Analytics, Demography, Latvia, Statistics

 Drop in the number of marriages registered was affected by the implementation of emergency situation in Latvia as of 13 March due to Covid-19 pandemic. The largest drop in the number of marriages, compared to data of 2019, were in May and June, when each month about 500 marriages less were registered (less by 50% and 37%, respectively). In August the number of marriages registered is already 5% less than in the respective period of the previous year.

From January to August 12.0 thousand live births were registered, and that is 462 or 3.7% less than in the first eight months of 2019. 18.5 thousand deaths were registered until August, which is almost 175 deaths or 0.9% less than in January–August last year.

Number of births, deaths and marriages in August 2020

In August 2020, number of registered births (1 543) was 8.0% less than in the respective month of the previous year. Number of deaths in August comprised 2 186 and that is 11.6 % more than in August a year ago.

In August of this year there were 643 deaths more than births.

In August, 2 311 marriages were registered, which is 124 marriages less than in the respective month of the previous year.

On 1 September 2020, provisional population of Latvia accounted for 1 million 899 thousand.

In August 2020, 1.5 thousand newborn were registered, which is 8% less than in the corresponding month a year ago.

In August, 2.2 thousand deaths were registered, which is 11.6% less than in August a year ago.

Natural increase in Latvia has been negative since 1991. In August 2020, number of registered deaths exceeded number of registered births by 643.