Asturias has the Lowest Birthrate of the 25 Countries in the EU
- But also enjoys the highest life expectancy for women

Source: El Comercio, Laura Fonseca, July 13, 2007

The Principality of Asturias has the lowest birthrate of any region in the twenty-five countries of the European Union, data released yesterday showed. Less than Bulgaria, Switzerland or Macedonia. Asturias isn't simply the least fecund region in all of Spain, but all of Europe as well. The highest birthrate in Europe is enjoyed by Iceland, which in 2004, had 2.04 children per woman. Next in line were Ireland with 1.99 and Norway and Finland with 1.81 each. The European median was 1.5. Asturias was last with 0.98 children per woman. Asturias also had the highest average childbearing age at 31.29 years for the first child. Asturian women have the highest life expectancy in Europe reaching 83.8 years on average.