the number of childbirths in Kyoto increased for the first time in five years.

According to Kyoto Prefecture, the number of childbirths in Kyoto in 2004 was 22,100, increasing (by 2.5% over a year earlier) for the first time in five years. The total fertility rate also increased by 0.01 points to 1.19, which indicates the average number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime. However, population decreased due to the larger increase of people dying.