6,216 children are born and 12,061 people lose their lives
According to preliminary data, 6,216 children were born and 12,061 people died in January 2026. The number of births lessened by 2.8% and that of deaths by 7.4%, while the number of marriages rose by 31% compared to the same month of the previous year.
In January 2026:
A total of 6,216 children were born, 2.8%, or 180 fewer, than in January 2025. There were 36.1 live births per thousand females aged 15–49 years, 0.6% fewer than a year earlier.
The total fertility rate was estimated at 1.34 per female, compared with 1.35 a year earlier.
12,061 people lost their lives, 7.4%, or 962 fewer, than a year earlier.
The natural decrease was 5,845, as opposed to 6,627 in January 2025.
2,100 couples got married, 31%, or 497 more, than a year earlier.
There were 7.7 live births and 15.0 deaths per thousand population. The live birth rate was 0.2 per mille points lower and the death rate 1.1 per mille points lower than in January 2025. The natural decrease per thousand population diminished by 0.9 per mille points to 7.3 people. The infant mortality rate was 4.3 per thousand live births, 2.5 per mille points more than in the same period of the previous year. There were 2.6 marriages per thousand population, 0.6 per mille points higher than a year earlier.
Main data on vital events, January 2026
| Vital events | Number | Change compared to same period of previous year, % | Per thousand populationa) | Change compared to same period of previous year, per mille point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births | 6,216 | –2.8 | 7.7 | –0.2 |
| Deaths | 12,061 | –7.4 | 15.0 | –1.1 |
| Infant deaths | 27 | 125.0 | 4.3b) | 2.5 |
| Natural increase/decrease | –5,845 | –11.8 | –7.3 | 0.9 |
| Marriages | 2,100 | 31.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
a) The rates refer to the whole of the year in order to ensure comparability.
b) Per thousand live births.
Between February 2025 and January 2026:
71,820 children were born, 5,417 or 7.0% less than in the previous 12 months.
There were 123,238 deaths, 5,176 or 4.0% less than in the previous 12 months.
47,097 couples got married, 609 or 1.3% more than in the previous 12 months.
There were 7.6 live births and 13.0 deaths per thousand population. The rate of live births and that of deaths was 0.5 per mille points lower than in the previous 12 months. The marriage rate was 5.0 per mille, 0.1 per mille points lower than in the earlier period.