Birth rate in Austria went up sharply amid heated debates sparked by Social Democratic (SPÖ) Health Minister Alois Stöger who suggested more abortion services in the country.
Austrian statistics show that more than 37,000 babies were born in the first six months of this year, 117 more than in the same period of 2010. 40.2 per cent of them were conceived out of wedlock.
According to Eurostat (official EU statistics body) Austria with 9.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants in the country in 2009, has the second-lowest birth rate in the European Union after the 7.9 registered by Germany. Figures show that the highest birth rate among the EU-27 is in the Republic of Ireland followed by the United Kingdom.
The EU is near to a demographic crisis with only 5.3 million children born in the 27 member states in 2009.
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