Home » Europe, Social, Statistics / Polls » Fertility Falls in EU, Not ONE Country Hits Population Replacement Level

Fertility Falls in EU, Not ONE Country Hits Population Replacement Level

Posted by EU Times on Mar 14th, 2019 // No Comment

GLT9fEI

Total births in the European Union’s 28 member states in 2017 has fallen from the year before, while first-time mothers are now almost 30.

Figures released by Eurostat on Tuesday revealed that there were 5.075 million babies born in the union in 2017, compared with 5.148 million in 2016 with the total fertility rate standing at 1.59 births per woman — down from 1.60 on the year before and well below the 2.1 births per woman needed to maintain a population.

In terms of individual countries, France had the highest fertility rate at 1.90 births per woman, followed by Sweden (1.78), Ireland (1.77), Denmark (1.75), and the United Kingdom (1.74).

The lowest fertility rates were in Malta (1.26), Spain (1.31), Italy and Cyprus (both 1.32), Greece (1.35), Portugal (1.38), and Luxembourg (1.39).

These figures reveal that not one of the 28 European Union countries came close to replacement level in 2017.

Source

Please wait...

Read More Stories About: Cyprus, Demographics, Denmark, European Union, Eurostat, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Population, Portugal, Replacement, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Did you like this information? Then please consider making a donation or subscribing to our Newsletter.

« Previous

Britain: Brexit Carnival Hides Idiot £100 Million Plan to “Fight Knife Crime”

Norwegian Writer Slams 'Dishonest' Media For Hiding Truth About Mass Migration

Conversation Guidelines

Starting a conversation on our website is very easy, all you need to do is to write your name, email and the comment itself. No account is required to leave a comment. Your email won't be used for any purpose whatsoever, if you want, you can even write a fictitious email. Please keep it civil, try to refrain from slurs and insults. We offer Free Speech rights to our comment section but please take note that the comment section is moderated so certain comments may be held for moderation in case they triggered our automatic filters. If your comment is on hold for moderation and you can't see it anywhere there is no need to repost it. Don't worry, it doesn't mean it won't get approved. Please patiently wait and check back later.