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The Influence of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Fertility Rates of the European Union Cover

The Influence of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Fertility Rates of the European Union

By: Yuhong Gao  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Monthly Changes in the Number of Newborns in EU Countries from October 2020 to June 2022, Compared with the Same Months Before the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: HFD, Short-Term Fertility Fluctuations,https://www.humanfertility.org/Data/STFF Created by the author.
Notes: The vertical lines in the chart represent the first year of births influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e., October 2021.
Monthly Changes in the Number of Newborns in EU Countries from October 2020 to June 2022, Compared with the Same Months Before the COVID-19 Pandemic Source: HFD, Short-Term Fertility Fluctuations,https://www.humanfertility.org/Data/STFF Created by the author. Notes: The vertical lines in the chart represent the first year of births influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e., October 2021.

Figure 2.

Monthly Changes in the Average Number of Newborns and Fertility Rates in EU Countries from October 2020 to June 2022, Compared with the Same Months Before the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: HFD, Short-Term Fertility Fluctuations,https://www.humanfertility.org/Data/STFF Created by the author.
Notes: The vertical lines in the chart represent the first year of births influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e., October 2021.
Monthly Changes in the Average Number of Newborns and Fertility Rates in EU Countries from October 2020 to June 2022, Compared with the Same Months Before the COVID-19 Pandemic Source: HFD, Short-Term Fertility Fluctuations,https://www.humanfertility.org/Data/STFF Created by the author. Notes: The vertical lines in the chart represent the first year of births influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e., October 2021.

Figure 3.

Fertility Rates and Forecasted Fertility Rates in Finland, Portugal, France, and the EU Average from January 2012 to June 2022
Source: HFD, Short-Term Fertility Fluctuations,https://www.humanfertility.org/Data/STFF Created by the author.
Notes: The vertical lines in the chart represent the first year of births influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e., October 2021.
Fertility Rates and Forecasted Fertility Rates in Finland, Portugal, France, and the EU Average from January 2012 to June 2022 Source: HFD, Short-Term Fertility Fluctuations,https://www.humanfertility.org/Data/STFF Created by the author. Notes: The vertical lines in the chart represent the first year of births influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e., October 2021.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acpro-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 3044-7259 | Journal ISSN: 1691-6077
Language: English
Page range: 55 - 71
Published on: Nov 10, 2025
Published by: Turiba University Ltd
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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