SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 16-Nov-2021

November . 16 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 13/16 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Marriages In September 2021, 4,430 marriages were celebrated, corresponding to 1.5 times the number of marriages celebratred in the same month of the previous year (+1,571). From January to September 2021, 21,911 marriages were celebrated, 8,293 more than in the same period of 2020 and 4,353 less than in the same period of 2019. Marriages and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to September 2021 More information is available at: Vital statistics – Monthly data, October 2021 (12 November 2021) Natural balance The natural balance in September 2021 was -1,427, which corresponds to a worsening in relation to the same month in 2020, when the value was -1,331. The accumulated natural balance up to September 2021 was -35,074, worsening compared to that observed in the same period of 2019 (-19,150) and 2020 (-25,112). Live births, deaths and natural balance, Portugal, January 2019 to September 2021 -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 2019 2020 2021 Natural Balance Live-births Deaths No. 1 322 1 160 1 499 1 767 3 081 3 897 4 086 5 097 4 555 3 227 1 594 1 987 1 483 1 437 1 035 117 745 1 316 2 037 2 589 2 859 2 560 1 225 1 499 813 177 443 1 382 2 613 3 236 4 232 4 585 4 430 -2 600 -1 950 -1 300 -650 0 650 1 300 1 950 2 600 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 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 2019 2020 2021 No. No. Marriages (Le ft Axis) Year-on-year change (Right Axis) COVID-19 PANDEMIC