Germany birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Germany chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Germany was 1.39 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1970. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.28 — a +8.59% increase in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Germany	World
1960	2.37	4.69
1961	2.45	4.56
1962	2.44	5.02
1963	2.51	5.31
1964	2.54	5.13
1965	2.5	5.08
1966	2.53	4.97
1967	2.48	4.87
1968	2.38	4.98
1969	2.21	4.88
1970	2.03	4.84
1971	1.92	4.69
1972	1.71	4.55
1973	1.54	4.42
1974	1.51	4.26
1975	1.45	4.07
1976	1.45	3.97
1977	1.4	3.84
1978	1.38	3.77
1979	1.38	3.76
1980	1.44	3.73
1981	1.43	3.71
1982	1.41	3.72
1983	1.33	3.59
1984	1.29	3.57
1985	1.37	3.53
1986	1.43	3.51
1987	1.43	3.48
1988	1.46	3.39
1989	1.42	3.35
1990	1.45	3.31
1991	1.33	3.13
1992	1.29	3.04
1993	1.28	2.97
1994	1.24	2.92
1995	1.25	2.87
1996	1.3	2.82
1997	1.35	2.78
1998	1.36	2.75
1999	1.36	2.72
2000	1.38	2.73
2001	1.35	2.69
2002	1.34	2.66
2003	1.34	2.64
2004	1.36	2.63
2005	1.34	2.61
2006	1.33	2.61
2007	1.37	2.6
2008	1.38	2.6
2009	1.36	2.59
2010	1.39	2.57
2011	1.39	2.55
2012	1.41	2.56
2013	1.42	2.53
2014	1.47	2.52
2015	1.5	2.49
2016	1.6	2.49
2017	1.57	2.46
2018	1.57	2.39
2019	1.54	2.35
2020	1.53	2.28
2021	1.58	2.25
2022	1.46	2.22
2023	1.39	2.2
2024	1.4	2.19
2025	1.4	2.18
2026	1.41	2.18
2027	1.41	2.17
2028	1.42	2.16
2029	1.42	2.15
2030	1.42	2.14
2031	1.43	2.13
2032	1.43	2.12
2033	1.44	2.12
2034	1.44	2.11
2035	1.44	2.1
2036	1.45	2.09
2037	1.45	2.09
2038	1.45	2.08
2039	1.46	2.08
2040	1.46	2.08
2041	1.46	2.07
2042	1.47	2.07
2043	1.47	2.07
2044	1.47	2.07
2045	1.47	2.06
2046	1.48	2.06
2047	1.48	2.06
2048	1.48	2.05
2049	1.48	2.05
2050	1.48	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.34% were to women under 20 years old, 31.6% to women ages 20-29, and 67.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 5.09%, 65.3%, and 29.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Germany by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Germany	World
1960	21.3%	37.4%
1961	21.7%	37.5%
1962	22%	37.6%
1963	22.3%	37.8%
1964	22.6%	38%
1965	22.8%	38%
1966	23%	38%
1967	23.1%	38%
1968	23.3%	37.9%
1969	23.3%	37.8%
1970	23.2%	37.7%
1971	23%	37.6%
1972	22.8%	37.5%
1973	22.4%	37.3%
1974	22%	37.2%
1975	21.5%	37.1%
1976	20.9%	36.9%
1977	20.3%	36.7%
1978	19.7%	36.3%
1979	19.1%	35.9%
1980	18.5%	35.5%
1981	17.9%	35.2%
1982	17.4%	34.9%
1983	16.9%	34.6%
1984	16.4%	34.3%
1985	16%	34%
1986	15.8%	33.8%
1987	15.6%	33.6%
1988	15.7%	33.4%
1989	15.9%	33.2%
1990	16.1%	33%
1991	16.3%	32.9%
1992	16.3%	32.7%
1993	16.3%	32.5%
1994	16.3%	32.3%
1995	16.3%	32.1%
1996	16.2%	31.8%
1997	16.1%	31.5%
1998	15.9%	31.1%
1999	15.8%	30.8%
2000	15.7%	30.4%
2001	15.5%	30%
2002	15.3%	29.6%
2003	15%	29.2%
2004	14.8%	28.8%
2005	14.5%	28.5%
2006	14.2%	28.1%
2007	14%	27.9%
2008	13.8%	27.6%
2009	13.8%	27.5%
2010	13.7%	27.3%
2011	13.6%	27.1%
2012	13.4%	27%
2013	13.2%	26.9%
2014	13.2%	26.8%
2015	13.2%	26.6%
2016	13.3%	26.5%
2017	13.5%	26.4%
2018	13.6%	26.2%
2019	13.7%	26%
2020	13.8%	25.8%
2021	13.9%	25.6%
2022	13.9%	25.3%
2023	13.9%	25%
2024	13.9%	24.7%
2025	13.9%	24.4%
2026	13.9%	24.1%
2027	13.8%	23.8%
2028	13.8%	23.4%
2029	13.7%	23.1%
2030	13.6%	22.8%
2031	13.5%	22.6%
2032	13.4%	22.3%
2033	13.2%	22.1%
2034	13.1%	21.9%
2035	12.9%	21.7%
2036	12.8%	21.6%
2037	12.7%	21.5%
2038	12.6%	21.4%
2039	12.6%	21.3%
2040	12.6%	21.2%
2041	12.5%	21.1%
2042	12.5%	21%
2043	12.6%	21%
2044	12.6%	20.9%
2045	12.7%	20.8%
2046	12.7%	20.7%
2047	12.8%	20.7%
2048	12.9%	20.6%
2049	13%	20.5%
2050	13.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Germany was 21.3% in 1960, 16.3% in 1993, and 13.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Germany.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Germany, excluding migration, has been -0.25% annually. On average, -204,100 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Germany
1960	385,919
1961	462,279
1962	436,752
1963	455,757
1964	482,038
1965	410,204
1966	405,982
1967	353,977
1968	239,612
1969	155,820
1970	70,352
1971	46,988
1972	-62,950
1973	-149,980
1974	-150,038
1975	-212,418
1976	-164,508
1977	-125,055
1978	-140,566
1979	-125,002
1980	-86,117
1981	-94,090
1982	-78,333
1983	-109,380
1984	-109,002
1985	-116,527
1986	-77,721
1987	-31,136
1988	-7,815
1989	-23,625
1990	-15,887
1991	-80,014
1992	-80,625
1993	-105,503
1994	-114,013
1995	-114,349
1996	-90,107
1997	-49,221
1998	-65,637
1999	-73,890
2000	-73,990
2001	-98,820
2002	-123,733
2003	-140,309
2004	-107,271
2005	-148,445
2006	-148,278
2007	-148,080
2008	-164,220
2009	-188,375
2010	-179,909
2011	-184,632
2012	-193,022
2013	-209,679
2014	-153,866
2015	-187,879
2016	-123,523
2017	-148,783
2018	-165,812
2019	-157,877
2020	-216,218
2021	-224,629
2022	-326,812
2023	-335,608

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Germany was 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.004% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -42.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Germany	World
1985	14	460
1986	14	438
1987	13	429
1988	13	414
1989	12	401
1990	12	391
1991	11	395
1992	10	395
1993	9	389
1994	9	382
1995	8	371
1996	8	366
1997	8	358
1998	7	360
1999	7	340
2000	7	328
2001	6	321
2002	6	311
2003	6	301
2004	6	291
2005	6	283
2006	6	276
2007	5	269
2008	6	264
2009	6	258
2010	5	253
2011	5	247
2012	5	239
2013	5	235
2014	5	231
2015	5	228
2016	4	220
2017	4	215
2018	4	211
2019	4	207
2020	4	211
2021	4	242
2022	4	203
2023	4	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Germany was 3.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.37% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Germany	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	2.71%	16.5%
1969	2.64%	15.5%
1970	2.57%	15.2%
1971	2.49%	15.1%
1972	2.4%	14.4%
1973	2.31%	14.1%
1974	2.2%	13.7%
1975	2.08%	13.4%
1976	1.95%	13%
1977	1.83%	12.5%
1978	1.71%	12.1%
1979	1.6%	11.7%
1980	1.5%	11.4%
1981	1.41%	11%
1982	1.32%	10.8%
1983	1.25%	10.6%
1984	1.18%	10.4%
1985	1.11%	10.1%
1986	1.06%	9.81%
1987	1.01%	9.47%
1988	0.95%	9.31%
1989	0.9%	9.02%
1990	0.85%	8.81%
1991	0.8%	8.66%
1992	0.76%	8.46%
1993	0.72%	8.19%
1994	0.68%	7.98%
1995	0.65%	7.76%
1996	0.62%	7.52%
1997	0.59%	7.28%
1998	0.57%	7.05%
1999	0.55%	6.76%
2000	0.54%	6.48%
2001	0.52%	6.21%
2002	0.51%	5.94%
2003	0.5%	5.65%
2004	0.48%	5.43%
2005	0.47%	5.16%
2006	0.46%	4.92%
2007	0.45%	4.7%
2008	0.44%	4.5%
2009	0.43%	4.31%
2010	0.42%	4.11%
2011	0.41%	3.97%
2012	0.4%	3.77%
2013	0.4%	3.61%
2014	0.4%	3.48%
2015	0.39%	3.35%
2016	0.39%	3.23%
2017	0.38%	3.11%
2018	0.38%	2.97%
2019	0.37%	2.86%
2020	0.37%	2.75%
2021	0.37%	2.66%
2022	0.37%	2.59%
2023	0.37%	2.49%