Fertility rate in Schleswig-Holstein

The total fertility rate in Schleswig-Holstein was 1.32 children per woman in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2002. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Total fertility rate, by region Unit: Children per woman Data: 2002 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Schleswig-Holstein, 2024 1.32 Children per woman
Change from 2023 −2.1% 2023: 1.35 children per woman
Germany, 2024 1.36 children per woman Country total
Position in 2024 182nd of 294 See the full ranking

Fertility rate in Schleswig-Holstein over time

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Children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total fertility rate, by region (children per woman), 2000 to 2024
Period Schleswig-HolsteinGermany
2024 1.32 children per woman 1.36 children per woman
2023 1.35 children per womanb (break in time series) 1.39 children per womanb (break in time series)
2022 1.45 children per woman 1.46 children per woman
2020 1.51 children per woman 1.53 children per woman
2019 1.54 children per woman 1.54 children per woman
2018 1.58 children per woman 1.57 children per woman
2017 1.58 children per woman 1.57 children per woman
2016 1.61 children per woman 1.60 children per womanp (provisional)
2015 1.52 children per woman 1.50 children per woman
2014 1.48 children per woman 1.47 children per woman
2013 1.42 children per woman 1.42 children per woman
2012 1.44 children per woman 1.41 children per woman
2011 1.37 children per woman 1.36 children per woman
2010 1.45 children per woman 1.39 children per woman
2009 1.40 children per woman 1.36 children per woman
2008 1.42 children per woman 1.38 children per woman
2007 1.42 children per woman 1.37 children per woman
2006 1.38 children per woman 1.33 children per woman
2005 1.37 children per woman 1.34 children per woman
2004 1.40 children per woman 1.36 children per woman
2003 1.38 children per woman 1.34 children per woman
2002 1.39 children per woman 1.34 children per woman
2001 – 1.35 children per woman
2000 – 1.38 children per woman

Flags: p provisional; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.1% from 1.35 children per woman in 2023.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1.42 children per woman, the figure has changed by −7.2%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 294 regions with data for 2024, Schleswig-Holstein has the 182nd highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2024 was 1.36 children per woman.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_frate2 · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A age=TOTAL unit=NR
Observation period
2002 to 2024 for Schleswig-Holstein
Provider update
30 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat