The number of babies born rose at the fastest pace in seven years in January, driven largely by an increase in marriages, government data showed Wednesday.
A total of 26,916 babies were born in January, up 11.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics.
The January figure was the highest for the month since 2019, when 30,271 babies were born, the ministry said, noting that births are gradually recovering to pre-pandemic levels.
The number of newborns has been on an upward trend since July 2024.
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