Balearic Islands record 5,714 births as deaths climb
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Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands record 5,714 births from January to August 2026, up 0.99% on the same period last year. Deaths also climb: 7,239 people die across the islands by week 40, an increase of 4.88%. Spain’s National Statistics Institute published the figures on Wednesday, 21 October.
In August alone, the islands record 792 births. Mothers aged 30 to 34 account for 291 of them, followed by mothers aged 35 to 39 with 202 and those aged 25 to 29 with 155.
The death figures cover a different period from the birth figures. In week 40 alone, 161 people die across the Balearic Islands.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com