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Europe’s fertility rates keep falling: Which countries have the highest rates and biggest drops?

The total fertility rate in the European Union, which shows the number of live births per woman, fell to its lowest level in more than six decades. The rate has almost halved over the past 60 years, dropping from 2.62 in 1964 to 1.34 in 2024.

The total fertility rate varies widely across Europe in 2024, ranging from 1.01 in Malta to 1.72 in Bulgaria within the EU.

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