# European Union (EU27) - Live births / birth rate

European Union (EU27) - Live births / birth rate was 3,459,677 in 2025, down 2.6% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1961.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3,459,677 (2025) to 4,378,440 (2016), averaging 4,015,557.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.BIRTHS.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: —
- Coverage: 1961-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (65 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/eu27-live-births-birth-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 3,459,677 |
| 2024 | 3,552,919 |
| 2023 | 3,669,659 |
| 2022 | 3,884,166 |
| 2021 | 4,088,494 |
| 2020 | 4,069,896 |
| 2019 | 4,166,236 |
| 2018 | 4,244,353 |
| 2017 | 4,327,777 |
| 2016 | 4,378,440 |
| 2015 | 4,329,512 |
| 2014 | 4,360,234 |
| 2013 | 4,302,289 |
| 2012 | 4,417,141 |
| 2011 | 4,458,386 |
| 2010 | 4,603,858 |
| 2009 | 4,622,368 |
| 2008 | 4,675,051 |
| 2007 | 4,551,180 |
| 2006 | 4,515,537 |
| 2005 | 4,454,301 |
| 2004 | 4,441,177 |
| 2003 | 4,384,916 |
| 2002 | 4,364,928 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.BIRTHS.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.BIRTHS.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```