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EU countries by live births

France had the highest live births of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 799,671. Malta had the lowest, at 4,325. The median was 84,381 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.33 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest799,671France
Lowest4,325Malta
Median84,38127 EU countries
European Union (27)4,329,512History

All EU countries, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

FranceFrance: 799,671 count799,671GermanyGermany: 737,575 count737,575ItalyItaly: 485,780 count485,780SpainSpain: 418,432 count418,432PolandPoland: 369,308 count369,308RomaniaRomania: 201,995 count201,995NetherlandsNetherlands: 170,510 count170,510BelgiumBelgium: 122,274 count122,274SwedenSweden: 114,870 count114,870CzechiaCzechia: 110,764 count110,764HungaryHungary: 92,135 count92,135GreeceGreece: 91,847 count91,847PortugalPortugal: 85,500 count85,500AustriaAustria: 84,381 count84,381BulgariaBulgaria: 65,950 count65,950IrelandIreland: 65,536 count65,536DenmarkDenmark: 58,205 count58,205SlovakiaSlovakia: 55,602 count55,602FinlandFinland: 55,472 count55,472CroatiaCroatia: 37,503 count37,503LithuaniaLithuania: 30,065 count30,065LatviaLatvia: 21,979 count21,979SloveniaSlovenia: 20,641 count20,641EstoniaEstonia: 13,907 count13,907CyprusCyprus: 9,170 count9,170LuxembourgLuxembourg: 6,115 count6,115MaltaMalta: 4,325 count4,325
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1France799,671-2.4%
2Germany737,575+3.2%
3Italy485,780-3.3%
4Spain418,432-1.8%
5Poland369,308-1.6%
6Romania201,995+1.6%
7Netherlands170,510-2.7%
8Belgium122,274-2.2%
9Sweden114,870-0%
10Czechia110,764+0.8%
11Hungary92,135-1.2%
12Greece91,847-0.3%
13Portugal85,500+3.8%
14Austria84,381+3.3%
15Bulgaria65,950-2.4%
16Ireland65,536-2.6%
17Denmark58,205+2.3%
18Slovakia55,602+1%
19Finland55,472-3.1%
20Croatia37,503-5.2%
21Lithuania30,065+2.4%
22Latvia21,979+1.1%
23Slovenia20,641-2.5%
24Estonia13,907+2.6%
25Cyprus9,170-1%
26Luxembourg6,115+0.7%
27Malta4,325+3.2%

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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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Questions

Which EU country has the highest live births?

France, with 799,671 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest live births?

Malta, with 4,325 in 2015.

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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