The total fertility rate in the European Union decreased by 0.1 children per woman (-6.58 percent) in 2022 in comparison to the previous year. Total fertility rates refer to the average number of children that a woman of childbearing age (generally considered 15 to 44 years) can expect to have throughout her reproductive years. Unlike birth rates, which are based on the actual number of live births in a given population, fertility rates are hypothetical (similar to life expectancy), as they assume that current patterns in age-specific fertility will remain constant throughout a woman's reproductive years.
Total fertility rate in the European Union from 2003 to 2022
Characteristic
Total fertiliy rate (births per woman)
2022
1.46
2021
1.52
2020
1.5
2019
1.53
2018
1.54
2017
1.56
2016
1.57
2015
1.54
2014
1.54
2013
1.51
2012
1.53
2011
1.53
2010
1.57
2009
1.56
2008
1.57
2007
1.52
2006
1.49
2005
1.47
2004
1.46
2003
1.43
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All data is based on United Nations estimates and predictions. Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Total fertility rate in the European Union from 2003 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267828/total-fertility-rate-in-european-union/
World Bank. "Total fertility rate in the European Union from 2003 to 2022." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267828/total-fertility-rate-in-european-union/
World Bank. (2024). Total fertility rate in the European Union from 2003 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267828/total-fertility-rate-in-european-union/
World Bank. "Total Fertility Rate in The European Union from 2003 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267828/total-fertility-rate-in-european-union/
World Bank, Total fertility rate in the European Union from 2003 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267828/total-fertility-rate-in-european-union/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Total fertility rate in the European Union from 2003 to 2022 [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267828/total-fertility-rate-in-european-union/
