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EU countries by live births

Germany had the highest live births of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 787,523. Malta had the lowest, at 4,444. The median was 85,535 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.24 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest787,523Germany
Lowest4,444Malta
Median85,53527 EU countries
European Union (27)4,244,353History

All EU countries, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 787,523 count787,523FranceFrance: 759,199 count759,199ItalyItaly: 439,747 count439,747PolandPoland: 388,178 count388,178SpainSpain: 370,827 count370,827RomaniaRomania: 202,744 count202,744NetherlandsNetherlands: 168,525 count168,525BelgiumBelgium: 118,319 count118,319SwedenSweden: 115,832 count115,832CzechiaCzechia: 114,036 count114,036HungaryHungary: 93,467 count93,467PortugalPortugal: 87,020 count87,020GreeceGreece: 86,440 count86,440AustriaAustria: 85,535 count85,535BulgariaBulgaria: 62,197 count62,197DenmarkDenmark: 61,476 count61,476IrelandIreland: 61,022 count61,022SlovakiaSlovakia: 57,639 count57,639FinlandFinland: 47,577 count47,577CroatiaCroatia: 36,945 count36,945LithuaniaLithuania: 26,792 count26,792SloveniaSlovenia: 19,585 count19,585LatviaLatvia: 19,314 count19,314EstoniaEstonia: 14,367 count14,367CyprusCyprus: 9,329 count9,329LuxembourgLuxembourg: 6,274 count6,274MaltaMalta: 4,444 count4,444
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Germany787,523+0.3%
2France759,199-1.4%
3Italy439,747-4%
4Poland388,178-3.4%
5Spain370,827-5.2%
6Romania202,744-3.7%
7Netherlands168,525-0.8%
8Belgium118,319-1.1%
9Sweden115,832+0.4%
10Czechia114,036-0.3%
11Hungary93,467-1.2%
12Portugal87,020+1%
13Greece86,440-2.4%
14Austria85,535-2.4%
15Bulgaria62,197-2.7%
16Denmark61,476+0.1%
17Ireland61,022-1.3%
18Slovakia57,639-0.6%
19Finland47,577-5.5%
20Croatia36,945+1.1%
21Lithuania26,792-4%
22Slovenia19,585-3.2%
23Latvia19,314-7.3%
24Estonia14,367+4.2%
25Cyprus9,329+1.1%
26Luxembourg6,274+1.6%
27Malta4,444+2.9%

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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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Questions

Which EU country has the highest live births?

Germany, with 787,523 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest live births?

Malta, with 4,444 in 2018.

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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