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Vital Statistics First Quarter 2026

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Registered births fell by 16.1% and the average age of first-time mothers increased from 30.8 years to 32.0 years between Q1 2016 and Q1 2026

Online ISSN: 2009-5333

CSO statistical release, 21 August 2026, 11am

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Births data

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VSQ18: Births Registered and Birth Rate by area of residence and sex of child
VSQ19: Births Registered and Birth Rate by region of residence and sex of child
VSQ14: Births Registered, classified by area of residence and age-group of mother
VSQ15: Births Registered, classified by region of residence and age-group of mother
VSQ12: Births Registered, classified by area of residence and average age of mother, first births and births within/outside marriage
VSQ16: Births Registered and Birth Rate, classified by sex of child, within and outside marriage
VSQ77: Number and Percentage of Births Registered within and outside marriage, classified by age of mother
VSQ81: Births Registered outside marriage, classified by county of residence and average age/ age-group of mother
VSQ78: Number and Percentage of Births Registered within and outside marriage, classified by area of residence of mother
VSQ79: Number and Percentage of Births Registered within and outside marriage, classified by region of residence of mother
VSQ30: Births Registered, classified by age of mother and previous number of liveborn children
VSQ80: Number and Percentage of Births Registered within and outside marriage, classified by nationality and average age of mother

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Deaths data

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