first six months (H1) of 2024 fell by a quarter from a decade ago, according to estimates released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Thursday.

The number of births in H1 of 2024 fell to 156,202, from 208,375 births in the first half of 2014.

According to the latest data from the Eurostat, the statistical office of the Eur