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 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.79 million Number
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
8th
of 9 regions
All-time high
3.34 million Number
in 2014
All-time low
2.79 million Number
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Live births by birth weight and duration of gestation in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 2.79 million Number 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 Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million Number, 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 | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.31 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 3.34 million Number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.32 million Number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.34 million Number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.27 million Number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.21 million Number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.15 million Number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.08 million Number | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.12 million Number | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.99 million Number | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.84 million Number | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.79 million Number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.28 million Number | 3.15 million Number | 3.34 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.96 million Number | 2.79 million Number | 3.12 million Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 5 Poland 251,782 Number compare
- 5 Poland 251,782 Number compare
- 7 Netherlands 166,143 Number compare
- 7 Netherlands 166,143 Number compare
- 9 Romania 143,637 Number compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 112,620 Number compare
- 11 Belgium 109,154 Number 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 Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population structure indicators at national level 57.2 (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.67 million Number (2024)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.79 million Number (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 Number 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 Number 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 Number 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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