NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by birth rate, 2024

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by birth rate, 2024
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad had the highest birth rate of 44 areas in 2024, at 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Arr. Veurne had the lowest, at 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.85 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Belgium was 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.1Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

Lowest5.7Arr. Veurne

Median8.8544 areas

Belgium9.2History

All areas, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2024 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2023
1	Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad	11.1	-0.1 pts
2	Arr. Antwerpen	10.6	-0.2 pts
3	Arr. Arlon	10.1	+0.5 pts
3	Arr. Neufchâteau	10.1	-0.4 pts
5	Arr. Bastogne	9.9	-0.3 pts
5	Arr. Charleroi	9.9	-0.3 pts
7	Arr. Sint-Niklaas	9.8	+0.1 pts
8	Arr. Tielt	9.7	+0.4 pts
9	Arr. Mechelen	9.5	+0.3 pts
9	Arr. Roeselare	9.5	-0.2 pts
11	Arr. Gent	9.4	0 pts
11	Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde	9.4	-0.3 pts
11	Arr. Kortrijk	9.4	-0.2 pts
14	Arr. Ieper	9.2	-0.1 pts
14	Arr. La Louvière	9.2	+0.4 pts
14	Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft	9.2	-0.1 pts
17	Arr. Liège	9.1	-0.5 pts
17	Arr. Soignies	9.1	-0.1 pts
17	Arr. Verviers - communes francophones	9.1	-0.2 pts
20	Arr. Aalst	9	+0.2 pts
20	Arr. Oudenaarde	9	+0.2 pts
22	Arr. Marche-en-Famenne	8.9	-0.6 pts
23	Arr. Huy	8.8	-0.3 pts
23	Arr. Mons	8.8	-0.1 pts
25	Arr. Dendermonde	8.7	-0.2 pts
25	Arr. Namur	8.7	-0.4 pts
27	Arr. Virton	8.6	-0.9 pts
28	Arr. Tournai-Mouscron	8.5	-0.5 pts
29	Arr. Dinant	8.4	-0.7 pts
29	Arr. Maaseik	8.4	0 pts
29	Arr. Turnhout	8.4	-0.3 pts
32	Arr. Leuven	8.3	-0.3 pts
33	Arr. Ath	8.2	-0.6 pts
33	Arr. Thuin	8.2	-0.3 pts
33	Arr. Tongeren	8.2	-0.1 pts
36	Arr. Eeklo	8.1	-0.1 pts
37	Arr. Philippeville	8	-0.1 pts
38	Arr. Hasselt	7.9	-0.2 pts
38	Arr. Nivelles	7.9	-0.4 pts
40	Arr. Brugge	7.5	-0.1 pts
40	Arr. Oostende	7.5	-0.2 pts
40	Arr. Waremme	7.5	-0.8 pts
43	Arr. Diksmuide	7.4	-1.3 pts
44	Arr. Veurne	5.7	-0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Live births per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by birth rate using official data, and cite the source.

rank_places {"indicator":"crude_birth_rate","level":"province","within":"Belgium","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=crude_birth_rate&level=province&within=Belgium&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which area has the highest birth rate?

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, with 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Arr. Veurne, with 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.