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Where are the most children born?

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Bulgaria at 1.72, the lowest Malta at 1.01. The EU27 figure is 1.34.

Maps Latest available · 20241.011.72No data / outside the EUEqual intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad.

All 27 countries

  1. BG1.72
  2. FR1.61
  3. SI1.52
  4. DK1.47
  5. IE1.47
  6. HR1.46
  7. SK1.46
  8. BE1.44
  9. NL1.43
  10. SE1.43
  11. HU1.41
  12. PT1.41
  13. RO1.39
  14. CY1.38
  15. CZ1.36
  16. DE1.36
  17. AT1.31
  18. FI1.25
  19. LU1.25
  20. GR1.24
  21. LV1.24
  22. EE1.18
  23. IT1.18
  24. PL1.14
  25. LT1.11
  26. ES1.1
  27. MT1.01

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

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2010–2024

Lines: EU27, Bulgaria, France, Slovenia, Lithuania, Spain and Malta. Hover a year to read the figures. Eurostat · Children per woman & Age at first child · 2024.

Source

Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. Eurostat · Children per woman & Age at first child · 2024.

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