Germany including former GDR vs United Kingdom: Live births by mother's age and legal marital status

Germany including former GDR
677,117
in 2024
United Kingdom
730,918
in 2018
Germany including former GDR rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
5th

Live births by mother's age and legal marital status over time

  • Germany including former GDR
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 730,918 against 677,117 in Germany including former GDR, a difference of 53,801.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Germany including former GDR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany including former GDR ahead.

Germany including former GDR ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 9 regions.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany including former GDR averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany including former GDR United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 1.29 million 964,646 323,139 Germany including former GDR
1970s 859,624 760,780 98,845 Germany including former GDR
1980s 853,284 749,913 103,372 Germany including former GDR
1990s 804,204 749,137 55,067 Germany including former GDR
2000s 702,409 725,642 23,233 United Kingdom
2010s 723,701 779,899 56,197 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher live births by mother's age and legal marital status, Germany including former GDR or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 730,918 against 677,117 in Germany including former GDR as of 2018.
What is the difference in live births by mother's age and legal marital status between Germany including former GDR and United Kingdom?
53,801, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany including former GDR and United Kingdom?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Germany including former GDR and United Kingdom rank globally for live births by mother's age and legal marital status?
Germany including former GDR ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 9 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Live births by mother's age and legal marital status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Live births by mother's age and legal marital status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
74 places, 3,877 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed