In 2021, 4.09 million children were born in the EU, up slightly from 4.07 million births in the previous year (a rate of 1.5) and on par with 2019.
Among Member States, Malta (1.13), Spain (1.19) and Italy (1.25) recorded the lowest fertility rates in 2021, and at the opposite extreme are France (1.84), Czech Republic (1.83) and Romania (1.81).
No EU country has, however, reached the replacement rate: two children per woman.
In Portugal, the fertility rate dropped, in 2021, to 1.35 children, compared to 1.41 in 2020.
In 2021, highest fertility rates in the EU in:
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France (1.84 live births per woman)
Czechia (1.83)
Romania (1.81)
Lowest in:
Malta (1.13 births per woman)
Spain (1.19)
Italy (1.25)
What about your country
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You got to be an extremely irresponsible person to bring more people into this world. The multitude of people being born in failed states around the world and who will definetely need to migrate are more than enough to "replace" generations on EU states.
By Diogo F. from Lisbon on 09 Mar 2023, 13:35