There were 18,792 births registered in quarter 3 of 2008, an increase of just over 1% in the number of births registered in the corresponding quarter of 2007. This is lower than the level of increase which had been recorded in recent quarters. In the second quarter of 2008 the annual increase recorded was 11%.

There were 8,765 marriages registered in Quarter 3 2008, traditionally the most popular quarter in which to get married. This represents an annual rate of 7.9 per 1,000 population.