Fertility norms in Europe
Results from the 2011 Eurobarometer survey
Data is taken from the tables at the end of this PDF. These are based on the 2011 Eurobarometer survey.
Mean ideal family size by gender, age, and country
This survey records the mean of people's answers to the question of what their ideal family size is.
| Country | 15-24 (women) | 25-39 (women) | 40-54 (women) | 55+ (women) | Total (women) | 15-24 (men) | 25-39 (men) | 40-54 (men) | 55+ (men) | Total (men) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2.07 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.87 | 1.73 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 1.93 |
| Belgium | 2.31 | 2.13 | 2.2 | 2.19 | 2.2 | 2.22 | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2.13 | 2.17 |
| Bulgaria | 1.97 | 2.11 | 2 | 2.15 | 2.08 | 2.14 | 2.04 | 2.01 | 2.12 | 2.07 |
| Cyprus | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.56 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.66 | 2.41 | 2.59 | 2.98 | 2.66 |
| Czech Rep. | 2.02 | 1.89 | 1.98 | 2.07 | 1.99 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 2.01 | 1.91 |
| Denmark | 2.53 | 2.48 | 2.43 | 2.49 | 2.48 | 2.38 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.46 | 2.39 |
| Estonia | 2.32 | 2.58 | 2.67 | 2.68 | 2.59 | 2.46 | 2.54 | 2.63 | 2.74 | 2.59 |
| Finland | 2.51 | 2.43 | 2.72 | 2.61 | 2.58 | 2.35 | 2.26 | 2.4 | 2.39 | 2.36 |
| France | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.28 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2.22 | 2.35 | 2.32 |
| Germany | 2.23 | 1.96 | 2.05 | 2.2 | 2.12 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.11 | 2.11 |
| Germany (East) | 2.26 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 2.19 | 2.08 | 2.45 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 2.07 | 2.05 |
| Germany (West) | 2.22 | 1.98 | 2.09 | 2.2 | 2.13 | 2.26 | 2.02 | 2.15 | 2.12 | 2.13 |
| Greece | 2.23 | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.44 | 2.33 | 2.23 | 2.13 | 2.39 | 2.44 | 2.3 |
| Hungary | 2.19 | 1.99 | 2.12 | 2.19 | 2.12 | 2.2 | 2.15 | 2.08 | 2.28 | 2.18 |
| Ireland | 2.81 | 2.65 | 2.62 | 2.91 | 2.74 | 2.67 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.87 | 2.63 |
| Italy | 1.99 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 2.12 | 2.01 | 2.08 | 1.92 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.05 |
| Latvia | 2.36 | 2.42 | 2.38 | 2.61 | 2.45 | 2.41 | 2.5 | 2.44 | 2.62 | 2.49 |
| Lithuania | 2.21 | 2.24 | 2.15 | 2.47 | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.26 | 2.38 | 2.48 | 2.35 |
| Luxembourg | 2.51 | 2.24 | 2.11 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 2.07 | 2.13 | 2.11 |
| Malta | 1.96 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 2.02 | 1.94 | 1.99 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 2 | 1.91 |
| Netherlands | 2.41 | 2.22 | 2.28 | 2.41 | 2.33 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.25 |
| Poland | 2.22 | 2.06 | 2.23 | 2.48 | 2.27 | 2.32 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.25 | 2.24 |
| Portugal | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.02 | 1.98 | 1.94 | 1.99 | 1.91 | 2.11 | 2 |
| Romania | 2 | 1.96 | 1.94 | 2.29 | 2.07 | 2 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.18 | 2.05 |
| Slovakia | 2.15 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.33 | 2.17 | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.98 | 2.26 | 2.01 |
| Slovenia | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.31 | 2.42 | 2.38 | 2.43 | 2.52 | 2.32 | 2.38 | 2.41 |
| Spain | 2.18 | 2.07 | 2.04 | 2.17 | 2.11 | 1.94 | 1.98 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.06 |
| Sweden | 2.6 | 2.27 | 2.46 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.45 | 2.26 | 2.36 | 2.4 | 2.37 |
| United Kingdom | 2.68 | 2.3 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.32 | 2.51 | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.24 | 2.3 |
| EU-27 | 2.27 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 2.26 | 2.19 | 2.25 | 2.1 | 2.17 | 2.21 | 2.18 |