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Date: July 4, 2024 Live births by citizenship of mother

Table on the subject: Live births by citizenship of mother

Press release No. 226 of 14 June 2023 Rate of childlessness has remained constant at 20% for ten years

In 2022, the rate of childlessness in Germany stood at 20%. This rate refers to the share of women who have not borne children in all women aged between 45 and 49 in 2022 (1973-1977 birth cohorts). Based on the results of the 2022 microcensus, the …

Press release No. 227 of 14 June 2023 Level of births remains low in first quarter of 2023

In 2022, around 739,000 children were born in Germany, according to provisional results. The number of births was therefore 5.6% lower compared with the average for the years 2019 to 2021, and was down 7.1% from 2021, a year marked by a high number …

Press release No. 303 of 15 July 2022 The number of stillbirths per 1,000 births increased by 24% on 2007

In 2021, the number of stillborn children in Germany was 3,420. This corresponds to 4.3 stillbirths per 1,000 births. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that a slight upward trend in the rate has been recorded since 2010, …

Press release No. 181 of 28 April 2022 Record low of marriages and record high of births in 2021

The number of marriages fell to a new all-time low in Germany in 2021. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), approximately 357,800 couples got married in 2021. This was a decrease of 4.2%, or 15,500, compared …

Press release No. N 019 of 8 April 2022 Three fourths of children in Germany living with their siblings

Most children in Germany grow up with siblings. To mark World Siblings Day on 10 April, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that just under 10.3 million of the 13.6 million children under the age of 18 lived in the same household as …

Press release No. 522 of 16 November 2021 More sibling births in the spring of 2021

Approximately 524,000 children were born in Germany from January to August 2021 according to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The number of births rose slightly by 1.3% on the same period of the previous year. There …

Press release No. 396 of 23 August 2021 Births only slightly up from January to May 2021

Approximately 315,000 children were born from January to May 2021 according to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The number of births rose slightly by 1.4% on the same period of the previous year. A marked increase in …

Press release No. 280 of 15 June 2021 Births in March 2021: Highest number in over 20 years

According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 65,903 children were born in March 2021. The last time that more than 65,000 births were recorded in March was in 1998. Compared with March 2020, the number of births this …

Press release No. 200 of 26 April 2021 More deaths, fewer births and marriages in 2020

Roughly 773,000 babies were born in Germany in 2020. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a year-on-year decline of about 5,000 children (-0.6%). This was a continuation of the downward trend which began after the last …

Press release No. 149 of 26 March 2021 No marked impact of the first lockdown on the number of births in Germany

A first evaluation of the births reported shows that the first lockdown to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, which was imposed from 22 March to the beginning of May 2020 and included far-reaching contact restrictions, had no considerable impact on the …

Press release No. 098 of 4 March 2021 More than one in two babies had a brother or sister when they were born in 2020

According to an estimate of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), roughly 360,000 (47%) of the 770,000 newborns were born as the first child in 2020. A total of 270,000 (35%) babies were born as the second and 140,000 (18%) as the third or …

Press release No. 262 of 13 July 2020 Fewer births, deaths and marriages in 2019

778,100 babies were born in Germany in 2019. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that their number was down by roughly 9,400 on a year earlier. When the number of births is related to the number of inhabitants, the result is 9.4 …

Press release No. 475 of 11 December 2019 One in five women aged 45 to 49 was childless in 2018

More and more women in Germany have their first child in their thirties. In 2018, 48% of the mothers of the total 366,000 first born children were between 30 and 39 years old. 3% of the first-borns had a mother who was over 40. The average age of …

Press release No. 404 of 18 October 2018 Life expectancy nearly unchanged in 2015/2017

According to the results of the current life table for 2015/2017, the life expectancy of newborn boys is 78 years and 4 months and that of newborn girls is 83 years and 2 months. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the life …

Press release No. 262 of 13 July 2018 More deaths and fewer births in 2017

In 2017, the number of live births in Germany was 785,000. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was a decline of 7,000 newborn children, or 0.9%, compared with 2016 (792,000).

Press release No. 108 of 26 March 2018 Higher life expectancy of boys and girls

Life expectancy has increased once again in Germany. According to the life table for 2014/2016 relating to the current mortality situation, the life expectancy of newborn boys is 78 years and 4 months and that of newborn girls 83 years and 2 months. …

Press release No. 075 of 7 March 2018 Rates of childlessness by status in employment and education converge

The final rate of childless women rose just slightly from 20% in 2012 to 21% in 2016, following a long-term increase. It remained constant at 21% also among the total of women in employment. To mark the International Women's Day, the Federal …

Press release No. 408 of 15 November 2017 More births and fewer deaths in 2016

In 2016, the number of live births in Germany was 792,000. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of 55,000 newborn children, or 7.4%, compared with 2015 (738,000).

Press release No. 212 of 23 June 2017 Newborns have a good chance of reaching an age of over 90 years

If the trend of people living ever longer continues, boys born in 2017 could reach an average age of up to 90 years, girls up to 93 years. This result is based on the higher variant of the new model calculations of the Federal Statistical Office …

Press release No. 159 of 15 May 2017 Fertility rate in Germany continues below EU average

In 2015, the birth rate in Germany was 1.50 children per woman. Although it is the highest figure since German reunification, the rate remains below the EU average of 1.58 children per woman. This is reported by the Federal Statistical Office …

Press release No. 461 of 19 December 2016 Parents of one in three newborn children are not married

The share of newborn children whose parents are not married to each other in the total of live births has more than doubled in the past 25 years. This is reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The percentage rose from 15% in 1990 to …

Press release No. 378 of 20 October 2016 Regional differences in life expectancy have decreased over the last 20 years

The differences in the life expectancy of newborn children between the Länder are decreasing. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the difference between the Länder with the highest life expectancy and those with the lowest has …

Press release No. 373 of 17 October 2016 Fertility rate in 2015 at 1.50 children per woman for the first time in 33 years

The total fertility rate in Germany increased to 1.50 children per woman in 2015. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that a similarly high figure (1.51 children per woman) was last determined in 1982 for the territory which is now …

Press release No. 332 of 21 September 2016 2 in 10 of the babies born in 2015 had mothers with foreign citizenship

A total of 738,000 children were born in 2015; 590,000 were born to German mothers and 148,000 had mothers with foreign citizenship. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that foreign women accounted for 20% of all births in Germany. …

Press release No. 225 of 30 June 2016 2015: more births, deaths and marriages

In 2015, the number of live births in Germany was 738,000. On the basis of provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of 23,000 newborn children, or 3.2%, compared with 2014 (715,000). 

Press release No. 072 of 4 March 2016 Boys have a life expectancy of 78 years, girls of 83 years

Life expectancy in Germany is increasing further. According to the period life table for 2012/2014 related to the current mortality situation, the life expectancy of newborn boys is 78 years and 2 months and that of newborn girls is 83 years and 1 …

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