Total fertility rate

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

First in the ranking
1.75
EU average
1.34
27 member states
Median country
1.41
half above, half below
Range
1.01 to 1.75
Malta - Montenegro

How to read it

Across 37 countries, the highest value is in Montenegro (1.75) and the lowest in Malta (1.01).

Half of the countries are above 1.41 and half below.

The EU average is 1.34; 25 of 37 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
1Montenegro non-EU1.75+0.41
2Bulgaria1.72+0.38
3Georgia non-EU1.69+0.35
4Serbia non-EU1.64+0.30
5Albania non-EU1.64+0.30
6France1.61+0.27
7Iceland non-EU1.56+0.22
8Slovenia1.52+0.18
9Türkiye non-EU1.48+0.14
10Denmark1.47+0.13
11Ireland1.47+0.13
12Slovakia1.46+0.12
13Croatia1.46+0.12
14Norway non-EU1.45+0.11
15Belgium1.44+0.10
16North Macedonia non-EU1.44+0.10
17Netherlands1.43+0.09
18Sweden1.43+0.09
19Portugal1.41+0.07
20Hungary1.41+0.07
21Romania1.39+0.05
22Cyprus1.38+0.04
23Liechtenstein non-EU1.37+0.03
24Czechia1.36+0.02
25Germany1.36+0.02
26Austria1.31−0.03
27Switzerland non-EU1.29−0.05
28Luxembourg1.25−0.09
29Finland1.25−0.09
30Greece1.24−0.10
31Latvia1.24−0.10
32Estonia1.18−0.16
33Italy1.18−0.16
34Poland1.14−0.20
35Lithuania1.11−0.23
36Spain1.10−0.24
37Malta1.01−0.33
© European Union, source: Eurostat · dataset demo_find · 2024 Source and licence

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