Live births by mother's age and birth order by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
796,896
Metropolitan France
Lowest
341
Liechtenstein
Median
54,013
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
1,753

What the numbers show

Live births by mother's age and birth order is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 796,896 in Metropolitan France; the lowest is 341 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 54,013, and the mean is 132,279.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,337.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Metropolitan France (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 45.9%).

Live births by mother's age and birth order: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Metropolitan France 796,896 2006 up 75.0% flat
2 United Kingdom 730,918 2018 down 8.0% falling
3 Germany 677,117 2024 down 5.3% rising
4 France 661,236 2024 down 19.3% falling
5 Italy 369,944 2024 down 26.4% falling
6 Spain 317,255 2024 down 25.5% falling
7 Ukraine 271,983 2021 down 45.9% falling
8 Poland 251,782 2024 down 32.9% falling
9 Netherlands 166,143 2024 down 5.2% falling
10 Romania 143,637 2024 down 27.7% falling
11 Azerbaijan, Republic of 112,620 2023 down 34.8% falling
12 Belgium 109,154 2024 down 12.7% falling
13 Sweden 98,451 2024 down 14.3% rising
14 Belarus, Republic of 94,042 2018 down 12.8% flat
15 Portugal 84,642 2024 up 2.8% falling
16 Czechia 84,311 2024 down 23.3% falling
17 Hungary 78,868 2024 down 15.5% falling
18 Switzerland 78,256 2024 down 8.2% falling
19 Austria 77,238 2024 down 5.5% flat
20 Greece 68,309 2024 down 25.9% falling
21 Serbia, Republic of 60,845 2024 down 8.5% falling
22 Denmark 57,079 2024 up 0.4% falling
23 Norway 54,013 2024 down 8.6% flat
24 Bulgaria 53,428 2024 down 20.9% falling
25 Ireland 53,158 2024 down 21.0% rising
26 Slovak Republic 46,241 2024 down 16.0% falling
27 Finland 43,720 2024 down 23.6% falling
28 Georgia 39,483 2024 down 34.9% falling
29 Armenia, Republic of 36,590 2023 down 15.0% falling
30 Croatia 32,069 2024 down 18.9% falling
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26,037 2024 down 20.0% falling
32 Moldova 24,123 2023 down 36.3% falling
33 Albania 23,310 2024 down 34.8% falling
34 Kosovo* 22,830 2021 down 17.4% falling
35 Lithuania 19,086 2024 down 35.0% falling
36 Slovenia 16,875 2024 down 20.3% falling
37 North Macedonia, Republic of 16,061 2024 down 31.9% falling
38 Latvia 12,887 2024 down 40.7% falling
39 Cyprus 9,766 2024 up 5.5% falling
40 Estonia 9,690 2024 down 28.5% falling
41 Montenegro 6,977 2024 down 19.3% falling
42 Luxembourg 6,459 2024 up 6.4% rising
43 Malta 4,374 2024 up 4.4% rising
44 Iceland 4,311 2024 down 1.5% flat
45 Liechtenstein 341 2024 β€” flat

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Indicator
Live births by mother's age and birth order
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,753 data points, 1960–2024
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