BE · 2018 · demo_find
Fertility indicators
Belgium, 2018
Fertility indicators
1.62
Belgium, 2018
▼ 1.8% vs 2017 (1.65)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's fertility indicators decreased by 1.8% compared to 2017, reaching 1.62.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.54.
Belgium ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.0% (from 1.76 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_find, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
105.2%
EU-27: 1.54
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_find