Germany: Fertility rate

For that indicator, we provide data for Germany from 1960 to 2020. The average value for Germany during that period was 1.6 births per woman with a minimum of 1.24 births per woman in 1994 and a maximum of 2.54 births per woman in 1964. The latest value from 2020 is 1.53 births per woman. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 191 countries is 2.57 births per woman. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.