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Fertility
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Fertility rates
Average age of women at childbirth
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The number of births in December was the lowest in the last century
In 2020, the number of births continues to decrease - 17.5 thousand births were registered in Latvia, which is 1.3 thousand or 6.9 % less than in 2019 (18.8 thousand).
The number of births continues to decline
In 11 months of 2020, the number of births continues to decrease - 16.2 thousand births were registered in Latvia, which is 6.0 % less than in January – November 2019 (17.2 thousand).
In October, similar as at the beginning of the year, large drop in natural increase
In October of this year there were 936 deaths more than births.
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EU births and fertility data
The number of live births by characteristics of the mothers (mother's age, marital status, citizenship, country of birth) or of the child (sex and birth order). Fertility rates and mean ages at childbirth and at first child are also published. Information on legally induced abortions in each country can also be found.