Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex was 2.84 million Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.84 million Number
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
6th
of 9 regions
All-time high
3.41 million Number
in 2014
All-time low
2.84 million Number
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 2.84 million Number for live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure 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 newborn's sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 3.41 million Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.84 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 newborn's sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.38 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 3.41 million Number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.38 million Number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.40 million Number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.33 million Number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.27 million Number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.21 million Number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.14 million Number | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.18 million Number | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.04 million Number | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.90 million Number | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 2.84 million Number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.34 million Number | 3.21 million Number | 3.41 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.02 million Number | 2.84 million Number | 3.18 million Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 3 Türkiye 937,559 Number compare
- 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
More population data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 266,546 Thousand persons (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 Thousand households (2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 359.15 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.84 million Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 358.08 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 358.08 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 358.08 million Number (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 2.84 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest live births by mother's age and newborn's sex recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest live births by mother's age and newborn's sex recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million Number in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for live births by mother's age and newborn's sex?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 6th out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is live births by mother's age and newborn's sex 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 newborn's sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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