In 2015
Official figures show a natural decrease of the population although less pronounced than in 2014.Number of births increased.
Preliminary data of demographic statistics show that in 2015, the Autonomous Region of Madeira registered a natural decrease of 677 persons (-995 in 2014).
In 2015, 1,932 live births to mothers living in RAM were recorded, up by 11.1% compared to the previous year (1,739).
The number of registered deaths in this period (2,609) was 4.6% lower than in the previous year (2,734).
In the year of reference, seven deaths under 1 year and seven dead fetuses were registered.
There were also 793 marriages, up by 5.3 % over 2014 (753).