How many children were born in the EU in 2022?

In 2022, 3.88 million babies were born in the EU, a slight decrease from 4.09 million in 2021. The number of children born in the EU has been declining since 2008, when 4.68 million children were born. 

The total fertility rate in 2022 was 1.46 live births per woman in the EU, which is another decline, after the small increase recorded in 2021 (the total fertility rate was 1.53 in 2021 and 1.51 in 2020). 

This information comes from data on fertility published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on fertility statistics.

Source dataset: demo_find

In 2022, France had the highest total fertility in the EU (1.79 live births per woman), followed by Romania (1.71), Bulgaria (1.65), and Czechia (1.64). 

In contrast, the lowest fertility rates were seen in Malta (1.08 births per woman), Spain (1.16) and Italy (1.24). 

Source dataset: demo_find