European Union - Fertility Rate 2022
1.46
−0.07 from 2021
European Union's fertility rate was 1.46 in 2022, decreased +0.07 from 1.53 in 2021. This was the 45th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2022▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 0.68 | -10.1% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.70 | -9.2% |
| 3rd | Korea | 0.78 | -3.7% |
| 4th | Ukraine | 0.90 | -21.9% |
| 5th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.91 | 0.8% |
| 6th | British Virgin Islands | 1.03 | 2.6% |
| 7th | China | 1.03 | -7.4% |
| 8th | Singapore | 1.04 | -7.1% |
| 9th | Andorra | 1.07 | 1.2% |
| 10th | Malta | 1.08 | -4.4% |
| 11th | San Marino | 1.14 | 1.0% |
| 12th | United Arab Emirates | 1.15 | -1.2% |
| 13th | Spain | 1.16 | -1.7% |
| 14th | Thailand | 1.22 | -1.1% |
| 15th | Italy | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 16th | Chile | 1.26 | 6.7% |
| 17th | Japan | 1.26 | -3.1% |
| 18th | Lithuania | 1.27 | -6.6% |
| 19th | Poland | 1.29 | -3.0% |
| 20th | Curaçao | 1.30 | -7.1% |
| 21st | Luxembourg | 1.31 | -5.1% |
| 22nd | Finland | 1.32 | -9.6% |
| 23rd | Greece | 1.32 | -7.7% |
| 24th | Mauritius | 1.32 | -6.4% |
| 25th | Belarus | 1.33 | -3.3% |
| 26th | Canada | 1.33 | -7.6% |
| 27th | Costa Rica | 1.34 | -1.3% |
| 28th | Albania | 1.36 | -0.7% |
| 29th | Channel Islands | 1.37 | 0.7% |
| 30th | Jamaica | 1.37 | -0.4% |
| 31st | Bahamas, The | 1.38 | -0.2% |
| 32nd | St. Lucia | 1.39 | -0.9% |
| 33rd | Switzerland | 1.39 | -8.6% |
| 34th | Cyprus | 1.39 | 0.1% |
| 35th | Bermuda | 1.40 | 0.6% |
| 36th | Austria | 1.41 | -4.7% |
| 37th | Estonia | 1.41 | -12.4% |
| 38th | Norway | 1.41 | -9.0% |
| 39th | Cuba | 1.41 | -1.1% |
| 40th | Russian Federation | 1.42 | -5.9% |
| 41st | Uruguay | 1.43 | -1.5% |
| 42nd | Portugal | 1.43 | 5.9% |
| 43rd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.45 | -0.2% |
| 44th | Germany | 1.46 | -7.9% |
| 45th | European Union | 1.46 | -4.6% |
| 46th | Liechtenstein | 1.47 | -3.9% |
| 47th | Latvia | 1.47 | -6.4% |
| 48th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.48 | -1.6% |
| 49th | Bhutan | 1.48 | -0.7% |
| 50th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.48 | -0.6% |
| 51st | Argentina | 1.48 | -6.5% |
| 52nd | Dominica | 1.48 | -0.1% |
| 53rd | Netherlands | 1.49 | -8.0% |
| 54th | Grenada | 1.50 | -1.0% |
| 55th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.51 | -1.2% |
| 56th | French Polynesia | 1.52 | -1.1% |
| 57th | Belgium | 1.53 | -4.4% |
| 58th | Croatia | 1.53 | -5.6% |
| 59th | Sweden | 1.53 | -8.4% |
| 60th | Cabo Verde | 1.53 | -1.4% |
| 61st | Ireland | 1.54 | -13.5% |
| 62nd | Cayman Islands | 1.54 | -0.6% |
| 63rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.54 | -1.0% |
| 64th | Kuwait | 1.55 | -28.0% |
| 65th | Denmark | 1.55 | -9.9% |
| 66th | Malaysia | 1.55 | -0.3% |
| 67th | Slovenia | 1.55 | -5.5% |
| 68th | Kosovo | 1.56 | -0.4% |
| 69th | Isle of Man | 1.56 | -0.8% |
| 70th | United Kingdom | 1.56 | -1.5% |
| 71st | Hungary | 1.56 | -3.1% |
| 72nd | Slovak Republic | 1.57 | -3.7% |
| 73rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 | 0.0% |
| 74th | Maldives | 1.58 | -1.0% |
| 75th | Iceland | 1.59 | -12.7% |
| 76th | Serbia | 1.59 | 4.6% |
| 77th | North Macedonia | 1.60 | 0.0% |
| 78th | Aruba | 1.62 | -1.0% |
| 79th | Brazil | 1.63 | -0.5% |
| 80th | Australia | 1.63 | -4.1% |
| 81st | Türkiye | 1.63 | -4.7% |
| 82nd | Czechia | 1.64 | -10.4% |
| 83rd | United States | 1.66 | -0.5% |
| 84th | New Zealand | 1.66 | 1.2% |
| 85th | Colombia | 1.66 | -1.0% |
| 86th | Azerbaijan | 1.67 | 9.9% |
| 87th | Moldova | 1.69 | -3.3% |
| 88th | Armenia | 1.70 | 0.0% |
| 89th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.70 | -0.3% |
| 90th | Romania | 1.71 | -5.5% |
| 91st | Barbados | 1.71 | 0.2% |
| 92nd | Qatar | 1.74 | 8.3% |
| 93rd | Brunei Darussalam | 1.76 | -0.8% |
| 94th | Bulgaria | 1.78 | -1.1% |
| 95th | El Salvador | 1.79 | -1.0% |
| 96th | France | 1.79 | -2.7% |
| 97th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.79 | -0.9% |
| 98th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 1.80 | -0.5% |
| 99th | Montenegro | 1.80 | 2.9% |
| 100th | Greenland | 1.82 | -0.1% |
| 101st | Georgia | 1.82 | -8.1% |
| 102nd | Bahrain | 1.84 | -0.7% |
| 103rd | Tunisia | 1.85 | 2.6% |
| 104th | Ecuador | 1.86 | -2.5% |
| 105th | Gibraltar | 1.90 | -0.2% |
| 106th | Palau | 1.93 | -1.2% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | 1.93 | -0.8% |
| 108th | Philippines | 1.93 | -1.1% |
| 109th | Mexico | 1.94 | -1.5% |
| 110th | Belize | 1.95 | 6.1% |
| 111th | Sri Lanka | 1.98 | -0.6% |
| 112th | India | 1.99 | -1.0% |
| 113th | New Caledonia | 2.00 | -0.7% |
| 114th | Virgin Islands (US) | 2.00 | -0.5% |
| 115th | Nepal | 2.00 | -1.1% |
| 116th | Peru | 2.00 | -1.2% |
| 117th | Seychelles | 2.01 | -18.3% |
| 118th | Faroe Islands | 2.07 | -10.9% |
| 119th | Monaco | 2.11 | -0.4% |
| 120th | Myanmar | 2.13 | -1.3% |
| 121st | Panama | 2.14 | -0.6% |
| 122nd | Saudi Arabia | 2.14 | -1.4% |
| 123rd | Indonesia | 2.15 | -0.8% |
| 124th | Bangladesh | 2.18 | 0.3% |
| 125th | South Africa | 2.23 | -0.9% |
| 126th | Nicaragua | 2.24 | -1.1% |
| 127th | Morocco | 2.26 | -1.4% |
| 128th | Lebanon | 2.26 | -0.9% |
| 129th | Dominican Republic | 2.27 | -1.2% |
| 130th | Suriname | 2.27 | -0.9% |
| 131st | American Samoa | 2.31 | -0.9% |
| 132nd | Fiji | 2.31 | -1.2% |
| 133rd | Guatemala | 2.34 | -1.9% |
| 134th | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.39 | -2.2% |
| 135th | Libya | 2.40 | -2.4% |
| 136th | Guyana | 2.44 | -1.0% |
| 137th | Paraguay | 2.44 | -1.0% |
| 138th | Oman | 2.45 | -5.4% |
| 139th | Lao PDR | 2.46 | -1.6% |
| 140th | Honduras | 2.52 | -1.0% |
| 141st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.58 | -1.3% |
| 142nd | Cambodia | 2.62 | -1.8% |
| 143rd | Djibouti | 2.65 | -1.7% |
| 144th | Jordan | 2.68 | -2.0% |
| 145th | Haiti | 2.70 | -1.8% |
| 146th | Mongolia | 2.70 | -3.6% |
| 147th | Lesotho | 2.72 | -1.9% |
| 148th | Turkmenistan | 2.73 | -0.9% |
| 149th | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.75 | -1.9% |
| 150th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.75 | 0.0% |
| 151st | St. Martin (French part) | 2.76 | -1.5% |
| 152nd | Botswana | 2.79 | -1.5% |
| 153rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.79 | -1.2% |
| 154th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.80 | -3.1% |
| 155th | Eswatini | 2.80 | -1.4% |
| 156th | Timor-Leste | 2.80 | -3.1% |
| 157th | Algeria | 2.82 | -1.8% |
| 158th | Guam | 2.82 | -1.3% |
| 159th | Israel | 2.89 | -3.7% |
| 160th | Marshall Islands | 2.94 | -0.9% |
| 161st | Kazakhstan | 3.05 | -8.1% |
| 162nd | Tajikistan | 3.13 | -1.4% |
| 163rd | Papua New Guinea | 3.17 | -1.6% |
| 164th | Tonga | 3.17 | -0.8% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 3.18 | -1.1% |
| 166th | Tuvalu | 3.24 | -1.0% |
| 167th | Namibia | 3.25 | -1.7% |
| 168th | Kenya | 3.26 | -1.5% |
| 169th | Iraq | 3.29 | -1.9% |
| 170th | West Bank and Gaza | 3.38 | -1.9% |
| 171st | Nauru | 3.38 | -1.3% |
| 172nd | Uzbekistan | 3.40 | 3.8% |
| 173rd | Ghana | 3.43 | -1.7% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 3.62 | -2.0% |
| 175th | Vanuatu | 3.65 | -1.3% |
| 176th | Pakistan | 3.66 | -1.6% |
| 177th | São Tomé and Principe | 3.70 | -1.7% |
| 178th | Gabon | 3.71 | -1.7% |
| 179th | Malawi | 3.72 | -1.9% |
| 180th | Zimbabwe | 3.77 | 0.1% |
| 181st | Rwanda | 3.78 | -1.6% |
| 182nd | Eritrea | 3.79 | -2.1% |
| 183rd | Senegal | 3.86 | -1.8% |
| 184th | Sierra Leone | 3.88 | -2.6% |
| 185th | Samoa | 3.88 | -1.4% |
| 186th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.91 | -2.2% |
| 187th | Comoros | 3.94 | -1.6% |
| 188th | South Sudan | 3.96 | -2.1% |
| 189th | Liberia | 4.02 | -1.8% |
| 190th | Madagascar | 4.04 | -1.7% |
| 191st | Gambia, The | 4.08 | -2.1% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | 4.17 | -2.3% |
| 193rd | Zambia | 4.18 | -1.7% |
| 194th | Congo, Republic of | 4.22 | -1.5% |
| 195th | Togo | 4.25 | -1.6% |
| 196th | Burkina Faso | 4.28 | -2.0% |
| 197th | Guinea | 4.30 | -2.2% |
| 198th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.35 | -1.4% |
| 199th | Sudan | 4.38 | -1.6% |
| 200th | Uganda | 4.39 | -2.7% |
| 201st | Cameroon | 4.40 | -1.6% |
| 202nd | Nigeria | 4.55 | -1.8% |
| 203rd | Yemen, Republic of | 4.59 | -0.1% |
| 204th | Benin | 4.63 | -1.6% |
| 205th | Tanzania | 4.67 | -1.3% |
| 206th | Mauritania | 4.77 | -1.6% |
| 207th | Mozambique | 4.84 | -1.3% |
| 208th | Afghanistan | 4.93 | -2.1% |
| 209th | Burundi | 4.98 | -1.9% |
| 210th | Angola | 5.21 | -1.8% |
| 211th | Mali | 5.69 | -1.5% |
| 212th | Central African Republic | 6.02 | -0.5% |
| 213th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.11 | -0.8% |
| 214th | Niger | 6.14 | -1.0% |
| 215th | Chad | 6.22 | -0.6% |
| 216th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.26 | -1.5% |
FAQ
What was European Union's fertility rate in 2022?▾
European Union's fertility rate in 2022 was 1.46. This ranked 45th globally.
How did European Union's fertility rate change in 2022?▾
European Union's fertility rate decreased by 4.6% in 2022 compared to 2021.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 2022?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest fertility rate in 2022 at 6.26.
What is the fertility rate of European Union in 2022?▾
The fertility rate of European Union in 2022 was 1.46. This ranked 45th globally.
How does 2022 compare to 2021 for European Union's fertility rate?▾
European Union's fertility rate went from 1.53 in 2021 to 1.46 in 2022, a 4.6% decrease.
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