Fertility rates by age by country

Countries reporting
57
Highest
1.99 Number
Metropolitan France
Lowest
1.01 Number
Malta
Median
1.44 Number
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
2,563

What the numbers show

Fertility rates by age is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 1.99 Number in Metropolitan France; the lowest is 1.01 Number in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.44 Number, and the mean is 1.42 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 27.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 31.4%).

Fertility rates by age: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Metropolitan France 1.99 Number 2012 up 6.9% falling
2 Azerbaijan 1.81 Number 2019 down 0.6% falling
3 Montenegro 1.75 Number 2024 down 0.3% flat
4 Bulgaria 1.72 Number 2024 up 6.2% falling
5 Georgia 1.69 Number 2024 down 14.2% rising
6 United Kingdom 1.68 Number 2018 down 12.2% flat
6 United Kingdom 1.68 Number 2018 down 12.2% flat
8 Albania 1.64 Number 2024 down 5.3% falling
9 Serbia 1.64 Number 2024 up 11.9% flat
10 Moldova 1.62 Number 2023 up 27.0% rising
10 Moldova 1.62 Number 2023 up 27.0% rising
12 France 1.61 Number 2024 down 19.6% falling
13 Armenia 1.6 Number 2019 up 4.3% rising
14 Russia 1.57 Number 2010 rising
14 Russia 1.57 Number 2010 rising
16 Iceland 1.56 Number 2024 down 19.3% falling
17 Slovenia 1.52 Number 2024 down 3.5% flat
17 Slovenia 1.52 Number 2024 down 3.5% flat
19 Türkiye 1.48 Number 2024 down 31.4% falling
20 Ireland 1.47 Number 2024 down 22.1% falling
21 Denmark 1.47 Number 2024 down 13.3% falling
22 Croatia 1.46 Number 2024 down 0.6% flat
22 Croatia 1.46 Number 2024 down 0.6% flat
24 Slovakia 1.46 Number 2024 up 6.7% falling
24 Slovakia 1.46 Number 2024 up 6.7% falling
26 Belarus 1.45 Number 2018 up 1.7% rising
27 Norway 1.45 Number 2024 down 17.6% falling
28 Belgium 1.44 Number 2024 down 17.1% falling
29 North Macedonia 1.44 Number 2024 down 5.2% falling
30 Sweden 1.43 Number 2024 down 23.8% falling
31 Netherlands 1.43 Number 2024 down 16.7% falling
31 Netherlands 1.43 Number 2024 down 16.7% falling
33 Hungary 1.41 Number 2024 down 2.4% falling
34 Portugal 1.41 Number 2024 up 13.9% falling
35 Romania 1.39 Number 2024 down 11.1% falling
36 Cyprus 1.38 Number 2024 up 5.3% falling
37 Liechtenstein 1.37 Number 2024 down 14.0% flat
38 Czechia 1.36 Number 2024 down 10.7% falling
39 Germany 1.36 Number 2024 down 8.0% rising
40 Austria 1.31 Number 2024 down 10.4% falling
41 Switzerland 1.29 Number 2024 down 16.3% falling
42 Andorra 1.27 Number 2010 flat
43 Luxembourg 1.25 Number 2024 down 16.2% falling
44 Finland 1.25 Number 2024 down 26.8% falling
45 Greece 1.24 Number 2024 down 4.3% falling
46 Latvia 1.24 Number 2024 down 24.9% rising
46 Latvia 1.24 Number 2024 down 24.9% rising
48 Italy 1.18 Number 2024 down 14.7% falling
49 Estonia 1.18 Number 2024 down 23.5% falling
49 Estonia 1.18 Number 2024 down 23.5% falling
51 Poland 1.14 Number 2024 down 13.9% falling
51 Poland 1.14 Number 2024 down 13.9% falling
53 Ukraine 1.14 Number 2019 down 21.5% falling
54 Lithuania 1.11 Number 2024 down 29.1% falling
54 Lithuania 1.11 Number 2024 down 29.1% falling
56 Spain 1.1 Number 2024 down 16.3% falling
57 Malta 1.01 Number 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.

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Indicator
Fertility rates by age
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
65 places, 2,563 data points, 1960–2024
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