LCHS

1. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
EL MATRIMONIO (Marriage)
Número de matrimonios
Number of marriages (thousands)
Año
Year
CONCLUSIONES:
The number of marriages has
drastically decreased since 2005-
2006 due, in part, to the beginning
of a big economic crisis in Spain.

2. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
EL MATRIMONIO (Marriage)
Average age for first marriage
Año
Year CONCLUSIONES:
Since 1980 the age for Spaniards’ first marriage gets older
and older. Today most first marriages take place in your 30s.

3. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
EL MATRIMONIO (Marriage)
Civil vs. Religious marriage evolution
Año
Year
CONCLUSIONES:
In 1980, 96% of marriages
were religious. Today civil
marriages outnumber religious
marriages.
IMPLICACIONES:
The last 2 charts imply that there has been a big change in Spain since the 1980s.
Our 1978 CONSTITUTION is the reason. Before it, under the 40-year-long
dictatorship in Spain, non-religious marriages were not allowed. Also, getting
married older than 25 was not well seen by the population, especially for women.

4. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
EL MATRIMONIO (Marriage)
CONCLUSIONES:
There was an important peak
in same-sex marriage in 2006
upon the approval of the new
law. It remains stable after.
In July 2005 Spain became the third world country after
Holland and Belgium to legalize same-sex marriage.
In between 2005-2012 approximately 26,000 same-
sex couples got married, 1.7% of total marriages.

5. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
HIJOS (Birth)
Birth evolution (1900-2013)
Año
Year
CONCLUSIONES:
After the Spanish Civil War
(1936-1939) until 1980
families used to have about
3 kids on average. Today,
data shows families have
only 1.27 kids on average,
one of the lowest birth rates
in the world:
https://www.cia.gov/library
/publications/the-world-
factbook/rankorder/2054ra
nk.html

6. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
HIJOS (Birth)
Evolution of mum’s age on first birth
CONCLUSIONES:
Spain is naturally a
“procrastinating country”,
and having kids is no
exception!
In between 1980-2012 the age for first birth has moved from 25 years old to 30.3 for
women, and from 30.1 to 33.5 for men. Spain along with Italy, Germany and the
United Kingdom is one of the countries were women become mums at a later age.

7. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
EMANCIPACIÓN (Leaving home)
CONCLUSIONES:
The more developed the
country is, the younger the
kids leave their homes. Spanish
youngsters struggle
economically if they leave their
homes. There is also a cultural
aspect to this: family links!
Average age for young people
emancipation in Europe (Eurostat, 2013)

8. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
ESPERANZA DE VIDA (Life Expectancy)
CONCLUSIONES:
Despite economic crisis, Spanish
lifestyle is a healthy one. Good eating
habits, exercise, good climate… We
are happy, optimistic people. Many
foreigners come to Spain on
retirement. It is a good place to live!

9. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
ESPERANZA DE VIDA
(Life Expectancy)

10. LA FAMILIA EN ESPAÑA
TAREA:
1. Based on this powerpoint, write 3 short
lines comparing 3 ways in which Spanish
families are different to USA families.
2. Pick just one of your ideas/lines from the
exercise above and explain in more detail
the differences + give your personal
opinion about this cultural difference.