Meanwhile, the number of marriages fell by 22%, with 5,417 couples tying the knot. In total, 6,708 children were born in September, while there were 9,697 deaths.

The natural population loss was 35,367 people in January-September 2024, compared with 29,024 in the same period of 2023.

Fully 58,220 children were born between October 2023 and September 2024, 10% less than in the same period 12 months earlier.

Altogether, 93,587 people died between October 2023 and September 2024, 0.2% less than in the year before.

There were 8.1 live births and 13.1 deaths per thousand inhabitants in the first nine months.