The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How the pandemic has made Spain's birthrate drop to its lowest in 80 years The strict lockdown and home confinement which lasted almost 2.5 months last year, has led to Spain’s lowest monthly birthrate since records began. https://www.thelocal.es/20210311/how-the-pandemic-has-made-spains-birthrate-drop-to-its-lowest-in-80-years Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:14:43 +0100 how-the-pandemic-has-made-spains-birthrate-drop-to-its-lowest-in-80-years Why Spaniards are choosing pets over parenthood One region of Spain has officially recorded more dogs than children, a trend that as falling birthrates show, is soon likely to repeated across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20190304/declining-birth-rates-in-spain-number-of-dogs-outgrows-the-one-of-children-and-adolescents-in-asturia Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:07:11 +0100 declining-birth-rates-in-spain-number-of-dogs-outgrows-the-one-of-children-and-adolescents-in-asturia Spain population drops with exodus abroad The population of Spain fell for the third year running in 2014 as people left the crisis-hit country to seek a better future elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.es/20150626/spain-population-drops-with-exodus-abroad Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:26:10 +0200 spain-population-drops-with-exodus-abroad