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.

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