Hungarian Population, Deaths & Marriages, Down At Start 2018

  • 27 Apr 2018 8:32 AM
  • Hungary Matters
Hungarian Population, Deaths & Marriages, Down At Start 2018
Hungary’s natural population decline fell in the first two months of the year as the number of births edged down by 0.3%, and the number of deaths was down by 15% compared with the same period last year.

Figures show that there were 14,602 births in January-February, down by 41, or 0.3%, from the same period a year earlier. The number of deaths was 23,263, KSH said.

The rate of natural population decline (8,661) was 32% lower compared with the same period in 2017 (12,726).

The number of marriages was virtually unchanged in January and edged down by 0.6%, to 1,840 in February, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) also reported.

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