Live births by mother's age and activity status by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
677,117 Number
Germany
Lowest
341 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
46,241 Number
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
555
What the numbers show
Live births by mother's age and activity status is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 677,117 Number in Germany; the lowest is 341 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 46,241 Number, and the mean is 96,502 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,986.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 6.4%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 41.9%).
Live births by mother's age and activity status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 677,117 Number | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | France | 661,236 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 369,944 Number | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 317,255 Number | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 251,782 Number | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 251,782 Number | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 166,143 Number | 2024 | — | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 166,143 Number | 2024 | — | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 143,637 Number | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 109,154 Number | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 98,451 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 12 | Portugal | 84,642 Number | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 84,311 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 78,868 Number | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 78,256 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 77,238 Number | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 68,309 Number | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 60,845 Number | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 57,079 Number | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Norway | 54,013 Number | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 53,428 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 53,158 Number | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 46,241 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 46,241 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 43,720 Number | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 26 | Georgia | 39,483 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 32,069 Number | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 32,069 Number | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 29 | Moldova | 24,123 Number | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 30 | Moldova | 23,658 Number | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 31 | Albania | 23,310 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 19,086 Number | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 19,086 Number | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 16,875 Number | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 16,875 Number | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 16,061 Number | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 12,887 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 12,887 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 9,766 Number | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 9,690 Number | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 9,690 Number | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 42 | Montenegro | 6,977 Number | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 6,459 Number | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 4,374 Number | 2024 | — | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 4,311 Number | 2024 | — | falling |
| 46 | Liechtenstein | 341 Number | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 3.55 million Number
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 2.84 million Number
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 2.79 million Number
- Germany including former GDR 677,117 Number
- European Free Trade Association 136,921 Number