BE · 2017 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Belgium, 2017
Total fertility rate
1.65
Belgium, 2017
▼ 1.8% vs 2016 (1.68)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's total fertility rate decreased by 1.8% compared to 2016, reaching 1.65.
Belgium accounts for 105.8% of the EU-27 total of 1.56.
Belgium ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
105.8%
EU-27: 1.56
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199