2022 Edition 24 Live births and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to December 2021 Live births In December 2021, 6,875 live births were registered, corresponding to an increase of 9.4% compared to the same month in 2020. The total number of live births in 2021 was 79,692, representing reductions of 7,334 and 4,999 live births compared to the same periods in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Natural balance In December 2021, the natural balance was -4,542, which was lower than in the same month in 2020, when it was -6,703. The natural balance for 2021 was -45,289, which represents a worsening compared to that observed in 2019 (-25,214) and 2020 (-38,932). Live births, deaths, and natural balance, Portugal, January 2019 to December 2021 COVID-19 PANDEMIC 7 298 6 437 6 971 6 820 7 238 6 809 7 647 7 665 8 055 7 863 7 259 6 964 7 327 6 359 7 164 6 954 7 240 6 822 7 438 7 218 7 662 7 377 6 843 6 287 6003 5734 6653 6304 6808 6545 7003 7153 7238 6830 6546 6875 -40 -20 0 20 40 0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 2020 2021 % No. Live-births (Left Axis) Year-on-year change (Right Axis) -20,000 -15,000 -10,000 -5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 2020 2021 Natural Balance Live-births Deaths No.
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