Spain: the share of babies with foreign-born mothers rose from 24% to 31%, though these mothers also have fewer children
From 2010 to 2023 both groups had fewer children: native-born mothers 1.09 per woman instead of 1.31, foreign-born mothers 1.22 instead of 1.65.
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The share of births to foreign-born mothers rises even though both they and native-born mothers have fewer children. The share also depends on how many women of each group live in the country and how old they are.
One percentage scale relative to 2010: 0% is the starting value, +100% is a doubling, −50% is a halving. Lines show the yearly path; on a short screen, bars show the change to 2023. Equal distances mean equal relative changes. For shares, this is relative change, not percentage points. Gaps are not filled; original values and units are below.
- Births to foreign-born mothers % of births
23.62 (2010) → 31.21 (2023)
- Fertility of native-born mothers children per woman
1.312 (2010) → 1.091 (2023)
- Fertility of foreign-born mothers children per woman
1.651 (2010) → 1.222 (2023)
Start: 2010; end: the latest year up to 2023 with every series (2023). Published values, no gap filling or smoothing. Thresholds select a story and do not establish statistical significance.
Foreign-born refers to birthplace, not citizenship. The share covers births with a known maternal birthplace. Children per woman by group is Macroscope’s calculation from Eurostat age-specific rates.
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What changes in the number and ages of women if the birth share rises while fertility falls?