§ Lord McColl of Dulwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the current birth rate in each country in the European Union; and how this compares with 1970; 1980: 1990; and 2000. [HL4744]
Crude birth rate and total fertility rate, countries of the European Union, 1970–2000 Crude birth rate per 1,000 population Total fertility rate—children per woman 1970 1980 1990 2000 1970 1980 1990 2000 EU-15 16.2 13.0 21.0 10.7* 2.38 1.82 1.57 1.53* Belgium 14.8 12.6 12.4 11.3p 2.25 1.68 1.62 1.65* Denmark 14.4 11.2 12.3 12.6p 1.95 1.55 1.67 1.76* Germany 13.5 11.1 11.4 9.2p 2.03 1.56 1.45 1.34p Greece 16.5 15.4 10.1 9.6* 2.39 2.21 1.39 1.30* Spain 19.6 15.3 10.3 9.8* 2.90 2.20 1.36 1.22* France 16.7 14.9 13.4 13.1p 2.47 1.95 1.78 1.89p Ireland 21.8 21.8 15.1 14.3* 3.93 3.23 2.11 1.89 Italy 16.7 11.3 10.0 9.4 2.42 1.64 1.33 1.25* Luxembourg 13.0 11.4 12.9 13.1 1.98 1.49 1.61 1.78 Netherlands 18.3 12.8 13.2 13.0p 2.57 1.60 1.62 1.72p Austria 15.0 12.0 11.7 9.6 2.29 1.65 1.45 1.32* Portugal 20.8 16.2 11.8 12.0* 2.83 2.18 1.57 1.54* Finland 14.0 13.2 13.1 11.0 1.82 1.63 1.78 1.73 Sweden 13.7 11.7 14.5 10.2 1.92 1.68 2.13 1.54 United Kingdom 16.2 13.4 13.9 11.4 2.43 1.90 1.83 1.64 * Estimate in that year made by Eurostat p Provisional data