Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Live births by mother's age and legal marital status was 2.79 million Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.79 million Number
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
7th
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 mother's age and legal marital status in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 2.79 million Number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, live births by mother's age and legal marital status 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 mother's age and legal marital status 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)
- 4 Metropolitan France 790,290 Number
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 730,918 Number compare
- 5 United Kingdom 730,918 Number compare
- 7 Germany 677,117 Number compare
- 8 France 661,236 Number compare
- 9 Italy 369,944 Number compare
- 10 Spain 317,255 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 year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.67 million Number (2024)
- Fertility indicators 31.6 (2024)
- Fertility rates by age 1.35 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 2.79 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest live births by mother's age and legal marital status 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 mother's age and legal marital status 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 mother's age and legal marital status?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 7th out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is live births by mother's age and legal marital status 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 mother's age and legal marital status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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