In 2023, the Faroe Islands was the European country estimated to have the highest fertility rate. The small Atlantic island state had a fertility rate of 2.71 children per woman. Other small countries such as Monaco and Gibraltar also came towards the top of the list for 2023, while the large country with the highest fertility rate was France, with 1.79 children per woman. On the other hand, Andorra, San Marino, and Malta had the lowest fertility rates in Europe, with Ukraine, Spain, and Italy being the largest countries with low fertility rates in that year, averaging around 1.3 children per woman.

The crude birth rate in Turkey was estimated to be 12.3 live births per 1,000 population in 2023, the highest among countries in Europe. By contrast, Ukraine had the lowest crude birth rate in Europe, at 5.6 live births per 1,000 population.

This statistic depicts the crude birth rate (per 1,000 population) in the European Union and the United Kingdom in 2022. The crude birth rate was highest in Ireland with 11.2 births per thousand women, while Italy had the lowest birth rate with 6.7 births per 1,000 women.

In 2022, the total fertility rate in Europe was estimated to be 1.49 births per woman compared with 2.7 in 1950. The fertility rate in Europe fell considerably between 1957 and 1999, falling from 2.62 to 1.4.

This dataset is about countries in Western Europe per year, featuring 3 columns: country, date, and fertility rate. The preview is ordered by date (descending).

In 2022, there were around 3.88 million live births in the European Union, with Germany having the highest number of live births at 738,819, compared with 726,533 in France.

This bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by ISO 2 country code using the aggregation average, weighted by population and is filtered where the continent is Europe. The data is about countries per year.

This statistic depicts the number of children born per women aged between 15 and 49 years old in the European Union in 2022, by country. The fertility rate in Europe was highest among women in Romania, France, and Bulgaria, at 1.8 children in each of the mentioned countries.

Chart and table of the Europe Central Asia Ibrd Only Countries birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

In 2021 the live birth rate of the United Kingdom fell to 10.4 births per 1,000 population, the lowest it had been during this time period. The UK's birth rate has been declining steadily since 2010 when the birth rate was 12.9 births per 1,000 population. After 1938, the year with the highest birth rate in the UK was 1947, when the crude birth rate was 21.2 births per 1,000 population. Under two children per mother in 2021 The most recent crude live birth rate for this statistic is based on the 694,685 births, that occurred in 2021 as well as the mid-year population estimate of 67 million for the United Kingdom. It has a close relation to the fertility rate which estimates the average number of children women are expected to have in their lifetime, which was 1.53 in this reporting year. Among the constituent countries of the UK, Northern Ireland had the highest birth rate at 11.6, followed by England at 10.5, Wales at 9.3, and Scotland at 8.7. International comparisons The UK is not alone in seeing its birth and fertility rates decline dramatically in recent decades. Across the globe, fertility rates have fallen noticeably since the 1960s, with the fertility rate for Asia, Europe, and the Americas being below two in 2021. As of this year, the global fertility rate was 2.31, and was by far the highest in Africa, which had a fertility rate of 4.12, although this too has fallen from a high of 6.72 in the late 1960s. A reduction in infant mortality, as well as better access to contraception, are factors that have typically influenced declining fertility rates recently.

This horizontal bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by continent using the aggregation average, weighted by population and is filtered where the continent is Europe. The data is about countries.

This dataset is about countries in Europe, featuring 3 columns: birth rate, continent, and country. The preview is ordered by population (descending).

This bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by country full name and is filtered where the continent is Europe. The data is about countries.

This dataset is about countries in Western Europe per year, featuring 4 columns: birth rate, country, date, and ISO 3 country code. The preview is ordered by date (descending).

The total fertility rate of the world has dropped from around five children per woman in 1950, to 2.3 children per woman in 2023, which means that women today are having fewer than half the number of children that women did 75 years ago. This change has come as a result of the global demographic transition, and is influenced by factors such as the significant reduction in infant and child mortality, reduced number of child marriages, increased educational and vocational opportunities for women, and the increased efficacy and availability of contraception. While this change has become synonymous with societal progress, it does have wide-reaching demographic impact - if the global average falls below replacement level (roughly 2.1 children per woman), as is expected to happen in the 2050s, then this will lead to long-term population decline on a global scale.

When broken down by continent, Africa is the only region with a fertility rate above the global average, while it and Oceania are the only regions with above replacement level fertility rates. Until the 1980s, women in Africa could expect to have almost seven children throughout the course of their lifetimes, and there are still eight countries in Africa where the average woman of childbearing age can still expect to have five or more children in 2023. Historically, Europe has had the lowest fertility rate in the world over the past century, falling below replacement level in 1975 - Europe's population has grown through a combination of migration and increasing life expectancy, however even high immigration rates could not prevent its population from going into decline in 2021.

This dataset is about countries in Europe. It has 3 columns: country, fertility rate, and democracy type. The data is ordered by population (descending).

In 2022, the crude birth rate in Europe (the number of live births per 1,000 population) was estimated to be 9.2, which is also the lowest birth rate in the provided time period. Between 1950 and 2022, the birth rate was highest in Europe in 1950 when it stood at 22.2.

This horizontal bar chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) by continent and is filtered where the continent is Europe. The data is about countries.

This bar chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) by ISO 2 country code and is filtered where the continent is Europe. The data is about countries.

Immigration and emigration in the Netherlands and the administrative corrections by country of birth, sex, age and marital status. CBS is in transition towards a new classification of the population by origin. Greater emphasis is now placed on where a person was born, aside from where that person’s parents were born. The term ‘migration background’ is no longer used in this regard. The main categories western/non-western are replaced by categories based on continents and a few countries that share a specific migration history with the Netherlands. The new classification by origin is being introduced gradually in tables and publications on population by origin. Data available from: 2020 Status of the figures: All data recorded in this publication are final data. Changes as from 3 June 2024: Final figures of 2023 have been added. Changes as from 8 March 2024: None, this is a new table. This table succeeds the table External migration; sex, age, marital status and country of birth; 1995-2022. See section 3. The following changes have been implemented compared to the discontinued table: - The countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey have been assigned to the continent of Asia (previously Europe); - Relative to the discontinued table, minor differences may occur. The differences are due to a change in the production process. When will new figures be published? The final figures of 2024 will be added in the third quarter of 2025 in this publication.