# Natural population change Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat). ## Key facts - Natural population change in the European Union (27) was -1.35 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. - Ireland had the highest natural population change of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 18,644, and Germany the lowest, at -352,347. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. - Published for 1,427 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `natural_change` - Unit: persons - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/natural-population-change - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/natural_change ## Latest figures | Place | Period | persons | Source | |---|---|---:|---| | European Union (27) | 2025 | -1,352,705 | Eurostat. Population change, natural change of population (demo_gind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. | ## Rankings - [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/eu-countries.md) (27 places) - [EU regions (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/eu-regions.md) (244 places) - [Autonomous communities of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/spain-regions.md) (19 places) - [Provinces of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/spain-provinces.md) (49 places) - [Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/germany-regions.md) (38 places) - [Regions of France (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/france-regions.md) (27 places) - [Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/italy-regions.md) (21 places) - [Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/poland-regions.md) (17 places) - [Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/greece-regions.md) (13 places) - [Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/netherlands-regions.md) (12 places) - [Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/belgium-regions.md) (11 places) - [Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/austria-regions.md) (9 places) - [Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/portugal-regions.md) (9 places) - [Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/czechia-regions.md) (8 places) - [Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/hungary-regions.md) (8 places) - [Regions of Romania (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/romania-regions.md) (8 places) - [Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/sweden-regions.md) (8 places) - [Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/bulgaria-regions.md) (6 places) - [Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/denmark-regions.md) (5 places) - [Regions of Finland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/finland-regions.md) (5 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Germany](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/germany-provinces.md) (400 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Italy](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/italy-provinces.md) (107 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of France](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/france-provinces.md) (101 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Poland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/poland-provinces.md) (73 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Greece](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/greece-provinces.md) (52 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Belgium](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/belgium-provinces.md) (44 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Romania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/romania-provinces.md) (42 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/netherlands-provinces.md) (40 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Austria](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/austria-provinces.md) (35 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/bulgaria-provinces.md) (28 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Portugal](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/portugal-provinces.md) (26 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Croatia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/croatia-provinces.md) (21 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Sweden](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/sweden-provinces.md) (21 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Hungary](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/hungary-provinces.md) (20 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Finland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/finland-provinces.md) (19 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Czechia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/czechia-provinces.md) (14 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Slovenia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/slovenia-provinces.md) (12 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Denmark](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/denmark-provinces.md) (11 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Lithuania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/lithuania-provinces.md) (10 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Ireland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/ireland-provinces.md) (8 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Slovakia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/slovakia-provinces.md) (8 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Estonia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/estonia-provinces.md) (5 places) - [NUTS 3 areas of Latvia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/latvia-provinces.md) (5 places)