Falling birth rates are once again weighing on San Marino’s demographic figures. In the first six months of 2026, 66 new births were registered, compared with 82 in the same period last year — sixteen fewer, a drop of around 19.5%.
The figure comes from the latest bulletin issued by the Statistics Office and interrupts, at least for now, the positive trend seen in 2025, when births had risen to 165 compared with 144 in 2024.
The picture is made even starker by the natural population balance. Between January and June, 149 deaths were recorded, seven more than in the same period of 2025. The difference between births and deaths has pushed the balance to -83, compared with -60 a year earlier.
Despite this, the resident population continues to hold steady. As of 30 June, San Marino had 34,167 residents, 29 more than twelve months earlier. Migration is what mainly offsets the natural decline: in the first six months of the year, 199 new residents arrived, while 121 left the country.
These figures bring the issue of family and birth-rate policies back into focus, while the country awaits the second reading in the Council — expected in autumn — of the bill dedicated to supporting maternity and families.
