Immigrate to Latvia focuses on Latvia: Latvia's birth rate has risen for four consecutive years. In January, there were 1,800 newborns registered, which is 70 more than in January 2013.
Also increasing for four consecutive years is the number of registered marriages. According to the latest data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, 453 couples got married in January, which is 40 more than in January 2013. The increase in birth and marriage rates indicates that individuals born in the mid-1980s have reached marriageable age—25 to 30 years old.
Between 1983 and 1988, an average of 40,000 children were born each year; however, in recent years, the number of births has decreased to 20,000 per year.
A similar change is observed in the decrease in the number of deaths. In January, 2,730 people passed away, which is 200 fewer than the same period in 2013. The natural growth rate in Latvia remains relatively pessimistic; in January of this year, the number of deaths exceeded the number of births, resulting in a population decline of 930 (compared to a decline of 1,380 in the same period last year).
In January 2014, Latvia's population reached 2,003,900.
