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In the last three years, Spain has gained 1.2 million singles. In exchange it has added… 105,000 married people

December 31, 2025 by usatoday24

Spain is (increasingly) a country of singles. Although there are still more married than divorced, separated, widowed or people without an ‘official’ partner, the latest statistics from the INE reveal that the sum of these last categories already exceeds that of those who have said ‘yes I want’. Logical if you take into account that in the last three years the number of married people has grown by 0.5% while the number of single people shot up by 9.2% and the number of divorced people by another 8.8%. These are data that must be handled with some caution, but they show that something is changing. New times, new ways of living. A country of singles. That singleness is gaining strength as a vital plan is nothing new. We have been talking about the ‘great recession’ of romantic love, spin entry of traditional courtship or even how (despite the rise in prices and the difficulty of accessing credit) more and more people You choose to buy your home alone, without sharing expenses with a partner. Despite all of the above, it is still interesting to take a look at the INE statistics on the marital status of the population, especially when (how it just happened) show a newly updated photo. Year Singles Married Widowers Separated 2024 14,532,528 19,058,788 2,909,384 3,228,054 2023 14,357,158 19,017,938 2,911,402 3,141,053 2022 14,058,103 18,877,848 2,912,811 3,049,715 2021 13,304,355 18,953,251 2,899,639 2,966,450 One figure: 14,357,158. The definitive records of the INE show that last year there were 19.06 million married people residing in Spain, 14.53 million single people, 2.91 million widowers and 3.23 million divorced and separated people. If the ‘adult’ population of the country, over 16 years of age, is taken into account, the conclusion is clear: people who have said ‘I do’ continue to represent the largest group. They assume 45.8%compared to 34.9% of singles, 7.8% of divorced people and 7% of widowers. Does the marriage last? Yes. And no. It is true that it is still the largest group if we talk about marital statuses and it is also true that there are more married people in Spain today than in 2021, but the tables from the INE leave another, much less flattering reading: the married population has grown less than the single or divorced population. In 2024 there were in Spain 105,537 marrieds more than three years earlier, representing a growth of 0.55%. If we talk about singles, their number has grown by 1.23 million people during the same period, which translates into a rebound of 9.23%. The group of divorced or separated people has gained 261,604 people in three years, with a growth that is close to 8%. Year Average age of first marriage (men) Women 2023 37 34.9 2018 35.6 33.5 2013 34.4 32.2 Beyond the INE. The INE is not the only indicator that something is changing in Spanish society. Another (also of a statistical nature) is Eurostat, which has been documenting for a long time how we get married later and later. According to your dataIn 2023, on average, Spaniards said ‘I do’ for the first time at the age of 37 and Spanish women at 34.9. It is interesting for several reasons. To begin with, because these data place Spain as the European country in which we later made relations official. If we talk about men (37 years) we are tied with Sweden, but if we focus in women (34.9 years) we are above the Nordic nation, where the average is 34.8. We not only delay our passage through the altar. He has also done it motherhood. In fact, pregnancies among women over 40 years of age have skyrocketed in recent decades to represent close to 10% of the total. The way we face our life horizon has changed so much that there is more and more leisure on offer focused on singles or it is easier, for example, to meet people who decides to buy a home without having a partner. Less ‘I do’. The trend is also reflected in the last yearbook of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation, although in their case the figures reflect religious links. In 2024 the Church registered 31,462 Catholic weddings, below the 33,500 a year before and far from the more than 110,000 in 2007. They are values in line with the latest statistics from the INE, although when handling them it is advisable to keep certain keys in mind: their record only tells us about “civil statuses”, so, remember in 20Minutes Pau Miret, CED researcher, does not include those singles who have decided to change marriage for “non-marital cohabitation.” That is, settled couples who share a home and function in practice as a marriage, but choose not to make it official. Image | Ismail Hamzah (Unsplash) In Xataka | The slow but inexorable “Japanization” of Spain: births have fallen by 50% since the time of the baby boom

we are getting baptized and getting married less and less

December 14, 2025 by usatoday24

In the midst of a discussion about whether or not religiosity is recovering ground in Spain, with Hakuna moving crowdsRosalía wearing nun’s attire and ‘The Sundays’ triumphing at the box officethe Church has found itself in cold water. His 2024 yearbook shows that fewer and fewer people resort to their sacraments. They all fall: baptisms, first communions, confirmations and weddings. Only the anointings of the sick remain more or less stable. The question is… What does that mean? What do the figures say? They show a clear decline in the sacraments. This is reflected at least the last yearbook of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation (CEE), presented this week and which includes data for 2024. Throughout that year the Church counted 146,370 baptisms, 154,677 first communions, 103,535 confirmations and 31,462 weddings. They represent, respectively, falls of 3.97%, 4.86%, 3.37% and 6.08% when compared with the data from the 2023 yearbook. Only anointings of the sick and baptisms among adults give the Catholic Church a break. The former remained practically stable, with 26,013 sacraments dispensed, only 0.41% less than the previous year. As for the latter, they represent the only truly positive indicator for the Church. In 2024, priests officiated 13,323 baptisms for people over seven years of age, significantly above the 11,835 registered a year earlier. What if you look further? The drop is even more pronounced. Just a decade ago, in 2014, the EEC counted 240,282 baptisms, 244,2525 communions, 116,787 confirmations and 52,495 marriages. Once again, the only sacrament that is growing is that of the anointing of the sick: in 2014, 23,624 were registered, almost 2,500 less than last year. If we look back to 2007, first documented exercise by the Spanish Episcopal Confederation on its website, the setback is greater. For reference, more than twice as many baptisms were carried out that year as in 2024. And what does the Church say? They relate the decline to the “natural movement of the population” in Spain and the “social and demographic change” that has been recorded for some time. “Last week the INE updated its data. Spain has gained 1.2 million single people in the last three years and only 105,000 married people. In the end this can also, logically, be reflected in the sacraments received in our country”, comments Ester Martínfrom the EEC Transparency Office. The Confederation of Bishops focuses on another aspect, the “upward trend” of adults who choose to be baptized. “They make a full incorporation into the Church and their degree of commitment and responsibility is assumed to be greater, since it is born from a personal conviction and in a sociocultural context where there is no longer a cultural faith in which all children are baptized,” reflect the general secretary of the organization, Francisco César García. Sacrament 2007 2010 2014 2023 2024 Baptisms 325,271 349,820 240,282 152,426 146,370 Baptisms for people over 7 years old – – – 11,835 13,323 First Communion 256,587 280,654 244,252 162,580 154,677 Confirmation 96,766 100,006 116,787 107,153 103,535 Marriages 113,187 74,289 52,495 33,500 31,462 anointing of the sick – – 23,624 26,120 26,013 What is the backdrop? When analyzing CEE data, it is good to handle some keys. For example, the Spanish population is at record levels, with 49.5 million of inhabitants. That was at least the ‘photo’ at the end of the third quarter of the year, when Spain registered an annual increase in population of around 474,400 people. Another key is what this increase is due to, which the INE basically relates to the arrival of immigrants, a phenomenon that coincides with the expansion of evangelism in the country. Another key is the one that García mentioned: we Spaniards have changed. Have fewer childrenwe become parents much later and in general we also get married less, whether before a Christian altar or in a court. Although the last INE data show that the married population is still the majority among adults, it has been stagnant for some time. On the contrary, single people are growing (and not a little), now numbering 14.5 million people in our country. In parallel, new trends emerge that, although they are a minority, in a certain way displace the traditional sacraments, such as civil baptisms. Why is it important? Because of the context. The data from the Episcopal Confederation comes at an interesting time: after the success of Hakuna, ‘If you’re not there’ and ‘Los Domingos’ and with Rosalía dressing as a nun and speaking openly about his spirituality, a question has been raised: Is Spain embracing the Catholic faith again? Is there a change in sensitivity detected in Generation Z? The latest CEE yearbook is not the only report that invites caution. It was recently disclosed a study from the Pluralism and Coexistence Foundation which shows that young people are indeed more spiritual than the average in the country, but not more Christian and they are certainly far from the orthodoxy of Rome. They believe in the existence of the soul, but less than a third (29%) consider themselves Catholic and are particularly open to astrology or clairvoyance. In June Funcas launched another report which does not invite optimism either: although the majority of Spaniards identify as Catholics (55%), their percentage is far from what they reached in the 70s (90%). Added to this is an increase in agnostics, indifferent and atheists and a clear advance in secularization among young people. Does the yearbook say anything else? Yes. Beyond the sacraments (vital for their role in the Christian liturgy), the latest data from the EEC leave some positive readings for the Church. For example, the number of practitioners who regularly attend mass remained stable around 8.3 million (0.3% more than in 2023). Regarding the economic section, the faithful contributed about 400 million euros through collections, parish fees… a figure to which is added 326 million collected through the X in the income tax return. Image | Josh Applegate (Unsplash) In Xataka | The most atheist countries on the planet are … Read more

is getting married, according to science

November 29, 2025 by usatoday24

We live obsessed with longevity, trying to extend life as much as possible, despite the fact that Our own biology puts a very clear brake on us that is very difficult to remove.. restrictive diets, intermittent fasting either treatments Very expensive are some of the actions we use on a daily basis to be able to last more and more years in this life. However, there is a factor that we did not expect to influence living longer: getting married and choosing your life partner well. This is an idea that spread Dan Buettner, the expert who popularized the concept of “Blue Zones” like Japan and that at 64 years old he dedicated decades to studying the regions of the world where people live the longest. And the truth is that the conclusion he saw is that the basis of longevity is having a strong marriage (among other things). But this conclusion, which has been drawn through everything he has seen on his travels, must also be found to have a correlation within scientific studies. And the truth is that what he says is not very crazy, and it makes us consider the fact of having to better look for who we are going to share our entire life with. And Buettner points out that on average married people live between 2 and 5 years longer than those who remain single, divorced or widowed. In blue zones, family unity is the central value. Buettner argues that marriage offers long-term emotional stability and helps build social support networks, which drastically reduces the risk of isolation, one of the great enemies of health in old age. In addition, there is a component of shared responsibility: having a partner implies mutual motivation to take care of yourself, from food to having to go to the doctor because your partner reminds you or insists. All because in the end they are worrying about themselves. The studies. Buettner’s claims are not mere anecdotal observations; They are supported by massive meta-analyses that have scrutinized the health of millions of individuals. Specifically, an exhaustive study published in Global Health Research and Policy in 2020 analyzed data from 7,881,040 individuals across 21 prospective cohort studies. The results were compelling: Compared with married people, being unmarried (including single, divorced, and widowed) was significantly associated with higher mortality from all causes such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. Difference by sex. In addition to providing this strong conclusion, it was also clearly found that the association between not being married and mortality was stronger in men than in women. Precisely, unmarried men showed a 20% higher risk of dying from a cardiac event compared to unmarried women. As if having a woman by your side was a protective factor from this event. But it does not stop there, since men who had married also had a 31% excess risk of mortality from stroke compared to women who had never married. Although staying single is not the only thing that can attract attention. Being divorced or separated was associated with a higher risk of mortality from any cause in men. But when the marriage dissolved, the risk of dying from cancer and cardiovascular diseases increased. Another study. Published in Social Science & Medicine and focused specifically on the elderly population, reinforced this initial thesis that we proposed. To do this, 53 independent comparisons were analyzed with more than 250,000 older subjects, finding that being married was a very important protective factor. If we go into detail, the data indicated that there was a 12% reduction in the risk of dying due to being married. When breaking down the data by marital status compared to married, the risk of death was increasing in all groups. Because. Science wants to understand the reasons that lead to this relationship. One of the first is focused on chronic stress and cortisol, which is undoubtedly a silent killer. It has been suggested that not being married contributes to less intimate social networks and loneliness, which increases levels of stress hormones, especially as the end of life approaches. In addition, it has also been seen that women have a stronger immune system than men, in part because testosterone causes immunosuppression. On the other hand, there are the estrogens in women that have many protective functions. From a social perspective, married men tend to benefit more because they often depend on their wives for their primary social support. Men who live alone are more likely to ignore medical advice and have smaller, less intimate social networks. Images | Eugenia Pan’kiv Aron Visuals In Xataka | Not all brain cells age at the same time: we have found a “hot spot” of aging

In South Korea offered 14,000 euros to young people in exchange for them to get married. Young people did the same

March 28, 2025 by usatoday24

With $ 14,000 you can cover holes, take a few sabbatical months to travel around the world or invest in that business that has been around your head for years. What you will not get is to match two South Koreans to marry, form a home and have children to help the country out of the deep crisis of birth in which it has been mired for years. We know it because in Korea there are administrations that already They have thrown out of a checkbook and reached those figures (more than 10,000 dollars) in their efforts to act as a casameros. All without success. Moreover, that commitment to administrations to encourage matches is having a peculiar effect: it has made singleness A true business. Question of love … and money. In his efforts to leave the demographic pothole in which he has been plunged for a long time, he has not hesitated to pull a check -up. Its reasoning is simple: if birth can be encouraged with money, the government is willing to put it on the table. In recent months the authorities of the country have proposed to deliver large ‘baby checks’ to its citizens, offer Fiscal incentives To families with children, expand parental permits or even guarantee that the new moms have access to select food. Another of the country’s great bets has been to match its young people. And that has gone so much to create appointment programs Designed specifically for single to find love how to make it easy at the economic level, offering money so that the cost of a romantic dinner is not an obstacle. Perhaps it sounds exaggerated, but there is a fact that explains it: in South Pareja and Bulality they go hand in hand. So much, that less than 5% From babies they are born out of marriage. How much money do we talk about? A lot A good part of the southern Korean pairing programs start from regional organizations, so that photography can vary from one area to another of the country; But it arrives with a quick turn by Google to see news from cities or districts that try to raise their birth rate with expensive pairing programs. Recently We talked to you of the Seoul case, where the Metropolitan Government studied to deliver 700 euros to the couples who marry there. It is a lot. Although not as much as in other cities. In Busan, one from the main ones Metropolitan Areas of South Korea and that is suffering the effects of the demographic crisis in a form particularly hardthey have gone a step further blessing the new couples with hundreds of dollars. What does that translate? In which money ceases to be an obstacle to throwing girlfriend (or boyfriend). In June The Korea Herald He informed That one of the districts of Busan, Saha-Gu, planned a pilot project with local singles born between 1981 and 2001 to which it offered 360 dollars (to spend on appointments) only for ‘doing Match ‘ With someone. That is, each couple who left the event grabbed by the hand and with plans to be added 700 dollars for their romance. A figure: $ 14,000. Those 360 dollars per person to enjoy as a couple were only the first part of the SAHA-gu program. The idea was to increase support as the relationship progressed until you reach the great wedding gift: 20 million wones In advance for couples who give themselves the ‘yes I want’, about $ 13,600. The district was even willing to offer newly married a larger deposit if they decided to buy a house or help them with rent. Such a bet is better understood in the light of the demographic tables of the Metropolitan City of Busan: if at the beginning of the 90s it passed from the 3.8 million inhabitantsin 2010 it was at 3.4 million. The trend does not clash with that of the country as a whole, which At the end of 2024 It became a “aging super society”, with 20% of its population above 65 years. Do these aid work? That was the big question that was driving … and just answered The Wall Street Journal (TWSJ) with A report in which the title is almost a sentence: “Not even a governmental aid of $ 14,000 can make the single South Korea marry.” Despite the promise of receiving a wedding gift of $ 14,000, the Saha-Gu program was not very successful. TWSJ assures that no participant demanded that reward. And that Saha-Gu is just one of the aid to which couples can opt. TWSJ remembers that not all support leaves administrations and that there are also religious companies or organizations that try to reverse the country’s demographic crisis. Two examples are the construction company Booyoung Group, which offered $ 75,000 to employees who have a child; and the Yoido full gospel churchwhich gives its members almost $ 1,400. The big question. With such incentives the question is evident. Why don’t South Koreans marry? Why do your birth continue well below of that of years ago? Part of the answer are social and cultural changes. TWSJ He quotes a survey recent that shows that three fifths of the South Koreans with employment do not see the slightest problem in not going through the altar, a factor to which others of an economic nature are added, such as the long working daysincreased cost of living or how will be The parenting of children in a society characterized by their demand level and competitiveness. Another key are The difficulties with which women are to rejoin to the labor market after being mothers. In fact there are courtship programs that have ended up suspending precisely because they could not gather a sufficient number of interested women. Other young people rule out simply registering for the heavy bureaucracy that accompanies this kind of initiatives. “It’s more problematic than you imagine,” Recognize one to TWSJ. Is the government … Read more

pay people to get married

January 25, 2025 by usatoday24

According to demographers one of the main factors What is behind the drop in birth rates around the world is that people are not getting married. And yes, I am aware. I can also think of a lot of counterarguments, but the truth is that “marriage and fertility move together with extraordinary regularity“. And, being so, some demographers saywhy don’t we pay people to get married? Pay people to get married? The idea may seem crazy, but it is based on a rather curious issue: that men’s income predict the number of marriages. That is, in places where men earn more, there are more marriages. This is not an extremely strong correlation, but it is very clear (and, as soon as we correct it, it gains strength). The question is why. And is the marriage market actually an insurance market? As? As it sounds. From a sociodemographic point of viewhusbands are a kind of insurance policy. It doesn’t mean that people get married. only for money: but what marriage has traditionally been a widespread solution to the problems and disruptions of having children. A process in which, it goes without saying, women run more risks (health risks, yes; but also work, social and economic risks) than men. put up with a husband (someone who can “reduce” the impact of possible problems that arise) is in a way like paying for insurance: we do it with greater or lesser pleasure in the hope of having it if we need it in the future. Men are many more things, of course.. However, as Lyman Stone points outsalary is usually a pretty good ‘proxy’ for many positive people skills. And, in fact, it works like this even if we are not fully aware of it. It’s something that culturally seeps into our judgments about others. But what happens if insurance covers us less and less? That is the central question: if we look at the US data, we can see that “American incomes are increasing, but this increase is concentrated entirely in women and/or people over 40 years of age, not by young” men. In fact, “men’s real incomes showed no growth or even a decline at almost all ages below 35 years.” As insurance coverage decreases (men can contribute less and less) and monthly payments remain the same (because, well, in the last 20 years the nature of marriages has not changed much), taking out the policy (getting married) It is becoming less and less attractive. It seems silly… but as Lyman Stone saysthe casual effect is there. “When women win the lottery, there is little to no effect on their marriage rates. But when men win the lottery, they get married . Seriously, they (buy houses and) they get married“. It is not the only factorof course: but it is surprisingly important. And surprisingly easy to fix. Because marriage benefits work. Above all, they work much better than maternity benefits work. Image | Photo Pettine | Stock Birken In Xataka | The demographic crisis in the West is no accident: most people do not have children simply because they do not want to.

Have you gotten married secretly?

January 24, 2025 by usatoday24

Adriana Lima and Andre Lemmers They plan to go through the altar, sealing before their family and close friends a love from which a two-year-old baby named Cyan. Or have they already gotten married? The Brazilian model and Victoria’s Secret Angel has left us speechless by publishing this Tuesday a photograph of the stunning engagement ring that the producer has given him, a portrait as beautiful as it is cryptic that could make us think that The couple said “I do” secretly. © Getty Images Adriana Lima reveals her dazzling engagement ring He’s good at misleading. In 2017, having divorced her first husband, Adriana lit up the networks by publishing a photograph in which she was wearing a diamond ring that pointed to a new commitment. However, she quickly clarified that it was a different kind of love: “What about the ring? It’s symbolic,” she wrote in the image’s description. “I’m committed to myself and my own happiness. I’m married to me. Girls, love yourselves,” she concluded. © adrianalima This time, in case we suspected that it was another gesture of self-love, the model has cleared up any potential doubts with a short phrase: “Officially, Mrs. Lima Lemmers, alias Limers💍👰”. He shared the snapshot through Instagram stories, which – as is well known – are deleted after 24 hours. And although we usually use this format to announce our most special moments live, not delayed, a look at the previous publications of the Victoria’s Secret Angel He confirmed to us that the engagement, without a doubt, occurred a few weeks ago. © adrianalima The details of the enigmatic photo We see that, in the image of the advertisement, the couple is surrounded by endless sand dunes and a clear sky that is repeated in another publication that Adriana made on December 9 as part of a compilation of photos from her last trip to Abu Dhabi. Dabi. The look that Adriana wears also gives her away, as it is the same set of vest with ecru linen shorts. “A visit to remember✨”he wrote at that time without revealing what had really happened. © adrianalima And what was Adriana doing in Abu Dhabi? We know that the model attended the Etihad Airways Formula 1 Grand Prix held at the Yas Marina circuit as a guest of the Government. In 2021, he had attended the races in Doha, Qatar, so his presence at the event did not surprise anyone. She is a sports lover, like her future husband, who was by her side at all times. © Getty Images He wasn’t hiding his commitment either, as we might think. On December 5, in Miami, the draw was held for the group stage of the first edition of the Club World Cup, a competition in which 32 teams will compete for the title. That day, Adriana Lima was one of the participating stars who drew the names of the clubs from the crystal bowl, and in view of all of us was that dazzling ring, with its large cut diamond baguette. © Getty Images © Getty Images I had left clues In recent weeks, Adriana has dressed almost exclusively in whiteboth on the street and at his gala events, giving us clues about the step he is about to take with the American producer. We’re not just talking about the suit he wore in Miami; This luminous color range took over his travel suitcase to Abu Dhabi, but even so, not even his most loyal fans had suspected. © adrianalima Following the publication of the story in which the ring is shown up close, this Tuesday, December 17, there is speculation that the model has already married the father of her youngest son. However, this has not been confirmed first-hand and we can only assure that She has been wearing this ring on her left hand for approximately two weeks.. © adrianalima © adrianalima The truth is that the Brazilian officially refers to herself as the “Mrs Limers” (a fusion between her surname and that of the producer). We will be attentive to any details that may arise about the engagement, which has been carried out in absolute secrecy, and the mysterious wedding. © Getty ImagesThe ‘Limers’ family, as they call themselves, at the premiere of ‘The Thicket’ Did you get married in September? On the red carpet The Thicket, that took place in September, a reporter asked her what her favorite part is about being executive producer of the project led by Lemmers, to which she responded bluntly: “Being with my husband.” At that time, he didn’t even have the ring that sparked this commotion in his hands. © Getty ImagesAndre Lemmers and Adriana Lima at the premiere of ‘Shit.Meet.Fan’, November 18, 2024 Her love story with Andre Lemmers After five years of marriage to the former Serbian basketball player Marko Jaric, the model had a famous courtship with the Turkish writer Metin Hara, they put an end to the relationship in 2019. Months later, an Instagram story, in which she holding hands with a mysterious man, set off alarm bells again. Indeed, this man was Andrew Lemmersa successful American film producer. We found out a year later, arriving at the red carpet of the 2021 Venice Film Festival, when they made his official debut in front of the cameras. Adriana has two daughtersValentina, 15, and Sienna, 12, who she shares with her ex-husband Marko Jarić, while Andre has two children born from a previous marriage, who get along wonderfully with their new sisters, as we can see in the photograph family that rests on these lines. As a result of this relationship between the model and the producer, who will soon seal their love at the altar, it is little cyanonly 2 years old and baptized with this curious name because of the color of his eyes.

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