Live births by birth weight and duration of gestation in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Live births by birth weight and duration of gestation was 2.79 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Live births by birth weight and duration of gestation in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 2.79 million for live births by birth weight and duration of gestation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, live births by birth weight and duration of gestation in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 3.34 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Live births by birth weight and duration of gestation in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.31 million | — |
| 2014 | 3.34 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.32 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.27 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.21 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.15 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.08 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.12 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.99 million | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.84 million | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.79 million | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.28 million | 3.15 million | 3.34 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.96 million | 2.79 million | 3.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 5 Poland 251,782 compare
- 5 Poland 251,782 compare
- 7 Netherlands 166,143 compare
- 7 Netherlands 166,143 compare
- 9 Romania 143,637 compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 112,620 compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 112,620 compare
More population data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 352.72 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.79 million (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 351.64 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 351.64 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 351.64 million (2025)
- Population structure indicators at national level 57.2 (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 2.79 million (2024)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.79 million (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.67 million (2024)
- Fertility indicators 31.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is live births by birth weight and duration of gestation in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Live births by birth weight and duration of gestation in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 2.79 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest live births by birth weight and duration of gestation recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest live births by birth weight and duration of gestation recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for live births by birth weight and duration of gestation?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 8th out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is live births by birth weight and duration of gestation rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Live births by birth weight and duration of gestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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