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Like in other years also this year the number of marriages registered in October is almost two times smaller than in September, since traditionally the largest share of marriages are concluded in the warmer months of the year.

A slight increase in the number of births was witnessed in October. 1 871 newborns were registered this month, and it is 85 babies more than in October 2013. During the first ten months of 2014, 18 191 newborns were registered in the country, which is 804 babies more than in the corresponding period of 2013.

2 448 people passed away last month, which is 32 persons fewer than in October 2013. During the first ten months of 2014 the level of mortality decreased with 23 563 deaths registered in the country, which is 419 people fewer than in the corresponding period of 2013.

With the number of births lagging behind the number of deaths, natural increase in Latvia remains negative. In the first ten months of 2014, as the number of deaths exceeded the number of births, the number of Latvian residents decreased by 5 462  (in the corresponding period of the previous year – by 6 595).

Number of live births, deaths and marriages in 2011 - first ten months of 2014

Data source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia

The preliminary number of population in Latvia on 01 November 2014 accounted for 1 million 990.3 thousand persons.

Data on the key demographic indicators in 2014 and more detailed information on the number of births, deaths and natural increase in 2013 is available in the CSB database.