Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital was 2.79 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.79 million
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
9th
of 11 regions
All-time high
3.34 million
in 2014
All-time low
2.79 million
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2013–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2013201820242013: 3.3M2014: 3.3M2015: 3.3M2016: 3.3M2017: 3.3M2018: 3.2M2019: 3.1M2020: 3.1M2021: 3.1M2022: 3.0M2023: 2.8M2024: 2.8M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 2.79 million. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 3.34 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year

Annual values for Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital status in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2013 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2013 3.31 million —
2014 3.34 million +1.0%
2015 3.32 million -0.8%
2016 3.34 million +0.7%
2017 3.27 million -2.2%
2018 3.21 million -1.8%
2019 3.15 million -1.8%
2020 3.08 million -2.2%
2021 3.12 million +1.4%
2022 2.99 million -4.4%
2023 2.84 million -4.8%
2024 2.79 million -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.28 million 3.15 million 3.34 million 7
2020s 2.96 million 2.79 million 3.12 million 5

Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)

  1. 6 France 661,236 compare
  2. 7 Italy 369,944 compare
  3. 8 Spain 317,255 compare
  4. 9 Ukraine 271,983 compare
  5. 10 Poland 251,782 compare
  6. 10 Poland 251,782 compare
  7. 12 Netherlands 166,143 compare
  8. 12 Netherlands 166,143 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 2.79 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
The highest recorded value was 3.34 million in 2014.
What is the lowest live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 2024.
How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 9th out of 11 regions with data for 2024.
Is live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 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 year of birth (age reached) and legal marital status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
73 places, 3,582 data points, 1960–2024
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