Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) marks Mother's Day with a special publication that answers 10 questions

The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) releases today, on Mother's Day, the publication "Demography in Figures: Infographics Inspired by 10 Questions," with its first edition dedicated to Mother's Day.

This publication aims to answer questions about the present and past of the Autonomous Region of Madeira from a demographic perspective through infographics complemented by short texts.

The answers are based on data obtained by Statistics Portugal (INE) through the direct and exhaustive collection of birth records, as a result of mandatory civil registration in the Integrated System of Civil Registration and Identification.

For more comprehensive information, you may consult the time series of Demography.

In this Mother's Day edition, the following questions are addressed:

1. How many women became mothers in 2023? And at the end of the 20^th century?

2. How many children did women who became mothers in 2023 already have?

3. Why do mothers have fewer children today?

4. Who postpones the arrival of their first child more?

5. Is it common for babies to be born to mothers over 49 years old?

6. Are there more mothers of foreign nationality giving birth in the region?

7. What is the nationality of foreign mothers who have children in the region?

8. Are there more babies born of unmarried mothers?

9. Are there more babies born of working mothers?

10. How long do mothers wait to have another child?
    
    

For further information, please refer to:

• Demography in Figures – Mother's Day (Portuguese only)
• Long series

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