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You have never seen a “sell” poster in a luxury mansion: reason here

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In the same way that it is not usual to find a Special edition of a Lamborghini Miura In a sale concessionaire, it is not easy either Find a mansiona palace or a property of several tens of millions of euros on the adperior advertisement page. Have you wondered the reason? The answer is that, even if they are on sale, that type of luxury houses do not move in the same sale market than the rest. They do it in a secret and much more exclusive. Market, what market? In the field of great fortunes, the discretion is added value. When a millionaire wants to get rid of or buy a new mansion, it goes to a market that is not advertised in real estate portals or advertisements. It is a market that, paradoxically, is Off Market or outside the market. According to ELETER real estate portal data, properties Off Market They suppose around 10% of the public market. Everything is done ‘Sottovoce‘Already through especially discreet real estate agents. This means that you will not see striking photos or signs of “sells” hanging from the windows of those houses. These agents have exclusive listings of properties that only show To people with high purchasing power who have shown interest (and solvency) in buy a property of these features. Privacy, first of all. One of the arguments to choose to sell these properties discreetly is to avoid the “what will say”, on some occasions, and others for preserving their privacy. Verónica Manrique, executive director of Olisson, real estate whose portfolio is composed of 60% by real estate Off Market, declaredto the five days that “in most cases, our clients are entrepreneurs or politicians who value their privacy very much. They do not want people gossiping their homes.” Show How is your homecan expose them to uncomfortable situations before public opinion, so they prefer not to publish photos of their home. In addition, the person in charge of the real estate company said that in this type of transactions it is usual that both real estate agents and those who put the properties for sale, sign confidentiality contracts to prevent the identity of the clients visiting the houses, or Who is the owner. A house full of treasures. Beyond the value of housing itself, the public housing exposure may involve putting at risk the security of the property. Normally, the walls and rooms of these mansions are decorated with pieces of art or other value objects. Also show photos of the different rooms could also give ideas about ways to access the property To friends of others. Manrique said that some clients demanded that the houses that offered them would never have appeared photos of that property in the media, “and it is always easy to meet.” Advantages of Off Market. In addition to the privacy and safety reasons that many ultra -ups have as a flag in any of its financial movements. Realizing a closed and exclusive market generates a “glamor” effect that makes the properties reach a certain status. Some promoters of this type of luxury home prefer to sell their new houses in this market, instead of getting them for sale publicly. In doing so, they adapt to the needs of a certain client profile that only moves in this market. “They are expensive houses and it is not a volume market, you do not need to generate many customers,” declared to Five days Paloma Pérez, Executive Director in Spain of Sotheby’s International Realty. It also has disadvantages. The sale Off MarketIt depends solely and exclusively on the direct contacts of the real estate agents that manage it. So the sale in this market may not be as fast as when it becomes public, where anyone is interested can contact the real estate agent to be interested. This limitation has two variants: on the one hand, exclusivity makes the sale price of the property can be slightly above market valuebut it also makes it more susceptible to the negotiation of the price because the number of potential buyers is also scarce. In Xataka | Michael Jordan’s mansion was so luxurious that no one could buy it. After 12 years he has found a mysterious buyer Image | Unspash (Frames for Your Heart)

We had to observe 4,000 supernovae to realize that something does not fit the explosions of the white dwarfs

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Approximately a century ago we realized that the universe was not static but extended. Some theories even estimate that it does it at increasing speeds, but measuring this speed has become A major headacheas much as explaining the mechanisms that underlie this cosmic inflation. But maybe we are doing too many turns to the matter. Not so predictable. A study has observed That the supernovae associated with the white dwarf stars are not as predictable as we believed. The study presents us with a problem, and that is that the role of these explosions as markers of the cosmic distance is staggered now. Star milestones. Regular and predictable cosmic objects and events are of great help for astronomers when analyzing a vast and diverse cosmos. Know what intensity an object or a distant event shines opens the road to precisely calculating your distance based only on the intensity with which it shines in our sky. That is why these supernovas had been useful for calculating distances and with it the changes in the distance over time, that is to say the speed. The speed at which the objects of the cosmos move away from each other. Explosions of the most varied. The new study has revealed that supernovae associated with White dwarfs They are not in this group of regular cosmic events as we believed. Through its observations, the team found “multiple and exotic ways” in which white dwarfs could explode. These included collisions between two stars and star cannibalism in binary systems. “The diversity of ways in which white dwarfs can explode is much greater than it was previous And until years later ”´, pointed in a press release Kate Maguire, co -author of the study. 4,000 Supernovas. The finding was possible thanks to the use of tools capable of detecting very faint signals and the accumulation of a large amount of data for the sample. The team resorted to the data of the ZTF survey (Zwicky Transient Facity), From which they obtained information from a total of 4,000 supernovae, a sample, they explain, much greater than those previously compiled. “Thanks to the unique capacity of ZTF to scan the sky quickly and deeply, it has been possible Maguire added. The details of the study were recently published in a special number in the magazine Astronomy & Astrophysics. Dark energy. The finding is at the same time a problem and it is that if we lose one of the tools used to calculate the distances in the cosmos. In spite of this, it is great news since knowing that the outbreaks of white dwarf the one that moves away from us. In Xataka | What astronomers believed was going to be a boring supernova has revealed an enigma of the galactic dust Image | Trinity College Dublin

will pay for its Puretech engines and now for its failures with the adblue

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Stellantis has lived two great controversies in recent years related to their engines or the systems that make them work. Controversies that have ended up exploding in recent months and that is forcing the company to expand its guarantees and give greater coverage to affected customers. We recently knew that Stellantis promised Expand the guarantee of your PureTech engines retroactively and that would assume the expenses of the Repairs between 2022 and 2024 as long as some conditions are met, such as being able to certify that maintenance has been passed correctly. The other front that the conglomerate has open is related to the failures in the adblue systems of its cars. Now, the company undertakes to expand special coverage for Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles and Opel/Vauxhall cars with Euro 6 diesel engines. In the case of having paid this special coverage, now it will be the clients who can request that the money be reinstated. The problems with the adblue and the response of Stellantis In Europe, since 201 the standard has been applied Euro 6 To all the cars approved since then. This new emission regulations forced manufacturers to assemble SCR systems (selective catalytic reduction) to reduce NOX (nitrogen oxide) expelled to the atmosphere. He SCR system It is designed to break down part of the polluting gases in nitrogen and water vapor. It is, ultimately, a catalyst installed in the exhaust pipe. Said catalyst It works with Adbluea product in liquid format that combines water and urea (32.5%) that is injected into the catalyst. The heat produced by gases causes it to become ammonia and breaks down those same gases. To ensure that cars contaminated as much as possible, the European Union forced the manufacturers to include the impediment of starting the car if the deposit lacks adblue enough to guarantee its operation. If the tank is spent with the car running, it continues to work but once off, we will not be able to start it again. The problem that some Stellantis clients were found is that defective deposits were produced. If this failure was given, in some cases it was requested that The deposit will be filled Before time and the car was still working but, in others, the car understood that it lacked the liquid and, therefore, prevented the car from starting. The only solution to this problem went through the replacement of the Adblue tank, which could lead to an expense of about 1,000 euros. In December last year, The European Commission has already confirmed an agreement for which he forced Stellantis to compensate users as follows: 100% of the cost of the pieces in vehicles with up to 5 years and up to 150,000 kilometers. Between 30% and 90% of the cost of the pieces (depending on the mileage) of cars between 5 and 8 years. The cost of assumed labor will be 30 euros, unless the damage is recurring, in which case it will assume all the costs of the authorized workshop. The campaign began in Italy but now The special program to all of Europe is expandedincluding Spain. The cars that receive this guarantee are those manufactured between January 2014 and August 2020 when the adblue deposits that were set up until then in the diesel cars of Stellantis were changed. In addition, it is specified that customers who already repaired their vehicle from 2021 and were compensated at that time by Expanded coverage that have been applied so far by this problem, they will have the right to request an extension of the reimbursement money taking into account these new conditions. Those who wish, will have to request the expansion of coverage online using this link. Photo | Stellantis In Xataka | If Tavares are out of Stellantis, it is because of a giant problem in the United States. One that already forces electric cars

His new great bet are advanced humanoid robots, according to Bloomberg

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After getting rid of 5% of its workforce at the beginning of the yearMeta has created a team destined to develop its next great ambition: humanoid robots driven by artificial intelligence (AI). The news comes from Bloombergwhich states that the company led by Mark Zuckerberg will make a “significant investment” this new project. The sources point out that androids will be able to interact with users and will help them perform daily tasks. Goal aspires that its technology helps overcome current barriers where robots have certain limitations to wear a glass of water without scattering, placing them dishes on a shelf to clean them or bend clothes. A team within reality labs Instead of creating a new division, the giant of social networks has decided Metaversoglasses Quest 2, Quest 3 and Quest Proas well as smart glasses Ray-Ban Meta. The initiative will be led by Marc Whittenwho until recently served as CEO of the Cruise Autonomous Vehicle Company owned by General Motors. He previously led the Amazon entertainment devices division and worked for 17 years in Microsoft, where he was an engineer of the original Xbox team. According to the aforementioned medium, Meta seeks to focus on the underlying sensors and software of robberies, including an artificial intelligence system. It is an attempt to use part of the technology developed for its virtual and extended reality products. The glasses, for example, have multiple sensors to, for example, eye tracking. Neo Beta, a 1x robot The use of technologies that were born in other products is not new in the technology industry. Optimus de Tesla, for example, is based on a variety of advances derived from the autonomous driving technology of the firm’s cars. It is not only on software, but also of processing chips, batteries and sensors. More than manufacturing humanoid robots, goal seeks to consolidate as the reference technological ecosystem in this area, providing key components. The production and marketing will remain in the hands of other companies, and for this he already has conversations with China Unitree Robotics and the American figures AI. We will have to wait to know how this new initiative will evolve, but we can advance that goal will not be alone. There are currently many other companies that are betting on humanoid robots. In addition to those mentioned are 1x, Fourier Intelligence, Boston Dynamicsamong others. Images | Xataka with Grok | 1x In Xataka | Apple believes to have an ace in the sleeve to shine in a market as saturated as that of robots: “emotional robotics”

The Plan of Spain for leading green hydrogen has been faced with an unexpected problem: Zamora

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The countdown for the passage of the H2Med corridor It is underway. The one that will be the first clean hydrogen corridor of the European Union will be underway by 2030, but, as in any project, it is not exempt from controversy, since the section that goes from Zamora (Spain) to Celorico da Beira ( Portugal) has aroused a conflict. The controversy. The Duero Hydrographic Confederation (CHD) He has authorized A INARI SOLAR SL The extraction of 117,000 cubic meters per year of groundwater of the Natural Reserve of Las Lagunas de Villafáfila. The initiative will supply a 40MW green hydrogen production plant. Located in Moreruela Granja (Zamora), the Unión del Pueblo Leonese party (UPL) has warned about environmental impact of this project in a protected wetland. For this reason, divisions between neighbors, environmentalists and politicians have not been expected, between those who support it and who fear its consequences. In addition, the controversy has reached the Unesco Through the Ramsar agreement, an international treaty for the protection of wetlands. The decarbonization process. Spain It has different green hydrogen pointsbeing Zamora one of the most strategic points for the installation of infrastructure for the production of this renewable. However, producing green hydrogen requires large amounts of water, an increasingly scarce resource in Spain. In fact, 82.5% of the water It is used for agricultureand the country Face an accelerated desertification process. For this reason, the choice of the Villafáfila aquifer as a source of supply has generated outrage. The process. The CHD granted The concession in January after a period of public information of a month that, according to the agency, was closed without allegations or reports against. The Confederation argues that the extracted water will be minimal compared to the total of the aquifer, representing only 0.1% of the available resources. In addition, the concession will be 25 years, allowing a maximum flow of 3.8 l/Sy will capture by means of a 70 -meter depth survey. However, environmentalists in action, among other organizations, He has questioned These data because they point out the devastating impact on the wetland. In addition, he has denounced the lack of transparency in the process and has pointed out that authorization has been done on a place where restrictions for agricultural irrigation. From the town. Social discomfort has grown rapidly and already circulates In Change.orgunder the motto: “#Salvemosvillafáfila! A natural treasure in danger of disappearance.” The initiative accumulates more than 7,000 signatures, denouncing that water extraction will endanger an ecosystem necessary for bird migration and the local economy. From the political sphere, and as we have pointed out above, UPL has resorted to authorization before the Junta de Castilla y León and has taken the case to Ramsar agreementwith the aim of opening the door to a possible international review. In favor. From the Popular Party, the president of the Diputación de Zamora, Javier Faúndez, He has shown Your support for green hydrogen, but Reject the choice of aquifer as a water source. In addition, he argues that there are more viable alternatives, such as the Esla River or a nearby reservoir. While from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, on which the CHD depends, has defended the concession ensuring that the regulated procedure has been followed and that the impact will be insignificant. However, the authorization must still pass the filter of the Junta de Castilla y León, which has promised a rigorous evaluation of environmental effects. Forecasts The conflict continues to climb and everything indicates that there will be citizen mobilizations in the coming weeks. The Junta de Castilla y León has the last word, so if the authorization continues, the debate could reach European instances. All this would test the compatibility between the EU climatic ambitions and the conservation of the environment. Image | Akiv and designed by Freepik Xataka A Japanese study is being able to transform methane into a clean energy source: turquorogen turquorogen

A year ago the world’s largest olive oil company was clear that it was going to continue expensive. Now he has just shown up

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In 2022 deoleo, the largest marketer of olive oil in the world, He won 5.5 million euros of benefits. In 2023, lost 34. It is the best metaphor of the earthquake that the olive oil industry has lived in recent years. Above all, because we are not talking about a lost oil mill in Sierra Morena, we talk about the bottling brands such as Hojiblanca, Carbonell or Koipe. Therefore, if we are interested in olive oil, we must follow them closely. One year of transition. During 2023, drought, a short harvest and the increase in costs (derived from the situation in Ukraine, the inflationary scenario and high interest rates) caused a very serious problem in the oil. We know that well. The problem is that, although They themselves recognized that they had transferred “partial (mind) to customers the increase in prices experiments throughout the chain”, it had not been enough. And that deoleo was (at least, on paper) one of the marketers that More margins had for the ‘premium’ positioning of its brands. 2024 was, then, the year of transition. What happens is that ransition has been faster than anyone expected. In fact, I was not sure what was going to happen. And, at some point, they bet because prices They were going to stay up. His analysis said that if prices at origin did not fall sufficiently, the industry would have to contain the decrease of finalist prices (or expose to bankruptcy). That It is something that has happened: prices at origin have collapsed, while in supermarkets the descent is being very soft. However, with estimates that They tell us 1.4 million tons They have already realized that there is no way to contain the price in the medium term. Preparing for 2025. Hence Víctor Roig, general director in Spain of Deleo, has explained that “the logical thing is that this returns the price of the Aove to levels similar to those of 2021 and 2022, standing between three and four euros per liter.” In this context, the battle has begun to be another. Recover the oil culture. In the last decade, the consumption of olive oil It has been falling year after year. Crisis after crisis (and with the mediation of A deep cultural and gastronomic change), wide layers of the population have dropped from olive oil and the vast majority of them have not returned. It is true that demand has not fallen into that same proportion That prices have grown. But consumption has decreased 44.5% Less in the last three years and, following the previous logic, nobody knows if the industry will recover it. And if in recovering from the losses there was a short -term survival of the industry, in bringing all those consumers back is the future. Image | Vincent Eisfeld | Senate agency In Xataka | Spain faces its greatest agricultural challenge of the century: turn 1,901,529 hectares of olive grove before it is late

The owner of a Tesla Model and has filled his roof of solar panels to load “up to 100 km”. It is not a good idea

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He Solar car It’s like gold for the electric car. There, all wishes will be fulfilled: we will load our cars free of charge. End of the bonds of electric and oil forever. But we are so far from getting something like the gold appears in our lives. Different companies have proposed to experiment with the solar car and even sell their own models. Toyota, with the PRIusit filled the roof of it so that its plates would help the electrical components of the car. Mercedes, in his EQXX visionhe has played with the same idea. And, despite everything, from Sttutgart to Silverstone, a trip in which they toured more than 1,200 kilometersthey barely managed to extend the autonomy of the vehicle in less than 50 kilometers. But the Marketing From a solar car is very far. In the PRIus He contributed little. The Mercedes is a prototype designed to look for the limits of efficiency, both in aerodynamics and in chemistry of its batteries and consumption of its engines, so it is not too representative either. The 3.57 kWh recovered by the solar panels yielded much more in a vehicle of these characteristics than in a street car. Sono Zion, one of the most advanced projects, He ended up canceling. Those responsible for Lightyear, who said they were able to travel for free 70 kilometers daily with their solar car, have also ended by Lower the blind. In fact, since the vehicle was announced in 2019, its managers did not stop lowering expectations and, with them, the number of kilometers per year that the car could travel thanks to its solar panels. But all this has been no impediment to the owner of a Tesla Model and that ensures in Reddit having made your electric SUV a much more efficient vehicle thanks to some solar panels distributed along the ceiling. Figures that, of course, you have to take with tweezers. Putting it in quarantine As he has counted in a thread of Redditthis owner of a tesla model and ensures that he has designed a system of Foldable solar panels that allow you to load every day between 30 and 100 kilometers a day. In the presentation of his project, the user explains that the panels are folding and installed on the roof baca. He assures that in this first version, the panels stand out about 27 centimeters from the ceiling of the vehicle but that, in a new version in which he is working, he will reduce the height to about 15 centimeters, improve the flush and create a carbon fiber support To lighten the set. In total, the Tesla Model and can carry in the future, always according to the user, 4,000 W packaged On the roof, which once deployed can recover part of solar energy, transform it into electricity and recharge the car while it is parked. But many doubts arise here. First, he assures that He is working So that the solar energy is transformed into electric and goes directly to the car battery so, we understand, for now the energy is stored in a battery that subsequently recharges the vehicle. The other great doubt that arises is about the true efficiency of the whole. In 2019Toyota created a prototype of the PRIus that filled the entire roof, the rear window and the hood of the solar panel car. A surface that generated 860 W. With them, Toyota said he could travel some 45 extra kilometersbut they were based on the Japanese homologation cycle, much more lax than Europeans. In the case of Tesla Model and, the weight of the panels touches the maximum of 75 kg that in the United States can move on the ceiling, so it will irremediably affect consumption. First of all, those 75 kg of weight, which is more or less like going with one more person in the car. And, much more critical, for the impact on automobile aerodynamics, which would be very damaged. The creator says that he has not calculated the latter but believes that consumption worsens at 10%. All this has led some Work reviewers To affirm that the car can barely travel a little more than 40 kilometers under real circulation conditions. That without entering into the impact that the solar panels have on the dynamics of the vehicle and the march comfort, because it must be difficult to ignore the generated noise. In Xataka | The accounts (impossible) to get an autonomous solar car that is recharged only with sunlight In Xataka | This electric SUV moves only with solar energy. And just arrived at the Sahara after traveling 1,000 kilometers Photo | Somid3 *An earlier version of this article was published in January 2024

It costs just over two euros per month

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Internet is very useful for any field of our life, whether personally or professional. The problem is that moving through the network safely is not as easy as one could expect, either because of attempts to Phishing either important data leaks. One way to make our traffic safer is to bet on a VPN, and although the free can help us to make the APAÑO, Better invest in a payment that works well. Surfshark is possibly the one with the best quality-price offers: barely costs 2.19 euros a month. Surfshark Starter Subscription – Monthly * Some price may have changed from the last review A safe, easy to use and compatible vpn with all devices As we say, this surfshark subscription is quite economical. This is its Starter Plan, the most basic of the company. The star of it is undoubtedly its VPN, one that It can be used in an unlimited number of devices (Something that does not admit most of VPNs). This is very useful, since for just over 2 euros per month we can have a quality VPN on the PC, on the mobile phone or even on a Fire TV Stick. This VPN also stands out for how simple it is. Once we have it installed on our device, it is enough to choose the server we want and connect it, without the need to do anything else. With this, we will get An extra security layer while navigating onlinesomething that is not only recommended, but almost essential If we use a public wifi. Although the VPN is the main claim of this subscription, we cannot forget the other tool that is included. This, which is called Alternative Id, is designed so that we can Protect our personal data to the maximum. With it, we can generate an alternative email that is linked to our personal email. In this way, we can register on any website without using our personal information, thus avoiding falling into bad hands. Any time is good to throw ourselves with Surfshark Starter, but right now we have it on offer. In its 24 -month modality (the most economical), the price of the subscription is only 2.19 euros per month, which makes a total of 59.13 euros for having this tool for two years. Not only that: Besides, Includes three months of giftso we would have VPN for 27 months by very little. Without a doubt, it is worth trying, and more considering that it has a 30 -day refund guarantee. Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Surfshark In Xataka | Why it is dangerous to connect to public wifis and what you should do to protect yourself In Xataka | Antivirus in Windows 11: What are, differences between free and payment and the best for your PC

If it is a matter of time for AI to enter our cars, Nissan and Deepseek have decided to advance

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Deepseek’s adoption is being much faster than that of Chatgpt. The artificial intelligence that arises as the new reference in China is already integrating natively into smartphones manufacturers, such as Honor and Nubia In your native country. He is also landing in electric cars, such as ByD, which have already signed agreements to improve their autonomous driving system thanks to Deepseek technology. Following his steps, the first Japanese manufacturer to bet on this Open Source model for greater interface level integration has been Nissan. A plan similar to the byd. This week we knew byd’s plans to integrate Depseek into its research and development line. The agreement with Byd had as its main focus to implement an advanced autonomous driving system, raised for both high -end vehicles and for the most accessible. Beyond the autonomous driving plans, improvements were raised in the vehicle’s own software thanks to the integration of this AI. Is exactly what he wanted Announce Nissan. The company has revealed that its new electric sedan, the Nissan N7 (a vehicle born of a joint venture with the Dongfeng and oriented to the Asian market), is the first vehicle to incorporate a deep integration with Depseek-R1. The vehicle will be able to process natural language, make recommendations related to navigation and entertainment system, as well as adjust to driver’s habits to vary their behavior. A thrust for software. From a time to this part, the software has become one of the main keys when it comes to a vehicle. Android Auto, Android Automotive, Apple CarPlay, Own Solutions of the manufacturer, Alliances with video game development companies… Who wants to lead the car of the future has to lead in software, and alliances with agents such as Depseek will be key to it. China is also one of the countries that is leading the transition to the electric vehicle, and having the main alternative to Chatgpt can completely shake the market. Nissan is not alone. Nissan and Byd are not the only companies that have approached Depseek. The gigantic Chinese group Geely, owner among others of Polestar and Volvo, has also opted for China to integrate it in the future in some of its vehicles. The objective and advantage for the user? The same as in the previous case: that drivers can enjoy a more connected driving experience, thanks to the natural understanding of language that these models allow. Image | Nissan In Xataka |The brief love story between Nissan and Honda is over. Now another buyer appears on the horizon: Foxconn

births have fallen 50% since the Baby Boom time

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Spain does not go through its best demographic moment. The data published yesterday by the INE show that the country touches the 49.1 million of inhabitants, Your biggest brand of the historical series, with almost 1.7 million residents more than at the beginning of this decade. And yet, despite that record figure, that he had never lived as many people in Spain as now, the truth is that demography faces a huge challenge: birth of birth, which makes growth It basically supports In immigration. And there is a fact that reveals it clearly: the number of births has fallen more than 50% From the Baby Boom. Spain, in record. Spain faces a peculiar population scenario. He had never resided so many people in the country nor had he been so close to reaching the barrier of the 50 million inhabitants, and yet, despite that good news advanced yesterday For the INE, Spain also faces a deep and worrying demographic crisis. It may sound contradictory, but deep down both trends have little mysterious: the census grows, but supported fundamentally in The arrival of immigrantswhich has been the great demographic crutch of the country throughout the last year. With regard to birth, things are very different. Waiting to know the final balance of 2024, the 2023 data They reflect that this indicator is far, far away, from going through its best moment. A figure: 49.07 million. That is the official number of resident population of Spain the first day of 2025. The data is good for several reasons. As Remember the INEit is the “maximum value of the historical series” and shows that in the last year the state register won about 458,300 people. Reading is clear, as is its explanation: if Spain grows it is basically because of the balance of immigrants. “Population growth was due to the increase of people born abroad, since those born in Spain decreased,” Point out The statistical observatory before moving on to the data: on January 1, the population born in Spain had experienced a quarterly fall of 0.05%, while the one born abroad grew 1.47%. And how was birth? Waiting for the definitive and updated data, for the moment the brushstrokes that the INE leaves are not especially good. Birth in Spain falls or in the best case stagnates with a slight growth. And that as long as we talk about short -term comparisons. If we expand the focus and compare the current number of births with which Spain registered decades ago, in the Baby Boom, The difference is abysmal. The provisional estimates of the INE show that between January and November 2024 some were recorded in the whole of Spain 296,100 birthsmore or less like the previous year (+0.8%). If we go to the closed data of 2023 we verify that during that year they were born in Spain 320,656 babies2.6% less than in 2022 and far from the 425,700 that the INE counted only a decade before. Year Total births Resident population (January 1) 1975 669,378 35,569,375 1980 571.018 37,346,940 1985 456,298 38,407,829 1990 401,425 38,853,227 1995 363,469 39,639,726 2000 397,632 40,470,182 2005 466,371 43,296,335 2010 486,575 46,486,621 2015 420,290 46,449,565 2020 341,315 47,332,614 2023 320,656 48,085,361 A percentage: 50%. The above are annual or monthly comparative. The most interesting readings are obtained by opening the focus, as the Professor of Human Geography Rafael Puyol has done in An article Posted in The conversation. It basically exposes two figures: if during the best years of the Baby Boom (In demographic terms), there for 50, 60 and the first half of the 70s, they were born in Spain between 650,000 and 660,000 babies, now that figure has been cut in half. Since 2017 It does not reach 400,000. With two concrete figures the jump is better appreciated. In 1960 they were registered in Spain 663,375 births. In 2023 were 320,656. In summary: a collapse of more than 50% in a matter of a few decades, a devastating percentage that for Puyol is basically explained by a combination of economic and social factors. Which is it?Among others the changes in the family model and the hierarchy of values, education and The incorporation From women to the labor market. A trend, three indicators. Beyond raw birth data, The expert animates to look at three key demographic indicators. The first is fertility, the “average number of children per woman of proper age.” In Spain that mean remains below The 2.1 barrier which are considered necessary for generational renewal since the 80s. Moreover, in 2023 it was 1.12. The second data is the collapse of the number of women with ages in the strip that are usually associated with motherhood, between 25 and 39 years. After making accounts Puyol warns that so far from the century the number of women with that profile in Spain has fallen into more than 700,000. “Potential mothers are increasingly scarce,” warns. The third factor is that we have children every time. In fact the number of lighting between Mothers of 40 or more years It has shot 20% in a decade. Why is it important? Because birth evolution is not just a statistical curiosity or a problem for demographers. At a higher volume of births, the population pyramid is widen more by the base and less is the aging of a country, which has implications at a social, labor and of course for Public coffers. The clearest example is the sustainability of pension system. It is not an exclusive problem from Spain. Something similar occurs in other nations, both from the rest of Europe and from countries and Japan, South Korea either Even Chinathat also faces the challenge of aging. Images | Mikel Seijas Alonso (Flickr) 1 and 2 In Xataka | Immigration has promoted demographic growth and is strengthening pensions in Spain: Social Security confirms it

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