BE · 2019 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Belgium, 2019
Total fertility rate
1.60
Belgium, 2019
▼ 1.2% vs 2018 (1.62)
Analysis
In 2019, Belgium's total fertility rate decreased by 1.2% compared to 2018, reaching 1.60.
Belgium accounts for 104.6% of the EU-27 total of 1.53.
Belgium ranks 11th 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 1.74 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
104.6%
EU-27: 1.53
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199