The nuptiality and fertility in Spain have changed over the last decades
- Author: INE Spain
- Data extracted in June 2015.
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Figure 1: Population over 20 years of age according to their marital status in Spain
Source: Census 2011, INE
Figure 2: Evolution of crude marriage rate in Spain, 1981-2013
Source: INE
Figure 3: Mean age at first marriage in Spain
Source: INE
Figure 4: Crude marriage rate
Source: INE
Figure 5: De facto and legal couples in Spain 2001-2011
Source: Censos de Población y Viviendas INE
Table 1: Same sex marriages in Spain
Source: Marriage statistics- Vital Statistics, INE
Figure 6: Crude divorce rate in Spain
Source: INE
Figure 7: Crude birth rate in Spain, 1981-2013 (per 1 000 inhabitants)
Source: INE
Figure 8: Fertility rate, 1981-2013, average number of children per woman in Spain
Source: INE
Figure 9: Average age of women at their first child in Spain
Source: Indicadores Demográficos Básicos, INE
Figure 10: Proportion of live births outside marriage, 1981-2013
Source: Indicadores Demográficos Básicos, INE
Figure 11: Proportion of live births outside marriage, EU-Spain, 2005-2012
Source: Indicadores Demográficos Básicos, INE
Table 2: Increased incidence of fertility due to the contribution of foreign population
Source: Indicadores Demográficos Básicos, INE
Main statistical findings