Hungary’s natural population declined by 1,424
There were more deaths in Hungary in September than births, even when the number of births grew by an annual 1 percent as against a fall of 2 percent in deaths, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.
Preliminary data show 8,600 children were born and 10,024 died in September.
As a result, the natural population declined by 1,424 compared with 1,719 in September last year, a drop of 17 percent.
In September, 7,912 couples were married,
down 11 percent from the same month in the previous year.
As we wrote before, settlements in the agglomeration of Budapest are becoming more and more popular among Hungarians, while the population of the capital has been decreasing for five years. What is the reason behind and which are the most popular settlements in the agglomeration of the capital?
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