Though so far only the data of the first ten months have been processed by experts it is probable that the last year hit a negative record of births in Hungary. According to the report between January and October, 2004 there were 79 thousand babies born, by 950 less than in the similar period of 2003. There is little chance that the data would be more favourable in the rest of the year.
Ferenc Kamarás, expert of the National Office of Statistic said the decline was due to fears of the future. So far the negative record has been hit by births in 1999 when 94 645 babies were registered. It is a better piece of news that the number of deaths has been decreased, too.
The population of Hungary in October last year has been estimated by experts as 10 099 thousand. The number of marriages was 39 400 in the given period, 1400 (3,4 pc) less than a year before.
Translated by Péter Szentmihályi Szabó
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