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The pandemic has "delayed" the decision to have children in

Spain

as the percentage of people (under 45 years of age) who consider forming a family as a priority in a 5-year horizon has decreased, which has increased from 40% in 2019 to 26.3% in 2020. Thus, almost 74% do not consider it as a priority, according to the

X Barometer of Families in Spain

from

The Family Watch

.

"As a result of the pandemic, birth rates may be reduced due to the economic precariousness of this segment -although there may be a subsequent rebound, in the medium term-. Last year 40% of the population under 45 years of age wanted to have children in a horizon of 5 years, this percentage decreases to 26% ", said the director of Research of

GAD3

, S

ara Morais

, this Tuesday at a press conference.

The study, conducted by the research company GAD3 and based on telephone surveys of 605 households across the country conducted in mid-December 2020, reveals that starting a family remains at the bottom of the priorities of adults up to 45 years of age.

Ahead of them are: prospering in professional life (priority for 89.5%), expanding studies (61.9%) and traveling (58.6%).

Furthermore, 85% of those surveyed consider that there are currently greater difficulties in starting a family.

"The decision to start a family is increasingly delayed," said the director of The Family Watch,

María José Olest

i, adding that "this demographic crisis coupled with the health and economic crisis does not predict changes for the next few years."

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