Germany births jump 10% in March to highest in 23 years

FILE PHOTO: Children play at their Kindergarten in Hanau, 30km (18 miles) south of Frankfurt, March 12, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany continued to buck the global trend for falling birth rates during the coronavirus pandemic, reporting a 10% jump in March to the highest figure since 1998, the Statistics Office said on Tuesday.

Germany had already reported a 6% rise in births in February. The number of births in March came in at 65,903, about 5,900 more than a year ago and the first time the 65,000 figure was exceeded since 1998, the Statistics Office said.