INSTAT has published the demographic indicators for the second quarter of 2022. The natural increase of the population, unlike in 2021, and the first three months of this year that recorded negative values, for the period April-June the population growth has a positive value, because the number of deaths is lower than births. According to the INSTAT report, the natural population increase reflects a positive trend in the second quarter of 2022 with 468 more births than deaths.
The number of births for the second quarter of 2022 is 5,384, marking a decrease of 14.8%, compared to the second quarter of 2021.
But a more pronounced decrease during the April-June period of this year was recorded in deaths, with a decrease of 19.4% compared to the second quarter of 2021. During the second three months of 2022, 4,916 deaths were recorded, while last year in in the same period there were 6,100 loss of life.
In the second quarter of 2022, five regions of the country recorded a positive natural increase of the population, while in the other seven regions, the natural increase of the population is reflected negatively.
In this period, the district with the lowest number of deaths is Kukësi with 97 deaths, while the district with the highest number is Tirana with 1,119 deaths. The capital also has the highest number of births, leading as the county with the highest natural increase, with 821 more births than deaths. The district with the lowest number of births is Gjirokastra. While the county with the lowest natural increase is Korça, with 193 more deaths than births.