Birth decline in North Rhine -Westphalia: Children's numbers fall dramatically again!

Birth decline in North Rhine -Westphalia: Children's numbers fall dramatically again!

Kleve, Deutschland - In 2024 there was a renewed decline in births in North Rhine-Westphalia. With an estimated 153,800 newborns, a decline of around 1,700 babies, or 1.1 percent compared to 2023, was recorded as the number of living born at 155,515. As early as 2022 and 2023, there were significant declines: The decline was 6.2 percent in 2022, in 2023 it was 5.5 percent, as Local click

For 2024, lower births are again expected in most independent cities and circles. The forecasts for the district of Olpe are particularly strong with a decline of 8.9 percent, followed by Duisburg (-7.3 percent), Mülheim on the Ruhr and Solingen (each -6.1 percent) and Bochum (-6.0 percent). In contrast, there are positive expectations regarding the newborns in some regions such as in the district of Höxter (+4.1 percent) and Paderborn (+3.6 percent). Almost unchanged births are forecast in Münster (-0.3 percent) and in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss and Unna (0 percent).

developments in the Ruhr area

born in 2024 in 2024, with probably around 44,400 newborns, which corresponds to a decline of 2.2 percent compared to 2023 (45,451 children). This data comes from an estimate by the State Statistical Office of North Rhine-Westphalia, which is based on preliminary results for 2024 and the previous year's values. The final results of the birth statistics for 2024 are expected to be published in June 2025.

Additional information about past and current birth numbers in North Rhine-Westphalia were provided by WDR . There were also significant declines for 2023, especially in Düsseldorf (-11.4 percent), Wuppertal (-11.2 percent) and Herne (-11.1 percent). The largest increase was recorded in Duisburg (+11.5 percent), followed by Krefeld (+5.4 percent) and Leverkusen (+4.0 percent).

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