Fertility & birth rates in Germany and Seychelles

Fertility rate in Germany vs Seychelles chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Germany was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Germany vs the Seychelles population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Germany	Seychelles
1960	2.37	5.31
1961	2.45	5.42
1962	2.44	5.51
1963	2.51	5.61
1964	2.54	5.69
1965	2.5	5.72
1966	2.53	6.13
1967	2.48	5.9
1968	2.38	5.61
1969	2.21	5.48
1970	2.03	5.31
1971	1.92	5.69
1972	1.71	5.16
1973	1.54	4.78
1974	1.51	5.1
1975	1.45	4.75
1976	1.45	4.09
1977	1.4	3.75
1978	1.38	3.92
1979	1.38	3.66
1980	1.44	3.79
1981	1.43	3.67
1982	1.41	3.13
1983	1.33	3.22
1984	1.29	3.24
1985	1.37	3.09
1986	1.43	3.07
1987	1.43	2.92
1988	1.46	2.79
1989	1.42	2.67
1990	1.45	2.61
1991	1.33	2.69
1992	1.29	2.53
1993	1.28	2.58
1994	1.24	2.6
1995	1.25	2.36
1996	1.3	2.31
1997	1.35	2.1
1998	1.36	2.04
1999	1.36	2.04
2000	1.38	2.08
2001	1.35	1.98
2002	1.34	2.04
2003	1.34	2.06
2004	1.36	2.01
2005	1.34	2.2
2006	1.33	2.11
2007	1.37	2.24
2008	1.38	2.33
2009	1.36	2.38
2010	1.39	2.16
2011	1.39	2.33
2012	1.41	2.37
2013	1.42	2.26
2014	1.47	2.25
2015	1.5	2.31
2016	1.6	2.39
2017	1.57	2.41
2018	1.57	2.41
2019	1.54	2.36
2020	1.53	2.29
2021	1.58	2.46
2022	1.46	2.01
2023	1.39	2.02
2024	1.4	2
2025	1.4	1.97
2026	1.41	1.95
2027	1.41	1.93
2028	1.42	1.91
2029	1.42	1.89
2030	1.42	1.88
2031	1.43	1.86
2032	1.43	1.85
2033	1.44	1.84
2034	1.44	1.83
2035	1.44	1.82
2036	1.45	1.81
2037	1.45	1.8
2038	1.45	1.79
2039	1.46	1.79
2040	1.46	1.78
2041	1.46	1.78
2042	1.47	1.77
2043	1.47	1.77
2044	1.47	1.76
2045	1.47	1.75
2046	1.48	1.75
2047	1.48	1.75
2048	1.48	1.74
2049	1.48	1.74
2050	1.48	1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Germany	Seychelles
1960	21.3%	38.6%
1961	21.7%	39.1%
1962	22%	39.7%
1963	22.3%	40.3%
1964	22.6%	40.9%
1965	22.8%	41.5%
1966	23%	42.1%
1967	23.1%	42.7%
1968	23.3%	43.1%
1969	23.3%	43.4%
1970	23.2%	43.6%
1971	23%	43.4%
1972	22.8%	43%
1973	22.4%	42.5%
1974	22%	41.9%
1975	21.5%	41.2%
1976	20.9%	40.5%
1977	20.3%	39.7%
1978	19.7%	38.8%
1979	19.1%	37.9%
1980	18.5%	37.1%
1981	17.9%	36.4%
1982	17.4%	35.7%
1983	16.9%	35.2%
1984	16.4%	34.8%
1985	16%	34.4%
1986	15.8%	34.1%
1987	15.6%	33.8%
1988	15.7%	33.4%
1989	15.9%	32.9%
1990	16.1%	32.4%
1991	16.3%	31.9%
1992	16.3%	31.5%
1993	16.3%	31%
1994	16.3%	30.6%
1995	16.3%	30.3%
1996	16.2%	29.8%
1997	16.1%	29.3%
1998	15.9%	28.8%
1999	15.8%	28.2%
2000	15.7%	27.6%
2001	15.5%	27%
2002	15.3%	26.5%
2003	15%	26%
2004	14.8%	25.5%
2005	14.5%	25%
2006	14.2%	24.5%
2007	14%	24%
2008	13.8%	23.5%
2009	13.8%	22.9%
2010	13.7%	22.5%
2011	13.6%	22.2%
2012	13.4%	22%
2013	13.2%	21.8%
2014	13.2%	21.6%
2015	13.2%	21.4%
2016	13.3%	21.2%
2017	13.5%	21%
2018	13.6%	20.9%
2019	13.7%	20.7%
2020	13.8%	20.6%
2021	13.9%	20.4%
2022	13.9%	20.3%
2023	13.9%	20.1%
2024	13.9%	20%
2025	13.9%	19.8%
2026	13.9%	19.6%
2027	13.8%	19.4%
2028	13.8%	19.3%
2029	13.7%	19.2%
2030	13.6%	19.2%
2031	13.5%	19.1%
2032	13.4%	19%
2033	13.2%	18.8%
2034	13.1%	18.7%
2035	12.9%	18.5%
2036	12.8%	18.3%
2037	12.7%	18.1%
2038	12.6%	18%
2039	12.6%	17.8%
2040	12.6%	17.6%
2041	12.5%	17.4%
2042	12.5%	17.3%
2043	12.6%	17.1%
2044	12.6%	16.9%
2045	12.7%	16.8%
2046	12.7%	16.7%
2047	12.8%	16.6%
2048	12.9%	16.5%
2049	13%	16.4%
2050	13.1%	16.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Germany and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 16.1% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Germany and the Seychelles compared.

Natural population change in Germany vs Seychelles by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.25% in Germany and +0.82% in the Seychelles. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Germany	Seychelles
1960	385,919	977
1961	462,279	1,040
1962	436,752	1,083
1963	455,757	1,123
1964	482,038	1,155
1965	410,204	1,165
1966	405,982	1,280
1967	353,977	1,217
1968	239,612	1,145
1969	155,820	1,119
1970	70,352	1,087
1971	46,988	1,373
1972	-62,950	1,199
1973	-149,980	1,166
1974	-150,038	1,361
1975	-212,418	1,376
1976	-164,508	1,174
1977	-125,055	1,125
1978	-140,566	1,330
1979	-125,002	1,292
1980	-86,117	1,386
1981	-94,090	1,358
1982	-78,333	1,069
1983	-109,380	1,209
1984	-109,002	1,255
1985	-116,527	1,259
1986	-77,721	1,222
1987	-31,136	1,172
1988	-7,815	1,135
1989	-23,625	1,030
1990	-15,887	1,070
1991	-80,014	1,162
1992	-80,625	1,076
1993	-105,503	1,091
1994	-114,013	1,136
1995	-114,349	1,054
1996	-90,107	1,047
1997	-49,221	873
1998	-65,637	844
1999	-73,890	901
2000	-73,990	958
2001	-98,820	885
2002	-123,733	837
2003	-140,309	828
2004	-107,271	842
2005	-148,445	861
2006	-148,278	804
2007	-148,080	867
2008	-164,220	887
2009	-188,375	900
2010	-179,909	844
2011	-184,632	936
2012	-193,022	989
2013	-209,679	846
2014	-153,866	832
2015	-187,879	888
2016	-123,523	900
2017	-148,783	901
2018	-165,812	842
2019	-157,877	811
2020	-216,218	886
2021	-224,629	744
2022	-326,812	635
2023	-335,608	683

Maternal mortality chart: Germany vs Seychelles

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Germany, compared to 42 deaths in the Seychelles.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Germany	Seychelles
1985	14	69
1986	14	65
1987	13	62
1988	13	60
1989	12	61
1990	12	53
1991	11	54
1992	10	50
1993	9	49
1994	9	45
1995	8	40
1996	8	39
1997	8	37
1998	7	41
1999	7	41
2000	7	45
2001	6	43
2002	6	45
2003	6	47
2004	6	52
2005	6	50
2006	6	51
2007	5	52
2008	6	51
2009	6	51
2010	5	50
2011	5	50
2012	5	49
2013	5	48
2014	5	46
2015	5	46
2016	4	47
2017	4	47
2018	4	49
2019	4	48
2020	4	51
2021	4	74
2022	4	89
2023	4	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Germany and 1.43% in the Seychelles. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Germany	Seychelles
1960	-	10.5%
1961	-	10.3%
1962	-	10.2%
1963	-	10%
1964	-	9.8%
1965	-	9.55%
1966	-	9.26%
1967	-	8.92%
1968	2.71%	8.52%
1969	2.64%	8.07%
1970	2.57%	7.58%
1971	2.49%	7.09%
1972	2.4%	6.59%
1973	2.31%	6.09%
1974	2.2%	5.59%
1975	2.08%	5.09%
1976	1.95%	4.6%
1977	1.83%	4.14%
1978	1.71%	3.72%
1979	1.6%	3.34%
1980	1.5%	3.01%
1981	1.41%	2.74%
1982	1.32%	2.51%
1983	1.25%	2.32%
1984	1.18%	2.16%
1985	1.11%	2.04%
1986	1.06%	1.93%
1987	1.01%	1.84%
1988	0.95%	1.76%
1989	0.9%	1.69%
1990	0.85%	1.63%
1991	0.8%	1.58%
1992	0.76%	1.53%
1993	0.72%	1.49%
1994	0.68%	1.46%
1995	0.65%	1.43%
1996	0.62%	1.41%
1997	0.59%	1.4%
1998	0.57%	1.39%
1999	0.55%	1.38%
2000	0.54%	1.38%
2001	0.52%	1.37%
2002	0.51%	1.37%
2003	0.5%	1.37%
2004	0.48%	1.38%
2005	0.47%	1.38%
2006	0.46%	1.38%
2007	0.45%	1.39%
2008	0.44%	1.39%
2009	0.43%	1.4%
2010	0.42%	1.41%
2011	0.41%	1.42%
2012	0.4%	1.43%
2013	0.4%	1.44%
2014	0.4%	1.45%
2015	0.39%	1.45%
2016	0.39%	1.46%
2017	0.38%	1.47%
2018	0.38%	1.48%
2019	0.37%	1.48%
2020	0.37%	1.48%
2021	0.37%	1.47%
2022	0.37%	1.45%
2023	0.37%	1.43%