Fertility indicators by country
Countries reporting
62
Highest
32.7
Ireland
Lowest
25.6
Azerbaijan
Median
30.5
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
2,654
What the numbers show
Fertility indicators is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 32.7 in Ireland; the lowest is 25.6 in Azerbaijan.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.5, and the mean is 30.21.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 9.6%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 1.9%).
Fertility indicators: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 32.7 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 32.6 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 32.6 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 32.6 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 32.5 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 32.4 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 32.2 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 31.9 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 31.9 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 31.9 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 31.8 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 31.8 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 31.7 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 31.6 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 15 | Cyprus | 31.4 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 31.3 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 31.3 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 31.2 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 31.1 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 31.1 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 19 | France | 31.1 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 31.1 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 30.9 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 30.9 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 30.9 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 26 | Andorra | 30.8 | 2010 | — | flat |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 30.6 | 2018 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 30.6 | 2018 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 30.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 30.5 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 30.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 30.5 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 30.5 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 30.4 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 30.4 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 30.3 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 30.3 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 30.2 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 38 | Montenegro | 30.2 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 40 | Metropolitan France | 30.1 | 2012 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 29.9 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 29.9 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 29.6 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 43 | Georgia | 29.6 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 45 | Türkiye | 29.3 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 29.3 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 29.3 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 28.8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 28.8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Moldova | 28.6 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 28.6 | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 28.6 | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 28.5 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 28.2 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 55 | Moldova | 28 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 56 | Ukraine | 27.9 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 57 | Russia | 27.7 | 2010 | — | flat |
| 57 | Russia | 27.7 | 2010 | — | flat |
| 59 | Armenia | 27.3 | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 59 | Armenia | 27.3 | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 25.6 | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 25.6 | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Free Trade Association 32.1
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 31.6
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 31.3
- Germany including former GDR 31.3
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 30.8
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 30.8
- European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) 30.8
- European Economic Area (EU28 - 2013-2020 and IS, LI, NO) 30.8