In January of this year, 946 newborns were registered in Latvia, which is 7.4%, or 65 infants, more than in the same period of 2025, according to preliminary data published by the Central Statistical Bureau, writes LETA.
The last time an increase in the number of newborns compared to the corresponding month of the previous year was recorded in Latvia was at the end of 2023, with the increase being minimal — in November 2023, compared to November 2022, the number of registered newborns grew by 0.2%, reaching 1,079, and in December 2023, compared to December 2022, the growth was 0.1%, reaching 1,096 newborns. These were the only months in 2023 when the number of newborns increased compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.
In turn, a more significant increase than in January of this year was last recorded in December 2019, when compared to December 2018, the number of registered newborns in Latvia increased by 8.7%, reaching 1,538.
In January 2026, among the registered newborns, 466 were boys, which is 0.9%, or four more than in the same period of 2025, and 480 were girls, which is 14.6%, or 61 more.
At the same time, in January, 2,559 deaths were registered in Latvia, which is 6.1%, or 148 more than in January of the previous year.
Thus, in January of this year, the number of registered deaths exceeded the number of births by 1,613, whereas in the corresponding period of the previous year, there were 1,530 more deaths than births.
At the same time, in January, the number of marriages sharply decreased — in January of this year, 358 marriages were registered in Latvia, which is 23.2%, or 108 marriages fewer than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
As of February 1 of this year, the preliminary population of Latvia was 1.821 million people.
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