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EU countries by live births

Germany had the highest live births of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 792,141. Malta had the lowest, at 4,476. The median was 87,126 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.38 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest792,141Germany
Lowest4,476Malta
Median87,12627 EU countries
European Union (27)4,378,440History

All EU countries, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 792,141 count792,141FranceFrance: 784,325 count784,325ItalyItaly: 473,438 count473,438SpainSpain: 408,734 count408,734PolandPoland: 382,257 count382,257RomaniaRomania: 205,773 count205,773NetherlandsNetherlands: 172,520 count172,520BelgiumBelgium: 121,896 count121,896SwedenSweden: 117,425 count117,425CzechiaCzechia: 112,663 count112,663HungaryHungary: 95,361 count95,361GreeceGreece: 92,898 count92,898AustriaAustria: 87,675 count87,675PortugalPortugal: 87,126 count87,126BulgariaBulgaria: 64,984 count64,984IrelandIreland: 63,841 count63,841DenmarkDenmark: 61,614 count61,614SlovakiaSlovakia: 57,557 count57,557FinlandFinland: 52,814 count52,814CroatiaCroatia: 37,537 count37,537LithuaniaLithuania: 29,514 count29,514LatviaLatvia: 21,968 count21,968SloveniaSlovenia: 20,345 count20,345EstoniaEstonia: 14,053 count14,053CyprusCyprus: 9,455 count9,455LuxembourgLuxembourg: 6,050 count6,050MaltaMalta: 4,476 count4,476
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1Germany792,141+7.4%
2France784,325-1.9%
3Italy473,438-2.5%
4Spain408,734-2.3%
5Poland382,257+3.5%
6Romania205,773+1.9%
7Netherlands172,520+1.2%
8Belgium121,896-0.3%
9Sweden117,425+2.2%
10Czechia112,663+1.7%
11Hungary95,361+3.5%
12Greece92,898+1.1%
13Austria87,675+3.9%
14Portugal87,126+1.9%
15Bulgaria64,984-1.5%
16Ireland63,841-2.6%
17Denmark61,614+5.9%
18Slovakia57,557+3.5%
19Finland52,814-4.8%
20Croatia37,537+0.1%
21Lithuania29,514-1.8%
22Latvia21,968-0.1%
23Slovenia20,345-1.4%
24Estonia14,053+1%
25Cyprus9,455+3.1%
26Luxembourg6,050-1.1%
27Malta4,476+3.5%

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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?

Germany, with 792,141 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest live births?

Malta, with 4,476 in 2016.

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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