Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
51
Highest
3.54
Mayotte
Lowest
1.01
Malta
Median
1.43
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
12,662
What the numbers show
Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 3.54 in Mayotte; the lowest is 1.01 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.43, and the mean is 1.45.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 13.9%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 31.6%).
Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 3.54 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 2 | Guadeloupe | 1.81 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 3 | Montenegro | 1.75 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 1.72 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1.68 | 2018 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1.68 | 2018 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 7 | Albania | 1.64 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 8 | Serbia | 1.64 | 2024 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 1.64 | 2024 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 10 | France | 1.61 | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.56 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 12 | Martinique | 1.55 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 13 | Slovenia | 1.52 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 1.52 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 1.48 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 16 | Ireland | 1.47 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 1.47 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 1.46 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 1.46 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 20 | Slovakia | 1.46 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 1.46 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 1.45 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.44 | 2024 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 1.44 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 1.44 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 1.43 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 27 | Netherlands | 1.43 | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 27 | Netherlands | 1.43 | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 1.41 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 1.41 | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 1.39 | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 1.38 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 1.37 | 2024 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 34 | Czechia | 1.36 | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 1.36 | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 1.31 | 2024 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 37 | Switzerland | 1.29 | 2024 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 1.25 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 39 | Finland | 1.25 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 40 | Greece | 1.24 | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 41 | Latvia | 1.24 | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 1.24 | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 43 | Italy | 1.18 | 2024 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 44 | Estonia | 1.18 | 2024 | down 23.6% | flat |
| 44 | Estonia | 1.18 | 2024 | down 23.6% | flat |
| 46 | Poland | 1.14 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | 1.14 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 48 | Lithuania | 1.11 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 48 | Lithuania | 1.11 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 50 | Spain | 1.1 | 2024 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 51 | Malta | 1.01 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Guyane 3.11
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 2.78
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 2.44
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 2.4
- Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 2.31
- La Réunion 2.12
- Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 2.08
- Yugoiztochen 2.04
- Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 2.02
- Severozapaden 1.92
- Outer London - East and North East (NUTS 2021) 1.89
- Veri 1.88
- Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan 1.87
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1.86
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) 1.84
- Essex (NUTS 2021) 1.84
- Kent (NUTS 2021) 1.83
- Outer London - West and North West (NUTS 2021) 1.83
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 1.82
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 1.82
- East of England (NUTS 2021) 1.81
- West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) 1.8
- West Midlands (NUTS 2021) 1.79
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (NUTS 2021) 1.79
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 1.79
- Lancashire (NUTS 2021) 1.78
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1.77
- Východné Slovensko 1.76
- Yuzhen tsentralen 1.75
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021) 1.75
- Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021) 1.75
- Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) 1.75
- Outer London - South (NUTS 2021) 1.75
- Crna Gora 1.75
- Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) 1.74
- Cheshire (NUTS 2021) 1.74
- East Anglia (NUTS 2021) 1.74
- South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1.74
- North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1.73
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (NUTS 2021) 1.72