The Birthgap Barometer™ – Global Fertility Trends & Visualizations

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Canada 2024 A Snapshot of Canadian Fertility

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A Long-term Trend Continues

Women Who Become Mothers

56·6%

Total Maternal Rate (TMR)

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

30-Year
Trend

Children Per Mother

2·20

Children per Mother (CPM)

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

30-Year
Trend

TMR 56·6%

CPM 2·20

TFR 1·25

TFR is the Total Fertility Rate, a measure of Children per Woman. TFR masks shifts in motherhood and family size. Reporting TMR and CPM alongside TFR is recommended.

2024

Total Fertility Gap

39·6% Gap

Total Fertility Gap (TFG)

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

Replacement Level2·07

FAMILY SIZE IN CANADA IN 2024

2023

Family Size

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

1 Child

25·1%

2 Children

46·0%

3+ Children

28·9%

Share of mothers by number of children. Shares sum to 100%.

TIMING OF MOTHERHOOD IN CANADA IN 2024

2023

Motherhood by Age

96.7%

Timing Smoothness

Timing Smoothness is a measure of similarity to a perfect bell curve. Chart shows the percentage of first births by the mother’s age.

Timing Smoothness uses Hellinger similarity to compare the observed age distribution with a fitted bell curve. A score of 100% represents a perfect match.

Average Age of Motherhood

30·5 years

Average Maternal Age (AMA)

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

Annual Change

+1·4 months

Change from 2023

Likelihood of Lifetime Childlessness

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

All childless women
at age 30

At Age 30

58·9%

Likelihood

All childless women
at age 40

At Age 40

95·9%

Likelihood

HOW CANADA RANKS IN 2024

Motherhood Rate

10th Lowest

Children Per Mother

15th Highest

First Mother Age

12th Oldest

Maternal Aging Rate

13th Slowest

Fertility Gap

12th Widest

Out of 37 Low Fertility Nations

Rank	Country	TMR
1	Bulgaria	85.8%
2	Portugal	78.8%
3	France	71.9%
4	Russian Federation	71.6%
5	Luxembourg	68.8%
6	Croatia	67.8%
7	Romania	67.7%
8	Iceland	66.7%
9	Belgium	66.6%
10	Netherlands	66.3%
11	Germany	65.7%
12	Denmark	64.9%
13	Switzerland	64.3%
14	Czechia	64.3%
15	Ireland	64.3%
16	Sweden	64.2%
17	United Kingdom	63.9%
18	Norway	63.6%
19	United States	63.5%
20	Austria	63.4%
21	Hungary	62.5%
22	North Macedonia	62.0%
23	Turkey	62.0%
24	Slovakia	61.5%
25	Greece	60.0%
26	Italy	58.9%
27	Spain	57.0%
28	Canada	56.6%
29	Malta	56.5%
30	Finland	55.1%
31	Japan	54.9%
32	Lithuania	54.7%
33	Poland	52.6%
34	Latvia	52.4%
35	Estonia	51.9%
36	Taiwan	47.8%
37	South Korea	44.6%

Rank	Country	CPM
1	Latvia	2.56
2	United States	2.52
3	Estonia	2.48
4	Iceland	2.40
5	Turkey	2.38
6	Slovakia	2.34
7	North Macedonia	2.30
8	Ireland	2.30
9	Norway	2.27
10	Finland	2.27
11	Denmark	2.26
12	France	2.24
13	Sweden	2.23
14	United Kingdom	2.22
15	Canada	2.20
16	Hungary	2.18
17	Belgium	2.17
18	Netherlands	2.16
19	Japan	2.16
20	Germany	2.14
21	Croatia	2.13
22	Czechia	2.10
23	Poland	2.07
24	Austria	2.06
25	Greece	2.04
26	Romania	2.04
27	Switzerland	2.00
28	Italy	1.99
29	Russian Federation	1.99
30	Bulgaria	1.98
31	Lithuania	1.96
32	Spain	1.94
33	Taiwan	1.86
34	Luxembourg	1.83
35	Malta	1.81
36	Portugal	1.80
37	South Korea	1.62

Rank	Country	AMA
1	South Korea	33.2 years
2	Italy	32.3 years
3	Spain	32.0 years
4	Luxembourg	31.9 years
5	Switzerland	31.8 years
6	Greece	31.7 years
7	Ireland	31.7 years
8	Taiwan	31.2 years
9	Malta	30.9 years
10	Japan	30.9 years
11	Portugal	30.6 years
12	Canada	30.5 years
13	Netherlands	30.4 years
14	Austria	30.4 years
15	Germany	30.4 years
16	Norway	30.4 years
17	Denmark	30.3 years
18	Sweden	30.2 years
19	Finland	30.0 years
20	Belgium	29.9 years
21	Croatia	29.8 years
22	Czechia	29.7 years
23	France	29.6 years
24	Lithuania	29.5 years
25	Hungary	29.4 years
26	United Kingdom	29.4 years
27	Poland	29.4 years
28	Iceland	29.1 years
29	Estonia	28.9 years
30	Slovakia	28.3 years
31	North Macedonia	28.2 years
32	Latvia	28.1 years
33	United States	28.0 years
34	Romania	27.6 years
35	Bulgaria	27.6 years
36	Turkey	27.3 years
37	Russian Federation	27.0 years

Rank	Country	AMA_DELTA
1	Lithuania	+3.8 mo/yr
2	Hungary	+2.8 mo/yr
3	Malta	+2.8 mo/yr
4	South Korea	+2.7 mo/yr
5	Czechia	+2.5 mo/yr
6	Estonia	+2.5 mo/yr
7	Russian Federation	+2.4 mo/yr
8	Taiwan	+2.3 mo/yr
9	Denmark	+2.3 mo/yr
10	Turkey	+2.1 mo/yr
11	Portugal	+2.1 mo/yr
12	Latvia	+2.1 mo/yr
13	Sweden	+2.0 mo/yr
14	Croatia	+2.0 mo/yr
15	Bulgaria	−1.9 mo/yr
16	Austria	+1.9 mo/yr
17	Poland	+1.9 mo/yr
18	Luxembourg	+1.7 mo/yr
19	Iceland	+1.7 mo/yr
20	Ireland	+1.6 mo/yr
21	Norway	+1.6 mo/yr
22	Italy	+1.5 mo/yr
23	Switzerland	+1.5 mo/yr
24	Spain	+1.4 mo/yr
25	Canada	+1.4 mo/yr
26	Japan	+1.3 mo/yr
27	Belgium	+1.3 mo/yr
28	France	+1.3 mo/yr
29	United Kingdom	+1.2 mo/yr
30	United States	+1.2 mo/yr
31	Netherlands	+0.9 mo/yr
32	Finland	+0.7 mo/yr
33	Greece	+0.5 mo/yr
34	Romania	+0.5 mo/yr
35	North Macedonia	+0.4 mo/yr
36	Slovakia	+0.4 mo/yr
37	Germany	+0.1 mo/yr

Rank	Country	TFG
1	South Korea	63.8%
2	Taiwan	57.0%
3	Malta	50.6%
4	Lithuania	48.2%
5	Poland	47.5%
6	Spain	46.6%
7	Japan	44.4%
8	Estonia	43.0%
9	Italy	43.0%
10	Latvia	42.0%
11	Greece	40.7%
12	Canada	39.6%
13	Finland	39.6%
14	Luxembourg	39.1%
15	Switzerland	37.7%
16	Austria	36.8%
17	Czechia	34.8%
18	Germany	34.8%
19	Hungary	34.1%
20	Romania	33.4%
21	Russian Federation	32.4%
22	United Kingdom	32.4%
23	Portugal	31.5%
24	North Macedonia	31.2%
25	Netherlands	30.8%
26	Sweden	30.8%
27	Slovakia	30.5%
28	Belgium	30.2%
29	Norway	30.1%
30	Croatia	29.5%
31	Denmark	29.2%
32	Ireland	28.6%
33	Turkey	28.6%
34	Iceland	24.6%
35	United States	22.7%
36	France	22.2%
37	Bulgaria	18.1%

Methodology note. Birthgap Barometer rankings are derived from confirmed key birthrate data. The number of countries included may vary by year and may be updated as new data become available. Only countries with low fertility rates that publish sufficiently granular birthrate data are included.

IMPACT ON SOCIETY IN CANADA IN 2024

Trajectory for Canada at 2024 fertility patterns

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

From 365,737 births in 2024:

50% ▼ by 2069 AD

→ 182,868 births

90% ▼ by 2173 AD

→ 36,574 births

Future Worker Gap

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

479.3k

people aged 50

After 20 years

2044

retirees

365.7k

newborns

new workers

23·7% Gap

Future Worker Gap (FWG-20)

Generational Impact

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

For every 100 Canadian adults

100·0

▼

2nd generation

60·4

▼

3rd generation

36·5

▼

4th generation

22·0

Based on the 2024 Total Fertility Gap of 39·6% per Generation.

THE STORY IN BRIEF Canada · 2024

A moderate children-per-mother rate combines with a low motherhood rate, leaving Canada 39·6% below replacement under 2024 fertility patterns.

Motherhood

56·6%

10th lowest of 37

Children per mother

2·20

15th highest of 37

Fertility gap

39·6%

12th highest of 37

Births halve every

44·9 years

Births to next half by 2069

Fertility Patterns (1/8) What Share of Canadian Women Become Mothers?

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Canada 56.6%

63.9%

33 of 42

2025 Pending

56.6% of Canadian Women Become Mothers

Key trends not yet available.

Canada — What Share of Women Become Mothers?

Rank	Country	TMR
1	Bulgaria	85.8%
2	Portugal	78.8%
3	France	71.9%
4	Russian Federation	71.6%
5	Luxembourg	68.8%
6	Croatia	67.8%
7	Romania	67.7%
8	Birthgap 15 Weighted	66.7%
9	Iceland	66.7%
10	Belgium	66.6%
11	Netherlands	66.3%
12	Germany	65.7%
13	Denmark	64.9%
14	European Union	64.5%
15	Switzerland	64.3%
16	Czechia	64.3%
17	Ireland	64.3%
18	Sweden	64.2%
19	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	63.9%
20	United Kingdom	63.9%
21	Norway	63.6%
22	NATO Nations	63.5%
23	United States	63.5%
24	Austria	63.4%
25	G7 Nations	63.1%
26	Hungary	62.5%
27	North Macedonia	62.0%
28	Turkey	62.0%
29	Slovakia	61.5%
30	Greece	60.0%
31	Italy	58.9%
32	Spain	57.0%
33	Canada	56.6%
34	Malta	56.5%
35	Finland	55.1%
36	Japan	54.9%
37	Lithuania	54.7%
38	Poland	52.6%
39	Latvia	52.4%
40	Estonia	51.9%
41	Taiwan	47.8%
42	South Korea	44.6%

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Fertility Patterns (2/8) How Many Children Do Canadian Mothers Have?

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Canada 2.20

2.20

18 of 42

2025 Pending

Canadian Mothers Have 2.20 Children on Average

Key trends not yet available.

Canada — How Many Children Do Mothers Have?

Rank	Country	CPM
1	Latvia	2.56
2	United States	2.52
3	Estonia	2.48
4	Iceland	2.40
5	Turkey	2.38
6	G7 Nations	2.35
7	Slovakia	2.34
8	NATO Nations	2.32
9	North Macedonia	2.30
10	Ireland	2.30
11	Norway	2.27
12	Finland	2.27
13	Denmark	2.26
14	France	2.24
15	Sweden	2.23
16	United Kingdom	2.22
17	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	2.20
18	Canada	2.20
19	Hungary	2.18
20	Belgium	2.17
21	Netherlands	2.16
22	Japan	2.16
23	Germany	2.14
24	Birthgap 15 Weighted	2.13
25	Croatia	2.13
26	European Union	2.12
27	Czechia	2.10
28	Poland	2.07
29	Austria	2.06
30	Greece	2.04
31	Romania	2.04
32	Switzerland	2.00
33	Italy	1.99
34	Russian Federation	1.99
35	Bulgaria	1.98
36	Lithuania	1.96
37	Spain	1.94
38	Taiwan	1.86
39	Luxembourg	1.83
40	Malta	1.81
41	Portugal	1.80
42	South Korea	1.62

Fertility Patterns (3/8) At What Age Do Canadian Women Become Mothers?

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Canada 30.5 years

29.8 years

12 of 42

2025 Pending

Canadian Women First Give Birth at 30.5

Key trends not yet available.

Canada — At What Age Do Women Become Mothers?

Rank	Country	AMA
1	South Korea	33.2 years
2	Italy	32.3 years
3	Spain	32.0 years
4	Luxembourg	31.9 years
5	Switzerland	31.8 years
6	Greece	31.7 years
7	Ireland	31.7 years
8	Taiwan	31.2 years
9	Malta	30.9 years
10	Japan	30.9 years
11	Portugal	30.6 years
12	Canada	30.5 years
13	Netherlands	30.4 years
14	Austria	30.4 years
15	Germany	30.4 years
16	Norway	30.4 years
17	Denmark	30.3 years
18	European Union	30.3 years
19	Sweden	30.2 years
20	Birthgap 15 Weighted	30.0 years
21	Finland	30.0 years
22	Belgium	29.9 years
23	Croatia	29.8 years
24	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	29.8 years
25	Czechia	29.7 years
26	France	29.6 years
27	Lithuania	29.5 years
28	Hungary	29.4 years
29	United Kingdom	29.4 years
30	Poland	29.4 years
31	G7 Nations	29.1 years
32	Iceland	29.1 years
33	NATO Nations	29.0 years
34	Estonia	28.9 years
35	Slovakia	28.3 years
36	North Macedonia	28.2 years
37	Latvia	28.1 years
38	United States	28.0 years
39	Romania	27.6 years
40	Bulgaria	27.6 years
41	Turkey	27.3 years
42	Russian Federation	27.0 years

Fertility Patterns (4/8) How important is age for Canadian Women planning a family?

2025 Pending

Likelihood of Lifelong Childlessness by Age for Canadian Women

Key trends not yet available.

Childless at 26.5 years → 50% remain childless for life

Likelihood of Lifelong Childlessness by Age

Childless at age 20

44.2%

Childless at age 25

47.7%

Childless at age 30

58.9%

Childless at age 35

80.9%

Childless at age 40

95.9%

Fertility Patterns (5/8) What Share of Canadian Women Remain Childless for Life?

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Canada 43.4%

36.1%

10 of 42

2025 Pending

43.4% of Canadian Women Remain Childless

Key trends not yet available.

Canada — What Share of Women Remain Childless for Life?

Rank	Country	TCR
1	South Korea	55.4%
2	Taiwan	52.2%
3	Estonia	48.1%
4	Latvia	47.6%
5	Poland	47.4%
6	Lithuania	45.3%
7	Japan	45.1%
8	Finland	44.9%
9	Malta	43.5%
10	Canada	43.4%
11	Spain	43.0%
12	Italy	41.1%
13	Greece	40.0%
14	Slovakia	38.5%
15	North Macedonia	38.0%
16	Turkey	38.0%
17	Hungary	37.5%
18	G7 Nations	36.9%
19	Austria	36.6%
20	NATO Nations	36.5%
21	United States	36.5%
22	Norway	36.4%
23	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	36.1%
24	United Kingdom	36.1%
25	Sweden	35.8%
26	Switzerland	35.7%
27	Czechia	35.7%
28	Ireland	35.7%
29	European Union	35.5%
30	Denmark	35.1%
31	Germany	34.3%
32	Netherlands	33.7%
33	Belgium	33.4%
34	Birthgap 15 Weighted	33.3%
35	Iceland	33.3%
36	Romania	32.3%
37	Croatia	32.2%
38	Luxembourg	31.2%
39	Russian Federation	28.4%
40	France	28.1%
41	Portugal	21.2%
42	Bulgaria	14.2%

Fertility Patterns (6/8) What Share of Canadian Mothers Have Exactly One Child?

⏵

Canada n/a

n/a

2024 Pending

What Share of Mothers Have Exactly One Child?

Key trends not yet available.

Rank	Country	CMD_1
1	Portugal	41.4%
2	Malta	39.9%
3	Luxembourg	38.8%
4	Romania	35.8%
5	Spain	29.3%
6	Austria	26.0%
7	Hungary	25.6%
8	Belgium	24.8%
9	NATO Nations	24.8%
10	Bulgaria	24.7%
11	Switzerland	24.5%
12	European Union	24.1%
13	Greece	23.3%
14	Poland	23.0%
15	France	22.9%
16	G7 Nations	22.9%
17	Lithuania	22.3%
18	Netherlands	21.0%
19	Birthgap 15 Weighted	20.9%
20	Finland	20.0%
21	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	19.8%
22	Ireland	19.2%
23	Czechia	13.8%
24	Sweden	13.7%
25	Slovakia	12.6%
26	Norway	12.2%
27	Denmark	11.6%
28	North Macedonia	10.0%

Fertility Patterns (7/8) What Share of Canadian Mothers Have Exactly Two Children?

⏵

Canada n/a

n/a

2024 Pending

What Share of Mothers Have Exactly Two Children?

Key trends not yet available.

Rank	Country	CMD_2
1	Czechia	63.4%
2	Denmark	60.0%
3	North Macedonia	58.6%
4	Sweden	56.5%
5	Bulgaria	56.0%
6	Slovakia	56.0%
7	Norway	55.9%
8	Lithuania	55.4%
9	Greece	53.7%
10	Switzerland	53.5%
11	Netherlands	53.4%
12	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	53.2%
13	Birthgap 15 Weighted	52.8%
14	Spain	52.0%
15	Finland	50.6%
16	Austria	49.7%
17	Poland	49.3%
18	European Union	49.1%
19	Belgium	47.7%
20	France	45.1%
21	G7 Nations	45.1%
22	NATO Nations	45.1%
23	Hungary	44.3%
24	Luxembourg	43.9%
25	Ireland	43.5%
26	Malta	43.3%
27	Portugal	41.0%
28	Romania	40.6%

Fertility Patterns (8/8) What Share of Canadian Mothers Have Three or More Children?

⏵

Canada n/a

n/a

2024 Pending

What Share of Mothers Have Three or More Children?

Key trends not yet available.

Rank	Country	CMD_3p
1	Ireland	37.3%
2	France	32.0%
3	G7 Nations	32.0%
4	Norway	31.9%
5	Slovakia	31.5%
6	North Macedonia	31.4%
7	Hungary	30.1%
8	NATO Nations	30.0%
9	Sweden	29.8%
10	Finland	29.4%
11	Denmark	28.4%
12	Poland	27.7%
13	Belgium	27.6%
14	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	27.0%
15	European Union	26.7%
16	Birthgap 15 Weighted	26.3%
17	Netherlands	25.6%
18	Austria	24.3%
19	Romania	23.6%
20	Greece	23.0%
21	Czechia	22.7%
22	Lithuania	22.4%
23	Switzerland	22.0%
24	Bulgaria	19.2%
25	Spain	18.7%
26	Portugal	17.6%
27	Luxembourg	17.3%
28	Malta	16.8%

Societal Impact (1/6) How Low Are Overall Births in Canada?

⏵

Canada 39.6%

33.1%

12 of 42

2025 Pending

Canada Has a 39.6% Fertility Gap

Key trends not yet available.

Rank	Country	TFG
1	South Korea	63.8%
2	Taiwan	57.0%
3	Malta	50.6%
4	Lithuania	48.2%
5	Poland	47.5%
6	Spain	46.6%
7	Japan	44.4%
8	Estonia	43.0%
9	Italy	43.0%
10	Latvia	42.0%
11	Greece	40.7%
12	Canada	39.6%
13	Finland	39.6%
14	Luxembourg	39.1%
15	Switzerland	37.7%
16	Austria	36.8%
17	Czechia	34.8%
18	Germany	34.8%
19	European Union	34.5%
20	Hungary	34.1%
21	Romania	33.4%
22	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	33.1%
23	Russian Federation	32.4%
24	United Kingdom	32.4%
25	Portugal	31.5%
26	Birthgap 15 Weighted	31.4%
27	North Macedonia	31.2%
28	Netherlands	30.8%
29	Sweden	30.8%
30	Slovakia	30.5%
31	Belgium	30.2%
32	Norway	30.1%
33	Croatia	29.5%
34	Denmark	29.2%
35	NATO Nations	29.2%
36	G7 Nations	28.8%
37	Ireland	28.6%
38	Turkey	28.6%
39	Iceland	24.6%
40	United States	22.7%
41	France	22.2%
42	Bulgaria	18.1%

Societal Impact (2/6) What is the Future Trajectory in Canada?

⏵

Canada 44.6 years

58.6 years

31 of 42

2025 Pending

Births in Canada Fall by Half Every 44.6 Years

Key trends not yet available.

Rank	Country	SHL
1	Bulgaria	103.0 years
2	France	87.1 years
3	United States	80.7 years
4	Iceland	76.2 years
5	Ireland	69.3 years
6	G7 Nations	68.3 years
7	NATO Nations	66.3 years
8	Denmark	65.0 years
9	Croatia	63.1 years
10	Norway	62.7 years
11	Belgium	61.4 years
12	Netherlands	61.2 years
13	Sweden	60.7 years
14	Turkey	60.2 years
15	Portugal	59.8 years
16	Birthgap 15 Weighted	58.9 years
17	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	58.6 years
18	Slovakia	57.7 years
19	European Union	57.0 years
20	North Macedonia	56.0 years
21	United Kingdom	55.7 years
22	Germany	52.5 years
23	Hungary	52.2 years
24	Russian Federation	51.4 years
25	Czechia	51.4 years
26	Romania	50.6 years
27	Switzerland	49.5 years
28	Austria	49.0 years
29	Luxembourg	47.5 years
30	Greece	44.7 years
31	Canada	44.6 years
32	Finland	44.0 years
33	Italy	42.3 years
34	Japan	38.8 years
35	Latvia	38.3 years
36	Estonia	38.1 years
37	Spain	37.6 years
38	Poland	33.7 years
39	Lithuania	33.2 years
40	Malta	32.3 years
41	Taiwan	27.3 years
42	South Korea	24.0 years

Societal Impact (3/6) How Many Births Are There in Canada Annually?

2025 Pending

365.7k Babies Were Born in Canada

Key trends not yet available.

Canada — How Many Babies Are Born Each Year?

Societal Impact (4/6) How Do Births in Canada Compare to People Aged 50?

2025 Pending

Canada Has a 23.7% Gap in Births vs Future Retirees

Key trends not yet available.

Canada — How Do Births Compare to Future Retirees?

Societal Impact (5/6) How Big is Canada's Future Workforce Gap?

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Canada 23.7%

37.9%

34 of 39

2025 Pending

Canada Has a 23.7% Gap in Births vs Future Retirees

Key trends not yet available.

Canada — How is the Future Workforce Gap?

Rank	Country	FWG
1	Birthgap 15 Weighted	89.7%
2	South Korea	72.8%
3	Japan	65.4%
4	Taiwan	61.0%
5	Italy	60.7%
6	Spain	59.9%
7	Czechia	53.6%
8	Lithuania	51.1%
9	Poland	50.9%
10	Latvia	49.9%
11	Estonia	47.6%
12	Romania	47.4%
13	Portugal	47.0%
14	Bulgaria	46.8%
15	Hungary	46.8%
16	Slovakia	44.5%
17	European Union	41.8%
18	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	37.9%
19	Croatia	37.7%
20	Malta	36.5%
21	Austria	35.6%
22	Switzerland	35.1%
23	North Macedonia	35.1%
24	Luxembourg	29.5%
25	Germany	29.4%
26	Ireland	28.7%
27	Belgium	28.5%
28	Norway	27.6%
29	France	27.5%
30	Finland	27.1%
31	Denmark	26.8%
32	Sweden	26.1%
33	Netherlands	25.8%
34	Canada	23.7%
35	G7 Nations	23.1%
36	NATO Nations	21.0%
37	Turkey	18.8%
38	Iceland	12.8%
39	United States	6.9%

Societal Impact (6/6) How Few Births in Canada After Three Generations?

⏵

Canada 22.0

29.9

30 of 42

2025 Pending

Each Generation in Canada Is 39.6% Smaller

Key trends not yet available.

For Every 100 Canadian Adults

100

2nd Generation

60.4

3rd Generation

36.5

4th Generation

Rank	Country	TGI
1	Bulgaria	54.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
2	France	47.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
3	United States	46.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
4	Iceland	42.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
5	Ireland	36.4 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
6	Turkey	36.4 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
7	G7 Nations	36.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
8	Denmark	35.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
9	NATO Nations	35.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
10	Croatia	35.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
11	Norway	34.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
12	Belgium	34.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
13	Slovakia	33.6 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
14	Netherlands	33.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
15	Sweden	33.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
16	North Macedonia	32.6 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
17	Birthgap 15 Weighted	32.3 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
18	Portugal	32.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
19	Russian Federation	30.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
20	United Kingdom	30.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
21	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	29.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
22	Romania	29.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
23	Hungary	28.6 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
24	European Union	28.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
25	Czechia	27.7 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
26	Germany	27.7 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
27	Austria	25.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
28	Switzerland	24.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
29	Luxembourg	22.6 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
30	Canada	22.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
31	Finland	22.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
32	Greece	20.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
33	Latvia	19.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
34	Estonia	18.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
35	Italy	18.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
36	Japan	17.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
37	Spain	15.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
38	Poland	14.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
39	Lithuania	13.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
40	Malta	12.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
41	Taiwan	8.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
42	South Korea	4.7 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>

Full Country Insights How to Discover More About Birthrates in Canada

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Dive deeper into the complete data, historical trends, sources, and implications for Canadian.

Detailed time series from 1970 to the latest year
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The Birthgap Barometer

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Canada

Latest Summary

Canada's fertility patterns in 2024 show very modest shifts from the previous year but continue long-term trends of declining family size and rising maternal age. Total births increased by over 14,000, reflecting a small uplift despite lower overall fertility rates.

Total maternal rate and children per mother remain nearly unchanged from 2023, continuing a gradual downward trend over the last five years. · The average maternal age rose slightly to 30.5 years, marking a continuation of the slow increase seen over recent years. · Childlessness has inched upward, now at 43.4%, reinforcing Canada’s position among countries with relatively high proportions of childless women. · One-child families are becoming more common, while two- and three-plus child families are declining, highlighting shifting family size preferences.

Extended trends, historical context, and supporting indicators in full report.

ind Barometer

Motherhood

Canada’s total maternal rate (TMR) is 56.6% in 2024. It is essentially unchanged from 2023 (little change). Across the most recent five-year window (2020–2024), TMR has been falling with an average of 58.6%. Looking back to the 2020s (58.6%), TMR stands lower by about 2.0pp. Globally ranking is not available because the country is outside the current rankable comparison set.

Canada’s children per mother (CPM) stands at 2.20 in 2024. There is little change since 2023 (little change). Looking at the last five years, CPM has been falling (five-year average 2.26). Against the oldest decade baseline on record (2020s, 2.26), completed family size today is lower by about 0.07. Globally ranking is not available because the country is outside the current rankable comparison set.

The Birthgap Barometer

Demographic Impact

In 2024, the Total Fertility Gap (TFG) is 39.6% (equivalent to a TFR of 1.25). It remains broadly flat versus the previous year (little change). Over the past five years, the Total Fertility Gap has been rising; the 2020–2024 average is 35.8%. Relative to the earliest available baseline in the 2020s (35.8%), today’s TFG is higher by about 3.8pp. Globally ranking is not available because the country is outside the current rankable comparison set.

The Future Worker Gap (FWG) for Canada stands at 23.7% in 2024. It declined relative to 2023 (down 2.4pp). Over the past five years, FWG has been falling; the 2020–2024 average is 25.7%. Against the oldest decade baseline on record (2020s, 25.7%), the FWG stands lower by about 2.0pp. Globally ranking is not available because the country is outside the…

Societal Half-Life (SHL): years · Triple Generation Impact (TGI): 100 parents · 77 children · 60 grandchildren · 46 great-grandchildren

Milestones Years: - Births down 50% in 2069 - Births down 75% in 2113 - Births down 90% in 2172 Based on the 2024 birth pattern, total births would fall by half from 365,737 in 2024 to 182,868 in 2069, and by 90% to…

The Birthgap Barometer

Additional Indicators

In 2024, Canada recorded 365,737 total births. It is up from 2023 by 14,022 births. Over the past five years, total births have been rising, averaging 359,940 per year. Compared with the 2020s average (359,940), total births are now higher by 5,797 births.

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Sources

Canada Birth Record Data Source: Human Fertility Database (1944–2023)

Results are the most recent available based on published official birth records, as of 14-Aug-2026.

Selected results for 2024 are inferences by Shaw·Risk, based on partial data availability.

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Key Trends

Women Who Become Mothers

65·7%

Total Maternal Rate (TMR)

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

16-Year
Trend

Children Per Mother

2·14

Children per Mother (CPM)

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

16-Year
Trend

TMR 65·7%

CPM 2·14

TFR 1·35

TFR is the Total Fertility Rate, a measure of Children per Woman. TFR masks shifts in motherhood and family size. Reporting TMR and CPM alongside TFR is recommended.

2024

Total Fertility Gap

34·8% Gap

Total Fertility Gap (TFG)

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

Replacement Level2·07

FAMILY SIZE IN GERMANY IN 2024

2022

Family Size

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

1 Child

24·4%

2 Children

49·4%

3+ Children

26·2%

Share of mothers by number of children. Shares sum to 100%.

TIMING OF MOTHERHOOD IN GERMANY IN 2024

2022

Motherhood by Age

96.2%

Timing Smoothness

Timing Smoothness is a measure of similarity to a perfect bell curve. Chart shows the percentage of first births by the mother’s age.

Timing Smoothness uses Hellinger similarity to compare the observed age distribution with a fitted bell curve. A score of 100% represents a perfect match.

Average Age of Motherhood

30·4 years

Average Maternal Age (AMA)

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

Annual Change

+0·1 months

Change from 2023

Likelihood of Lifetime Childlessness

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

All childless women
at age 30

At Age 30

50·3%

Likelihood

All childless women
at age 40

At Age 40

94·5%

Likelihood

HOW GERMANY RANKS IN 2024

Motherhood Rate

11th Highest

Children Per Mother

18th Lowest

First Mother Age

15th Oldest

Maternal Aging Rate

1st Slowest

Fertility Gap

18th Widest

Out of 37 Low Fertility Nations

Rank	Country	TMR
1	Bulgaria	85.8%
2	Portugal	78.8%
3	France	71.9%
4	Russian Federation	71.6%
5	Luxembourg	68.8%
6	Croatia	67.8%
7	Romania	67.7%
8	Iceland	66.7%
9	Belgium	66.6%
10	Netherlands	66.3%
11	Germany	65.7%
12	Denmark	64.9%
13	Switzerland	64.3%
14	Czechia	64.3%
15	Ireland	64.3%
16	Sweden	64.2%
17	United Kingdom	63.9%
18	Norway	63.6%
19	United States	63.5%
20	Austria	63.4%
21	Hungary	62.5%
22	North Macedonia	62.0%
23	Turkey	62.0%
24	Slovakia	61.5%
25	Greece	60.0%
26	Italy	58.9%
27	Spain	57.0%
28	Canada	56.6%
29	Malta	56.5%
30	Finland	55.1%
31	Japan	54.9%
32	Lithuania	54.7%
33	Poland	52.6%
34	Latvia	52.4%
35	Estonia	51.9%
36	Taiwan	47.8%
37	South Korea	44.6%

Rank	Country	CPM
1	Latvia	2.56
2	United States	2.52
3	Estonia	2.48
4	Iceland	2.40
5	Turkey	2.38
6	Slovakia	2.34
7	North Macedonia	2.30
8	Ireland	2.30
9	Norway	2.27
10	Finland	2.27
11	Denmark	2.26
12	France	2.24
13	Sweden	2.23
14	United Kingdom	2.22
15	Canada	2.20
16	Hungary	2.18
17	Belgium	2.17
18	Netherlands	2.16
19	Japan	2.16
20	Germany	2.14
21	Croatia	2.13
22	Czechia	2.10
23	Poland	2.07
24	Austria	2.06
25	Greece	2.04
26	Romania	2.04
27	Switzerland	2.00
28	Italy	1.99
29	Russian Federation	1.99
30	Bulgaria	1.98
31	Lithuania	1.96
32	Spain	1.94
33	Taiwan	1.86
34	Luxembourg	1.83
35	Malta	1.81
36	Portugal	1.80
37	South Korea	1.62

Rank	Country	AMA
1	South Korea	33.2 years
2	Italy	32.3 years
3	Spain	32.0 years
4	Luxembourg	31.9 years
5	Switzerland	31.8 years
6	Greece	31.7 years
7	Ireland	31.7 years
8	Taiwan	31.2 years
9	Malta	30.9 years
10	Japan	30.9 years
11	Portugal	30.6 years
12	Canada	30.5 years
13	Netherlands	30.4 years
14	Austria	30.4 years
15	Germany	30.4 years
16	Norway	30.4 years
17	Denmark	30.3 years
18	Sweden	30.2 years
19	Finland	30.0 years
20	Belgium	29.9 years
21	Croatia	29.8 years
22	Czechia	29.7 years
23	France	29.6 years
24	Lithuania	29.5 years
25	Hungary	29.4 years
26	United Kingdom	29.4 years
27	Poland	29.4 years
28	Iceland	29.1 years
29	Estonia	28.9 years
30	Slovakia	28.3 years
31	North Macedonia	28.2 years
32	Latvia	28.1 years
33	United States	28.0 years
34	Romania	27.6 years
35	Bulgaria	27.6 years
36	Turkey	27.3 years
37	Russian Federation	27.0 years

Rank	Country	AMA_DELTA
1	Lithuania	+3.8 mo/yr
2	Hungary	+2.8 mo/yr
3	Malta	+2.8 mo/yr
4	South Korea	+2.7 mo/yr
5	Czechia	+2.5 mo/yr
6	Estonia	+2.5 mo/yr
7	Russian Federation	+2.4 mo/yr
8	Taiwan	+2.3 mo/yr
9	Denmark	+2.3 mo/yr
10	Turkey	+2.1 mo/yr
11	Portugal	+2.1 mo/yr
12	Latvia	+2.1 mo/yr
13	Sweden	+2.0 mo/yr
14	Croatia	+2.0 mo/yr
15	Bulgaria	−1.9 mo/yr
16	Austria	+1.9 mo/yr
17	Poland	+1.9 mo/yr
18	Luxembourg	+1.7 mo/yr
19	Iceland	+1.7 mo/yr
20	Ireland	+1.6 mo/yr
21	Norway	+1.6 mo/yr
22	Italy	+1.5 mo/yr
23	Switzerland	+1.5 mo/yr
24	Spain	+1.4 mo/yr
25	Canada	+1.4 mo/yr
26	Japan	+1.3 mo/yr
27	Belgium	+1.3 mo/yr
28	France	+1.3 mo/yr
29	United Kingdom	+1.2 mo/yr
30	United States	+1.2 mo/yr
31	Netherlands	+0.9 mo/yr
32	Finland	+0.7 mo/yr
33	Greece	+0.5 mo/yr
34	Romania	+0.5 mo/yr
35	North Macedonia	+0.4 mo/yr
36	Slovakia	+0.4 mo/yr
37	Germany	+0.1 mo/yr

Rank	Country	TFG
1	South Korea	63.8%
2	Taiwan	57.0%
3	Malta	50.6%
4	Lithuania	48.2%
5	Poland	47.5%
6	Spain	46.6%
7	Japan	44.4%
8	Estonia	43.0%
9	Italy	43.0%
10	Latvia	42.0%
11	Greece	40.7%
12	Canada	39.6%
13	Finland	39.6%
14	Luxembourg	39.1%
15	Switzerland	37.7%
16	Austria	36.8%
17	Czechia	34.8%
18	Germany	34.8%
19	Hungary	34.1%
20	Romania	33.4%
21	Russian Federation	32.4%
22	United Kingdom	32.4%
23	Portugal	31.5%
24	North Macedonia	31.2%
25	Netherlands	30.8%
26	Sweden	30.8%
27	Slovakia	30.5%
28	Belgium	30.2%
29	Norway	30.1%
30	Croatia	29.5%
31	Denmark	29.2%
32	Ireland	28.6%
33	Turkey	28.6%
34	Iceland	24.6%
35	United States	22.7%
36	France	22.2%
37	Bulgaria	18.1%

IMPACT ON SOCIETY IN GERMANY IN 2024

Trajectory for Germany at 2024 fertility patterns

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

From 677,117 births in 2024:

50% ▼ by 2077 AD

→ 338,558 births

90% ▼ by 2199 AD

→ 67,712 births

Future Worker Gap

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

959.6k

people aged 50

After 20 years

2044

retirees

677.1k

newborns

new workers

29·4% Gap

Future Worker Gap (FWG-20)

Generational Impact

The latest value and annual change are shown above.

For every 100 German adults

100·0

▼

2nd generation

65·2

▼

3rd generation

42·5

▼

4th generation

27·7

Based on the 2024 Total Fertility Gap of 34·8% per Generation.

THE STORY IN BRIEF Germany · 2024

A moderate children-per-mother rate combines with a high motherhood rate, leaving Germany 34·8% below replacement under 2024 fertility patterns.

Motherhood

65·7%

11th highest of 37

Children per mother

2·14

18th lowest of 37

Fertility gap

34·8%

18th highest of 37

Births halve every

52·8 years

Births to next half by 2077

Fertility Patterns (1/8) What Share of German Women Become Mothers?

⏵

Germany 65.7%

63.9%

12 of 42

2025 Pending

65.7% of German Women Become Mothers

Key trends not yet available.

Germany — What Share of Women Become Mothers?

Rank	Country	TMR
1	Bulgaria	85.8%
2	Portugal	78.8%
3	France	71.9%
4	Russian Federation	71.6%
5	Luxembourg	68.8%
6	Croatia	67.8%
7	Romania	67.7%
8	Birthgap 15 Weighted	66.7%
9	Iceland	66.7%
10	Belgium	66.6%
11	Netherlands	66.3%
12	Germany	65.7%
13	Denmark	64.9%
14	European Union	64.5%
15	Switzerland	64.3%
16	Czechia	64.3%
17	Ireland	64.3%
18	Sweden	64.2%
19	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	63.9%
20	United Kingdom	63.9%
21	Norway	63.6%
22	NATO Nations	63.5%
23	United States	63.5%
24	Austria	63.4%
25	G7 Nations	63.1%
26	Hungary	62.5%
27	North Macedonia	62.0%
28	Turkey	62.0%
29	Slovakia	61.5%
30	Greece	60.0%
31	Italy	58.9%
32	Spain	57.0%
33	Canada	56.6%
34	Malta	56.5%
35	Finland	55.1%
36	Japan	54.9%
37	Lithuania	54.7%
38	Poland	52.6%
39	Latvia	52.4%
40	Estonia	51.9%
41	Taiwan	47.8%
42	South Korea	44.6%

Fertility Patterns (2/8) How Many Children Do German Mothers Have?

⏵

Germany 2.14

2.20

23 of 42

2025 Pending

German Mothers Have 2.14 Children on Average

Key trends not yet available.

Germany — How Many Children Do Mothers Have?

Rank	Country	CPM
1	Latvia	2.56
2	United States	2.52
3	Estonia	2.48
4	Iceland	2.40
5	Turkey	2.38
6	G7 Nations	2.35
7	Slovakia	2.34
8	NATO Nations	2.32
9	North Macedonia	2.30
10	Ireland	2.30
11	Norway	2.27
12	Finland	2.27
13	Denmark	2.26
14	France	2.24
15	Sweden	2.23
16	United Kingdom	2.22
17	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	2.20
18	Canada	2.20
19	Hungary	2.18
20	Belgium	2.17
21	Netherlands	2.16
22	Japan	2.16
23	Germany	2.14
24	Birthgap 15 Weighted	2.13
25	Croatia	2.13
26	European Union	2.12
27	Czechia	2.10
28	Poland	2.07
29	Austria	2.06
30	Greece	2.04
31	Romania	2.04
32	Switzerland	2.00
33	Italy	1.99
34	Russian Federation	1.99
35	Bulgaria	1.98
36	Lithuania	1.96
37	Spain	1.94
38	Taiwan	1.86
39	Luxembourg	1.83
40	Malta	1.81
41	Portugal	1.80
42	South Korea	1.62

Fertility Patterns (3/8) At What Age Do German Women Become Mothers?

⏵

Germany 30.4 years

29.8 years

15 of 42

2025 Pending

German Women First Give Birth at 30.4

Key trends not yet available.

Germany — At What Age Do Women Become Mothers?

Rank	Country	AMA
1	South Korea	33.2 years
2	Italy	32.3 years
3	Spain	32.0 years
4	Luxembourg	31.9 years
5	Switzerland	31.8 years
6	Greece	31.7 years
7	Ireland	31.7 years
8	Taiwan	31.2 years
9	Malta	30.9 years
10	Japan	30.9 years
11	Portugal	30.6 years
12	Canada	30.5 years
13	Netherlands	30.4 years
14	Austria	30.4 years
15	Germany	30.4 years
16	Norway	30.4 years
17	Denmark	30.3 years
18	European Union	30.3 years
19	Sweden	30.2 years
20	Birthgap 15 Weighted	30.0 years
21	Finland	30.0 years
22	Belgium	29.9 years
23	Croatia	29.8 years
24	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	29.8 years
25	Czechia	29.7 years
26	France	29.6 years
27	Lithuania	29.5 years
28	Hungary	29.4 years
29	United Kingdom	29.4 years
30	Poland	29.4 years
31	G7 Nations	29.1 years
32	Iceland	29.1 years
33	NATO Nations	29.0 years
34	Estonia	28.9 years
35	Slovakia	28.3 years
36	North Macedonia	28.2 years
37	Latvia	28.1 years
38	United States	28.0 years
39	Romania	27.6 years
40	Bulgaria	27.6 years
41	Turkey	27.3 years
42	Russian Federation	27.0 years

Fertility Patterns (4/8) How important is age for German Women planning a family?

2025 Pending

Likelihood of Lifelong Childlessness by Age for German Women

Key trends not yet available.

Childless at 29.4 years → 50% remain childless for life

Likelihood of Lifelong Childlessness by Age

Childless at age 20

34.7%

Childless at age 25

38.5%

Childless at age 30

50.3%

Childless at age 35

75.2%

Childless at age 40

94.5%

Fertility Patterns (5/8) What Share of German Women Remain Childless for Life?

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Germany 34.3%

36.1%

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2025 Pending

34.3% of German Women Remain Childless

Key trends not yet available.

Germany — What Share of Women Remain Childless for Life?

Rank	Country	TCR
1	South Korea	55.4%
2	Taiwan	52.2%
3	Estonia	48.1%
4	Latvia	47.6%
5	Poland	47.4%
6	Lithuania	45.3%
7	Japan	45.1%
8	Finland	44.9%
9	Malta	43.5%
10	Canada	43.4%
11	Spain	43.0%
12	Italy	41.1%
13	Greece	40.0%
14	Slovakia	38.5%
15	North Macedonia	38.0%
16	Turkey	38.0%
17	Hungary	37.5%
18	G7 Nations	36.9%
19	Austria	36.6%
20	NATO Nations	36.5%
21	United States	36.5%
22	Norway	36.4%
23	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	36.1%
24	United Kingdom	36.1%
25	Sweden	35.8%
26	Switzerland	35.7%
27	Czechia	35.7%
28	Ireland	35.7%
29	European Union	35.5%
30	Denmark	35.1%
31	Germany	34.3%
32	Netherlands	33.7%
33	Belgium	33.4%
34	Birthgap 15 Weighted	33.3%
35	Iceland	33.3%
36	Romania	32.3%
37	Croatia	32.2%
38	Luxembourg	31.2%
39	Russian Federation	28.4%
40	France	28.1%
41	Portugal	21.2%
42	Bulgaria	14.2%

Fertility Patterns (6/8) What Share of German Mothers Have Exactly One Child?

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Germany n/a

n/a

2023 Pending

What Share of Mothers Have Exactly One Child?

Key trends not yet available.

Rank	Country	CMD_1
1	Portugal	41.4%
2	Malta	39.9%
3	Luxembourg	38.8%
4	Romania	35.8%
5	Spain	29.3%
6	Austria	26.0%
7	Hungary	25.6%
8	Belgium	24.8%
9	NATO Nations	24.8%
10	Bulgaria	24.7%
11	Switzerland	24.5%
12	European Union	24.1%
13	Greece	23.3%
14	Poland	23.0%
15	France	22.9%
16	G7 Nations	22.9%
17	Lithuania	22.3%
18	Netherlands	21.0%
19	Birthgap 15 Weighted	20.9%
20	Finland	20.0%
21	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	19.8%
22	Ireland	19.2%
23	Czechia	13.8%
24	Sweden	13.7%
25	Slovakia	12.6%
26	Norway	12.2%
27	Denmark	11.6%
28	North Macedonia	10.0%

Fertility Patterns (7/8) What Share of German Mothers Have Exactly Two Children?

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Germany n/a

n/a

2023 Pending

What Share of Mothers Have Exactly Two Children?

Key trends not yet available.

Rank	Country	CMD_2
1	Czechia	63.4%
2	Denmark	60.0%
3	North Macedonia	58.6%
4	Sweden	56.5%
5	Bulgaria	56.0%
6	Slovakia	56.0%
7	Norway	55.9%
8	Lithuania	55.4%
9	Greece	53.7%
10	Switzerland	53.5%
11	Netherlands	53.4%
12	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	53.2%
13	Birthgap 15 Weighted	52.8%
14	Spain	52.0%
15	Finland	50.6%
16	Austria	49.7%
17	Poland	49.3%
18	European Union	49.1%
19	Belgium	47.7%
20	France	45.1%
21	G7 Nations	45.1%
22	NATO Nations	45.1%
23	Hungary	44.3%
24	Luxembourg	43.9%
25	Ireland	43.5%
26	Malta	43.3%
27	Portugal	41.0%
28	Romania	40.6%

Fertility Patterns (8/8) What Share of German Mothers Have Three or More Children?

⏵

Germany n/a

n/a

2023 Pending

What Share of Mothers Have Three or More Children?

Key trends not yet available.

Rank	Country	CMD_3p
1	Ireland	37.3%
2	France	32.0%
3	G7 Nations	32.0%
4	Norway	31.9%
5	Slovakia	31.5%
6	North Macedonia	31.4%
7	Hungary	30.1%
8	NATO Nations	30.0%
9	Sweden	29.8%
10	Finland	29.4%
11	Denmark	28.4%
12	Poland	27.7%
13	Belgium	27.6%
14	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	27.0%
15	European Union	26.7%
16	Birthgap 15 Weighted	26.3%
17	Netherlands	25.6%
18	Austria	24.3%
19	Romania	23.6%
20	Greece	23.0%
21	Czechia	22.7%
22	Lithuania	22.4%
23	Switzerland	22.0%
24	Bulgaria	19.2%
25	Spain	18.7%
26	Portugal	17.6%
27	Luxembourg	17.3%
28	Malta	16.8%

Societal Impact (1/6) How Low Are Overall Births in Germany?

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Germany 34.8%

33.1%

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2025 Pending

Germany Has a 34.8% Fertility Gap

Key trends not yet available.

Rank	Country	TFG
1	South Korea	63.8%
2	Taiwan	57.0%
3	Malta	50.6%
4	Lithuania	48.2%
5	Poland	47.5%
6	Spain	46.6%
7	Japan	44.4%
8	Estonia	43.0%
9	Italy	43.0%
10	Latvia	42.0%
11	Greece	40.7%
12	Canada	39.6%
13	Finland	39.6%
14	Luxembourg	39.1%
15	Switzerland	37.7%
16	Austria	36.8%
17	Czechia	34.8%
18	Germany	34.8%
19	European Union	34.5%
20	Hungary	34.1%
21	Romania	33.4%
22	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	33.1%
23	Russian Federation	32.4%
24	United Kingdom	32.4%
25	Portugal	31.5%
26	Birthgap 15 Weighted	31.4%
27	North Macedonia	31.2%
28	Netherlands	30.8%
29	Sweden	30.8%
30	Slovakia	30.5%
31	Belgium	30.2%
32	Norway	30.1%
33	Croatia	29.5%
34	Denmark	29.2%
35	NATO Nations	29.2%
36	G7 Nations	28.8%
37	Ireland	28.6%
38	Turkey	28.6%
39	Iceland	24.6%
40	United States	22.7%
41	France	22.2%
42	Bulgaria	18.1%

Societal Impact (2/6) What is the Future Trajectory in Germany?

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Germany 52.5 years

58.6 years

22 of 42

2025 Pending

Births in Germany Fall by Half Every 52.5 Years

Key trends not yet available.

Germany — What is the Future Trajectory?

Rank	Country	SHL
1	Bulgaria	103.0 years
2	France	87.1 years
3	United States	80.7 years
4	Iceland	76.2 years
5	Ireland	69.3 years
6	G7 Nations	68.3 years
7	NATO Nations	66.3 years
8	Denmark	65.0 years
9	Croatia	63.1 years
10	Norway	62.7 years
11	Belgium	61.4 years
12	Netherlands	61.2 years
13	Sweden	60.7 years
14	Turkey	60.2 years
15	Portugal	59.8 years
16	Birthgap 15 Weighted	58.9 years
17	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	58.6 years
18	Slovakia	57.7 years
19	European Union	57.0 years
20	North Macedonia	56.0 years
21	United Kingdom	55.7 years
22	Germany	52.5 years
23	Hungary	52.2 years
24	Russian Federation	51.4 years
25	Czechia	51.4 years
26	Romania	50.6 years
27	Switzerland	49.5 years
28	Austria	49.0 years
29	Luxembourg	47.5 years
30	Greece	44.7 years
31	Canada	44.6 years
32	Finland	44.0 years
33	Italy	42.3 years
34	Japan	38.8 years
35	Latvia	38.3 years
36	Estonia	38.1 years
37	Spain	37.6 years
38	Poland	33.7 years
39	Lithuania	33.2 years
40	Malta	32.3 years
41	Taiwan	27.3 years
42	South Korea	24.0 years

Societal Impact (3/6) How Many Births Are There in Germany Annually?

2025 Pending

677.1k Babies Were Born in Germany

Key trends not yet available.

Germany — How Many Babies Are Born Each Year?

Societal Impact (4/6) How Do Births in Germany Compare to People Aged 50?

2025 Pending

Germany Has a 29.4% Gap in Births vs Future Retirees

Key trends not yet available.

Germany — How Do Births Compare to Future Retirees?

Societal Impact (5/6) How Big is Germany's Future Workforce Gap?

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Germany 29.4%

37.9%

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2025 Pending

Germany Has a 29.4% Gap in Births vs Future Retirees

Key trends not yet available.

Germany — How is the Future Workforce Gap?

Rank	Country	FWG
1	Birthgap 15 Weighted	89.7%
2	South Korea	72.8%
3	Japan	65.4%
4	Taiwan	61.0%
5	Italy	60.7%
6	Spain	59.9%
7	Czechia	53.6%
8	Lithuania	51.1%
9	Poland	50.9%
10	Latvia	49.9%
11	Estonia	47.6%
12	Romania	47.4%
13	Portugal	47.0%
14	Bulgaria	46.8%
15	Hungary	46.8%
16	Slovakia	44.5%
17	European Union	41.8%
18	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	37.9%
19	Croatia	37.7%
20	Malta	36.5%
21	Austria	35.6%
22	Switzerland	35.1%
23	North Macedonia	35.1%
24	Luxembourg	29.5%
25	Germany	29.4%
26	Ireland	28.7%
27	Belgium	28.5%
28	Norway	27.6%
29	France	27.5%
30	Finland	27.1%
31	Denmark	26.8%
32	Sweden	26.1%
33	Netherlands	25.8%
34	Canada	23.7%
35	G7 Nations	23.1%
36	NATO Nations	21.0%
37	Turkey	18.8%
38	Iceland	12.8%
39	United States	6.9%

Societal Impact (6/6) How Few Births in Germany After Three Generations?

⏵

Germany 27.7

29.9

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2025 Pending

Each Generation in Germany Is 34.8% Smaller

Key trends not yet available.

For Every 100 German Adults

100

2nd Generation

65.2

3rd Generation

42.5

4th Generation

27.7

Rank	Country	TGI
1	Bulgaria	54.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
2	France	47.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
3	United States	46.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
4	Iceland	42.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
5	Ireland	36.4 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
6	Turkey	36.4 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
7	G7 Nations	36.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
8	Denmark	35.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
9	NATO Nations	35.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
10	Croatia	35.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
11	Norway	34.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
12	Belgium	34.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
13	Slovakia	33.6 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
14	Netherlands	33.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
15	Sweden	33.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
16	North Macedonia	32.6 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
17	Birthgap 15 Weighted	32.3 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
18	Portugal	32.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
19	Russian Federation	30.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
20	United Kingdom	30.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
21	Birthgap 15 Unweighted	29.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
22	Romania	29.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
23	Hungary	28.6 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
24	European Union	28.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
25	Czechia	27.7 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
26	Germany	27.7 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
27	Austria	25.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
28	Switzerland	24.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
29	Luxembourg	22.6 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
30	Canada	22.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
31	Finland	22.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
32	Greece	20.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
33	Latvia	19.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
34	Estonia	18.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
35	Italy	18.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
36	Japan	17.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
37	Spain	15.2 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
38	Poland	14.5 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
39	Lithuania	13.9 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
40	Malta	12.1 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
41	Taiwan	8.0 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>
42	South Korea	4.7 <span class="bgp-has-tooltip" data-tooltip="Great-Grandchildren's Generation per 100 Adults Today">GGC</span>

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Germany

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Germany's fertility indicators in 2024 show a subtle downward shift in childbearing metrics alongside a rising gap between desired and achieved family size. Completed fertility rate (TMR) fell slightly to 65.7%, continuing a multi-year decline, while the total fertility gap increased to 34.8%, suggesting more women are having fewer children than they ideally want. Childlessness also edged upward to 34.3%, reflecting ongoing demographic challenges.

Average maternal age remained stable at 30.4 years, consistent with recent years. · Total births decreased modestly from 692,989 to 677,117, marking a continuation of a slight birth decline. · Completed family size per mother fell marginally to 2.06 children, close to a five-year average around 2.10. · Healthy life expectancy saw a reduction by about 3.7 years, from 56.2 to 52.5 years, indicating broader health concerns beyond fertility trends.

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Motherhood

Among mothers in Germany, completed fertility is 65.7% (2024). It has eased slightly from 2023 (down 1.1pp). Looking at the last five years, TMR has been falling (average 69.2% across 2020–2024). Relative to the earliest available baseline in the 2020s (69.2%), today’s TMR is lower by about 3.5pp. Globally ranking is not available because the country is outside the current rankable comparison set. Within Europe ranking is not available because the country is outside the current rankable comparison set.

In 2024, mothers in Germany had an average of 2.14 children. There has been a modest increase since 2023 (up 0.03). Across the most recent five-year window, CPM is broadly stable with an average of 2.13. Against the oldest decade baseline on record (2020s, 2.13), completed family size today is close to that long-run level. Globally ranking is not available because the country is outside the current rankable…

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Demographic Impact

In 2024, the Total Fertility Gap (TFG) is 34.8% (equivalent to a TFR of 1.35). There has been a slight increase since 2023 (up 1.9pp). Across the most recent five-year window (2020–2024), the Total Fertility Gap has been rising with an average of 29.7%. Looking back to the 2020s (29.7%), the gap is now higher by about 5.1pp. Globally ranking is not available because the country is outside the current rankable comparison set. Within Europe ranking is not available because the country is outside the current rankable comparison set.

Germany’s FWG is 29.4% in 2024. It declined relative to 2023 (down 3.8pp). Over the past five years, FWG has been falling; the 2020–2024 average is 34.0%. Compared with the long-run norm from the 2020s (34.0%), the future worker gap today is lower by about 4.6pp. Globally ranking is not available because the country is outside the current rankable…

Societal Half-Life (SHL): years · Triple Generation Impact (TGI): 100 parents · 77 children · 60 grandchildren · 46 great-grandchildren

Milestones Years: - Births down 50% in 2077 - Births down 75% in 2129 - Births down 90% in 2199 Based on the 2024 birth pattern, total births would fall by half from 677,117 in 2024 to 338,558 in 2077, and by 90% to…

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Total births in Germany were 677,117 in 2024. It is down from 2023 by 15,872 births. Over the past five years, total births have been falling, averaging 732,910 per year. Compared with the 2020s average (732,910), total births are now lower by 55,793 births (7.6% decrease).

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Germany Birth Record Data Source: Human Fertility Database (2009–2017), Eurostat (2021–2022)

Results are the most recent available based on published official birth records, as of 14-Aug-2026.

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Year	Birthgap	TFR
1970	0.0%	2.31
1980	18.9%	1.68
1990	17.2%	1.71
2000	27.1%	1.51
2010	20.5%	1.65
2020	32.1%	1.41
2024	39.6%	1.25

Year	TMR
1970	83.7%
1980	73.3%
1990	77.7%
2000	68.3%
2010	71.4%
2020	60.7%
2024	56.6%

Year	Births per Year
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Year	Population Aged 50	Total Newborns
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