| at the beginning of the 1900s: | 35 births per 1000 people | |
| at lowest mark during World War I: | 14 births per 1000 people | |
| in 1932, during the Great Depression: | 15 births per 1000 people | |
| in 1939, during the National Socialism era: | 21 births per 1000 people | |
| in 1960, during the post-war baby boom: | 17 births per 1000 people | |
| at present (2011): | . 8 births per 1000 people** |
| Country | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.35
|
9.16
|
8.99
|
8.6
|
8.45
|
8.33
|
8.25
|
8.2
|
8.18
|
8.18
|
8.21
|
8.3
|
**this figure includes the global-era influx of persons into Germany of non-German descent, including, for example, Muslims from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa, not to mention migrants from the Balkans (ex. former Yugoslavia)
