Live births (total) by month by country

Countries reporting
48
Highest
1.90 million Number
Russia
Lowest
341 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
55,546 Number
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
2,906

What the numbers show

Live births (total) by month is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 1.90 million Number in Russia; the lowest is 341 Number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 55,546 Number, and the mean is 182,656 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,560.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 30.1%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 45.9%).

Live births (total) by month: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russia 1.90 million Number 2013 up 30.1% rising
2 Türkiye 937,559 Number 2024 down 29.9% falling
3 Metropolitan France 790,290 Number 2012 up 3.8% falling
4 United Kingdom 730,918 Number 2018 down 8.0% falling
5 Germany 677,117 Number 2024 down 5.3% falling
6 France 661,236 Number 2024 down 19.3% falling
7 Italy 369,944 Number 2024 down 26.4% falling
8 Spain 317,255 Number 2024 down 25.5% falling
9 Ukraine 271,983 Number 2021 down 45.9% falling
10 Poland 251,782 Number 2024 down 32.9% falling
11 Netherlands 166,143 Number 2024 down 5.2% falling
12 Romania 132,959 Number 2025 down 34.2% falling
13 Azerbaijan 112,620 Number 2023 down 34.8% falling
14 Belgium 109,154 Number 2024 down 12.7% falling
15 Sweden 98,451 Number 2024 down 14.3% flat
16 Belarus 94,042 Number 2018 down 12.8% rising
17 Portugal 84,642 Number 2024 up 2.8% falling
18 Czechia 84,311 Number 2024 down 23.3% falling
19 Hungary 78,868 Number 2024 down 15.5% falling
20 Switzerland 78,256 Number 2024 down 8.2% falling
21 Austria 77,238 Number 2024 down 5.5% falling
22 Greece 68,309 Number 2024 down 25.9% falling
23 Serbia 60,845 Number 2024 down 8.5% falling
24 Denmark 57,079 Number 2024 up 0.4% falling
25 Norway 54,013 Number 2024 down 8.6% falling
26 Ireland 53,158 Number 2024 down 21.0% falling
27 Bulgaria 51,109 Number 2025 down 22.5% falling
28 Slovakia 46,241 Number 2024 down 16.0% falling
29 Finland 45,731 Number 2025 down 17.6% falling
30 Georgia 39,483 Number 2024 down 34.9% falling
31 Armenia 36,590 Number 2023 down 15.0% falling
32 Croatia 32,069 Number 2024 down 18.9% falling
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26,037 Number 2024 down 20.0% falling
34 Moldova 24,123 Number 2023 down 36.3% falling
35 Albania 23,310 Number 2024 down 34.8% falling
36 Kosovo* 22,830 Number 2021 down 17.4% falling
37 Lithuania 17,667 Number 2025 down 41.2% falling
38 Slovenia 16,875 Number 2024 down 20.3% falling
39 North Macedonia 16,061 Number 2024 down 31.9% falling
40 Latvia 12,887 Number 2024 down 40.7% falling
41 Cyprus 9,766 Number 2024 up 5.5% falling
42 Estonia 9,690 Number 2024 down 28.5% falling
43 Montenegro 6,977 Number 2024 down 7.3% falling
44 Luxembourg 6,459 Number 2024 up 6.4% rising
45 Malta 4,381 Number 2025 up 1.3% falling
46 Iceland 4,311 Number 2024 down 1.5% flat
47 Andorra 543 Number 2018 down 37.9% falling
48 Liechtenstein 341 Number 2024 down 8.3% flat

About this data

Indicator
Live births (total) by month
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
58 places, 2,906 data points, 1960–2025
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