Live births by mother's age and citizenship by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
730,918
United Kingdom
Lowest
341
Liechtenstein
Median
54,013
Years covered
18
2007β2024
Data points
748
What the numbers show
Live births by mother's age and citizenship is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 730,918 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 341 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 54,013, and the mean is 116,904.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,143.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 6.4%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 45.9%).
Live births by mother's age and citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 730,918 | 2018 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 677,117 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 3 | France | 661,236 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 369,944 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 317,255 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 6 | Ukraine | 271,983 | 2021 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 251,782 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 166,143 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 143,637 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 112,620 | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 109,154 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 98,451 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 84,642 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 84,311 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 78,868 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 78,256 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 77,238 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 68,309 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 60,845 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 57,079 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 54,472 | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 54,013 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 53,428 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 24 | Slovak Republic | 46,241 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 43,720 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 26 | Georgia | 39,483 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 32,069 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,037 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 29 | Republic of Moldova | 24,123 | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 30 | Albania | 23,310 | 2024 | β | falling |
| 31 | Kosovo* | 22,830 | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 19,086 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 16,875 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 16,061 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 12,887 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 36 | Cyprus | 9,766 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 37 | Estonia | 9,690 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 38 | Montenegro | 6,977 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 6,459 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 40 | Malta | 4,374 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 4,311 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 42 | Andorra | 543 | 2018 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 341 | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |