Fertility rate, total in Euro area
Euro area: Fertility rate, total was 1.35 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.35 births per woman
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
2.71 births per woman
in 1964
All-time low
1.35 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Euro area, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Euro area stood at 1.35 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Euro area peaked at 2.71 births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.35 births per woman, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Euro area, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.59 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 2.62 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 2.62 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 2.66 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.71 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 2.66 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 2.64 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 2.59 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 2.53 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.47 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 2.38 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 2.33 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.23 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 2.13 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 2.1 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.03 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 1.99 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.92 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.86 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.81 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.78 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.74 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.71 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.65 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.62 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.6 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.59 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.57 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.54 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.54 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.49 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.47 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.44 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.4 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.38 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.41 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.41 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.43 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.46 births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.45 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.45 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.47 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.49 births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.52 births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.54 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.58 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.56 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.56 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.55 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.53 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.55 births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.55 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.57 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.55 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.53 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.51 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.48 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.51 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.45 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.38 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.35 births per woman | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.61 births per woman | 2.47 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.08 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | 2.38 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Chad 6.03 births per woman compare
- 2 Somalia 6.01 births per woman compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.98 births per woman compare
- 4 Central African Republic 5.95 births per woman compare
- 5 Niger 5.93 births per woman 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 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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Euro area?
- Fertility rate, total in Euro area was 1.35 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for fertility rate, total?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.