Germany - Fertility Rate 2015
1.50
+0.03 from 2014
Germany's fertility rate was 1.50 in 2015, increased +0.03 from 1.47 in 2014. This was the 34th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 1.14 | -6.7% |
| 2nd | British Virgin Islands | 1.19 | -4.0% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.20 | -3.2% |
| 4th | San Marino | 1.20 | -5.0% |
| 5th | Andorra | 1.22 | 4.7% |
| 6th | Korea | 1.24 | 2.8% |
| 7th | Singapore | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 8th | Cayman Islands | 1.27 | -4.9% |
| 9th | Portugal | 1.31 | 5.6% |
| 10th | Poland | 1.32 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.32 | 4.8% |
| 12th | Cyprus | 1.32 | 0.8% |
| 13th | Spain | 1.33 | 0.8% |
| 14th | Greece | 1.33 | 2.3% |
| 15th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.34 | -6.7% |
| 16th | Italy | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 17th | Mauritius | 1.36 | -4.9% |
| 18th | Malta | 1.37 | -0.7% |
| 19th | Ukraine | 1.39 | -5.4% |
| 20th | Liechtenstein | 1.40 | -11.9% |
| 21st | Slovak Republic | 1.40 | 2.2% |
| 22nd | Croatia | 1.41 | -3.4% |
| 23rd | United Arab Emirates | 1.42 | -4.5% |
| 24th | Bermuda | 1.44 | 1.4% |
| 25th | Hungary | 1.45 | 0.7% |
| 26th | Japan | 1.45 | 2.1% |
| 27th | Thailand | 1.45 | -2.2% |
| 28th | Serbia | 1.46 | 0.0% |
| 29th | Luxembourg | 1.47 | -2.0% |
| 30th | St. Lucia | 1.47 | -0.8% |
| 31st | Austria | 1.49 | 2.1% |
| 32nd | North Macedonia | 1.49 | -0.7% |
| 33rd | Channel Islands | 1.50 | -2.6% |
| 34th | Germany | 1.50 | 2.0% |
| 35th | Jamaica | 1.51 | -2.3% |
| 36th | Switzerland | 1.54 | 0.0% |
| 37th | European Union | 1.54 | 0.1% |
| 38th | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.57 | 2.7% |
| 39th | Czechia | 1.57 | 2.6% |
| 40th | Slovenia | 1.57 | -0.6% |
| 41st | Bahamas, The | 1.57 | -6.7% |
| 42nd | Estonia | 1.58 | 2.6% |
| 43rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.60 | -0.2% |
| 44th | Armenia | 1.60 | -5.9% |
| 45th | Canada | 1.60 | -0.6% |
| 46th | Romania | 1.62 | 3.8% |
| 47th | Lithuania | 1.63 | 3.8% |
| 48th | Albania | 1.63 | -5.2% |
| 49th | Bulgaria | 1.64 | 1.2% |
| 50th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.64 | -1.3% |
| 51st | Dominica | 1.65 | -3.8% |
| 52nd | Finland | 1.65 | -3.5% |
| 53rd | Netherlands | 1.66 | -2.9% |
| 54th | China | 1.67 | -5.6% |
| 55th | Cuba | 1.69 | 1.8% |
| 56th | Belgium | 1.70 | -2.3% |
| 57th | Latvia | 1.70 | 3.0% |
| 58th | Montenegro | 1.70 | -2.9% |
| 59th | Denmark | 1.71 | 1.2% |
| 60th | Grenada | 1.72 | -4.7% |
| 61st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.72 | -0.6% |
| 62nd | Norway | 1.72 | -1.7% |
| 63rd | Belarus | 1.72 | 1.7% |
| 64th | Barbados | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 65th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.73 | -4.7% |
| 66th | Chile | 1.74 | -2.1% |
| 67th | Isle of Man | 1.75 | -2.3% |
| 68th | Kosovo | 1.76 | -5.7% |
| 69th | Colombia | 1.77 | -2.8% |
| 70th | Brazil | 1.78 | 0.1% |
| 71st | Russian Federation | 1.78 | 1.5% |
| 72nd | Costa Rica | 1.80 | -0.2% |
| 73rd | United Kingdom | 1.80 | -0.6% |
| 74th | Iceland | 1.80 | -6.7% |
| 75th | Australia | 1.81 | -0.7% |
| 76th | Bhutan | 1.84 | -4.6% |
| 77th | United States | 1.84 | -1.0% |
| 78th | Ireland | 1.85 | -2.1% |
| 79th | Sweden | 1.85 | -1.6% |
| 80th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 1.86 | -0.6% |
| 81st | Moldova | 1.87 | 2.7% |
| 82nd | French Polynesia | 1.87 | -4.3% |
| 83rd | Aruba | 1.90 | -2.3% |
| 84th | Curaçao | 1.90 | -5.0% |
| 85th | Azerbaijan | 1.94 | -1.5% |
| 86th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.95 | -1.1% |
| 87th | France | 1.96 | -2.0% |
| 88th | Cabo Verde | 1.97 | -3.1% |
| 89th | Qatar | 1.98 | -2.7% |
| 90th | New Zealand | 1.99 | 3.6% |
| 91st | Palau | 2.00 | -1.5% |
| 92nd | Maldives | 2.00 | -4.1% |
| 93rd | Malaysia | 2.01 | -2.4% |
| 94th | Greenland | 2.01 | -1.3% |
| 95th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.02 | 2.1% |
| 96th | Kuwait | 2.03 | -1.5% |
| 97th | Uruguay | 2.04 | 0.7% |
| 98th | El Salvador | 2.07 | -2.8% |
| 99th | Gibraltar | 2.07 | -0.5% |
| 100th | New Caledonia | 2.08 | -1.8% |
| 101st | Sri Lanka | 2.09 | -2.1% |
| 102nd | Viet Nam | 2.10 | 0.5% |
| 103rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 2.11 | 1.0% |
| 104th | Bahrain | 2.11 | -1.7% |
| 105th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.13 | -0.4% |
| 106th | Mexico | 2.14 | -3.3% |
| 107th | Türkiye | 2.16 | -1.4% |
| 108th | Ecuador | 2.21 | -2.9% |
| 109th | Georgia | 2.21 | 1.6% |
| 110th | Bangladesh | 2.23 | 0.0% |
| 111th | Peru | 2.23 | -1.8% |
| 112th | Myanmar | 2.27 | 0.6% |
| 113th | Nepal | 2.27 | -2.0% |
| 114th | India | 2.29 | -0.2% |
| 115th | Tunisia | 2.31 | -0.4% |
| 116th | Seychelles | 2.31 | 2.7% |
| 117th | Indonesia | 2.35 | -2.0% |
| 118th | Argentina | 2.35 | -1.5% |
| 119th | South Africa | 2.36 | -2.7% |
| 120th | Lebanon | 2.38 | 0.3% |
| 121st | Morocco | 2.41 | -0.8% |
| 122nd | Faroe Islands | 2.43 | -5.8% |
| 123rd | Dominican Republic | 2.43 | -0.9% |
| 124th | Belize | 2.43 | -1.7% |
| 125th | Nicaragua | 2.43 | -1.2% |
| 126th | Monaco | 2.50 | 0.7% |
| 127th | Panama | 2.53 | -0.9% |
| 128th | Fiji | 2.57 | -0.9% |
| 129th | Suriname | 2.57 | -1.9% |
| 130th | Uzbekistan | 2.58 | 1.5% |
| 131st | Saudi Arabia | 2.63 | -1.9% |
| 132nd | Paraguay | 2.65 | 0.0% |
| 133rd | St. Martin (French part) | 2.67 | -1.6% |
| 134th | Guyana | 2.67 | -1.0% |
| 135th | Libya | 2.71 | -1.6% |
| 136th | Cambodia | 2.73 | -0.2% |
| 137th | Honduras | 2.75 | -1.7% |
| 138th | Kazakhstan | 2.76 | -0.2% |
| 139th | American Samoa | 2.78 | -2.5% |
| 140th | Lao PDR | 2.80 | -0.2% |
| 141st | Philippines | 2.83 | -2.2% |
| 142nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.89 | -2.1% |
| 143rd | Guam | 2.93 | -0.4% |
| 144th | Oman | 2.97 | -0.2% |
| 145th | Mongolia | 3.00 | -3.2% |
| 146th | Botswana | 3.01 | -0.6% |
| 147th | Guatemala | 3.03 | -1.9% |
| 148th | Turkmenistan | 3.03 | 0.3% |
| 149th | Djibouti | 3.04 | -2.4% |
| 150th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.05 | -1.4% |
| 151st | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.07 | -1.6% |
| 152nd | Israel | 3.09 | 0.3% |
| 153rd | Algeria | 3.09 | 0.2% |
| 154th | Haiti | 3.11 | -1.7% |
| 155th | Eswatini | 3.12 | -1.9% |
| 156th | Marshall Islands | 3.13 | -1.5% |
| 157th | Northern Mariana Islands | 3.13 | -7.1% |
| 158th | Jordan | 3.14 | -4.9% |
| 159th | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.20 | 0.0% |
| 160th | Lesotho | 3.22 | -0.7% |
| 161st | Tuvalu | 3.31 | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Kiribati | 3.44 | -2.4% |
| 163rd | Tajikistan | 3.46 | 0.0% |
| 164th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 3.50 | 0.3% |
| 165th | Tonga | 3.54 | -2.2% |
| 166th | Papua New Guinea | 3.56 | -1.8% |
| 167th | Namibia | 3.60 | -0.9% |
| 168th | Kenya | 3.77 | -2.0% |
| 169th | Timor-Leste | 3.78 | -5.5% |
| 170th | Zimbabwe | 3.91 | -2.5% |
| 171st | Gabon | 3.92 | -0.8% |
| 172nd | Vanuatu | 3.95 | -1.2% |
| 173rd | West Bank and Gaza | 3.98 | -0.5% |
| 174th | Ghana | 3.98 | -1.2% |
| 175th | Pakistan | 3.99 | -1.7% |
| 176th | Nauru | 4.08 | -0.2% |
| 177th | Iraq | 4.08 | -5.3% |
| 178th | Rwanda | 4.11 | -0.2% |
| 179th | Eritrea | 4.22 | -1.3% |
| 180th | Solomon Islands | 4.29 | -1.6% |
| 181st | Madagascar | 4.34 | -1.9% |
| 182nd | Samoa | 4.34 | -1.8% |
| 183rd | São Tomé and Principe | 4.35 | -2.9% |
| 184th | Malawi | 4.38 | -4.0% |
| 185th | Comoros | 4.42 | -1.5% |
| 186th | Liberia | 4.52 | -2.1% |
| 187th | Sierra Leone | 4.55 | -3.3% |
| 188th | Congo, Republic of | 4.61 | -1.2% |
| 189th | Yemen, Republic of | 4.62 | -0.1% |
| 190th | Guinea-Bissau | 4.66 | -2.7% |
| 191st | Togo | 4.66 | -0.9% |
| 192nd | South Sudan | 4.70 | -2.6% |
| 193rd | Senegal | 4.75 | -2.7% |
| 194th | Equatorial Guinea | 4.77 | -1.8% |
| 195th | Zambia | 4.78 | -2.4% |
| 196th | Cameroon | 4.84 | -0.1% |
| 197th | Sudan | 4.90 | -0.3% |
| 198th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.97 | -2.0% |
| 199th | Guinea | 5.00 | -1.3% |
| 200th | Gambia, The | 5.00 | -3.7% |
| 201st | Tanzania | 5.03 | -1.9% |
| 202nd | Mauritania | 5.21 | -1.0% |
| 203rd | Mozambique | 5.25 | -1.1% |
| 204th | Uganda | 5.25 | -2.9% |
| 205th | Benin | 5.32 | -1.0% |
| 206th | Burkina Faso | 5.48 | -2.1% |
| 207th | Nigeria | 5.50 | -2.1% |
| 208th | Afghanistan | 5.65 | -2.0% |
| 209th | Burundi | 5.70 | -1.7% |
| 210th | Angola | 5.77 | -1.5% |
| 211th | Central African Republic | 6.13 | 0.4% |
| 212th | Mali | 6.39 | -0.9% |
| 213th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.44 | -0.7% |
| 214th | Chad | 6.71 | -1.1% |
| 215th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.98 | -1.2% |
| 216th | Niger | 7.22 | -1.7% |
FAQ
What was Germany's fertility rate in 2015?▾
Germany's fertility rate in 2015 was 1.50. This ranked 34th globally.
How did Germany's fertility rate change in 2015?▾
Germany's fertility rate increased by 2.0% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 2015?▾
Niger had the highest fertility rate in 2015 at 7.22.
What is the fertility rate of Germany in 2015?▾
The fertility rate of Germany in 2015 was 1.50. This ranked 34th globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Germany's fertility rate?▾
Germany's fertility rate went from 1.47 in 2014 to 1.50 in 2015, a 2.0% increase.
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