According to the latest Eurostat data, Bulgaria now has the highest fertility rate in the European Union. In 2024, Bulgarian women gave birth to an average of 1.72 children each, compared to the EU average of 1.38. Following Bulgaria , the countries with the next highest fertility rates were France at 1.66 and Hungary at 1.55 children per woman. Despite holding the top spot, demographers caution that this does not signal an end to the country’s demographic challenges. Bulgaria ’s fertility rate