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EU countries by live births

Germany had the highest live births of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 778,090. Malta had the lowest, at 4,350. The median was 83,763 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.17 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest778,090Germany
Lowest4,350Malta
Median83,76327 EU countries
European Union (27)4,166,236History

All EU countries, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 778,090 count778,090FranceFrance: 754,008 count754,008ItalyItaly: 420,084 count420,084PolandPoland: 374,954 count374,954SpainSpain: 358,747 count358,747RomaniaRomania: 199,720 count199,720NetherlandsNetherlands: 169,680 count169,680BelgiumBelgium: 117,695 count117,695SwedenSweden: 114,523 count114,523CzechiaCzechia: 112,231 count112,231HungaryHungary: 93,100 count93,100PortugalPortugal: 86,579 count86,579AustriaAustria: 84,952 count84,952GreeceGreece: 83,763 count83,763BulgariaBulgaria: 61,538 count61,538DenmarkDenmark: 61,167 count61,167IrelandIreland: 59,289 count59,289SlovakiaSlovakia: 57,054 count57,054FinlandFinland: 45,613 count45,613CroatiaCroatia: 36,135 count36,135LithuaniaLithuania: 24,973 count24,973SloveniaSlovenia: 19,328 count19,328LatviaLatvia: 18,786 count18,786EstoniaEstonia: 14,099 count14,099CyprusCyprus: 9,548 count9,548LuxembourgLuxembourg: 6,230 count6,230MaltaMalta: 4,350 count4,350
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Germany778,090-1.2%
2France754,008-0.7%
3Italy420,084-4.5%
4Poland374,954-3.4%
5Spain358,747-3.3%
6Romania199,720-1.5%
7Netherlands169,680+0.7%
8Belgium117,695-0.5%
9Sweden114,523-1.1%
10Czechia112,231-1.6%
11Hungary93,100-0.4%
12Portugal86,579-0.5%
13Austria84,952-0.7%
14Greece83,763-3.1%
15Bulgaria61,538-1.1%
16Denmark61,167-0.5%
17Ireland59,289-2.8%
18Slovakia57,054-1%
19Finland45,613-4.1%
20Croatia36,135-2.2%
21Lithuania24,973-6.8%
22Slovenia19,328-1.3%
23Latvia18,786-2.7%
24Estonia14,099-1.9%
25Cyprus9,548+2.3%
26Luxembourg6,230-0.7%
27Malta4,350-2.1%

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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 778,090 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest live births?

Malta, with 4,350 in 2019.

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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