Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad had the highest birth rate of 44 areas in 2020, at 13 per 1,000 inhabitants. Arr. Veurne had the lowest, at 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Belgium was 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
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.
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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.
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Rank NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by birth rate using official data, and cite the source.
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Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, with 13 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest birth rate?
Arr. Veurne, with 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.
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.
