Population change - 1st - 2nd quarter of 2013

The share of children born outside marriage continues to increase

The population of the Czech Republic decreased by 3.2 thousand to 10 512.9 thousand during the first half-year of 2013. The decrease resulted from negative balance of the natural change, net migration was positive. The number of live births was 1.6 thousand lower compared with the same period in 2012, the number of marriages (by 2.0 thousand) and abortions (by 0.6 thousand) also decreased. The number of emigrants (by 12.1 thousand), immigrants (by 6.9 thousand), divorces (by 1.3 thousand) and deaths (by 0.2 thousand) increased.

From January to June 2013 a total of 52.0 thousand children were live born in the Czech Republic, which was 1.6 thousand less than a year before. Lower numbers of first order children (by 796, i.e. 3.2%) and second order children (by 969, i.e. 4.6%) stood behind the intra-annual decrease in total live births in the first half-year of 2013 in the comparison with the same period of the previous year. The number of children born in third or higher order was to the contrary higher (by 128, i.e. 1.7%). In relation to the figure of the first half-year of 2012 the share of children born to unmarried woman increased further, when 44.7% of all live births were born outside marriage in the first half-year of 2013, a total of 23.2 thousand. In the first half-year of this year, the most of children were born to women aged 29–31, from the first children to women at the age of 27–30. The a verage number of live births per woman in the first half-year, according to current calculation, fell to 1.42, i.e. three-hundredths lower than total fertility rate in 2012.

There were 55.8 thousand of deaths from January to June of 2013, 0.2 thousand less than in the same period of 2012. The average age of deceased males, those were only 33 more than deaths of females, was 71.8 years, women were on average 7 years older. The number of deaths of children aged less than one year was 125 and infant mortality rate was at 24 infant deaths per 10 000 live births in the first half-year of 2013. It means, that infant mortality rate continued to decline, when its level in 2012 was historically the lowest.

A total of 16.6 thousand of marriages were entered into in the first half-year of 2013, down by 2.0 thousand from the year before. The numbers of marriages have been annually decreasing since their temporary increase in 2007, and except to long-term decline in nuptiality, the fact that the large generations born in the 70s’ have already exceeded the age of higher marriage rate is also the reason. In the first half of 2013 compared to the same period a year earlier, the number of marriages between two single persons, which was 65.1%, and re-marriages were lower. Grooms, who entered into the first marriage this year, were on average 31.7 years, those for whom it was remarriage, 47.1 years. Single brides were on average 29.0 years, divorced and widowed 42.9 years.

In the first six months of 2013 a total of 14.2 thousand marriages were divorced, which was 1.3 thousand more than in the same period of previous year. The highest numbers of divorces were at 4–5 years after marriage. A total of 56.5% of divorcees had minor children; divorces have touched 12.3 thousand of minors.

In the first half-year of 2013, a total of 18.8 thousand abortions were registered, 0.6 thousand fewer than in the comparable period of the previous year, as a consequence of the reduction in the number of induced abortions (by 500) and lower number of spontaneous abortions (by 169).

Although the population overall decreased in the first half-year of 2013, net migration was positive, albeit low. The number of immigrants exceeded the number of emigrants only by 0.6 thousand persons. Net migration was 5.3 thousand lower than a year earlier. Compared with the same period of 2012, there were more immigrants (by 6.9 thousand) and especially emigrants (by 12.1 thousand). In the first half-year of 2013, the highest net migration was reached with the citizens of Slovakia (net migration at 2.2 thousand), Germany (0.9 thousand) and Bulgaria (0.4 thousand). The most significant decrease was registered with Ukrainians (3.2 thousand).


Notes:
All data refer to the resident population of the Czech Republic, irrespective of citizenship. Since 2001, the figures include (in accordance with the Population and Housing Census 2001) foreigners with long-term stay (i.e., the stay based on visa over 90 days, as stipulated by Act No. 326/1999 Coll.) and foreigners with granted asylum status (in compliance with Act No. 325/1999 Coll.). Since 1st May 2004, in accordance with amendment No. 326/1999 Coll., the figures include also citizens of the European Union with temporary stay on the territory of the Czech Republic, and citizens of third-countries with long-term stay. The data also contain information on events (marriages, births and deaths) of permanent residents of the Czech Republic that occurred abroad.
Since July 2012 the source for migration data of foreigners is Alien Information System administrated by Directorate of Alien Police. It the previous periods source for migration data of foreigners was Information System of Inhabitants Record administered by the Ministry of Interior.
Change of abortion definition since 1 April 2012.
All data for 2013 are preliminary.
Responsible manager: Josef Škrabal, director of Population Statistics Department, tel. +420 27 4 052 189, e-mail: josef.skrabal@czso.cz
Contact person: Terezie Štyglerová, Head of Demographic Statistics Unit, tel. +420 274 054 063, e-mail: terezie.styglerova@czso.cz
Data source: Demographic statistics – results of processing statistical reports of Obyv series (notifications of the entry into marriage, of birth, of death)
Divorces –Information system of the Ministry of the Justice of the CR
Migration data – Information System of Inhabitants Records (Ministry of the Interior of the CR)
Migration data of foreigners (July 2012 – June 2013) – Alien Information System (Directorate of Alien Police)
Abortions – Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the CR
End of data collection: August 14, 2013
Related publication: e-4001-13 Population of the Czech Republic (in 1st – 2nd quarter of 2013)
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Published: 11.09.2013
The data are valid as of the release date of the publication.