New data suggest baby boom has come to an end

According to data published by the Czech Statistical Office on Monday, the baby boom in the Czech Republic is on the decline. In the first three quarters of this year, close to 90,000 babies were born, 1700 less than during the same period in 2008, when the country saw the arrival of a record 119,600 babies, the highest number of births per year since 1993. The newly published data further reveal that the total population of the Czech Republic has increased by about 34,000 and that there has been a downward trend in weddings, divorces and abortions.