Latvia’s population declined by 4,636 this year

In the first nine months of 2016, Latvia’s population decreased by 4,636 persons. This is because the number of deaths exceeded the number of births. In the corresponding period of 2015, population decline constituted 4,751 persons.

16,630 newborn were registered in the first nine months of 2016 – 19 babies more than in the corresponding period of 2015; since 2011 the number of newborn is increasing in Latvia. During the nine months of the year, birth number fell slightly – 21,266 deaths were registered in Latvia, which is 96 people less than in the same period a year ago, according to the provisional data of the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.

The number of births still does not exceed the number of deaths, thus natural increase in Latvia remains negative since 1991.

After the stable rise in the marriage number recorded for five consecutive years a slight reduction may be observed. In the nine months of this year, 11,095 marriages were registered, and, compared to the corresponding period a year ago, the number has dropped by 87.

BNN 

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