SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 21JUL 2021

July . 21 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 10/12 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Marriage celebrations maintain growth trend The statistical data on marriages celebrated as of March 2020 should be read in the context of the measures to contain mobility and social contact arising from the pandemic. In the first three months of 2021, 1,431 marriages were celebrated in Portugal (-2,524 compared to the same period in 2020). However, from April 2021, with the deconfinement measures in place, there was an increase in the number of marriages celebrated in the country. In May 2021, 2,602 marriages were celebrated, 88.4% more than in April 2021 (1,381). Marriages and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to May 2021 More information available at: Vital statistics – monthly data, June 2021 (16 July 2021) Live births, deaths and natural balance, Portugal, January 2019 to May 2021 A less negative natural balance Despite some recovery in the number of births which started in February 2021, the number of live births was always lower than in the months of January to May 2020, representing a total of 3,983 fewer live births. 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 1 499 812 176 443 1 381 2 602 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 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 2019 2020 2021 % No. Marriages (Le� Axis) Year-on-year rate of change (Right Axis) -20000 -15000 -10000 -5000 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 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 2019 2020 2021 Natural Balance Live-births Deaths No.