Fertility & birth rates in Germany and Slovakia

Fertility rate in Germany vs Slovakia by year

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Germany

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Year	Fertility rate
	Germany	Slovakia
2023	1.39	1.49
2022	1.46	1.57
2021	1.58	1.63
2020	1.53	1.59
2019	1.54	1.57
2018	1.57	1.54
2017	1.57	1.52
2016	1.6	1.48
2015	1.5	1.4
2014	1.47	1.37
2013	1.42	1.34
2012	1.41	1.34
2011	1.39	1.45
2010	1.39	1.43
2009	1.36	1.44
2008	1.38	1.34
2007	1.37	1.27
2006	1.33	1.25
2005	1.34	1.27
2004	1.36	1.25
2003	1.34	1.2
2002	1.34	1.19
2001	1.35	1.2
2000	1.38	1.3
1999	1.36	1.33
1998	1.36	1.37
1997	1.35	1.43
1996	1.3	1.47
1995	1.25	1.52
1994	1.24	1.67
1993	1.28	1.87
1992	1.29	1.93
1991	1.33	2.05
1990	1.45	2.09
1989	1.42	2.07
1988	1.46	2.13
1987	1.43	2.14
1986	1.43	2.2
1985	1.37	2.26
1984	1.29	2.26
1983	1.33	2.28
1982	1.41	2.28
1981	1.43	2.29
1980	1.44	2.32
1979	1.38	2.45
1978	1.38	2.47
1977	1.4	2.49
1976	1.45	2.55
1975	1.45	2.55
1974	1.51	2.61
1973	1.54	2.56
1972	1.71	2.49
1971	1.92	2.43
1970	2.03	2.41
1969	2.21	2.43
1968	2.38	2.39
1967	2.48	2.48
1966	2.53	2.66
1965	2.5	2.78
1964	2.54	2.89
1963	2.51	2.92
1962	2.44	2.83
1961	2.45	2.96
1960	2.37	3.04

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Germany was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Germany

Slovakia

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Year	Natural population change
	Germany	Slovakia
2023	-333,149	-5,427
2022	-324,394	-7,062
2021	-224,629	-16,886
2020	-216,218	-2,184
2019	-157,877	3,818
2018	-165,812	3,268
2017	-148,783	4,351
2016	-123,523	5,431
2015	-187,879	2,170
2014	-153,866	3,793
2013	-209,679	2,707
2012	-193,022	3,245
2011	-184,632	9,177
2010	-179,909	7,008
2009	-188,375	8,619
2008	-164,220	4,303
2007	-148,080	537
2006	-148,278	537
2005	-148,445	537
2004	-107,271	1,611
2003	-140,309	-537
2002	-123,733	-538
2001	-98,820	-1,076
2000	-73,990	2,155
1999	-73,890	3,777
1998	-65,637	4,312
1997	-49,221	6,999
1996	-90,107	9,135
1995	-114,349	9,115
1994	-114,013	14,970
1993	-105,503	20,769
1992	-80,625	21,220
1991	-80,014	23,865
1990	-15,887	25,436
1989	-23,625	26,380
1988	-7,815	30,979
1987	-31,136	31,859
1986	-77,721	34,279
1985	-116,527	37,680
1984	-109,002	38,966
1983	-109,380	39,717
1982	-78,333	41,958
1981	-94,090	43,640
1980	-86,117	44,320
1979	-125,002	52,353
1978	-140,566	52,324
1977	-125,055	52,762
1976	-164,508	54,121
1975	-212,418	52,604
1974	-150,038	52,524
1973	-149,980	49,199
1972	-62,950	46,426
1971	46,988	40,105
1970	70,352	38,575
1969	155,820	39,312
1968	239,612	38,113
1967	353,977	41,824
1966	405,982	45,440
1965	410,204	48,517
1964	482,038	54,092
1963	455,757	54,382
1962	436,752	49,587
1961	462,279	55,749
1960	385,919	56,546

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.4% in Germany and -0.1% in Slovakia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.25% in Germany and -0.02% in Slovakia.

Birth rate in Germany vs Slovakia by year

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Germany

Slovakia

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Germany	Slovakia
2023	8.3	9
2022	8.8	9.7
2021	9.6	10.4
2020	9.3	10.4
2019	9.4	10.5
2018	9.5	10.6
2017	9.5	10.7
2016	9.6	10.6
2015	9	10.3
2014	8.8	10.2
2013	8.5	10.1
2012	8.4	10.3
2011	8.3	11.3
2010	8.3	11.2
2009	8.1	11.4
2008	8.3	10.7
2007	8.3	10.1
2006	8.2	10
2005	8.3	10.1
2004	8.6	10
2003	8.6	9.6
2002	8.7	9.5
2001	8.9	9.5
2000	9.3	10.2
1999	9.4	10.4
1998	9.6	10.7
1997	9.9	11
1996	9.7	11.2
1995	9.4	11.5
1994	9.5	12.4
1993	9.8	13.8
1992	10	14.1
1991	10.4	14.8
1990	11.4	15.1
1989	11.2	15.2
1988	11.4	15.9
1987	11.2	16.1
1986	10.9	16.8
1985	10.5	17.5
1984	10.4	17.7
1983	10.6	18.1
1982	11	18.3
1981	11	18.6
1980	11.1	19.1
1979	10.5	20.3
1978	10.4	20.5
1977	10.3	20.6
1976	10.2	20.8
1975	9.9	20.6
1974	10.2	20.8
1973	10.3	20
1972	11.5	19.1
1971	12.9	18.2
1970	13.4	17.8
1969	14.7	17.7
1968	15.7	17
1967	16.5	17.4
1966	17.2	18.5
1965	17.4	19.3
1964	18	20.1
1963	18.1	20.4
1962	17.8	19.8
1961	17.9	20.8
1960	17.3	21.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.3 in Germany and 9 in Slovakia, compared with 17.3 and 21.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Slovakia

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Germany	Slovakia
2100	13.7%	12.2%
2099	13.7%	12.3%
2098	13.8%	12.3%
2097	13.8%	12.4%
2096	13.8%	12.5%
2095	13.9%	12.5%
2094	13.9%	12.6%
2093	13.9%	12.7%
2092	13.9%	12.7%
2091	13.9%	12.8%
2090	13.9%	12.8%
2089	13.8%	12.9%
2088	13.8%	12.9%
2087	13.8%	12.9%
2086	13.7%	12.9%
2085	13.7%	12.9%
2084	13.7%	12.8%
2083	13.6%	12.8%
2082	13.6%	12.7%
2081	13.5%	12.7%
2080	13.5%	12.6%
2079	13.4%	12.5%
2078	13.4%	12.5%
2077	13.4%	12.4%
2076	13.4%	12.4%
2075	13.4%	12.3%
2074	13.4%	12.3%
2073	13.4%	12.3%
2072	13.5%	12.3%
2071	13.5%	12.3%
2070	13.6%	12.3%
2069	13.6%	12.4%
2068	13.7%	12.4%
2067	13.7%	12.5%
2066	13.8%	12.6%
2065	13.8%	12.6%
2064	13.9%	12.7%
2063	13.9%	12.8%
2062	13.9%	12.9%
2061	13.9%	13%
2060	13.9%	13.1%
2059	13.9%	13.2%
2058	13.8%	13.2%
2057	13.8%	13.3%
2056	13.7%	13.3%
2055	13.6%	13.3%
2054	13.5%	13.3%
2053	13.4%	13.2%
2052	13.3%	13.2%
2051	13.2%	13.1%
2050	13.1%	13.1%
2049	13%	13%
2048	12.9%	12.9%
2047	12.8%	12.9%
2046	12.7%	12.8%
2045	12.6%	12.7%
2044	12.6%	12.7%
2043	12.6%	12.7%
2042	12.5%	12.7%
2041	12.5%	12.7%
2040	12.6%	12.8%
2039	12.6%	12.8%
2038	12.6%	12.9%
2037	12.7%	13.1%
2036	12.9%	13.3%
2035	13%	13.5%
2034	13.1%	13.7%
2033	13.3%	14%
2032	13.4%	14.2%
2031	13.6%	14.5%
2030	13.7%	14.7%
2029	13.8%	14.9%
2028	13.8%	15.1%
2027	13.9%	15.2%
2026	13.9%	15.5%
2025	13.9%	15.7%
2024	13.9%	15.8%
2023	13.9%	15.9%
2022	13.9%	16%
2021	13.9%	15.9%
2020	13.8%	15.9%
2019	13.7%	15.8%
2018	13.6%	15.7%
2017	13.5%	15.5%
2016	13.3%	15.4%
2015	13.2%	15.3%
2014	13.2%	15.3%
2013	13.2%	15.3%
2012	13.4%	15.4%
2011	13.6%	15.4%
2010	13.7%	15.5%
2009	13.8%	15.5%
2008	13.8%	15.7%
2007	14%	16%
2006	14.2%	16.4%
2005	14.5%	16.9%
2004	14.8%	17.3%
2003	15%	17.9%
2002	15.3%	18.4%
2001	15.5%	19%
2000	15.7%	19.7%
1999	15.8%	20.3%
1998	15.9%	20.9%
1997	16.1%	21.5%
1996	16.2%	22.1%
1995	16.3%	22.7%
1994	16.3%	23.3%
1993	16.3%	23.9%
1992	16.3%	24.4%
1991	16.3%	24.8%
1990	16.1%	25.2%
1989	15.9%	25.7%
1988	15.7%	26.1%
1987	15.6%	26.3%
1986	15.8%	26.4%
1985	16%	26.5%
1984	16.4%	26.4%
1983	16.9%	26.3%
1982	17.4%	26.2%
1981	17.9%	26.1%
1980	18.5%	26.1%
1979	19.1%	26.1%
1978	19.7%	26.1%
1977	20.3%	26%
1976	20.9%	26%
1975	21.5%	26%
1974	22%	26.1%
1973	22.4%	26.2%
1972	22.8%	26.6%
1971	23%	27%
1970	23.2%	27.5%
1969	23.3%	28.1%
1968	23.3%	28.6%
1967	23.1%	29.3%
1966	23%	29.9%
1965	22.8%	30.4%
1964	22.6%	30.8%
1963	22.3%	31%
1962	22%	31.3%
1961	21.7%	31.5%
1960	21.3%	31.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Germany and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 16.1% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Germany and Slovakia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Germany vs Slovakia

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Germany

Slovakia

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Germany	Slovakia
2023	4	4
2022	4	5
2021	4	12
2020	4	4
2019	4	5
2018	4	5
2017	4	5
2016	4	5
2015	5	5
2014	5	5
2013	5	5
2012	5	5
2011	5	5
2010	5	5
2009	6	6
2008	6	5
2007	5	6
2006	6	6
2005	6	7
2004	6	7
2003	6	7
2002	6	7
2001	6	8
2000	7	8
1999	7	9
1998	7	10
1997	8	10
1996	8	10
1995	8	11
1994	9	12
1993	9	14
1992	10	15
1991	11	17
1990	12	18
1989	12	17
1988	13	18
1987	13	19
1986	14	19
1985	14	19

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 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Under-five mortality rates

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Germany

Slovakia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Germany	Slovakia
2023	0.37%	0.61%
2022	0.37%	0.6%
2021	0.37%	0.6%
2020	0.37%	0.59%
2019	0.37%	0.59%
2018	0.38%	0.6%
2017	0.38%	0.6%
2016	0.39%	0.61%
2015	0.39%	0.62%
2014	0.4%	0.63%
2013	0.4%	0.64%
2012	0.4%	0.66%
2011	0.41%	0.67%
2010	0.42%	0.69%
2009	0.43%	0.71%
2008	0.44%	0.74%
2007	0.45%	0.77%
2006	0.46%	0.8%
2005	0.47%	0.83%
2004	0.48%	0.86%
2003	0.5%	0.88%
2002	0.51%	0.91%
2001	0.52%	0.93%
2000	0.54%	0.96%
1999	0.55%	1%
1998	0.57%	1.05%
1997	0.59%	1.09%
1996	0.62%	1.14%
1995	0.65%	1.2%
1994	0.68%	1.25%
1993	0.72%	1.31%
1992	0.76%	1.37%
1991	0.8%	1.42%
1990	0.85%	1.47%
1989	0.9%	1.53%
1988	0.95%	1.59%
1987	1.01%	1.65%
1986	1.06%	1.73%
1985	1.11%	1.82%
1984	1.18%	1.91%
1983	1.25%	1.99%
1982	1.32%	2.08%
1981	1.41%	2.17%
1980	1.5%	2.27%
1979	1.6%	2.36%
1978	1.71%	2.46%
1977	1.83%	2.55%
1976	1.95%	2.64%
1975	2.08%	2.72%
1974	2.2%	2.78%
1973	2.31%	2.84%
1972	2.4%	2.89%
1971	2.49%	2.92%
1970	2.57%	2.95%
1969	2.64%	2.97%
1968	2.71%	3%
1967	-	3.02%
1966	-	3.05%
1965	-	3.08%
1964	-	3.14%
1963	-	3.21%
1962	-	3.32%
1961	-	3.47%
1960	-	3.67%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Germany and 0.61% in Slovakia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.