EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Mayotte had the highest birth rate of 244 regions in 2018, at 36.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Asturias had the lowest, at 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest36.2Mayotte

Lowest5.6Asturias

Median9.5244 regions

European Union (27)9.5History

Top 40 regions, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2017
1	Mayotte	36.2	-2.1 pts
2	Guyane	28.7	-0.9 pts
3	La Réunion	15.6	-0.4 pts
4	Melilla	15.5	-0.1 pts
5	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	14.4	-0.4 pts
6	Ile-de-France	14.3	-0.1 pts
7	Bratislavský kraj	13.1	+0.1 pts
8	Eastern and Midland	12.9	-0.5 pts
9	Stockholm	12.3	-0.3 pts
10	Hovedstaden	12.2	0 pts
11	Southern	12.1	-0.2 pts
12	Northern and Western	12	-0.1 pts
13	Nord-Est	11.9	-0.5 pts
13	Praha	11.9	0 pts
15	Warszawski stołeczny	11.8	-0.2 pts
16	Bucureşti-Ilfov	11.7	-0.3 pts
16	Rhône-Alpes	11.7	-0.1 pts
18	Flevoland	11.6	+0.5 pts
19	Guadeloupe	11.5	+0.6 pts
19	Hamburg	11.5	-0.1 pts
19	Nord-Pas de Calais	11.5	-0.5 pts
19	Pomorskie	11.5	-0.5 pts
19	Sydsverige	11.5	0 pts
19	Východné Slovensko	11.5	-0.1 pts
25	Ceuta	11.4	-0.9 pts
25	Västsverige	11.4	0 pts
27	Małopolskie	11.3	-0.1 pts
27	Sostinės regionas	11.3	-0.2 pts
29	Jihovýchod	11.2	0 pts
29	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	11.2	-0.2 pts
29	Wielkopolskie	11.2	-0.5 pts
32	Berlin	11.1	-0.1 pts
32	Haute-Normandie	11.1	-0.2 pts
32	Östra Mellansverige	11.1	-0.1 pts
35	Småland med öarna	11	-0.1 pts
35	Utrecht	11	-0.3 pts
35	Vorarlberg	11	0 pts
38	Centru	10.9	-0.4 pts
38	Eesti	10.9	+0.4 pts
38	Midtjylland	10.9	0 pts
38	Nord-Vest	10.9	-0.3 pts
38	Střední Čechy	10.9	-0.5 pts
43	Picardie	10.8	-0.5 pts
44	Észak-Magyarország	10.7	0 pts
44	Grande Lisboa	10.7	+0.1 pts
44	Prov. Antwerpen	10.7	-0.2 pts
47	Alsace	10.6	-0.2 pts
47	Grad Zagreb	10.6	+0.3 pts
47	Norra Mellansverige	10.6	0 pts
47	Oberbayern	10.6	+0.1 pts
47	Wien	10.6	-0.4 pts
47	Zuid-Holland	10.6	-0.2 pts
53	Bremen	10.5	+0.2 pts
53	Észak-Alföld	10.5	-0.1 pts
53	Jihozápad	10.5	-0.1 pts
53	Kýpros	10.5	-0.1 pts
53	Mazowiecki regionalny	10.5	-0.5 pts
53	Mellersta Norrland	10.5	0 pts
53	Pays de la Loire	10.5	-0.2 pts
53	Severovýchod	10.5	0 pts
53	Střední Morava	10.5	0 pts
62	Darmstadt	10.3	+0.1 pts
62	Luxembourg	10.3	-0.1 pts
62	Moravskoslezsko	10.3	+0.3 pts
62	Noord-Holland	10.3	-0.1 pts
62	Podkarpackie	10.3	-0.2 pts
62	Prov. Liège	10.3	-0.3 pts
62	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	10.3	-0.3 pts
62	Yugoiztochen	10.3	-0.2 pts
70	Oberösterreich	10.2	-0.3 pts
70	Övre Norrland	10.2	-0.2 pts
70	Podlaskie	10.2	-0.2 pts
70	Stredné Slovensko	10.2	0 pts
70	Tirol	10.2	-0.2 pts
75	Centre - Val de Loire	10.1	-0.1 pts
75	Franche-Comté	10.1	-0.3 pts
75	Notio Aigaio	10.1	0 pts
75	Pest	10.1	0 pts
75	Salzburg	10.1	-0.5 pts
80	Champagne-Ardenne	10	0 pts
80	Kriti	10	0 pts
80	Languedoc-Roussillon	10	-0.1 pts
80	Latvija	10	-0.7 pts
80	Leipzig	10	0 pts
80	Martinique	10	+0.2 pts
80	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	10	-0.2 pts
80	Stuttgart	10	0 pts
80	Vest	10	-0.1 pts
89	Köln	9.9	+0.2 pts
89	Mittelfranken	9.9	0 pts
89	Nordjylland	9.9	0 pts
89	Prov. Hainaut	9.9	-0.3 pts
89	Prov. Namur	9.9	+0.1 pts
89	Region of Murcia	9.9	-0.3 pts
89	Tübingen	9.9	0 pts
96	Freiburg	9.8	+0.2 pts
96	Münster	9.8	+0.3 pts
96	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	9.8	0 pts
96	Schwaben	9.8	0 pts
100	Detmold	9.7	0 pts
100	Dolnośląskie	9.7	-0.2 pts
100	Düsseldorf	9.7	0 pts
100	Helsinki-Uusimaa	9.7	-0.4 pts
100	Kujawsko-pomorskie	9.7	-0.4 pts
100	Midi-Pyrénées	9.7	-0.2 pts
100	Overijssel	9.7	-0.2 pts
100	Severozápad	9.7	-0.3 pts
100	Sud-Est	9.7	-0.5 pts
100	Voreio Aigaio	9.7	+0.5 pts
100	Warmińsko-mazurskie	9.7	-0.6 pts
100	Zahodna Slovenija	9.7	-0.3 pts
112	Karlsruhe	9.6	+0.2 pts
112	Lubelskie	9.6	-0.3 pts
112	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	9.6	-0.3 pts
112	Syddanmark	9.6	-0.1 pts
116	Algarve	9.5	+0.2 pts
116	Bretagne	9.5	-0.2 pts
116	Lorraine	9.5	-0.4 pts
116	Oberpfalz	9.5	+0.4 pts
116	Região Autónoma dos Açores	9.5	+0.2 pts
116	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	9.5	0 pts
116	Śląskie	9.5	-0.5 pts
116	Weser-Ems	9.5	-0.2 pts
116	Yugozapaden	9.5	-0.2 pts
125	Åland	9.4	-0.1 pts
125	Gelderland	9.4	-0.1 pts
125	Łódzkie	9.4	-0.2 pts
125	Lubuskie	9.4	-0.9 pts
125	Yuzhen tsentralen	9.4	0 pts
130	Aquitaine	9.3	-0.2 pts
130	Arnsberg	9.3	-0.1 pts
130	Noord-Brabant	9.3	0 pts
130	Península de Setúbal	9.3	0 pts
130	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	9.3	+0.3 pts
130	Severoiztochen	9.3	0 pts
130	Sjeverna Hrvatska	9.3	+0.3 pts
137	Bourgogne	9.2	-0.1 pts
137	Braunschweig	9.2	+0.3 pts
137	Budapest	9.2	-0.1 pts
137	Dél-Alföld	9.2	-0.1 pts
137	Hannover	9.2	+0.1 pts
137	Malta	9.2	0 pts
137	Vzhodna Slovenija	9.2	-0.4 pts
137	Zachodniopomorskie	9.2	-0.5 pts
145	Auvergne	9.1	0 pts
145	Basse-Normandie	9.1	-0.1 pts
145	Közép-Dunántúl	9.1	-0.3 pts
145	Nyugat-Dunántúl	9.1	0 pts
145	Opolskie	9.1	-0.5 pts
145	Prov. Brabant wallon	9.1	-0.6 pts
145	Sud-Muntenia	9.1	-0.2 pts
145	Západné Slovensko	9.1	-0.2 pts
153	Dél-Dunántúl	9	0 pts
153	Gießen	9	0 pts
153	Jadranska Hrvatska	9	+0.2 pts
153	Koblenz	9	+0.1 pts
153	Unterfranken	9	-0.1 pts
158	Balearic Islands	8.9	-0.2 pts
158	Dresden	8.9	-0.3 pts
158	Friesland (NL)	8.9	-0.3 pts
158	Lüneburg	8.9	0 pts
158	Niederbayern	8.9	0 pts
158	Niederösterreich	8.9	-0.3 pts
158	Steiermark	8.9	-0.3 pts
165	Community of Madrid	8.8	-0.5 pts
165	Prov. Limburg (BE)	8.8	-0.4 pts
165	Sud-Vest Oltenia	8.8	0 pts
165	Trier	8.8	-0.3 pts
165	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	8.8	-0.4 pts
165	Zeeland	8.8	-0.2 pts
171	Ionia Nisia	8.7	+0.3 pts
171	Kassel	8.7	-0.3 pts
171	Schleswig-Holstein	8.7	0 pts
171	Sjælland	8.7	+0.1 pts
171	Świętokrzyskie	8.7	-0.1 pts
176	Panonska Hrvatska	8.6	+0.2 pts
177	Andalusia	8.5	-0.4 pts
177	Attiki	8.5	-0.1 pts
177	Groningen	8.5	-0.2 pts
177	Länsi-Suomi	8.5	-0.6 pts
177	Oberfranken	8.5	0 pts
177	Poitou-Charentes	8.5	-0.2 pts
183	Campania	8.4	-0.3 pts
183	Catalonia	8.4	-0.5 pts
183	Corse	8.4	-0.3 pts
183	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	8.4	-0.5 pts
187	Kärnten	8.3	-0.4 pts
187	Limousin	8.3	-0.1 pts
187	Navarre	8.3	-0.6 pts
187	Sicilia	8.3	-0.1 pts
191	Saarland	8.2	-0.2 pts
191	Severen tsentralen	8.2	-0.1 pts
193	Drenthe	8.1	-0.4 pts
193	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	8.1	0 pts
193	Severozapaden	8.1	0 pts
193	Thüringen	8.1	-0.3 pts
197	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	8	-0.3 pts
198	Brandenburg	7.9	-0.2 pts
198	Calabria	7.9	-0.2 pts
198	Sachsen-Anhalt	7.9	-0.1 pts
201	Castilla-La Mancha	7.8	-0.5 pts
201	Chemnitz	7.8	-0.3 pts
201	Limburg (NL)	7.8	-0.1 pts
204	Norte	7.7	0 pts
204	Região Autónoma da Madeira	7.7	-0.1 pts
206	Alentejo	7.6	+0.3 pts
206	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	7.6	-0.6 pts
206	Aragon	7.6	-0.4 pts
206	Burgenland	7.6	+0.1 pts
206	Kentriki Makedonia	7.6	-0.2 pts
206	Lombardia	7.6	-0.3 pts
206	Valencian Community	7.6	-0.5 pts
213	Dytiki Elláda	7.5	-0.3 pts
213	Etelä-Suomi	7.5	-0.6 pts
213	Thessalia	7.5	-0.2 pts
216	La Rioja	7.4	-0.8 pts
216	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	7.4	+0.2 pts
216	Peloponnisos	7.4	-0.1 pts
219	Basque Country	7.3	-0.5 pts
219	Emilia-Romagna	7.3	-0.1 pts
219	Extremadura	7.3	-0.6 pts
219	Lazio	7.3	-0.4 pts
219	Puglia	7.3	-0.2 pts
224	Sterea Elláda	7.2	-0.2 pts
224	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	7.2	0 pts
224	Veneto	7.2	-0.3 pts
227	Centro (PT)	7.1	0 pts
228	Abruzzo	6.9	-0.4 pts
228	Canary Islands	6.9	-0.5 pts
228	Dytiki Makedonia	6.9	-0.5 pts
231	Ipeiros	6.8	-0.3 pts
232	Marche	6.7	-0.3 pts
232	Piemonte	6.7	-0.4 pts
232	Toscana	6.7	-0.3 pts
235	Basilicata	6.6	-0.5 pts
235	Umbria	6.6	-0.4 pts
237	Cantabria	6.5	-0.6 pts
237	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	6.5	-0.2 pts
239	Castile and León	6.2	-0.2 pts
239	Molise	6.2	-0.7 pts
241	Galicia	6.1	-0.7 pts
242	Liguria	5.9	-0.3 pts
243	Sardegna	5.8	-0.4 pts
244	Asturias	5.6	-0.2 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 36.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest birth rate?

Asturias, with 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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.