Natural change rate
Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).
Key facts
- Natural change rate in the European Union (27) was -3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Ireland had the highest natural change rate of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitants, and Latvia the lowest, at -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 1,427 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025.
Rankings
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Provinces of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
EU countries by natural change rate, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Denmark
- Finland
- Latvia
- Malta
- Austria
- Lithuania
Regions and states
- Ile-de-France
- Lombardia
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Rhône-Alpes
- Lazio
- Campania
- Valencian Community
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Västsverige
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi
- Småland med öarna
- Etelä-Suomi
- Oeste e Vale do Tejo
- Helsinki-Uusimaa
Provinces and counties
- Madrid province
- Barcelona province
- Roma
- Berlin
- Milano
- Napoli
- Valencia province
- Nord
- Stockholms län
- Torino
- Budapest
- Área Metropolitana do Porto
- Morbihan
- Helsinki-Uusimaa
- Finistère
- Ille-et-Vilaine
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest natural change rate? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"natural_change_rate","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=natural_change_rate&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)