SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 18 May-2021

May . 18 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 21/23 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt The increase in the number of deaths and the decrease in the number of live births determined a strong worsening of the natural balance in the first two months of 2021: -13,975 and -6,802, respectively. Live births and deaths, Portugal Natural balance, Portugal 5 897 12 699 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 Jan.2019 Feb.2019 Mar.2019 Apr.2019 May.2019 Jun.2019 Jul.2019 Aug.2019 Sep.2019 Oct.2019 Nov.2019 Dec.2019 Jan.2020 Feb.2020 Mar.2020 Apr.2020 May.2020 Jun.2020 Jul.2020 Aug.2020 Sep.2020 Oct.2020 Nov.2020 Dec.2020 Jan.2021 Feb.2021 Live Births Deaths -6 802 -16 000 -14 000 -12 000 -10 000 -8 000 -6 000 -4 000 -2 000 0 Jan.2019 Feb.2019 Mar.2019 Apr.2019 May.2019 Jun.2019 Jul.2019 Aug.2019 Sep.2019 Oct.2019 Nov.2019 Dec.2019 Jan.2020 Feb.2020 Mar.2020 Apr.2020 May.2020 Jun.2020 Jul.2020 Aug.2020 Sep.2020 Oct.2020 Nov.2020 Dec.2020 Jan.2021 Feb.2021 In January and February 2021, 812 and 174 marriages were celebrated respectively, 45.2% and 87.9% less than in the same months of the previous year. The decrease recorded in February 2021 was only surpassed by that in April 2020, the month with the lowest number of marriages since records began: 117. Marriages and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to February 2021 No. COVID-19 PANDEMIC 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 1 499 812 174 -100 -50 0 50 100 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 2019 2020 2021 % Marriages (Le � Axis) Year-on-year change (Right Axis) More information at: Vital statistics – monthly data, April 2021 (14 May 2021)