World region · 52 countries profiled
Generation Alpha & Beta
in Europe & Central Asia
Both cohorts across 52 countries, aggregated — with the fertility, schooling and connectivity figures that explain the totals, and the country-by-country detail underneath.
Europe & Central Asia has approximately 146.5 million Generation Alpha people across 52 profiled countries — about 7.6% of the global cohort — with a population-weighted fertility rate of 1.6 and a median age of 41. Its child population is shrinking, projected -11.9% by 2040.
7.6% of the global Alpha cohort, across 52 countries.
Smaller than the Alpha cohort of 146.5 million.
All of them Generation Beta.
Median age 41, fertility 1.6.
Countries with a growing child population
Countries with a shrinking child population
Under 15, population-weighted
Child population to 2040 (−11.9%)
Europe & Central Asia against the world average
Regional figures are population-weighted, so a country of 230 million counts for more than one of 5 million. An unweighted average of the same countries would look very different and would mean very little.
Split by direction
Growing child populations
Shrinking child populations
Country by country
All 52 countries in Europe & Central Asia
| Country | Gen Alpha | Share of pop. | Under 15 | Fertility | Median age | School starts | To 2040 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 26m | 18.1% | 18% | 1.4 | 40 | 7 | ↓ −16% |
| Germany | 12m | 14.3% | 14% | 1.4 | 46 | 6 | ↓ −7% |
| United Kingdom | 12m | 17.1% | 17% | 1.44 | 41 | 4 | ↓ −9% |
| France | 12m | 18.2% | 17% | 1.7 | 42 | 6 | ↓ −8% |
| Uzbekistan | 12m | 31.3% | 31% | 3.4 | 27 | 7 | ↑ +8% |
| Italy | 7m | 11.9% | 12% | 1.2 | 48 | 6 | ↓ −18% |
| Kazakhstan | 6m | 28.9% | 29% | 2.9 | 30 | 6 | → −2% |
| Spain | 6m | 12.5% | 14% | 1.2 | 45 | 6 | ↓ −14% |
| Ukraine | 6m | 15.8% | 15% | 1.2 | 44 | 6 | ↓ −20% |
| Poland | 6m | 16.2% | 15% | 1.2 | 42 | 7 | ↓ −19% |
| Tajikistan | 4m | 35.5% | 36% | 3 | 22 | 7 | ↑ +4% |
| Romania | 3m | 15.4% | 16% | 1.7 | 43 | 6 | ↓ −16% |
| Netherlands | 3m | 15% | 15% | 1.4 | 42 | 5 | ↓ −6% |
| Turkmenistan | 2m | 31.2% | 31% | 2.6 | 27 | 6 | ↓ −12% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2m | 32.4% | 32% | 2.7 | 25 | 7 | → −2% |
| Azerbaijan | 2m | 21% | 21% | 1.7 | 34 | 6 | ↓ −13% |
| Sweden | 2m | 18.2% | 17% | 1.4 | 40 | 7 | → −3% |
| Belgium | 2m | 15.3% | 16% | 1.4 | 42 | 6 | ↓ −12% |
| Czechia | 2m | 15.2% | 15% | 1.5 | 44 | 6 | ↓ −18% |
| Hungary | 1m | 14.6% | 14% | 1.5 | 44 | 7 | ↓ −11% |
| Belarus | 1m | 15.7% | 16% | 1.2 | 42 | 6 | ↓ −35% |
| Portugal | 1m | 12.5% | 13% | 1.5 | 47 | 6 | → ±0% |
| Greece | 1m | 13.1% | 13% | 1.3 | 47 | 6 | ↓ −17% |
| Austria | 1m | 14.3% | 14% | 1.3 | 44 | 6 | ↓ −16% |
| Switzerland | 1m | 14.4% | 15% | 1.4 | 43 | 6 | ↓ −10% |
| Ireland | 1m | 18.5% | 20% | 1.5 | 39 | 4 | ↓ −6% |
| Bulgaria | 960k | 14.3% | 14% | 1.7 | 45 | 7 | ↓ −16% |
| Serbia | 947k | 14.3% | 14% | 1.5 | 45 | 7 | ↓ −17% |
| Denmark | 937k | 15.6% | 16% | 1.5 | 41 | 6 | → −2% |
| Norway | 900k | 16.1% | 17% | 1.4 | 40 | 6 | ↓ −4% |
| Slovakia | 849k | 15.4% | 16% | 1.6 | 43 | 6 | ↓ −21% |
| Finland | 806k | 14.4% | 14% | 1.3 | 43 | 7 | ↓ −13% |
| Georgia | 780k | 20.5% | 20% | 1.8 | 38 | 6 | ↓ −22% |
| Moldova | 578k | 19.3% | 20% | 1.7 | 39 | 7 | ↓ −32% |
| Armenia | 557k | 19.2% | 19% | 1.7 | 37 | 6 | ↓ −27% |
| Croatia | 524k | 13.8% | 14% | 1.5 | 46 | 7 | ↓ −15% |
| Albania | 457k | 16.3% | 17% | 1.3 | 38 | 6 | ↓ −34% |
| Lithuania | 406k | 14.5% | 15% | 1.2 | 43 | 7 | ↓ −29% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 400k | 12.9% | 13% | 1.5 | 46 | 6 | ↓ −17% |
| Slovenia | 306k | 14.6% | 14% | 1.6 | 45 | 6 | ↓ −15% |
| North Macedonia | 298k | 16.6% | 17% | 1.5 | 41 | 6 | ↓ −27% |
| Latvia | 279k | 15.5% | 15% | 1.4 | 44 | 7 | ↓ −31% |
| Cyprus | 222k | 15.9% | 16% | 1.4 | 39 | 6 | ↓ −11% |
| Estonia | 203k | 15.6% | 15% | 1.4 | 43 | 7 | ↓ −26% |
| Montenegro | 112k | 17.9% | 18% | 1.8 | 40 | 6 | ↓ −21% |
| Luxembourg | 108k | 15.7% | 16% | 1.4 | 40 | 6 | → ±0% |
| Iceland | 70k | 17.5% | 18% | 1.5 | 37 | 6 | ↓ −9% |
| Andorra | 10k | 11.6% | 12% | 1.1 | 44 | 6 | ↓ −6% |
| Gibraltar | 7k | 17.6% | 18% | 1.9 | 39 | 5 | ↑ +18% |
| Liechtenstein | 6k | 14.2% | 14% | 1.5 | 45 | 7 | → +2% |
| Monaco | 5k | 13.8% | 14% | 2.1 | 53 | 6 | ↑ +9% |
| San Marino | 4k | 11.8% | 12% | 1.2 | 49 | 6 | ↓ −8% |
Frequently asked
How many Gen Alpha people are in Europe & Central Asia?
Approximately 146.5 million across the 52 countries profiled in the region, about 7.6% of the global Generation Alpha cohort.
How many Gen Beta children will be born in Europe & Central Asia?
About 115.3 million between 2025 and 2039, at roughly 22,127 births a day today.
What is the fertility rate in Europe & Central Asia?
The population-weighted average is 1.6 children per woman, against a replacement level of 2.1 and a world average of about 2.2.
Is the child population in Europe & Central Asia growing or shrinking?
It is shrinking. Of 52 countries, 4 have a growing under-15 population and 41 a shrinking one.
Which country in Europe & Central Asia has the most Gen Alpha?
Russia, with about 26 million.
The other regions
Sub-Saharan Africa
490.4 million Generation Alpha
South Asia
463.1 million Generation Alpha
East Asia & Pacific
414.8 million Generation Alpha
Middle East & North Africa
182.2 million Generation Alpha
Latin America
119.9 million Generation Alpha
North America
99 million Generation Alpha
Oceania
6.2 million Generation Alpha
AlphaBetaMinds (2026). Generation Alpha and Generation Beta in Europe & Central Asia. Retrieved from https://alphabetaminds.com/regions/europe-central-asia