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EU countries by live births

Germany had the highest live births of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 795,492. Malta had the lowest, at 4,395. The median was 79,582 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.09 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest795,492Germany
Lowest4,395Malta
Median79,58227 EU countries
European Union (27)4,088,494History

All EU countries, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 795,492 count795,492FranceFrance: 742,602 count742,602ItalyItaly: 400,249 count400,249SpainSpain: 336,823 count336,823PolandPoland: 331,511 count331,511RomaniaRomania: 193,191 count193,191NetherlandsNetherlands: 179,441 count179,441BelgiumBelgium: 118,349 count118,349SwedenSweden: 114,263 count114,263CzechiaCzechia: 111,793 count111,793HungaryHungary: 94,003 count94,003AustriaAustria: 86,078 count86,078GreeceGreece: 85,346 count85,346PortugalPortugal: 79,582 count79,582DenmarkDenmark: 63,473 count63,473IrelandIreland: 60,553 count60,553BulgariaBulgaria: 58,678 count58,678SlovakiaSlovakia: 56,565 count56,565FinlandFinland: 49,594 count49,594CroatiaCroatia: 36,508 count36,508LithuaniaLithuania: 23,330 count23,330SloveniaSlovenia: 18,984 count18,984LatviaLatvia: 17,420 count17,420EstoniaEstonia: 13,272 count13,272CyprusCyprus: 10,309 count10,309LuxembourgLuxembourg: 6,690 count6,690MaltaMalta: 4,395 count4,395
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1Germany795,492+2.9%
2France742,602+0.9%
3Italy400,249-1.1%
4Spain336,823-1.1%
5Poland331,511-6.7%
6Romania193,191-2.6%
7Netherlands179,441+6.4%
8Belgium118,349+3.5%
9Sweden114,263+1%
10Czechia111,793+1.4%
11Hungary94,003+0.2%
12Austria86,078+3%
13Greece85,346+0.7%
14Portugal79,582-5.9%
15Denmark63,473+4.2%
16Ireland60,553+8.2%
17Bulgaria58,678-0.7%
18Slovakia56,565-0.2%
19Finland49,594+6.7%
20Croatia36,508+1.8%
21Lithuania23,330-1%
22Slovenia18,984+1.2%
23Latvia17,420-0.8%
24Estonia13,272+0.5%
25Cyprus10,309+3.8%
26Luxembourg6,690+3.6%
27Malta4,395-0.4%

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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 795,492 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest live births?

Malta, with 4,395 in 2021.

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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