In the 1980s and 1990s, the number of live births averaged 90 000 a year, with figures peaking in 1982 (94 840) and 1992 (95 302). From 2001 to 2011 live births ranged between 75 458 (2001) and 78 968 (2004). Since 2012 the number of live births has been increasing steadily, peaking in 2016 at 87 675. Since then there has been a decrease to 84 952 live births in 2019. This translated into a birth rate of 9.6 per 1,000 of the population.
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| 18.09.2020 | Emma and Maximilian were the most popular baby names in 2019 | |
| 10.09.2020 | Live births 2019: 30.1% were born by caesarean section; 7.4% preterm births | |
| 06.07.2020 | 1 566 more births than deaths in 2019 | |
| 27.02.2020 | Births and deaths in 2019: 1 918 more newborns than deaths | |
| 17.09.2019 | Anna and Paul were the most popular baby names in 2018 | |
| 13.06.2019 | Live births 2018: 30% of babies born by caesarean section, 7% preterm births | |
| 21.05.2019 | 1 560 more births than deaths in 2018 | |
| 25.02.2019 | Births and deaths in 2018: 2 245 more persons born than died |