The number of births and weddings in Germany fell to the lowest level in years in 2023, according to preliminary figures from the Federal Statistical Office. Around 693,000 children were born in ...

The average number of children born to women in Germany has continued to fall, with the Federal Statistical Office reporting on Thursday that the birth rate was 1.35 last year, or 2% lower than in the ...

Women in Germany are having just 1.35 children on average — a record low level. Does this say something about the country's state of prosperity, or is it a sign that women are asserting their rights?

BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of births in Germany fell to a record post-war low last year despite government investment of billions of euros on incentives to counter the country's shrinking ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German government wants to allow women to use false names when giving birth in hospitals while still ensuring that children born this way can learn the mother’s name after turning 16 ...