BE · 2021 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Belgium, 2021
Total fertility rate
1.60
Belgium, 2021
▲ 3.2% vs 2020 (1.55)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's total fertility rate increased by 3.2% compared to 2020, reaching 1.60.
Belgium accounts for 104.6% of the EU-27 total of 1.53.
Belgium ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.8% (from 1.68 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
104.6%
EU-27: 1.53
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199