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EU countries by live births

France had the highest live births of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 819,328. Malta had the lowest, at 4,191. The median was 81,722 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.36 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest819,328France
Lowest4,191Malta
Median81,72227 EU countries
European Union (27)4,360,234History

All EU countries, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

FranceFrance: 819,328 count819,328GermanyGermany: 714,927 count714,927ItalyItaly: 502,596 count502,596SpainSpain: 426,076 count426,076PolandPoland: 375,160 count375,160RomaniaRomania: 198,740 count198,740NetherlandsNetherlands: 175,181 count175,181BelgiumBelgium: 125,014 count125,014SwedenSweden: 114,907 count114,907CzechiaCzechia: 109,860 count109,860HungaryHungary: 93,281 count93,281GreeceGreece: 92,149 count92,149PortugalPortugal: 82,367 count82,367AustriaAustria: 81,722 count81,722BulgariaBulgaria: 67,585 count67,585IrelandIreland: 67,295 count67,295FinlandFinland: 57,232 count57,232DenmarkDenmark: 56,870 count56,870SlovakiaSlovakia: 55,033 count55,033CroatiaCroatia: 39,566 count39,566LithuaniaLithuania: 29,364 count29,364LatviaLatvia: 21,746 count21,746SloveniaSlovenia: 21,165 count21,165EstoniaEstonia: 13,551 count13,551CyprusCyprus: 9,258 count9,258LuxembourgLuxembourg: 6,070 count6,070MaltaMalta: 4,191 count4,191
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1France819,328+0.9%
2Germany714,927+4.8%
3Italy502,596-2.3%
4Spain426,076+0.4%
5Poland375,160+1.5%
6Romania198,740+5.4%
7Netherlands175,181+2.2%
8Belgium125,014-0.5%
9Sweden114,907+1.2%
10Czechia109,860+2.9%
11Hungary93,281+4.2%
12Greece92,149-2.1%
13Portugal82,367-0.5%
14Austria81,722+3%
15Bulgaria67,585+1.5%
16Ireland67,295-2.4%
17Finland57,232-1.6%
18Denmark56,870+1.8%
19Slovakia55,033+0.4%
20Croatia39,566-0.9%
21Lithuania29,364+1.7%
22Latvia21,746+5.6%
23Slovenia21,165+0.3%
24Estonia13,551+0.1%
25Cyprus9,258-0.9%
26Luxembourg6,070-0.7%
27Malta4,191+3.9%

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About this ranking

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Live births during the year (demo_gind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which EU country has the highest live births?

France, with 819,328 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest live births?

Malta, with 4,191 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Live births during the year (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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