Although fluctuating between 2000 and 2025, fertility rates generally decreased in all G7 countries in recent years. Italy and Japan were estimated to have the lowest fertility rates as of 2025, at *** children per woman of childbearing age. On the other hand, France had the highest rate at *** children. Interestingly, in Germany, the fertility rate was at the same level as Japan and Italy, but started to increase in 2013 and has remained slightly higher since.
The fertility rate displays the average number of children a woman of child-bearing age in a country would have if she were to live to the end of her reproductive age.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (July 21, 2025). Fertility rate in G7 countries from 2000 to 2025, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372653/g7-country-fertility-rate/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Fertility rate in G7 countries from 2000 to 2025, by country." Chart. July 21, 2025. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372653/g7-country-fertility-rate/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2025). Fertility rate in G7 countries from 2000 to 2025, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372653/g7-country-fertility-rate/
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