Summary
The number of live births decreased to 89,856 (96,856 in 2011) and the number of deaths increased to 107,612 (102,848 in 2011).
The number of marriages kept declining (34,423, 1,612 less than in 2011) and the number of divorces had its second consecutive drop (25,380, a decrease of 1,371 from 2011).
On 31st December 2012, the resident population in Portugal was estimated to be of 10,487,289 persons, 55,109 less than the estimated population for December 31st 2011.