More than 11,800 newborns were registered in April 2024, by 13.6 percent more than in the previous month, yet Romania’s natural population growth was negative at -7,101, as the number of deaths was 1.6 times the number of live births, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) announced on Monday.

The number of deaths registered this April was 18,993 (9,840 males and 9,153 females), by 457 fewer compared to March 2024, which stands for a decrease of 2.3 percent (-3.3 percent for males and -1.3 percent for females).
The number of infants less than one year of age who died in April was 71, by 4 more compare to the month before.

As many as 4,765 marriages were registered in April 2024, by 719 fewer (-13.1 percent) than in March 2024, while the number of divorces pronounced under final court rulings and according to Law No. 202/2010 was 1,735, by 245 fewer (-12.4 percent) than in the previous month.

Between January 2023 – April 2024, the highest number of marriages was recorded in August 2023 (17,414), and the lowest in January 2024 (3,700).

AGERPRES