Fertility rates by age by country
Countries reporting
62
Highest
1.99
Metropolitan France
Lowest
1.01
Malta
Median
1.44
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
2,653
What the numbers show
Fertility rates by age is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 1.99 in Metropolitan France; the lowest is 1.01 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.44, and the mean is 1.44.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 34.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 31.4%).
Fertility rates by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metropolitan France | 1.99 | 2012 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 1.81 | 2019 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 1.81 | 2019 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 4 | Moldova | 1.78 | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 1.75 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1.72 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 7 | Georgia | 1.69 | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 1.68 | 2018 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 1.68 | 2018 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 10 | Albania | 1.64 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 1.64 | 2024 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 11 | Serbia | 1.64 | 2024 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 13 | Moldova | 1.62 | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 14 | France | 1.61 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 15 | Armenia | 1.6 | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 15 | Armenia | 1.6 | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 17 | Russia | 1.57 | 2010 | — | rising |
| 17 | Russia | 1.57 | 2010 | — | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 1.56 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 20 | Slovenia | 1.52 | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 20 | Slovenia | 1.52 | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 22 | Türkiye | 1.48 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 1.47 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 1.47 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 1.46 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 1.46 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Slovakia | 1.46 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 1.46 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 29 | Belarus | 1.45 | 2018 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 29 | Belarus | 1.45 | 2018 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 1.45 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium | 1.44 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 1.44 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 1.44 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 35 | Sweden | 1.43 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 1.43 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 1.43 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 1.41 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 39 | Portugal | 1.41 | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 1.39 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 1.38 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 42 | Liechtenstein | 1.37 | 2024 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 43 | Czechia | 1.36 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 44 | Germany | 1.36 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 1.31 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 46 | Switzerland | 1.29 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 47 | Andorra | 1.27 | 2010 | — | flat |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 1.25 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 1.25 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 50 | Greece | 1.24 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 51 | Latvia | 1.24 | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 51 | Latvia | 1.24 | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 1.18 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 54 | Estonia | 1.18 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 54 | Estonia | 1.18 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 1.14 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 1.14 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 58 | Ukraine | 1.14 | 2019 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 59 | Lithuania | 1.11 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 59 | Lithuania | 1.11 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 61 | Spain | 1.1 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 62 | 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.
- European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) 1.56
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 1.56
- European Economic Area (EU28 - 2013-2020 and IS, LI, NO) 1.56
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 1.56
- European Free Trade Association 1.36
- Germany including former GDR 1.36
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 1.35
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.34