In the 1980s and 1990s, the number of live births
averaged 90 000 a year, with figures peaking in 1982 (94 840) and 1992
(95 302). From 2001 to 2011 live births ranged between 75 458 (2001) and
78 968 (2004). Since 2011 the number of live births has been increasing
steadily (2016: 87 675). In 2017 the number of live births was 87 633,
a slight decrease by
Presumable publication dates can be seen under Release Calendar.
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