Live births outside marriage
| Catalonia | Spain | European Union-27 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 48.3 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
| 2021 | 48.3 | 49.2 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
| 2020 | 46.6 | 47.6 | 41.9 (e) Estimated value |
| 2019 | 49.7 | 48.4 | 42.7 (e) Estimated value |
| 2018 | 48.9 | 47.3 | 42.5 (e) Estimated value |
| 2017 | 49.1 | 46.8 | 42.2 (e) Estimated value |
| 2016 | 48.9 | 45.9 | 42.0 (e) Estimated value |
| 2015 | 47.7 | 44.5 | 41.5 (e) Estimated value |
| 2014 | 47.0 | 42.5 | 41.0 (e) Estimated value |
| 2013 | 45.9 | 40.9 | 40.0 |
| 2012 | 44.3 | 39.0 | 38.9 |
| 2011 | 37.0 | 37.4 | 37.8 |
| 2010 | 35.2 | 35.5 | 36.5 |
| 2009 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 |
| 2008 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 34.6 |
| 2007 | 32.4 | 30.2 | 33.5 |
| 2006 | 30.4 | 28.4 | 32.6 |
| 2005 | 29.5 | 26.5 | 31.3 |
| 2004 | 28.1 | 25.1 | 30.2 |
| 2003 | 26.1 | 23.4 | 29.1 |
| 2002 | 24.8 | 21.7 | 27.8 |
| 2001 | 22.3 | 19.7 | 26.8 |
| 2000 | 20.1 | 17.7 | 25.4 |
| Units: Percentage over total number of live births. | |||
| Source Catalonia: Idescat; INE. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat. | |||
| (e) Estimated value. | |||
| (..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available. | |||
Last update: July 27, 2023.
These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Birth Statistics (NAIX).
Methodological note
Live births outside marriage is the number of live births where the mother's marital status at the time of birth is other than married.
Definition of live birth : Births of children that showed any sign of life. It is the number of births excluding stillbirths (total births include live births and stillbirths).
The data for Catalonia have been calculated using figures on Births Statistics. From 2012 onwards, the data is reported annually in two phases: the provisional data, based on events concerning residents registered with civil registries of Catalonia, and the definitive data, with events concerning all residents (including those registered with civil registries in other autonomous communities).