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Crude birth rate — Germany

Crude birth rate in Germany in 2024 — 8.1 per 1,000. Ranked 189 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 53.2%.

2024 8.1 per 1,000 −2.41% vs 2023
World rank 189of 217
Period maximum 18.1 per 1,0001963
Period minimum 8.1 per 1,0002009

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 people

Crude birth rate — Germany, 1960–2024510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 17.3 per 1,0001962: 17.8 per 1,0001964: 18 per 1,0001966: 17.2 per 1,0001968: 15.7 per 1,0001970: 13.4 per 1,0001972: 11.5 per 1,0001974: 10.2 per 1,0001976: 10.2 per 1,0001978: 10.4 per 1,0001980: 11.1 per 1,0001982: 11 per 1,0001984: 10.4 per 1,0001986: 10.9 per 1,0001988: 11.4 per 1,0001990: 11.4 per 1,0001992: 10 per 1,0001994: 9.5 per 1,0001996: 9.7 per 1,0001998: 9.6 per 1,0002000: 9.3 per 1,0002002: 8.7 per 1,0002004: 8.6 per 1,0002006: 8.2 per 1,0002008: 8.3 per 1,0002010: 8.3 per 1,0002012: 8.4 per 1,0002014: 8.8 per 1,0002016: 9.6 per 1,0002018: 9.5 per 1,0002020: 9.3 per 1,0002022: 8.9 per 1,0002024: 8.1 per 1,000
Change over the period: −9.2 (−53.18%) Average annual rate: -1.18 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 8.1 per 1,000
World 16.3 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 9.8 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 8.9 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 8.9 per 1,000
Crude birth rate — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 8.1 −0.2 −2.41%
2023 8.3 −0.6 −6.74%
2022 8.9 −0.7 −7.29%
2021 9.6 +0.3 +3.23%
2020 9.3 −0.1 −1.06%
2019 9.4 −0.1 −1.05%
2018 9.5 +0 +0%
2017 9.5 −0.1 −1.04%
2016 9.6 +0.6 +6.67%
2015 9 +0.2 +2.27%
2014 8.8 +0.3 +3.53%
2013 8.5 +0.1 +1.19%
2012 8.4 +0.1 +1.2%
2011 8.3 +0 +0%
2010 8.3 +0.2 +2.47%
2009 8.1 −0.2 −2.41%
2008 8.3 +0 +0%
2007 8.3 +0.1 +1.22%
2006 8.2 −0.1 −1.2%
2005 8.3 −0.3 −3.49%
2004 8.6 +0 +0%
2003 8.6 −0.1 −1.15%
2002 8.7 −0.2 −2.25%
2001 8.9 −0.4 −4.3%
2000 9.3 −0.1 −1.06%
1999 9.4 −0.2 −2.08%
1998 9.6 −0.3 −3.03%
1997 9.9 +0.2 +2.06%
1996 9.7 +0.3 +3.19%
1995 9.4 −0.1 −1.05%
1994 9.5 −0.3 −3.06%
1993 9.8 −0.2 −2%
1992 10 −0.4 −3.85%
1991 10.4 −1 −8.77%
1990 11.4 +0.2 +1.79%
1989 11.2 −0.2 −1.75%
1988 11.4 +0.2 +1.79%
1987 11.2 +0.3 +2.75%
1986 10.9 +0.4 +3.81%
1985 10.5 +0.1 +0.96%
1984 10.4 −0.2 −1.89%
1983 10.6 −0.4 −3.64%
1982 11 +0 +0%
1981 11 −0.1 −0.9%
1980 11.1 +0.6 +5.71%
1979 10.5 +0.1 +0.96%
1978 10.4 +0.1 +0.97%
1977 10.3 +0.1 +0.98%
1976 10.2 +0.3 +3.03%
1975 9.9 −0.3 −2.94%
1974 10.2 −0.1 −0.97%
1973 10.3 −1.2 −10.43%
1972 11.5 −1.4 −10.85%
1971 12.9 −0.5 −3.73%
1970 13.4 −1.3 −8.84%
1969 14.7 −1 −6.37%
1968 15.7 −0.8 −4.85%
1967 16.5 −0.7 −4.07%
1966 17.2 −0.2 −1.15%
1965 17.4 −0.6 −3.33%
1964 18 −0.1 −0.55%
1963 18.1 +0.3 +1.69%
1962 17.8 −0.1 −0.56%
1961 17.9 +0.6 +3.47%
1960 17.3 — —

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FR France 9.7 LU Luxembourg 9.5 BE Belgium 9.2 NL Netherlands 9.2 CH Switzerland 8.7 AT Austria 8.4 LI Liechtenstein 8.4 DE Germany 8.1
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About the indicator

The crude birth rate is the number of live births during a year per 1,000 people of the mid-year population. Unlike the total fertility rate it depends not only on the intensity of childbearing but also on age structure: in a young country the rate comes out higher at the same number of births per woman.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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