Willingness to have children stagnates
Marriages up, births down
Willingness to have children does not increase, but there's a silver lining
Number of live births 6.3% lower than a year earlier
This is no turnaround yet, though.
Number of live births continues to drop.
No turnaround in willingness to have children.
2019 starts with dreadful figures.
Population of two cities - gone.
Incentives fall flat.
Fewer live births, more deaths.
Willingness to have children diminishes.
Latest data get published by the stats office.
Number of live births remains low.
Number of live births has been dropping for 18 months now.
Natural decrease is smaller, though, owing to epidemic in 2017.
Number of deaths also decreases, though.
No improvement despite several measures.
Population dwindles as number of births drops, number of deaths rises.