After several years of growth, German birth rates have had a "massive" decline, a new analysis reveals, although fertility rates are not equal across the country. Between 2011 and 2016, fertility ...

The average number of children born to women in Germany has continued to fall, with the Federal Statistical Office reporting on Thursday that the birth rate was 1.35 last year, or 2% lower than in the ...

Germany's fertility rate declined further in 2024, falling to 1.35 children per woman — the lowest rate in almost two decades. Among women with German citizenship, the level was the lowest it has been ...