This page compares fertility levels and trends in Germany (see fertility in Germany), Austria (see fertility in Austria), and Switzerland (see fertility in Switzerland). Data is also provided separately for East Germany (see fertility in East Germany) and West Germany (see fertility in West Germany).
Total fertility rate
All available data from the Human Fertility Database
| Year |
Germany TFR |
West Germany TFR |
East Germany TFR |
Austria TFR |
Switzerland TFR
|
| 1932 |
|
|
|
|
1.943
|
| 1933 |
|
|
|
|
1.894
|
| 1934 |
|
|
|
|
1.875
|
| 1935 |
|
|
|
|
1.843
|
| 1936 |
|
|
|
|
1.803
|
| 1937 |
|
|
|
|
1.737
|
| 1938 |
|
|
|
|
1.78
|
| 1939 |
|
|
|
|
1.793
|
| 1940 |
|
|
|
|
1.816
|
| 1941 |
|
|
|
|
2.05
|
| 1942 |
|
|
|
|
2.265
|
| 1943 |
|
|
|
|
2.403
|
| 1944 |
|
|
|
|
2.496
|
| 1945 |
|
|
|
|
2.598
|
| 1946 |
|
|
|
|
2.617
|
| 1947 |
|
|
|
|
2.559
|
| 1948 |
|
|
|
|
2.539
|
| 1949 |
|
|
|
|
2.44
|
| 1950 |
|
|
|
|
2.401
|
| 1951 |
|
|
|
2.021 |
2.301
|
| 1952 |
|
|
|
2.061 |
2.324
|
| 1953 |
|
|
|
2.094 |
2.286
|
| 1954 |
|
|
|
2.156 |
2.283
|
| 1955 |
|
|
|
2.289 |
2.302
|
| 1956 |
2.22 |
2.192 |
2.293 |
2.486 |
2.349
|
| 1957 |
2.274 |
2.28 |
2.242 |
2.572 |
2.405
|
| 1958 |
2.276 |
2.289 |
2.221 |
2.6 |
2.4
|
| 1959 |
2.368 |
2.368 |
2.358 |
2.688 |
2.424
|
| 1960 |
2.368 |
2.372 |
2.349 |
2.696 |
2.443
|
| 1961 |
2.444 |
2.448 |
2.424 |
2.786 |
2.529
|
| 1962 |
2.44 |
2.443 |
2.422 |
2.8 |
2.594
|
| 1963 |
2.512 |
2.52 |
2.477 |
2.821 |
2.666
|
| 1964 |
2.535 |
2.551 |
2.482 |
2.795 |
2.675
|
| 1965 |
2.501 |
2.509 |
2.485 |
2.703 |
2.605
|
| 1966 |
2.507 |
2.535 |
2.423 |
2.663 |
2.516
|
| 1967 |
2.45 |
2.488 |
2.334 |
2.621 |
2.408
|
| 1968 |
2.36 |
2.386 |
2.292 |
2.586 |
2.3
|
| 1969 |
2.211 |
2.213 |
2.232 |
2.488 |
2.192
|
| 1970 |
2.029 |
1.991 |
2.188 |
2.292 |
2.104
|
| 1971 |
1.965 |
1.919 |
2.129 |
2.2 |
2.038
|
| 1972 |
1.734 |
1.716 |
1.784 |
2.085 |
1.913
|
| 1973 |
1.556 |
1.542 |
1.573 |
1.938 |
1.81
|
| 1974 |
1.526 |
1.511 |
1.537 |
1.908 |
1.733
|
| 1975 |
1.48 |
1.45 |
1.54 |
1.827 |
1.614
|
| 1976 |
1.507 |
1.457 |
1.636 |
1.688 |
1.547
|
| 1977 |
1.51 |
1.403 |
1.85 |
1.631 |
1.533
|
| 1978 |
1.501 |
1.379 |
1.898 |
1.604 |
1.508
|
| 1979 |
1.498 |
1.378 |
1.895 |
1.598 |
1.522
|
| 1980 |
1.561 |
1.448 |
1.942 |
1.652 |
1.554
|
| 1981 |
1.529 |
1.434 |
1.858 |
1.674 |
1.546
|
| 1982 |
1.506 |
1.407 |
1.859 |
1.661 |
1.557
|
| 1983 |
1.429 |
1.33 |
1.791 |
1.559 |
1.519
|
| 1984 |
1.387 |
1.294 |
1.738 |
1.522 |
1.529
|
| 1985 |
1.374 |
1.281 |
1.736 |
1.474 |
1.516
|
| 1986 |
1.414 |
1.345 |
1.7 |
1.449 |
1.532
|
| 1987 |
1.434 |
1.362 |
1.737 |
1.432 |
1.516
|
| 1988 |
1.461 |
1.416 |
1.669 |
1.447 |
1.569
|
| 1989 |
1.422 |
1.393 |
1.578 |
1.446 |
1.564
|
| 1990 |
1.452 |
1.457 |
1.51 |
1.457 |
1.592
|
| 1991 |
1.331 |
1.426 |
0.993 |
1.507 |
1.596
|
| 1992 |
1.296 |
1.411 |
0.841 |
1.505 |
1.576
|
| 1993 |
1.279 |
1.4 |
0.78 |
1.501 |
1.508
|
| 1994 |
1.243 |
1.352 |
0.776 |
1.465 |
1.489
|
| 1995 |
1.249 |
1.344 |
0.843 |
1.424 |
1.477
|
| 1996 |
1.319 |
1.405 |
0.96 |
1.446 |
1.502
|
| 1997 |
1.37 |
1.447 |
1.053 |
1.393 |
1.478
|
| 1998 |
1.355 |
1.418 |
1.105 |
1.37 |
1.47
|
| 1999 |
1.361 |
1.41 |
1.167 |
1.34 |
1.482
|
| 2000 |
1.383 |
1.421 |
1.242 |
1.365 |
1.496
|
| 2001 |
1.349 |
1.383 |
1.231 |
1.33 |
1.384
|
| 2002 |
1.342 |
1.372 |
1.238 |
1.393 |
1.39
|
| 2003 |
1.34 |
1.364 |
1.264 |
1.376 |
1.385
|
| 2004 |
1.359 |
1.376 |
1.311 |
1.419 |
1.416
|
| 2005 |
1.34 |
1.356 |
1.296 |
1.406 |
1.42
|
| 2006 |
1.331 |
1.341 |
1.304 |
1.405 |
1.437
|
| 2007 |
1.371 |
1.375 |
1.368 |
1.379 |
1.456
|
| 2008 |
1.38 |
1.379 |
1.41 |
1.411 |
1.484
|
| 2009 |
1.359 |
1.354 |
1.405 |
1.391 |
1.497
|
| 2010 |
1.394 |
1.386 |
1.46 |
1.438 |
1.524
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
1.518
|
Data 1956-2010 (where all regions are available)
| Year |
Germany TFR |
West Germany TFR |
East Germany TFR |
Austria TFR |
Switzerland TFR
|
| 1956 |
2.22 |
2.192 |
2.293 |
2.486 |
2.349
|
| 1957 |
2.274 |
2.28 |
2.242 |
2.572 |
2.405
|
| 1958 |
2.276 |
2.289 |
2.221 |
2.6 |
2.4
|
| 1959 |
2.368 |
2.368 |
2.358 |
2.688 |
2.424
|
| 1960 |
2.368 |
2.372 |
2.349 |
2.696 |
2.443
|
| 1961 |
2.444 |
2.448 |
2.424 |
2.786 |
2.529
|
| 1962 |
2.44 |
2.443 |
2.422 |
2.8 |
2.594
|
| 1963 |
2.512 |
2.52 |
2.477 |
2.821 |
2.666
|
| 1964 |
2.535 |
2.551 |
2.482 |
2.795 |
2.675
|
| 1965 |
2.501 |
2.509 |
2.485 |
2.703 |
2.605
|
| 1966 |
2.507 |
2.535 |
2.423 |
2.663 |
2.516
|
| 1967 |
2.45 |
2.488 |
2.334 |
2.621 |
2.408
|
| 1968 |
2.36 |
2.386 |
2.292 |
2.586 |
2.3
|
| 1969 |
2.211 |
2.213 |
2.232 |
2.488 |
2.192
|
| 1970 |
2.029 |
1.991 |
2.188 |
2.292 |
2.104
|
| 1971 |
1.965 |
1.919 |
2.129 |
2.2 |
2.038
|
| 1972 |
1.734 |
1.716 |
1.784 |
2.085 |
1.913
|
| 1973 |
1.556 |
1.542 |
1.573 |
1.938 |
1.81
|
| 1974 |
1.526 |
1.511 |
1.537 |
1.908 |
1.733
|
| 1975 |
1.48 |
1.45 |
1.54 |
1.827 |
1.614
|
| 1976 |
1.507 |
1.457 |
1.636 |
1.688 |
1.547
|
| 1977 |
1.51 |
1.403 |
1.85 |
1.631 |
1.533
|
| 1978 |
1.501 |
1.379 |
1.898 |
1.604 |
1.508
|
| 1979 |
1.498 |
1.378 |
1.895 |
1.598 |
1.522
|
| 1980 |
1.561 |
1.448 |
1.942 |
1.652 |
1.554
|
| 1981 |
1.529 |
1.434 |
1.858 |
1.674 |
1.546
|
| 1982 |
1.506 |
1.407 |
1.859 |
1.661 |
1.557
|
| 1983 |
1.429 |
1.33 |
1.791 |
1.559 |
1.519
|
| 1984 |
1.387 |
1.294 |
1.738 |
1.522 |
1.529
|
| 1985 |
1.374 |
1.281 |
1.736 |
1.474 |
1.516
|
| 1986 |
1.414 |
1.345 |
1.7 |
1.449 |
1.532
|
| 1987 |
1.434 |
1.362 |
1.737 |
1.432 |
1.516
|
| 1988 |
1.461 |
1.416 |
1.669 |
1.447 |
1.569
|
| 1989 |
1.422 |
1.393 |
1.578 |
1.446 |
1.564
|
| 1990 |
1.452 |
1.457 |
1.51 |
1.457 |
1.592
|
| 1991 |
1.331 |
1.426 |
0.993 |
1.507 |
1.596
|
| 1992 |
1.296 |
1.411 |
0.841 |
1.505 |
1.576
|
| 1993 |
1.279 |
1.4 |
0.78 |
1.501 |
1.508
|
| 1994 |
1.243 |
1.352 |
0.776 |
1.465 |
1.489
|
| 1995 |
1.249 |
1.344 |
0.843 |
1.424 |
1.477
|
| 1996 |
1.319 |
1.405 |
0.96 |
1.446 |
1.502
|
| 1997 |
1.37 |
1.447 |
1.053 |
1.393 |
1.478
|
| 1998 |
1.355 |
1.418 |
1.105 |
1.37 |
1.47
|
| 1999 |
1.361 |
1.41 |
1.167 |
1.34 |
1.482
|
| 2000 |
1.383 |
1.421 |
1.242 |
1.365 |
1.496
|
| 2001 |
1.349 |
1.383 |
1.231 |
1.33 |
1.384
|
| 2002 |
1.342 |
1.372 |
1.238 |
1.393 |
1.39
|
| 2003 |
1.34 |
1.364 |
1.264 |
1.376 |
1.385
|
| 2004 |
1.359 |
1.376 |
1.311 |
1.419 |
1.416
|
| 2005 |
1.34 |
1.356 |
1.296 |
1.406 |
1.42
|
| 2006 |
1.331 |
1.341 |
1.304 |
1.405 |
1.437
|
| 2007 |
1.371 |
1.375 |
1.368 |
1.379 |
1.456
|
| 2008 |
1.38 |
1.379 |
1.41 |
1.411 |
1.484
|
| 2009 |
1.359 |
1.354 |
1.405 |
1.391 |
1.497
|
| 2010 |
1.394 |
1.386 |
1.46 |
1.438 |
1.524
|
| Maximum |
2.535 |
2.551 |
2.485 |
2.821 |
2.675
|
| Minimum |
1.243 |
1.281 |
0.776 |
1.33 |
1.384
|
| Average (arithmetic mean) |
1.6816727273 |
1.6768545455 |
1.6950727273 |
1.8384181818 |
1.7870727273
|
| Geometric mean |
1.6310904904 |
1.6261005471 |
1.6142185245 |
1.7715696342 |
1.7426819934
|
| Median |
1.461 |
1.418 |
1.7 |
1.559 |
1.547
|
| Standard deviation |
0.4435017247 |
0.4467800195 |
0.5073450814 |
0.5296570411 |
0.4270819097
|
| Slope for best linear fit (using linear regression) |
-0.0234471861 |
-0.0224735931 |
-0.0267268398 |
-0.0294799423 |
-0.0226605339
|
| Multiplier for best logarithmic fit (using linear regression on logarithm) |
0.9870155751 |
0.9877450363 |
0.984093306 |
0.9848752625 |
0.988165825
|
 for linear regression |
0.7173982402 |
0.6494220207 |
0.7122915358 |
0.795121008 |
0.722582426
|