In the years following German reunification, many people of working age took the opportunity to move to the states of the former West Germany to seek employment opportunities. This was a contributory factor to falling birth rates. Births dropped from 7,000 in 1988 to less than 3,000 in 1994. However, the number of children born in Leipzig has risen since the late 1990s. In 2011, it reached 5,490 births resulting in a RNI of −17.7 (−393.7 in 1995).
In the years following German reunification many people of working age took the opportunity to move to the states of the former West Germany to seek employment opportunities This was a contributory factor to falling birth rates Births dropped from 7000 in 1988 to less than 3000 in 1994 However the number of children born in Leipzig has risen since the late 1990s In 2011 it reached 5490 births resulting in a RNI of −177 (−3937 in 1995)