# Germany Live births / birth rate

Germany Live births / birth rate was 654,241 in 2025, down 3.4% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since 1987.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 654,241 (2025) to 795,492 (2021), averaging 746,548.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE.BIRTHS.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: —
- Coverage: 1960-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (66 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/live-births-birth-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 654,241 |
| 2024 | 677,117 |
| 2023 | 692,989 |
| 2022 | 738,819 |
| 2021 | 795,492 |
| 2020 | 773,144 |
| 2019 | 778,090 |
| 2018 | 787,523 |
| 2017 | 784,901 |
| 2016 | 792,141 |
| 2015 | 737,575 |
| 2014 | 714,927 |
| 2013 | 682,069 |
| 2012 | 673,544 |
| 2011 | 662,685 |
| 2010 | 677,947 |
| 2009 | 665,126 |
| 2008 | 682,514 |
| 2007 | 684,862 |
| 2006 | 672,724 |
| 2005 | 685,795 |
| 2004 | 705,622 |
| 2003 | 706,721 |
| 2002 | 719,250 |

## API

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

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