Preliminary data show the number of births falling by 4.8% in September compared with the same month of the previous year, while deaths declined by 1.9%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Marriages decreased by 18%, it added.
Fully 5,893 children were born in September and 8,788 people died, while the natural decrease in the population was 2,895 people, compared with 2,765 in September 2025, the KSH said.
The total fertility rate was 1.29, down from 1.32.
Altogether 5,148 couples tied the knot in September, down 18% compared with the same month the previous year.
Fully 52,429 children were born in the first nine months of 2026, 3.5% fewer than in the same period of the previous year, while 90,614 people died, 2% fewer than a year earlier.
The natural decrease in the population was 38,185 people, up 0.1% from the previous year.
In Jan-Sept, 36,437 couples got married, down 2.3% year on year.
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