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The natural decrease stood at 2,699 in July, compared with 2,412 in the same month of 2025.
Meanwhile, 4,480 couples married during the month, up 3.6% year-over-year.
There were 7.7 live births and 11.1 deaths per 1,000 population in July. The birth rate was 0.6 per mille points lower and the death rate 0.3 per mille points lower than a year earlier. The natural decrease rate rose by 0.4 per mille points to 3.4 per 1,000 population.
The marriage rate increased by 0.2 per mille points to 5.6 per 1,000 population.
In the first seven months of 2026, 40,528 children were born, 3% fewer than in the same period last year.
The number of births fell 3.4% in January-March and 4% in May-July, while April recorded a 1.8% increase year-over-year.
The estimated total fertility rate stood at 1.28 children per woman, down from 1.30 a year earlier.
There were 71,544 deaths in January-July, 3.5% fewer than in the corresponding period of 2025. Deaths declined 6.9% in January-March, 0.9% in May and 2.9% in July, while they increased 1.7% in April and 0.1% in June.
As a result, the natural decrease narrowed by 4.3% to 31,016 from 32,406 a year earlier.
A total of 25,655 couples married during the first seven months, up 4.3%. Marriage numbers rose 20% in January-March and 6.3% in June-July, while falling 9.3% in April-May.
There were 7.4 live births and 13 deaths per 1,000 population in January-July. The natural decrease rate eased by 0.2 per mille points to 5.6 per 1,000 population.
Infant deaths stood at 4 per 1,000 live births, 0.8 per mille points higher than a year earlier, while the marriage rate increased to 4.7 per 1,000 population.
Between August 2025 and July 2026, 70,782 children were born, 5% fewer than in the preceding 12-month period.
Deaths totaled 121,568, down 5.1%, while 47,631 couples married, an increase of 5.6%.
Over the 12-month period, there were 7.5 live births and 12.8 deaths per 1,000 population. The marriage rate stood at 5 per 1,000 population.
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