The Balearic Islands began 2026 with a 1.44% increase in births, according to data for January published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Specifically, a total of 773 births occurred in the archipelago during the first month of the year. Of those born in January, 391 were girls and 382 were boys. The majority of births were to mothers in the 30-34 age bracket (260), followed by those aged 35-39 (233) and 25-29 (138). Regarding deaths, the INE statistics published this Wednesday reveal that 1,807 deaths were recorded in the Balearic Islands up to week 9 of 2026, a 0.14% increase compared to the same week of the previous year. 193 people died in the Islands this week alone.

The Balearic Islands ended 2025 with a 2.56% decrease in the birth rate compared to the previous year, according to data published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Specifically, a total of 8,835 births occurred in the archipelago last year, 774 of them in December alone. Of those born in the last month of the year, 399 were girls and 375 were boys. The majority of births were to mothers in the 30-34 age bracket (277), followed by those aged 35-39 (197) and 25-29 (143).

The first baby born in the Balearic Islands' public hospitals in 2026 is named Olivia Sánchez Salazar and came into the world at 12:50 a.m. at Son Espases Hospital. According to sources from the Balearic Islands Health Service and Son Espases Hospital, little Olivia weighed 2,580 grams and her parents are Colombian. Also at Son Espases Hospital, the last baby born before the start of the year was Keiler David Bello Mina, who came into the world on Wednesday at 11:09 p.m. Meanwhile, the first baby of 2026 at Can Misses Hospital arrived at 5:53 a.m. The first Ibizan baby girl, Marwa Udari Checa, weighed 3,200 grams. This is the first child for the couple formed by María Luisa Checa Carrasco, from Ibiza, and Zaid Udari, originally from Morocco.