The number of births in Malta and Gozo between 2004 and 2008 rose marginally, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said in reply to a question in Parliament.
He said there were 3,887 births in 2004; 3,858 in 2005; 3,885 in 2006; 3,871 in 2007 and 4,126 in 2008.
Statistics for 2009 are still not available.