SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 07 may-2021

May . 07 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 3/15 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Natural balance, Portugal The increase in the number of deaths and the decrease in the number of live births determined a strong worsening of the natural population change: -38,932 (-25,214 in 2019). Portugal’s natural population change has been negative for 12 years. Also in 2020: • The birth rate decreased in all regions of the country, particularly in Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (-4.9%). In the remaining regions, the decrease was lower than the national value (-2.5%); Alentejo and Centro regions registered the smallest decreases (-0.1% and -0.8% respectively); • The proportion of live-born children of unmarried parents increased to 57.9% (56.8% in 2019 and 42.8% in 2011), representing, for the sixth consecutive year, more than half of total births in Portugal; • There were 205 deaths of children under 1 year (-41 compared to 2019), decreasing the infant mortality rate from 2.8 to 2.4 deaths per thousand live births, the lowest rate observed in Portugal; Infant deaths and infant mortality rate, Portugal, 2011-2020 Marriages with or without previous cohabitation, Portugal, 2011-2020 -38, 932 -45,000 -40,000 -35,000 -30,000 -25,000 -20,000 -15,000 -10,000 -5,000 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 302 303 243 236 250 282 229 287 246 205 3.1 3.4 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.7 3.3 2.8 2.4 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ‰ No. Infant deaths (Le� Axis) Infant mortality rate (Right Axis) 18,962 17,340 15,960 15,194 14,748 14,217 14,091 13,940 12,942 6,917 17,073 17,083 16,038 16,284 17,645 18,182 19,543 20,697 20,330 11,985 36,035 34,423 31,998 31,478 32,393 32,399 33,634 34,637 33,272 18,902 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 No. With a previous non-commo residence With previous common residence • There were 18,902 marriages, the lowest number since records began (-43.2% compared to the previous year). In almost two-thirds of the marriages (63.4%), the couple had a common previous residence;