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Spain Sees Birth Surge Amid Immigration Controversy in 2025

2/18/2026

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In 2025, Spain recorded its first birth increase in over a decade, reaching 321,164 births.
Deaths rose 2.5% in 2025.
The natural population declined by 122,167.
The government led by Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to regularize 500,000 undocumented immigrants.
Right-wing parties call the plan reckless, while Sanchez argues it sustains the workforce and pension system.

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In 2025, Spain recorded its first birth increase in over a decade, reaching 321,164 births.
Deaths rose 2.5% in 2025.
The natural population declined by 122,167.
The government led by Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to regularize 500,000 undocumented immigrants.
Right-wing parties call the plan reckless, while Sanchez argues it sustains the workforce and pension system.