The National Records of Scotland has published provisional figures for births, deaths and other vital events registered during the second quarter of 2013.
The statistics show that 13,910 births were registered in Scotland between 1st April and 30th June 2013 – 435 (3.0%) fewer than in the same period of 2012. This is the fifth successive decrease in the second quarter total, from a peak (for recent years) of 14,875 in 2008.
The provisional figures also show that:
- The number of marriages fell by 11.4% to 8,113, which was 1,046 fewer than the unusually high figure for the second quarter of 2012.
- There were 141 civil partnerships (63 male and 78 female), three more than during the second quarter of 2012.
Tim Ellis, the Chief Executive of the National Records of Scotland, commented:
"The 11% fall in the number of marriages seems relatively large, but last year's second quarter total of 9,159 was unusually high - it was the highest second quarter figure since 1993."
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