Birthrate in Germany: 1900 to now

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)