EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
03/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/06/2026 04:03
EU fertility rate at 1.34 live births per woman in 2024
In 2024, 3.55 million babies were born in the EU, a 3.3% decrease from the 3.67 million in 2023. The total fertility rate for 2024 was 1.34 live births per woman in the EU, down from 1.38 in 2023. This is the lowest rate since 2001, the first year for which the EU value is available.
This information comes from data on fertility published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on fertility statistics.
Source dataset: demo_find
In 2024, Bulgaria recorded the highest total fertility rate in the EU with 1.72 live births per woman, followed by France with 1.61 and Slovenia with 1.52. By contrast, Malta had the lowest fertility rate at 1.01 live births per woman, together with Spain at 1.10 and Lithuania at 1.11.
Source dataset: demo_find
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