Following a spike to 2.5 children per woman in the mid-1960s (during the second wave of the post-WWII baby boom), Germany's fertility rate then fell sharply to around 1.5 children per woman in the 1970s, and it has fluctuated between 1.2 and 1.6 children per woman ever since. Germany's fertility rate has been below the natural replacement level of roughly 2.1 children per woman since 1970, meaning that long-term natural population growth is unsustainable. In fact, Germany has experienced a natural population decline in every year since 1972, and its population has only grown or been sustained at its current level through high net immigration rates.Find more statistics on other topics about Germany with key insights such as crude birth rate, life expectancy of women at birth, and total life expectancy at birth.

The fertility rate of a country is the average number of children that women from that country will have throughout their reproductive years. In Germany in 1800, the average woman of childbearing age would have 5.4 children over the course of their lifetime. It remained around this number until the late 1820s, when it then dropped to just under five, which was a long-term effect of the Napoleonic Period in Europe. From this point until the end of the nineteenth century, Germany's fertility rate was rather sporadic, reaching it's lowest point in 1855 with an average of 4.6 births per woman, and it's highest point in 1875 (just after the foundation of the German Empire in 1871), with an average of 5.4 live births per woman. From the beginning of the twentieth century until the end of the Second World War, Germany's fertility rate dropped from around 5 children per woman in 1900, to 1.9 in 1945. The only time where the fertility rate increased was in the inter-war years. Like other countries heavily involved in the Second World War, Germany (both East and West) experienced a Baby Boom from the late 1940s to the late 1960s, however it then dropped to it's lowest point of just 1.3 children per woman by 1995, shortly after the re-unification of Germany. In recent years, Germany's fertility rate has gradually been increasing again, and is expected to reach 1.6 in 2020, its highest rate in over forty years.

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

In Germany, the crude birth rate in 1800 was 38 live births per thousand people, meaning that 3.8 percent of the population had been born in that year. In the nineteenth century, Germany's crude birth rate fluctuated between 34 and 40 births per thousand people. Since the turn of the twentieth century however, the crude birth rate has been in decline, although there were a few periods where it did increase. These increases took place during periods of economic recovery, after both world wars, and after the Great Depression. The largest period of increase was after the Second World War, and lasted until the late 1960s, before decreasing to 10.3 in 1980, where it then plateaus between eight and eleven, and it is expected to be 9.4 births per thousand people in 2020.

In 2023, there were approximately 1.35 children born per woman in Germany, a decrease compared to the previous year. This statistic shows the development of the fertility rate in Germany from 1990 to 2023.

Germany DE: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 8.800 Ratio in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.600 Ratio for 2021. Germany DE: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 10.000 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.100 Ratio in 1963 and a record low of 8.100 Ratio in 2009. Germany DE: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years).;Weighted average;

The crude birth rate in Germany declined to 8.8 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022. The crude birth rate is the annual number of live births in a given population, expressed per 1,000 people. When looked at in unison with the crude death rate, the rate of natural increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about Germany with key insights such as infant mortality rate, total life expectancy at birth, and life expectancy of women at birth.

Germany DE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 1.455 Ratio in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.580 Ratio for 2021. Germany DE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 1.430 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.540 Ratio in 1964 and a record low of 1.240 Ratio in 1994. Germany DE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

From 1950 to 2020, fertility patterns in Germany changed drastically, as women gradually had children at later stages in life. The baby boom that followed the Second World War was a unique event, but women in their twenties had the highest birth rates by a significant margin. This remained true until the 1990s, when birth rates among women in their early thirties overtook those of women aged 20-24, before having the highest birth rates in the country from around 2010 onwards. Birth rates among women in their late thirties also fluctuated over the given period, but have generally followed the trajectory of the age group below, and this age group is on course to have the second highest birth rate in Germany in the next decade.

Birth rates among teenagers have also dropped significantly, from a peak of almost 50 births per 1,000 women in 1970, to just eight births in 2020. Throughout the 2010s, birth rates among women in their early forties were actually higher than teen pregnancies; this is not only due to societal trends, but improvements in assisted reproductive technologies have increased conception rates among older age groups.

This scatter chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) against access to electricity (% of population) and is filtered where the country is Germany. The data is from the countries entity.

Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) in Germany was reported at 5.577 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

49,594 children were born in Germany in November 2024. This was a decrease compared to the month before. Figures fluctuated during the timeline displayed, generally being highest throughout later summer and autumn. Crude birth rates varied among European countries.

Germany DE: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data was reported at 7.186 Ratio in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.465 Ratio for 2021. Germany DE: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data is updated yearly, averaging 19.012 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.322 Ratio in 1969 and a record low of 7.186 Ratio in 2022. Germany DE: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.;United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects.;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.7.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

This dataset is about countries in Germany. It has 5 columns: country, currency, capital city, continent, and fertility rate. The data is ordered by population (descending).

Germany DE: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 12.700 Ratio in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.300 Ratio for 2021. Germany DE: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 11.600 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.700 Ratio in 2022 and a record low of 9.900 Ratio in 2004. Germany DE: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years).;Weighted average;

8.2 (live births per 1000 inhabitants) in 2016. Crude birth rate is the ratio of the total number of live births during the year to the average population in that year.

This scatter chart displays net migration (people) against fertility rate (births per woman) and is filtered where the country includes Germany. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) by ISO 3 country code using the aggregation average, weighted by population female and is filtered where the country includes Germany. The data is about countries per year.

UNICEF's country profile for Germany, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.

This scatter chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) against health expenditure (% of GDP) and is filtered where the country is Germany. The data is about countries per year.