EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Mayotte had the highest birth rate of 244 regions in 2017, at 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Asturias had the lowest, at 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest38.3Mayotte

Lowest5.8Asturias

Median9.6244 regions

European Union (27)9.7History

Top 40 regions, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2017 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2016
1	Mayotte	38.3	-0.4 pts
2	Guyane	29.6	+2.6 pts
3	La Réunion	16	-0.1 pts
4	Melilla	15.6	-1.4 pts
5	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	14.8	-0.2 pts
6	Ile-de-France	14.4	-0.3 pts
7	Eastern and Midland	13.4	-0.7 pts
8	Bratislavský kraj	13	+0.1 pts
9	Stockholm	12.6	-0.5 pts
10	Nord-Est	12.4	+0.4 pts
11	Ceuta	12.3	-0.2 pts
11	Southern	12.3	-0.4 pts
13	Hovedstaden	12.2	-0.2 pts
14	Northern and Western	12.1	-0.7 pts
15	Bucureşti-Ilfov	12	+0.9 pts
15	Nord-Pas de Calais	12	-0.4 pts
15	Pomorskie	12	+0.7 pts
15	Warszawski stołeczny	12	+0.1 pts
19	Praha	11.9	+0.2 pts
20	Rhône-Alpes	11.8	-0.3 pts
21	Wielkopolskie	11.7	+0.6 pts
22	Hamburg	11.6	-0.3 pts
22	Východné Slovensko	11.6	0 pts
24	Sostinės regionas	11.5	-0.6 pts
24	Sydsverige	11.5	-0.4 pts
26	Małopolskie	11.4	+0.5 pts
26	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	11.4	-0.1 pts
26	Střední Čechy	11.4	+0.3 pts
26	Västsverige	11.4	-0.5 pts
30	Centru	11.3	+0.2 pts
30	Haute-Normandie	11.3	-0.3 pts
30	Picardie	11.3	-0.1 pts
30	Utrecht	11.3	0 pts
34	Berlin	11.2	-0.4 pts
34	Jihovýchod	11.2	+0.2 pts
34	Nord-Vest	11.2	+0.4 pts
34	Östra Mellansverige	11.2	-0.3 pts
38	Flevoland	11.1	-0.5 pts
38	Småland med öarna	11.1	-0.2 pts
40	Mazowiecki regionalny	11	+0.7 pts
40	Vorarlberg	11	-0.2 pts
40	Wien	11	-0.2 pts
43	Guadeloupe	10.9	-1.4 pts
43	Midtjylland	10.9	-0.1 pts
43	Prov. Antwerpen	10.9	-0.2 pts
46	Alsace	10.8	-0.2 pts
46	Zuid-Holland	10.8	-0.2 pts
48	Észak-Magyarország	10.7	+0.2 pts
48	Latvija	10.7	-0.5 pts
48	Pays de la Loire	10.7	-0.2 pts
51	Észak-Alföld	10.6	-0.3 pts
51	Grande Lisboa	10.6	0 pts
51	Jihozápad	10.6	+0.2 pts
51	Kýpros	10.6	-0.3 pts
51	Norra Mellansverige	10.6	0 pts
51	Prov. Liège	10.6	-0.2 pts
51	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	10.6	0 pts
51	Salzburg	10.6	+0.3 pts
59	Eesti	10.5	-0.2 pts
59	Mellersta Norrland	10.5	0 pts
59	Oberbayern	10.5	0 pts
59	Oberösterreich	10.5	-0.1 pts
59	Podkarpackie	10.5	+0.8 pts
59	Severovýchod	10.5	-0.2 pts
59	Střední Morava	10.5	+0.2 pts
59	Yugoiztochen	10.5	+0.1 pts
67	Franche-Comté	10.4	-0.4 pts
67	Luxembourg Series break	10.4	0 pts
67	Noord-Holland	10.4	-0.3 pts
67	Övre Norrland	10.4	-0.4 pts
67	Podlaskie	10.4	+0.6 pts
67	Tirol	10.4	+0.2 pts
73	Bremen	10.3	-0.3 pts
73	Grad Zagreb	10.3	-0.1 pts
73	Lubuskie	10.3	+0.6 pts
73	Warmińsko-mazurskie	10.3	+0.8 pts
77	Centre - Val de Loire	10.2	-0.4 pts
77	Darmstadt	10.2	-0.1 pts
77	Prov. Hainaut	10.2	0 pts
77	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	10.2	-0.2 pts
77	Region of Murcia	10.2	-0.4 pts
77	Stredné Slovensko	10.2	+0.1 pts
77	Sud-Est	10.2	+0.1 pts
84	Helsinki-Uusimaa	10.1	-0.4 pts
84	Kujawsko-pomorskie	10.1	+0.5 pts
84	Languedoc-Roussillon	10.1	-0.3 pts
84	Notio Aigaio	10.1	-0.3 pts
84	Pest	10.1	0 pts
84	Vest	10.1	0 pts
90	Champagne-Ardenne	10	-0.6 pts
90	Kriti	10	-0.5 pts
90	Leipzig	10	-0.4 pts
90	Moravskoslezsko	10	+0.1 pts
90	Severozápad	10	+0.1 pts
90	Śląskie	10	+0.5 pts
90	Stuttgart	10	-0.1 pts
90	Zahodna Slovenija	10	-0.1 pts
98	Dolnośląskie	9.9	+0.3 pts
98	Lorraine	9.9	-0.2 pts
98	Lubelskie	9.9	+0.6 pts
98	Midi-Pyrénées	9.9	-0.3 pts
98	Mittelfranken	9.9	-0.2 pts
98	Nordjylland	9.9	-0.1 pts
98	Overijssel	9.9	-0.3 pts
98	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	9.9	-0.2 pts
98	Tübingen	9.9	+0.1 pts
107	Martinique	9.8	-0.3 pts
107	Prov. Namur	9.8	-0.5 pts
107	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	9.8	-0.3 pts
107	Schwaben	9.8	0 pts
111	Bretagne	9.7	-0.2 pts
111	Detmold	9.7	-0.2 pts
111	Düsseldorf	9.7	0 pts
111	Köln	9.7	-0.3 pts
111	Prov. Brabant wallon	9.7	0 pts
111	Syddanmark	9.7	0 pts
111	Weser-Ems	9.7	-0.1 pts
111	Yugozapaden	9.7	0 pts
111	Zachodniopomorskie	9.7	+0.4 pts
120	Freiburg	9.6	-0.2 pts
120	Łódzkie	9.6	+0.4 pts
120	Opolskie	9.6	+0.5 pts
120	Vzhodna Slovenija	9.6	0 pts
124	Åland	9.5	-0.6 pts
124	Aquitaine	9.5	-0.2 pts
124	Gelderland	9.5	-0.1 pts
124	Münster	9.5	-0.1 pts
124	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	9.5	0 pts
129	Arnsberg	9.4	+0.2 pts
129	Karlsruhe	9.4	-0.2 pts
129	Közép-Dunántúl	9.4	-0.2 pts
129	Yuzhen tsentralen	9.4	0 pts
133	Algarve	9.3	+0.1 pts
133	Bourgogne	9.3	-0.2 pts
133	Budapest	9.3	-0.3 pts
133	Community of Madrid	9.3	-0.5 pts
133	Dél-Alföld	9.3	+0.3 pts
133	Noord-Brabant	9.3	-0.3 pts
133	Península de Setúbal	9.3	0 pts
133	Região Autónoma dos Açores	9.3	-0.1 pts
133	Severoiztochen	9.3	-0.3 pts
133	Sud-Muntenia	9.3	+0.1 pts
133	Západné Slovensko	9.3	0 pts
144	Basse-Normandie	9.2	-0.4 pts
144	Dresden	9.2	-0.3 pts
144	Friesland (NL)	9.2	-0.1 pts
144	Malta	9.2	-0.6 pts
144	Niederösterreich	9.2	-0.1 pts
144	Prov. Limburg (BE)	9.2	-0.4 pts
144	Steiermark	9.2	+0.1 pts
144	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	9.2	-0.4 pts
144	Voreio Aigaio	9.2	-0.1 pts
153	Auvergne	9.1	-0.2 pts
153	Balearic Islands	9.1	-0.4 pts
153	Hannover	9.1	-0.5 pts
153	Länsi-Suomi	9.1	-0.6 pts
153	Nyugat-Dunántúl	9.1	+0.1 pts
153	Oberpfalz	9.1	+0.1 pts
153	Trier	9.1	0 pts
153	Unterfranken	9.1	+0.1 pts
161	Dél-Dunántúl	9	0 pts
161	Gießen	9	0 pts
161	Kassel	9	0 pts
161	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	9	-0.4 pts
161	Sjeverna Hrvatska	9	-0.1 pts
161	Zeeland	9	-0.1 pts
167	Andalusia	8.9	-0.5 pts
167	Braunschweig	8.9	-0.5 pts
167	Catalonia	8.9	-0.3 pts
167	Koblenz	8.9	-0.1 pts
167	Lüneburg	8.9	0 pts
167	Navarre	8.9	-0.3 pts
167	Niederbayern	8.9	0 pts
167	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	8.9	-0.6 pts
175	Jadranska Hrvatska	8.8	-0.1 pts
175	Sud-Vest Oltenia	8.8	+0.2 pts
175	Świętokrzyskie	8.8	+0.2 pts
178	Campania	8.7	0 pts
178	Corse	8.7	-0.1 pts
178	Groningen	8.7	-0.6 pts
178	Kärnten	8.7	0 pts
178	Poitou-Charentes	8.7	-0.5 pts
178	Schleswig-Holstein	8.7	-0.2 pts
184	Attiki	8.6	-0.4 pts
184	Sjælland	8.6	-0.2 pts
186	Drenthe	8.5	-0.1 pts
186	Oberfranken	8.5	+0.1 pts
188	Ionia Nisia	8.4	-0.2 pts
188	Limousin	8.4	-0.1 pts
188	Panonska Hrvatska	8.4	-0.2 pts
188	Saarland	8.4	+0.2 pts
188	Sicilia	8.4	+0.1 pts
188	Thüringen	8.4	-0.1 pts
194	Castilla-La Mancha	8.3	-0.4 pts
194	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	8.3	-0.3 pts
194	Severen tsentralen	8.3	-0.2 pts
197	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	8.2	-0.1 pts
197	La Rioja	8.2	-0.3 pts
199	Brandenburg	8.1	-0.3 pts
199	Calabria	8.1	-0.2 pts
199	Chemnitz	8.1	-0.1 pts
199	Etelä-Suomi	8.1	-0.3 pts
199	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	8.1	-0.2 pts
199	Severozapaden	8.1	-0.1 pts
199	Valencian Community	8.1	-0.4 pts
206	Aragon	8	-0.3 pts
206	Sachsen-Anhalt	8	-0.1 pts
208	Extremadura	7.9	-0.2 pts
208	Limburg (NL)	7.9	-0.2 pts
208	Lombardia	7.9	-0.3 pts
211	Basque Country	7.8	-0.6 pts
211	Dytiki Elláda	7.8	-0.4 pts
211	Kentriki Makedonia	7.8	-0.6 pts
211	Região Autónoma da Madeira	7.8	+0.5 pts
215	Lazio	7.7	-0.6 pts
215	Norte	7.7	-0.1 pts
215	Thessalia	7.7	-0.2 pts
218	Burgenland	7.5	-0.4 pts
218	Peloponnisos	7.5	-0.2 pts
218	Puglia	7.5	-0.2 pts
218	Veneto	7.5	-0.2 pts
222	Canary Islands	7.4	-0.3 pts
222	Dytiki Makedonia	7.4	0 pts
222	Emilia-Romagna	7.4	-0.4 pts
222	Sterea Elláda	7.4	-0.3 pts
226	Abruzzo	7.3	-0.4 pts
226	Alentejo	7.3	-0.3 pts
228	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	7.2	-0.2 pts
228	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	7.2	-0.4 pts
230	Basilicata	7.1	0 pts
230	Cantabria	7.1	-0.2 pts
230	Centro (PT)	7.1	-0.1 pts
230	Ipeiros	7.1	-0.4 pts
230	Piemonte	7.1	-0.1 pts
235	Marche	7	-0.5 pts
235	Toscana	7	-0.2 pts
235	Umbria	7	-0.2 pts
238	Molise	6.9	+0.1 pts
239	Galicia	6.8	-0.2 pts
240	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	6.7	-0.3 pts
241	Castile and León	6.4	-0.4 pts
242	Liguria	6.2	-0.2 pts
242	Sardegna	6.2	-0.2 pts
244	Asturias	5.8	-0.3 pts

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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. 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?

Mayotte, with 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest birth rate?

Asturias, with 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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.