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In 2025, Røyrvik experienced no births for the first time since 2022, according to new data from Statistics Norway.

In Spain, for the first time, more babies are being born to mothers over 40 than to those under 25, with Galicia having the highest proportion of older mothers.

In 2025, Spain experienced a 1% increase in live births for the first time in over a decade, despite continued negative natural population growth due to higher death rates.

In Spain, the number of births in 2025 has increased for the first time in ten years, albeit by just 1%, while deaths rose by 2.5%, leading to a continued negative growth rate.

Spain has recorded its first increase in births in a decade, with a reported rise of 3,159 babies born in 2024.

France has reported more deaths than births for the first time since World War II, indicating a decline in its previously strong demographic position compared to other EU countries.

Official figures reveal that France recorded more deaths than births in 2025 for the first time since World War II, undermining its demographic advantage over other EU countries.

France has experienced a demographic shift where, for the first time since World War II, more deaths are recorded than births due to a decline in natality over the past decade, with population growth attributed to immigration.

For the first time since World War II, France is experiencing more deaths than births, a trend expected to intensify in the coming years.

For the first time since World War II, France recorded more deaths than births last year, reflecting a significant demographic shift in the country.

In 2025, France recorded more deaths than births for the first time since World War II, indicating a demographic shift according to official data from INSEE.

Economist Maxime Sbaihi discusses France's demographic shift, noting that for the first time since 1945, deaths have outnumbered births.

In 2025, France will experience a negative natural balance for the first time since World War II, with more deaths than births and a 2.1% decline in births.

The number of births in France has fallen by 2.7% in the first eleven months of 2025 compared to 2024, highlighting a continuing decline in birth rates.

Seven children were born in the Highlands on New Year's Day, with the first being a boy named after singer Justin Bieber.

At the start of 2026, three babies were born in the first seconds of the year in Rijeka, Varaždin, and Šibenik, marking the celebrations of New Year's Eve with new life.

Elena, Coral, Erik, and María were born at the exact stroke of midnight on Thursday in different hospitals across Spain, marking the first births of 2026.

The first babies born in Spain in 2026, Elena, Coral, Erik, and María, arrived at hospitals across the country at midnight as the bells welcomed the New Year.

The year 2026 began with four births at the Santa Famiglia Clinic in Rome, including Lavinia, Ottavia, Jiayi, and Luca, who were born in different delivery rooms just after midnight.

The first babies of 2026 born at the Casa di Cura Santa Famiglia in Rome include Lavinia, Ottavia, Jiayi, and Luca, with two girls born simultaneously at midnight.