Population Decline Slowing In Hungary, Less Abortions
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
The pace of population decline moderated in 2012 compared to the previous year, as the number of births increased significantly last year. The fact that 2251 more children were born signals that the family-friendly policy of the Government has been effective; family tax allowances introduced as of January 2011 appear to have succeeded in their objective added the Government source.
People’s inclination to have children has increased as the Government had consistently pursued a policy to protect families and had reduced the burdens of those with children by effective tax cuts. In addition, slowing population decline may in the longer term contribute to a higher employment rate, higher economic growth and lower old dependency ratio.
The number of births was the highest in August when 8 257 children were born, and number of deaths peaked in March when 12 866 people deceased, which can partly be attributed to the flu epidemic. It is worth pointing out that the number of abortions was 2 343 lower than last year, which corresponds to a decrease of 6.1 percent.
More from the source: kormany.hu
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