According to the State Statistical Office data, the number of live births recorded in the first quarter of 2022 was 4 009, an increase of 2.9% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
The number of deaths in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 7.2% compared to the same quarter of 2021 and it amounted to 7 427, of which 12 were infant deaths.
The natural increase was -3 418 persons, representing the difference by which the number of live births is smaller than the number of deaths.
The number of marriages registered in this quarter of the year was 2 468, a decrease of 8.4% compared to the same quarter of 2021.
In this quarter, there was 459 divorces.
