Birth rate, crude in Euro area
Euro area: Birth rate, crude was 7.96 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.96 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
19.08 per 1,000 people
in 1964
All-time low
7.96 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Euro area, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 7.96 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Euro area peaked at 19.08 per 1,000 people in 1964 and was at its lowest, 7.96 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Euro area, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.8 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 18.96 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 18.81 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 18.9 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 19.08 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 18.5 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 18.23 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 17.78 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 17.35 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 16.97 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 16.25 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 16.04 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 15.37 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 14.79 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 14.71 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 14.22 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 14.08 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 13.75 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 13.5 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 13.23 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 13.13 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 12.85 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 12.74 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 12.41 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 12.24 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 12.05 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 11.98 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 11.9 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 11.95 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 11.71 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 11.72 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 11.36 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 11.17 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 10.91 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 10.53 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 10.39 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.48 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.51 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 10.39 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 10.42 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 10.58 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 10.33 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 10.27 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.29 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.36 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.25 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.35 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.34 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.53 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.35 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.33 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.13 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.97 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.72 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.78 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.66 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.71 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.47 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 9.28 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.11 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 8.89 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 9 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.61 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 8.14 per 1,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 7.96 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.34 per 1,000 people | 16.97 per 1,000 people | 19.08 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.59 per 1,000 people | 13.23 per 1,000 people | 16.25 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.3 per 1,000 people | 11.71 per 1,000 people | 13.13 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.79 per 1,000 people | 10.39 per 1,000 people | 11.72 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.37 per 1,000 people | 10.25 per 1,000 people | 10.58 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.72 per 1,000 people | 9.11 per 1,000 people | 10.33 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.52 per 1,000 people | 7.96 per 1,000 people | 9 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Central African Republic 46.19 per 1,000 people compare
- 2 Chad 43.26 per 1,000 people compare
- 3 Somalia 42.35 per 1,000 people compare
- 4 Niger 41.42 per 1,000 people compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 40.88 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Euro area?
- Birth rate, crude in Euro area was 7.96 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 19.08 per 1,000 people in 1964.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.96 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for birth rate, crude?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.