The small improvement is not a turnaround yet
Dramatic demographic data month after month
The decline in the number of live births is growing compared to previous years
Worsening demographic trends reported by the KSH
Birth rate continues to fall
2024 off to a weak start
Propensity to have children declines
October did not bring a substantial improvement
Other important data are also coming in
Excluding the Covid effect, recent data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) show a new low
Number of marriages, births keeps on dropping
But the number of deaths has also fallen
The calendar is emptier than usual
Live births down 2.7% yr/yr
Major events of the week concentrated on Tuesday and Friday
Population decline still moderates as mortality diminishes
Spectacular zigzags in birth data
March mortality highest in 40 years
Very eventful week coming up
More deaths, fewer births in January