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EU countries by live births

Germany had the highest live births of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 784,901. Malta had the lowest, at 4,319. The median was 86,154 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.33 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest784,901Germany
Lowest4,319Malta
Median86,15427 EU countries
European Union (27)4,327,777History

All EU countries, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 784,901 count784,901FranceFrance: 770,045 count770,045ItalyItaly: 458,151 count458,151PolandPoland: 401,982 count401,982SpainSpain: 391,265 count391,265RomaniaRomania: 210,590 count210,590NetherlandsNetherlands: 169,836 count169,836BelgiumBelgium: 119,690 count119,690SwedenSweden: 115,416 count115,416CzechiaCzechia: 114,405 count114,405HungaryHungary: 94,646 count94,646GreeceGreece: 88,553 count88,553AustriaAustria: 87,633 count87,633PortugalPortugal: 86,154 count86,154BulgariaBulgaria: 63,955 count63,955IrelandIreland: 61,824 count61,824DenmarkDenmark: 61,397 count61,397SlovakiaSlovakia: 57,969 count57,969FinlandFinland: 50,323 count50,323CroatiaCroatia: 36,556 count36,556LithuaniaLithuania: 27,911 count27,911LatviaLatvia: 20,828 count20,828SloveniaSlovenia: 20,241 count20,241EstoniaEstonia: 13,784 count13,784CyprusCyprus: 9,229 count9,229LuxembourgLuxembourg: 6,174 count6,174MaltaMalta: 4,319 count4,319
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
count		Change on 2016
1Germany784,901-0.9%
2France770,045-1.8%
3Italy458,151-3.2%
4Poland401,982+5.2%
5Spain391,265-4.3%
6Romania210,590+2.3%
7Netherlands169,836-1.6%
8Belgium119,690-1.8%
9Sweden115,416-1.7%
10Czechia114,405+1.5%
11Hungary94,646-0.7%
12Greece88,553-4.7%
13Austria87,633-0%
14Portugal86,154-1.1%
15Bulgaria63,955-1.6%
16Ireland61,824-3.2%
17Denmark61,397-0.4%
18Slovakia57,969+0.7%
19Finland50,323-4.7%
20Croatia36,556-2.6%
21Lithuania27,911-5.4%
22Latvia20,828-5.2%
23Slovenia20,241-0.5%
24Estonia13,784-1.9%
25Cyprus9,229-2.4%
26Luxembourg6,174+2%
27Malta4,319-3.5%

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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 784,901 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest live births?

Malta, with 4,319 in 2017.

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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