According to Germany's Federal Statistical Office, the fertility rate in Germany in 2024 was 1.35 children per woman, two percent fewer than in the previous year. Provisional figures for 2025 point to a further decline, to around 654,300 births.
But the desire to have children is still there. An analysis by the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) shows that women would like to have an average of 1.76 children, and men 1.74.
