Total fertility rate

38 European countries compared for 2024, eu average 1.34. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking
1.78
EU average
1.34
27 member states
Median country
1.42
half above, half below
Range
1.01 to 1.78
Malta - Moldova

How to read it

Across 38 countries, the highest value is in Moldova (1.78) and the lowest in Malta (1.01).

Half of the countries are above 1.42 and half below.

The EU average is 1.34; 26 of 38 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value fell from 1.47 in 2005 to 1.34 in 2024.

Fertility indicators · Total fertility rate

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Fertility over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Moldova non-EU1.78+0.44
2Montenegro non-EU1.75+0.41
3Bulgaria1.72+0.38
4Georgia non-EU1.69+0.35
5Serbia non-EU1.64+0.30
6Albania non-EU1.64+0.30
7France1.61+0.27
8Iceland non-EU1.56+0.22
9Slovenia1.52+0.18
10Türkiye non-EU1.48+0.14
11Denmark1.47+0.13
12Ireland1.47+0.13
13Slovakia1.46+0.12
14Croatia1.46+0.12
15Norway non-EU1.45+0.11
16Belgium1.44+0.10
17North Macedonia non-EU1.44+0.10
18Netherlands1.43+0.09
19Sweden1.43+0.09
20Portugal1.41+0.07
21Hungary1.41+0.07
22Romania1.39+0.05
23Cyprus1.38+0.04
24Liechtenstein non-EU1.37+0.03
25Czechia1.36+0.02
26Germany1.36+0.02
27Austria1.31−0.03
28Switzerland non-EU1.29−0.05
29Luxembourg1.25−0.09
30Finland1.25−0.09
31Greece1.24−0.10
32Latvia1.24−0.10
33Estonia1.18−0.16
34Italy1.18−0.16
35Poland1.14−0.20
36Lithuania1.11−0.23
37Spain1.10−0.24
38Malta1.01−0.33
© European Union, source: Eurostat · dataset demo_find · 2024 Source and licence

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