As of September 1, the population of the Vitebsk region amounted to 1 million 204.4 thousand people , and in August has not changed. The second month of Vitebsk and pleases the absence of negative indicators. However, as in July , this is not due to natural population growth (excess of births over deaths ) and migration growth .

Since the beginning of the year the number of residents of Vitebsk region decreased by 3.6 thousand persons: 700 in January , 500 in February , 800 in March , 800 in April , 500 in May and 500 in June. In July, for the first time achieved a positive population growth - plus 200 people in August, figures have remained unchanged.

In August, in the Vitebsk region man born in 1214 , died in 1418 people. In just eight months of the year came in 8841 newborns died - 12416 people. Reducing the residents of Vitebsk on 25 people this year due to the migration process , the residue digits - 3575 people - is a natural decrease in the population (the excess of deaths over births ) .

Natural increase, decrease (-) of the population by regions and Minsk in January-August 2013

According to intelligence reports, the population of Belarus on 1 September this year amounted to 9 million 464,400 people. The natural population decline in eight months was 6286 people and net migration for the period was 6,831 people and offset natural decline, providing an increase in the number of the population, according to the National Statistics Committee.

The number of inhabitants in January-August increased only in Minsk and the Minsk region, in other regions of the country the number of people in that time has decreased.

Population by regions and Minsk

In the first eight months of this year, Vitebsk and continues to hold the sad leadership. The area ranked first in terms of natural population (3575 people in seven months), shows the lowest fertility rate in the country (11.0 in the country with an average 12.4) and is the first place in mortality rate (15.5, with an average country 13.4).

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