Live births by mother's age and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Live births by mother's age and citizenship was 2.84 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Live births by mother's age and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 2.84 million for live births by mother's age and citizenship in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, live births by mother's age and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 3.41 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.84 million, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Live births by mother's age and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.38 million | — |
| 2014 | 3.41 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.38 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.40 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.33 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.27 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.21 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.14 million | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.04 million | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.90 million | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 2.84 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.34 million | 3.21 million | 3.41 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.02 million | 2.84 million | 3.18 million | 5 |
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More population data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 266,547 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.9 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 25.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 25.3 (2025)
- Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 163,486 (2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 359.15 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.84 million (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 358.08 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 358.08 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 358.08 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is live births by mother's age and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Live births by mother's age and citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 2.84 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest live births by mother's age and citizenship recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest live births by mother's age and citizenship recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for live births by mother's age and citizenship?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 6th out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is live births by mother's age and citizenship rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Live births by mother's age and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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