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EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate

Guyane had the highest birth rate of 221 regions in 2012, at 27.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Saarland had the lowest, at 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest27.3Guyane
Lowest6.9Saarland
Median9.6221 regions
European Union (27)10History

Top 40 regions, 2012

CSVChart (SVG)

GuyaneGuyane: 27.3 per 1,000 inhabitants27.3MelillaMelilla: 18.3 per 1,000 inhabitants18.3La RéunionLa Réunion: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants16.2Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2SouthernSouthern: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7StockholmStockholm: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7CeutaCeuta: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants13.4Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8PicardiePicardie: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7FlevolandFlevoland: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Prov. Luxembourg (BE)Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3SydsverigeSydsverige: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1HovedstadenHovedstaden: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Prov. AntwerpenProv. Antwerpen: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9VästsverigeVästsverige: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8KýprosKýpros: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Nord-EstNord-Est: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7AlsaceAlsace: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5MartiniqueMartinique: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Prov. LiègeProv. Liège: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5PrahaPraha: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Zahodna SlovenijaZahodna Slovenija: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4BretagneBretagne: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Länsi-SuomiLänsi-Suomi: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3LuxembourgLuxembourg: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Prov. NamurProv. Namur: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2012
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2011
1Guyane Provisional27.3+1.1 pts
2Melilla18.3+0.2 pts
3La Réunion Provisional17.1+0.1 pts
4Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break16.2+0.1 pts
5Ile-de-France Provisional15.2-0.1 pts
6Southern14.8n/a
7Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional13.7-0.2 pts
7Stockholm13.7-0.1 pts
9Ceuta13.4-0.7 pts
10Rhône-Alpes Provisional130 pts
11Haute-Normandie Provisional12.8-0.2 pts
12Picardie Provisional12.7-0.3 pts
13Flevoland12.6-0.3 pts
14Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break12.4+0.3 pts
15Bratislavský kraj12.3-0.6 pts
15Pays de la Loire Provisional12.3-0.2 pts
17Sydsverige12.2+0.1 pts
18Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional12.1+0.1 pts
19Hovedstaden120 pts
20Prov. Antwerpen Series break11.90 pts
20Västsverige11.9+0.1 pts
22Franche-Comté Provisional11.8-0.1 pts
22Kýpros11.8+0.5 pts
24Centre - Val de Loire Provisional11.70 pts
24Nord-Est11.7+1.9 pts
26Alsace Provisional11.6-0.2 pts
26Helsinki-Uusimaa11.6-0.4 pts
28Champagne-Ardenne Provisional11.5-0.3 pts
28Martinique Provisional11.50 pts
28Östra Mellansverige11.5+0.2 pts
28Prov. Liège Series break11.5-0.1 pts
32Praha11.4+0.1 pts
32Region of Murcia11.4-0.5 pts
32Východné Slovensko11.4-1.3 pts
32Zahodna Slovenija11.4+0.1 pts
36Bretagne Provisional11.3-0.1 pts
36Länsi-Suomi11.3+0.1 pts
36Luxembourg11.3+0.4 pts
36Prov. Namur Series break11.3-0.4 pts
40Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional11.2-0.3 pts
40Prov. Hainaut Series break11.2-0.2 pts
40Střední Čechy11.2-0.2 pts
43Midi-Pyrénées Provisional11.10 pts
43Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi11.1-0.2 pts
43Pomorskie11.10 pts
46Kriti11-0.1 pts
46Lorraine Provisional11-0.1 pts
46Noord-Holland11-0.2 pts
46Småland med öarna11+0.2 pts
46Wielkopolskie11-0.1 pts
51Basse-Normandie Provisional10.9-0.2 pts
51Overijssel10.9-0.2 pts
51Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break10.9-0.3 pts
54Centru10.8+0.8 pts
54Community of Madrid10.8-0.4 pts
56Bourgogne Provisional10.60 pts
56Eesti10.6-0.5 pts
56Małopolskie10.6-0.2 pts
56Midtjylland10.6-0.5 pts
56Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen10.6+0.2 pts
56Wien10.60 pts
62Navarre10.5-0.1 pts
63Aquitaine Provisional10.4-0.1 pts
63Jihovýchod10.40 pts
63Nord-Vest10.4+0.8 pts
63Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break10.4-0.2 pts
63Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break10.40 pts
68Åland10.3+0.2 pts
68Andalusia10.3-0.4 pts
68Berlin10.3+0.3 pts
68Catalonia10.3-0.5 pts
68Hamburg10.3+0.3 pts
68Jihozápad10.3+0.4 pts
68Lubuskie10.30 pts
68Norra Mellansverige10.3+0.3 pts
68Vorarlberg10.3+0.1 pts
68Yugoiztochen10.3-0.3 pts
78Poitou-Charentes Provisional10.2-0.1 pts
78Prov. Brabant wallon Series break10.2+0.1 pts
78Severovýchod10.20 pts
81Auvergne Provisional10.1+0.1 pts
81Bucureşti-Ilfov10.1+0.1 pts
81Övre Norrland10.1-0.5 pts
81Região Autónoma dos Açores10.1n/a
81Vzhodna Slovenija10.10 pts
86Balearic Islands10-0.3 pts
86Friesland (NL)10-0.3 pts
86Kujawsko-pomorskie10-0.1 pts
86La Rioja10+0.1 pts
86Notio Aigaio10+0.3 pts
86Warmińsko-mazurskie10-0.3 pts
92Gelderland9.9-0.3 pts
92Mellersta Norrland9.9-0.3 pts
94Latvija9.8+0.7 pts
94Malta9.8-0.2 pts
94Pest Series break9.8+0.3 pts
94Severoiztochen9.8-0.4 pts
94Severozápad9.8-0.5 pts
94Stredné Slovensko9.8-0.9 pts
100Castilla-La Mancha9.7-0.5 pts
100Etelä-Suomi9.7-0.1 pts
100Noord-Brabant9.7-0.5 pts
100Nordjylland9.70 pts
100Oberösterreich9.7+0.1 pts
100Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break9.7-0.3 pts
100Provincia Autonoma di Trento9.7-0.3 pts
100Śląskie9.7-0.1 pts
100Tirol9.7+0.2 pts
100Yugozapaden9.7-0.2 pts
110Groningen9.6-0.5 pts
110Jadranska Hrvatska9.6+0.3 pts
110Moravskoslezsko9.60 pts
110Salzburg9.60 pts
110Střední Morava9.6-0.1 pts
110Sud-Est9.6+1.1 pts
110Syddanmark9.6-0.2 pts
117Attiki9.5-0.5 pts
117Budapest Series break9.5+0.3 pts
117Corse Provisional9.5-0.3 pts
117Dolnośląskie9.5-0.1 pts
117Limousin Provisional9.5-0.1 pts
117Oberbayern9.5+0.2 pts
117Valencian Community9.5-0.4 pts
117Zeeland9.5-0.4 pts
125Basque Country9.4-0.3 pts
125Campania9.4-0.3 pts
125Lazio9.4-0.3 pts
125Yuzhen tsentralen9.4-0.1 pts
125Zachodniopomorskie9.40 pts
130Észak-Alföld Series break9.3+0.2 pts
130Lombardia9.3-0.3 pts
132Algarve9.2n/a
132Észak-Magyarország Series break9.2+0.1 pts
132Leipzig9.2+0.1 pts
132Opolskie9.2+0.3 pts
132Sicilia9.2-0.1 pts
132Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste9.2-0.4 pts
138Darmstadt9.10 pts
138Veneto9.1-0.2 pts
138Vest9.1+0.6 pts
141Drenthe9-0.4 pts
141Dresden90 pts
141Kentriki Makedonia9-0.6 pts
141Sud-Muntenia9+0.4 pts
145Aragon8.9-0.5 pts
145Emilia-Romagna8.9-0.3 pts
145Közép-Dunántúl Series break8.9+0.5 pts
145Západné Slovensko8.9-1 pts
149Köln8.8+0.1 pts
149Sud-Vest Oltenia8.8+0.8 pts
149Voreio Aigaio8.80 pts
152Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki8.7-0.8 pts
152Calabria8.70 pts
152Ionia Nisia8.7-0.6 pts
152Niederösterreich8.70 pts
152Thessalia8.7-0.7 pts
157Bremen8.6+0.3 pts
157Cantabria8.6-0.4 pts
157Dytiki Elláda8.6-0.9 pts
157Mittelfranken8.6+0.3 pts
157Steiermark8.6+0.2 pts
157Stuttgart8.60 pts
163Detmold8.50 pts
163Extremadura8.5-0.5 pts
163Marche8.5-0.4 pts
163Puglia8.5-0.3 pts
163Severen tsentralen8.5+0.1 pts
163Tübingen8.50 pts
163Umbria8.5-0.2 pts
170Abruzzo8.4-0.1 pts
170Freiburg8.4+0.1 pts
170Piemonte8.4-0.2 pts
170Severozapaden8.4-0.2 pts
170Weser-Ems8.4+0.2 pts
175Karlsruhe8.30 pts
175Schwaben8.3+0.2 pts
175Toscana8.3-0.2 pts
178Canary Islands8.2-0.2 pts
178Dél-Alföld Series break8.2+0.3 pts
178Dél-Dunántúl Series break8.2+0.1 pts
178Düsseldorf8.2+0.2 pts
178Dytiki Makedonia8.2-0.1 pts
178Kärnten8.20 pts
178Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break8.2+0.3 pts
178Peloponnisos8.2-0.3 pts
186Limburg (NL)8.1-0.2 pts
186Münster8.1+0.1 pts
186Rheinhessen-Pfalz8.1+0.1 pts
186Sjælland8.1-0.5 pts
190Friuli-Venezia Giulia8-0.1 pts
190Niederbayern8+0.2 pts
190Oberpfalz8+0.3 pts
190Thüringen8+0.2 pts
194Arnsberg7.9+0.2 pts
194Gießen7.9-0.1 pts
194Ipeiros7.9-0.7 pts
194Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7.9+0.1 pts
198Hannover7.8-0.2 pts
198Norte7.8n/a
198Schleswig-Holstein7.8+0.2 pts
198Sterea Elláda7.8-0.2 pts
202Basilicata7.70 pts
202Braunschweig7.7+0.2 pts
202Kassel7.70 pts
202Região Autónoma da Madeira7.7n/a
202Trier7.70 pts
202Unterfranken7.7+0.1 pts
208Chemnitz7.6+0.1 pts
208Galicia7.6-0.2 pts
208Lüneburg7.60 pts
211Brandenburg7.5+0.1 pts
211Burgenland7.50 pts
211Castile and León7.5-0.3 pts
211Koblenz7.50 pts
211Sardegna7.5-0.4 pts
216Molise7.4-0.2 pts
216Sachsen-Anhalt7.40 pts
218Liguria7.3+0.1 pts
218Oberfranken7.30 pts
220Asturias7.1-0.1 pts
221Saarland6.9-0.2 pts

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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 regions are compared on one definition. 23 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.

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Which region has the highest birth rate?

Guyane, with 27.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest birth rate?

Saarland, with 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2012.

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. 23 regions have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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