Fertility rate in Sjælland

The total fertility rate in Sjælland was 1.54 children per woman in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2007.

Measure: Total fertility rate, by region Unit: Children per woman Data: 2007 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Sjælland, 2024 1.54 Children per woman
Change from 2023 −2.0% 2023: 1.57 children per woman
Denmark, 2024 1.47 children per woman Country total
Position in 2024 57th of 294 See the full ranking

Fertility rate in Sjælland 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 SjællandDenmark
2024 1.54 children per woman 1.47 children per woman
2023 1.57 children per woman 1.50 children per woman
2022 1.68 children per woman 1.55 children per woman
2021 1.81 children per woman 1.72 children per woman
2020 1.76 children per woman 1.68 children per woman
2019 1.76 children per woman 1.70 children per woman
2018 1.83 children per woman 1.73 children per woman
2017 1.83 children per woman 1.75 children per woman
2016 1.89 children per woman 1.79 children per woman
2015 1.82 children per woman 1.71 children per woman
2014 1.75 children per woman 1.69 children per woman
2013 1.73 children per woman 1.67 children per woman
2012 1.77 children per woman 1.73 children per woman
2011 1.83 children per woman 1.75 children per woman
2010 2.00 children per woman 1.87 children per woman
2009 1.93 children per woman 1.84 children per woman
2008 2.05 children per woman 1.89 children per woman
2007 1.99 children per woman 1.84 children per woman
2006 – 1.85 children per woman
2005 – 1.80 children per woman
2004 – 1.78 children per woman
2003 – 1.76 children per woman
2002 – 1.72 children per woman
2001 – 1.74 children per woman
2000 – 1.77 children per woman

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.0% from 1.57 children per woman in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1.75 children per woman, the figure has changed by −11.9%.
  • Among the 294 regions with data for 2024, Sjælland has the 57th highest value.
  • The figure for Denmark in 2024 was 1.47 children per woman.

Source and dates

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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
Selection
freq=A age=TOTAL unit=NR
Observation period
2007 to 2024 for Sjælland
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