Vidzeme has Latvia's highest fertility rate

In 2024, the EU’s total fertility rate was 1.34 live births per woman, the lowest level recorded since the time series began in 2001. 

Over the past 20 years, the fertility rate has remained consistently below the natural replacement rate of 2.10, varying between 1.34 and 1.57 live births per woman.

All of Latvia's regions were fairly close to the EU average figure with rates of 1.37 for Vidzeme, 1.34 for Zemgale, 1.32 for Kurzeme, 1.25 for Latgale and 1.13 for Rīga.

Photo: Eurostat

Rates of at least 1.75 live births per woman were observed in 14 regions in both Bulgaria and France, 6 regions in Germany, 3 regions in Slovenia, 2 regions in Hungary, the Netherlands and Romania, and in single regions in Ireland, Greece, Croatia and Slovakia. 

By contrast, total fertility rates were particularly low in Spain (most notably in the north-west and certain island regions) and across much of Italy (notably in Sardegna). The lowest rates, below 1.00 live births per woman, were observed in 16 Spanish regions, 7 Polish regions, 5 Italian regions, 3 Greek regions, and 2 regions in Germany and Lithuania.

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