The Human Fertility Database
News
See the Data Availability page for a list of the populations currently included in the HFD, with the range of years for which data on all birth orders combined as well as order-specific data on period and cohort fertility (births, fertility rates and summary indicators) are available.
Additions, updates, and changes to the Human Fertility Database (HFD) are listed below in reverse chronological order:
Date
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Description of HFD Update
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November 11, 2019 | Data for Republic of Korea were added to the HFD |
September 17, 2019 | Data for France were updated through 2017 |
August 26, 2019 | Data for Poland were updated through 2016 |
June 26, 2019 | Data for Canada were updated through 2016 |
May 15, 2019 | Data for Japan were updated through 2017 |
May 7, 2019 | Data for Germany as well as for East(ern) and West(ern) Germany, Sweden and USA were updated through 2017 |
April 8, 2019 | Data for Czechia and Slovenia were updated through 2017 |
November 30, 2018 | Data for Croatia were added to the HFD. Data for Iceland were updated through 2015, for Japan through 2016 and for Latvia (section for preliminary data) through 2017 |
November 21, 2018 | Data for Spain were updated through 2016 and for Estonia, Hungary and Lithuania through 2017 |
October 12, 2018 | Data for Austria were updated through 2017 |
September 24, 2018 | Data for France were updated through 2016 |
September 6, 2018 | Data for the UK were updated through 2016; data for Denmark (through 2016) were added to the HFD |
August 15, 2018 | Data for the USA, Switzerland and the Netherlands were updated through 2016 |
May 25, 2018 | Data for Belarus were updated through 2016 and for Slovakia through 2014 |
April 17, 2018 | Data for Czech Republic were updated through 2016; country name was changed to Czechia |
January 31, 2018 | Data for Sweden were updated through 2016 |
October 6, 2017 | Data for Poland were added to the HFD; data for the USA were updated through 2015 |
September 18, 2017 | Data for the United Kingdom and Italy were updated through 2014 |
July 7, 2017 | Data for the Netherlands were updated through 2014 and for France through 2015 |
March 30, 2017 | Preliminary data were released for Greece (through 2009) |
March 27, 2017 | Data for Portugal were updated through 2015 |
February 20, 2017 | Data for Finland were updated through 2015 |
October 4, 2016 | Data for Japan were updated through 2014 |
August 30, 2016 | Data for Spain were added to the HFD |
August 22, 2016 | Data for Switzerland were updated through 2014 |
June 21, 2016 | Data were updated for USA through 2014, for Germany (East and West as well) through 2013, and for Iceland through 2012. Preliminary data were released for Israel (1983-2009) and updated for Ireland through 2014. |
June 8, 2016 | Data for Hungary and Russia were updated through 2014; preliminary data (through 2014) were released for Luxembourg |
May 25, 2016 | Data for Taiwan, Estonia and Lithuania were updated through 2014 |
May 17, 2016 | Preliminary data were released for Denmark (through 2014) |
April 22, 2016 | Preliminary data were released for Latvia (through 2014) |
March 31, 2016 | Data for Sweden were updated through 2014 |
March 16, 2016 | Data for Belarus were updated through 2014 |
March 14, 2016 | Data for Canada were updated through 2011 |
March 2, 2016 | Data for Finland and Norway were updated through 2012 and 2014, respectively |
February 15, 2016 | Data for Italy (until 2012) were added to the HFD |
February 10, 2016 | Data for Slovenia were updated through 2014 |
January 20, 2016 | Data for the USA and Ukraine were updated through 2013 |
December 3, 2015 | Data for the Czech Republic were updated through 2014; data for Estonia were updated through 2013 |
November 30, 2015 | Data for Lithuania were updated through 2013 |
November 13, 2015 | Preliminary data were released for Italy |
November 9, 2015 | Data for the United Kingdom were updated through 2013 |
November 9, 2015 | Data for Austria were updated through 2014 |
November 9, 2015 | Data for the Netherlands were updated through 2012 |
October 2, 2015 | Data for France were updated through 2013 |
April 1, 2015 | Data for Japan were updated through 2012 |
January 21, 2015 | Data for Germany (East and West) were updated through 2012 |
September 26, 2014 | Data for Iceland were added to the HFD |
July 24, 2014 | Data for Chile were added to the HFD |
May 2, 2014 | Data for Estonia were updated through 2012 and include important revisions for 1990-2010 (see the B&D for details) |
April 4, 2014 | Data for Belarus were added to the HFD |
March 20, 2014 | Data for France were updated through 2012 |
March 20, 2014 | Data for Portugal were updated through 2012 |
March 12, 2014 | Data for Sweden were updated through 2011 |
March 6, 2014 | Data for Lithuania were updated through 2011 |
December 11, 2013 | Data for the United Kingdom were updated through 2011 |
November 11, 2013 | Data for Ukraine were added to the HFD |
October 1, 2013 | Data for Canada were updated through 2009 and include important revisions (see the B&D for details) |
June 13, 2013 | Data for Germany (East and West) refined and updated through 2010, order specific data (2009-2010) added. See the B&D for the explanation of some changes in the data. |
April 8, 2013 | Data for Switzerland were updated through 2011 |
April 8, 2013 | Data for Taiwan were added to the HFD |
February 27, 2013 | Data for Japan were added to the HFD |
February 21, 2013 | Data for Norway were added to the HFD |
February 8, 2013 | Data for the Czech Republic were updated through 2011 |
February 6, 2013 | Data for the USA were updated through 2010 |
December 11, 2012 | Data for France were updated through 2010. See the B&D for the explanation of some changes in the data. |
November 2, 2012 | Data for Estonia were updated through 2010 |
May 21, 2012 | Data for Lithuania were updated through 2010 |
April 17, 2012 | Data for Russia were revised and updated through 2010. Note some changes in data for 1992, 1994 and 2002 due to applied territorial adjustments and in data for 2003 due to added birth counts. For details see the B&D file. |
January 9, 2012 | Austrian data updated through 2010 |
November 1, 2011 | New website design, new summary indicators added |
November 1, 2011 | HFD methodology modified, data for all countries recalculated |
October 31, 2011 | Portugal (1940-2009) added to the HFD |
October 31, 2011 | Swiss data updated (1932-2009), order specific data (1998-2009) added |
October 31, 2011 | Swedish data updated through 2010 |
October 31, 2011 | Lithuania (1959-2009) added to the HFD |
October 28, 2011 | Bulgaria (1947-2009) added to the HFD |
September 2, 2011 | Data for the United States updated through 2007 |
August 24, 2011 | Estonian data updated through 2009 |
August 24, 2011 | Russian data updated through 2009 |
August 23, 2011 | Data for the United Kingdom added to the HFD |
July 14, 2011 | Dutch data updated through 2009 |
June 8, 2011 | Finish data updated through 2009 |
June 2, 2011 | Hungary (1950-2009) added to the HFD |
May 20, 2011 | Data for Slovakia updated through 2009 |
May 20, 2011 | Data for Czech Republic updated through 2009 |
May 13, 2011 | Data for Germany (East and West) refined and updated through 2009 |
March 31, 2011 | Data for Slovenia updated through 2009 |
March 31, 2011 | French data updated through 2009 |
November 25, 2010 | Germany (1956-2008) added to the HFD |
November 15, 2010 | Canada (1921-2007) added to the HFD |
February 5, 2010 | Switzerland (1944-2007) added to the HFD |
January 20, 2010 | Austrian data updated through 2008 |
September 25, 2009 | HFD launched: Data available on-line for 6 countries |