Natural increase in population falls to lowest level for five years

The natural increase in the country's population fell to its lowest quarterly level in five years.

The natural increase in population has fallen to its lowest quarterly level for five years, new vital statistics for the first quarter of 2020 show.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) data shows a fall in the number of registered births and a slight increase in registered deaths between January and March this year, compared to the same period last year.