Natural change in population, second quarter 2025, provisional data
The natural increase in the second quarter of 2025 is negative: - 1 135 persons
The number of live births recorded in the second quarter of 2025 was 3 741, a decrease of 4.2% compared to the same quarter of 2024.
The number of deaths in the second quarter of 2025 increased by 1.2% compared to the same quarter of 2024 and it amounted to 4 876, of which 13 were infant deaths.
The natural increase is negative, -1 135 persons, representing the difference by which the number of live births is smaller than the number of deaths.
The number of marriages registered in this quarter of the year was 2 792, an increase of 8.1% compared to the same quarter of 2024.
In this quarter of 2025, there were 545 divorces, which represents an increase of 0.4% in comparison with the same quarter of 2024.
Key takeaway
In the second quarter of 2025, compared to the second quarter of 2024:
• fewer live births by 4.2%
• more deaths by 1.2%
• more marriages by 8.1%
• more divorces by 0.4%
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