Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)
European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO): Live births by mother's age and legal marital status was 5.00 million Number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
5.00 million Number
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
2nd
of 9 regions
All-time high
7.81 million Number
in 1964
All-time low
5.00 million Number
in 2018
Years of data
58
1961–2018
Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO), 1961–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) recorded 5.00 million Number for live births by mother's age and legal marital status in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, live births by mother's age and legal marital status in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) peaked at 7.81 million Number in 1964 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million Number, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.60 million Number | — |
| 1962 | 7.57 million Number | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 7.70 million Number | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 7.81 million Number | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 7.64 million Number | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 7.56 million Number | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 7.68 million Number | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 7.56 million Number | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 7.41 million Number | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 7.21 million Number | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 7.21 million Number | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.99 million Number | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 6.81 million Number | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 6.83 million Number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 6.65 million Number | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 6.59 million Number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.50 million Number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 6.45 million Number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 6.45 million Number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6.46 million Number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 6.31 million Number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 6.23 million Number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.07 million Number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 6.04 million Number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.01 million Number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 5.99 million Number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.97 million Number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.01 million Number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 5.91 million Number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 5.90 million Number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.76 million Number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.64 million Number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.47 million Number | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.33 million Number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.20 million Number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 5.20 million Number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.18 million Number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.15 million Number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.14 million Number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.19 million Number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.08 million Number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.05 million Number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.10 million Number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.18 million Number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.20 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.29 million Number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.34 million Number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.49 million Number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 5.44 million Number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.43 million Number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.29 million Number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 5.25 million Number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.10 million Number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.16 million Number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.13 million Number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.18 million Number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.11 million Number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.00 million Number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.62 million Number | 7.41 million Number | 7.81 million Number | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.77 million Number | 6.45 million Number | 7.21 million Number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.10 million Number | 5.91 million Number | 6.46 million Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.40 million Number | 5.14 million Number | 5.90 million Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.24 million Number | 5.05 million Number | 5.49 million Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 million Number | 5.00 million Number | 5.43 million Number | 9 |
Countries ranked near European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)
- 1 Russia 1.91 million Number compare
- 1 Russia 1.91 million Number compare
- 3 Türkiye 937,559 Number compare
- 4 Metropolitan France 790,290 Number compare
- 5 United Kingdom 730,918 Number compare
- 5 United Kingdom 730,918 Number compare
More population data for European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 507.24 million (2013)
- Live births (total) by month 5.00 million Number (2018)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 515.88 million Number (2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 516.06 million Number (2020)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 515.88 million Number (2020)
- Population structure indicators at national level 55.1 (2019)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 5.00 million Number (2018)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 5.30 million Number (2018)
- Fertility indicators 30.8 (2018)
- Fertility rates by age 1.56 Number (2018)
All data for European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is live births by mother's age and legal marital status in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)?
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) was 5.00 million Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest live births by mother's age and legal marital status recorded in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.81 million Number in 1964.
- What is the lowest live births by mother's age and legal marital status recorded in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million Number in 2018.
- How does European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) rank for live births by mother's age and legal marital status?
- European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) ranks 2nd out of 9 regions with data for 2018.
- Is live births by mother's age and legal marital status rising or falling in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) 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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