Follow successive statistical releases rather than treating a reporting date as the day births occurred. Preliminary and final figures describe annual patterns, not proof that one policy caused a change.
Statistical publications through February 2026, covering births in 2024 and 2025. Later revisions may differ.
Dates without a time use the local date of the event.
The statistics agency reported about 238,300 births in 2024, up 3.6% from the previous year.
These are births during 2024, published in February 2025. The publication date is used for this event.
The final release confirmed 238,300 births. Birth rates rose among women in their thirties and fell among women in their twenties.
The average age of mothers was 33.7 years. This final release expands the earlier preliminary count.
The preliminary 2025 release reported a total fertility rate of 0.80, compared with 0.75 for 2024.
A higher annual rate does not by itself reverse population decline or establish the cause of the change.
Statistical publications through February 2026, covering births in 2024 and 2025. Later revisions may differ.