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In May two times fewer marriages were registered than a year ago
Traditionally summer is wedding season and increase in the marriage number may be observed already in May. In May of this year 465 marriages were registered in Latvia, which is 469 marriages or two times fewer than in May of 2019.
Population number decreases slower
At the beginning of 2020 population of Latvia accounted for 1 million 908 thousand people, which is 12.3 thousand people fewer than a year ago.
The brochure contains tables and graphs depicting information on the social and economic situation in Latvia. The data are based on the provisional statistical information and covers the year 2019 in comparison with the previous years.
Number of births, deaths and marriages in March and 1st quarter of 2020
During the three months of 2020, 1 744 marriages were registered (10 marriages fewer than in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Number of births, deaths and marriages in February 2020
In February 2020, 1 304 newborn were registered in civil status registry offices, which is 6 % less than in the same month of the previous year.
Number of births, deaths and marriages in January 2020
Over the past four years, birth number is declining, however during the year there are months when greater birth number is registered. In January 2020, 1.6 thousand newborn were registered, which is 5 % more than in the corresponding month a year ago.
18.6 thousand children were born in 2019
In Latvia, birth number has been declining for four years in a row. 18 589 births were registered in 2019, which is 725 births fewer than in 2018.