23 Feb The number of births marks another minimum value in 2024 in the Canary Islands
By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias The birth trend is clearly downwards. In the last decade, the number of
births has dropped by 28,6 percent in the Canary Islands.
Por islas, The number of births compared to the previous year decreased in all except El Hierro
(where it increased a 13,2% más) y Fuerteventura, a 0,6%. Where births fell the most was in La
Palma (-9,6%), where they were born 375 people in front of 415 lighting of 2023. They also went down
in Gran Canaria (-3,6%), La Gomera (-3%), Lanzarote (-2,5%) y Tenerife (-1,6%).
The average age of the mothers was 31,9 years old, while in the case of the other parent it was placed
en 35,3 years old. In almost 1 decade 10 births the mother exceeded 40 years old, specifically in the 9,8% con
un total de 1.138 births.
a quarter, by cesarean section
In the Canary Islands there was 2024 un total de 11.549 births. One in four (el 24,6%) were for
Caesarean section, en concreto 2.769. The highest volume of cesarean sections occurred among women of 30 a 39 years old,
while in relative terms, more than half of the births where the mother exceeded 45
years required surgical intervention.
Of the total number of births that were recorded in the Canary Islands in 2024, a 3% (un total de 359) were born
in multiple births.
Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias
