# Total fertility rate in European Union (27)

Total fertility rate in European Union (27) was 1.34 children per woman in 2024 (estimated). Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `fertility_rate`
- Place id: `eu27`
- Unit: children per woman
- Definition: Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Fertility indicators (demo_find) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_find/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Fertility indicators (demo_find). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_find/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/fertility-rate/european-union
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/fertility-rate/european-union.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=fertility_rate&place=eu27

| Period | children per woman |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 1.34 (estimated) |
| 2023 | 1.38 (break) |
| 2022 | 1.46 (break) |
| 2021 | 1.53 (estimated) |
| 2020 | 1.51 (break) |
| 2019 | 1.53 (break) |
| 2018 | 1.54 (estimated) |
| 2017 | 1.56 (break) |
| 2016 | 1.57 |
| 2015 | 1.54 (break) |
| 2014 | 1.54 (break) |
| 2013 | 1.51 |
| 2012 | 1.54 (break) |
| 2011 | 1.54 (break) |
| 2010 | 1.57 (break) |
| 2009 | 1.56 |
| 2008 | 1.57 |
| 2007 | 1.52 |
| 2006 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 1.47 |
| 2004 | 1.46 |
| 2003 | 1.44 |
| 2002 | 1.43 |
| 2001 | 1.43 |