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Crude birth rate (Eurostat)

Live births during the year per 1,000 people in the average population of that year.

Unit: Live births per 1,000 people Frequency: Annual Coverage: 49 countries and 1 group 1960 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 11.2 per 1,000 people Iceland Lowest in 2025 5.8 per 1,000 people Monaco
European Union, 2025 7.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2025 43 Updated by the source on 27 October 2026

43 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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Live births per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Crude birth rate (Eurostat) (live births per 1,000 people), 2001 to 2025
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2025 7.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 7.8 per 1,000 people 9.3 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional) 6.5 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
2024 7.9 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 8.1 per 1,000 people 9.6 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional) 6.5 per 1,000 people
2023 8.2 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) 8.3 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 9.9 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional) 6.6 per 1,000 people
2022 8.7 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 8.9 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 10.6 per 1,000 people 6.9 per 1,000 people
2021 9.2 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 9.6 per 1,000 people 10.9 per 1,000 people 7.1 per 1,000 people
2020 9.1 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 9.3 per 1,000 people 10.9 per 1,000 people 7.2 per 1,000 people
2019 9.3 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) 9.4 per 1,000 people 11.2 per 1,000 people 7.6 per 1,000 people
2018 9.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 9.5 per 1,000 people 11.3 per 1,000 people 7.9 per 1,000 people
2017 9.7 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 9.5 per 1,000 people 11.5 per 1,000 people 8.4 per 1,000 people
2016 9.9 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 9.6 per 1,000 people 11.8 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people
2015 9.8 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) 9.0 per 1,000 people 12.0 per 1,000 people 9.0 per 1,000 people
2014 9.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 8.8 per 1,000 people 12.4 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 9.2 per 1,000 people
2013 9.7 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 8.5 per 1,000 people 12.4 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people
2012 10.0 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 8.4 per 1,000 people 12.6 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people
2011 10.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 8.3 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 12.7 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 people
2010 10.4 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 8.3 per 1,000 people 12.9 per 1,000 people 10.4 per 1,000 people
2009 10.5 per 1,000 people 8.1 per 1,000 people 12.8 per 1,000 people 10.6 per 1,000 people
2008 10.6 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 8.3 per 1,000 people 12.9 per 1,000 people 11.3 per 1,000 people
2007 10.4 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 8.3 per 1,000 people 12.8 per 1,000 people 10.9 per 1,000 people
2006 10.3 per 1,000 people 8.2 per 1,000 people 13.1 per 1,000 people 10.8 per 1,000 people
2005 10.2 per 1,000 people 8.3 per 1,000 people 12.8 per 1,000 people 10.6 per 1,000 people
2004 10.2 per 1,000 people 8.6 per 1,000 people 12.8 per 1,000 people 10.6 per 1,000 people
2003 10.1 per 1,000 people 8.6 per 1,000 people 12.8 per 1,000 people 10.4 per 1,000 people
2002 10.1 per 1,000 people 8.7 per 1,000 people 12.9 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 people
2001 10.2 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 8.9 per 1,000 people 13.1 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people

Flags: b break in time series; p provisional; be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • Among the 43 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Iceland (11.2 per 1,000 people) and the lowest Monaco (5.8 per 1,000 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 8.4 per 1,000 people and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 8 countries and fell in 31.
  • The figure for the European Union was 7.7 per 1,000 people in 2025, against 9.1 per 1,000 people in 2020 (−1.4). The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

About this measure

Definition
Live births during the year per 1,000 people in the average population of that year.
Population covered
Average resident population
Unit
Live births per 1,000 people
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (per 1,000 people)

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_gind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=GBIRTHRT
Observation period
1960 to 2025
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Iceland 11.2 per 1,000 people
  2. 2 Montenegro 11.1 per 1,000 people
  3. 3 Armenia 10.4 per 1,000 people
  4. 4 Türkiye 10.4 per 1,000 people
  5. 5 Denmark 9.9 per 1,000 people
  6. 6 Georgia 9.9 per 1,000 people
  7. 7 Ireland 9.9 per 1,000 people
  8. 8 Norway 9.9 per 1,000 people
  9. 9 Albania 9.6 per 1,000 people
  10. 10 Azerbaijan 9.4 per 1,000 people
  11. 11 Luxembourg 9.4 per 1,000 people
  12. 12 Cyprus 9.3 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  13. 13 France 9.3 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  14. 14 United Kingdom 9.3 per 1,000 people
  15. 15 Belgium 9.2 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  16. 16 Moldova 9.2 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
  17. 17 Sweden 9.2 per 1,000 people
  18. 18 Netherlands 9.1 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  19. 19 Serbia 9.1 per 1,000 people
  20. 20 North Macedonia 8.7 per 1,000 people
  21. 21 Switzerland 8.6 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  22. 22 Croatia 8.4 per 1,000 people
  23. 23 Austria 8.3 per 1,000 people
  24. 24 Finland 8.1 per 1,000 people
  25. 25 Slovenia 8.0 per 1,000 people
  26. 26 Bulgaria 7.8 per 1,000 people
  27. 27 Germany 7.8 per 1,000 people
  28. 28 Slovakia 7.8 per 1,000 people
  29. 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.7 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  30. 30 Hungary 7.7 per 1,000 people
  31. 31 Liechtenstein 7.7 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  32. 32 Portugal 7.7 per 1,000 people
  33. 33 Malta 7.5 per 1,000 people
  34. 34 Czechia 7.1 per 1,000 people
  35. 35 Romania 7.0 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
  36. 36 Estonia 6.8 per 1,000 people
  37. 37 Poland 6.5 per 1,000 people
  38. 38 Spain 6.5 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  39. 39 Latvia 6.4 per 1,000 people
  40. 40 Greece 6.3 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
  41. 41 Lithuania 6.1 per 1,000 people
  42. 42 Italy 6.0 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  43. 43 Monaco 5.8 per 1,000 people
  44. European Union 7.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
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