EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate

Mayotte had the highest birth rate of 244 regions in 2019, at 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Asturias had the lowest, at 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35.6Mayotte
Lowest5.1Asturias
Median9.3244 regions
European Union (27)9.3History

Top 40 regions, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

MayotteMayotte: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitants35.6GuyaneGuyane: 28.6 per 1,000 inhabitants28.6La RéunionLa Réunion: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3MelillaMelilla: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Eastern and MidlandEastern and Midland: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3HovedstadenHovedstaden: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2Nord-EstNord-Est: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1StockholmStockholm: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12FlevolandFlevoland: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Northern and WesternNorthern and Western: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Bucureşti-IlfovBucureşti-Ilfov: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5HamburgHamburg: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4PomorskiePomorskie: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3PrahaPraha: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3SouthernSouthern: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3SydsverigeSydsverige: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3VästsverigeVästsverige: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2JihovýchodJihovýchod: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Prov. Luxembourg (BE)Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1UtrechtUtrecht: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1MałopolskieMałopolskie: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9VorarlbergVorarlberg: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9BerlinBerlin: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8WielkopolskieWielkopolskie: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8CentruCentru: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Grande LisboaGrande Lisboa: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7KýprosKýpros: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7MidtjyllandMidtjylland: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2019
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2018
1Mayotte35.6-0.6 pts
2Guyane28.6-0.1 pts
3La Réunion15.3-0.3 pts
4Melilla14.3-1.2 pts
5Ile-de-France14.2-0.1 pts
6Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13.9-0.5 pts
7Eastern and Midland12.4-0.5 pts
7Guadeloupe12.4+0.9 pts
9Bratislavský kraj12.3-0.8 pts
10Hovedstaden12.20 pts
11Nord-Est Estimated12.1+0.2 pts
12Stockholm12-0.3 pts
13Flevoland11.7+0.1 pts
13Northern and Western11.7-0.3 pts
13Warszawski stołeczny11.7-0.1 pts
16Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated11.5-0.2 pts
16Nord-Pas de Calais11.50 pts
16Rhône-Alpes11.5-0.2 pts
16Východné Slovensko11.50 pts
20Hamburg11.4-0.1 pts
21Pomorskie11.3-0.2 pts
21Praha11.3-0.6 pts
21Southern11.3-0.8 pts
21Sydsverige11.3-0.2 pts
25Västsverige11.2-0.2 pts
26Jihovýchod11.1-0.1 pts
26Prov. Luxembourg (BE)11.1+0.8 pts
26Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur11.1-0.1 pts
26Utrecht11.1+0.1 pts
30Małopolskie11-0.3 pts
31Haute-Normandie10.9-0.2 pts
31Östra Mellansverige10.9-0.2 pts
31Vorarlberg10.9-0.1 pts
34Berlin10.8-0.3 pts
34Střední Čechy10.8-0.1 pts
34Wielkopolskie10.8-0.4 pts
37Centru Estimated10.7-0.2 pts
37Grande Lisboa10.70 pts
37Kýpros10.7+0.2 pts
37Midtjylland10.7-0.2 pts
37Nord-Vest Estimated10.7-0.2 pts
37Småland med öarna10.7-0.3 pts
43Eesti10.6-0.3 pts
43Észak-Alföld10.6+0.1 pts
43Észak-Magyarország10.6-0.1 pts
43Picardie10.6-0.2 pts
43Prov. Antwerpen10.6-0.1 pts
43Zuid-Holland10.60 pts
49Bremen10.50 pts
49Wien10.5-0.1 pts
51Grad Zagreb10.4-0.2 pts
51Prov. Liège10.4+0.1 pts
51Salzburg10.4+0.3 pts
51Severovýchod10.4-0.1 pts
55Alsace10.3-0.3 pts
55Jihozápad10.3-0.2 pts
55Martinique10.3+0.3 pts
55Mazowiecki regionalny10.3-0.2 pts
55Notio Aigaio10.3+0.2 pts
55Oberbayern10.3-0.3 pts
55Övre Norrland10.3+0.1 pts
55Pays de la Loire10.3-0.2 pts
55Yugoiztochen10.30 pts
64Noord-Holland10.2-0.1 pts
64Sostinės regionas10.2-1.1 pts
66Mellersta Norrland10.1-0.4 pts
66Oberösterreich10.1-0.1 pts
66Pest10.10 pts
69Centre - Val de Loire10-0.1 pts
69Champagne-Ardenne100 pts
69Darmstadt10-0.3 pts
69Kriti100 pts
69Luxembourg10-0.3 pts
69Moravskoslezsko10-0.3 pts
69Norra Mellansverige10-0.6 pts
69Prov. Hainaut10+0.1 pts
69Stredné Slovensko10-0.2 pts
69Střední Morava10-0.5 pts
69Stuttgart100 pts
80Ceuta9.9-1.5 pts
80Franche-Comté9.9-0.2 pts
80Nordjylland9.90 pts
80Podkarpackie9.9-0.4 pts
80Podlaskie9.9-0.3 pts
80Schwaben9.9+0.1 pts
80Tirol9.9-0.3 pts
80Tübingen9.90 pts
88Freiburg9.80 pts
88Languedoc-Roussillon9.8-0.2 pts
88Latvija9.8-0.2 pts
88Mittelfranken9.8-0.1 pts
88Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen9.8-0.2 pts
88Severozápad9.8+0.1 pts
94Detmold9.70 pts
94Oberpfalz9.7+0.2 pts
94Overijssel9.70 pts
94Prov. Namur9.7-0.2 pts
94Prov. Vlaams-Brabant9.7+0.1 pts
94Vest Estimated9.7-0.3 pts
94Weser-Ems9.7+0.2 pts
101Köln9.6-0.3 pts
101Leipzig9.6-0.4 pts
101Midi-Pyrénées9.6-0.1 pts
101Münster9.6-0.2 pts
101Yugozapaden9.6+0.1 pts
106Algarve9.50 pts
106Düsseldorf9.5-0.2 pts
106Karlsruhe9.5-0.1 pts
106Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen9.5-0.3 pts
106Region of Murcia9.5-0.4 pts
106Sud-Est Estimated9.5-0.2 pts
106Syddanmark9.5-0.1 pts
106Voreio Aigaio9.5-0.2 pts
114Dolnośląskie9.4-0.3 pts
114Helsinki-Uusimaa9.4-0.3 pts
114Kujawsko-pomorskie9.4-0.3 pts
114Lorraine9.4-0.1 pts
114Península de Setúbal9.4+0.1 pts
114Severoiztochen9.4+0.1 pts
120Aquitaine9.30 pts
120Bretagne9.3-0.2 pts
120Gelderland9.3-0.1 pts
120Yuzhen tsentralen9.3-0.1 pts
120Zahodna Slovenija9.3-0.4 pts
125Arnsberg9.2-0.1 pts
125Friesland (NL)9.2+0.3 pts
125Közép-Dunántúl9.2+0.1 pts
125Lubelskie9.2-0.4 pts
125Noord-Brabant9.2-0.1 pts
125Prov. Brabant wallon9.2+0.1 pts
125Rheinhessen-Pfalz9.2-0.3 pts
125Sjeverna Hrvatska9.2-0.1 pts
125Unterfranken9.2+0.2 pts
125Vzhodna Slovenija9.20 pts
125Warmińsko-mazurskie9.2-0.5 pts
125Západné Slovensko9.2+0.1 pts
137Basse-Normandie9.10 pts
137Dél-Alföld9.1-0.1 pts
137Niederbayern9.1+0.2 pts
140Braunschweig9-0.2 pts
140Budapest9-0.2 pts
140Hannover9-0.2 pts
140Lubuskie9-0.4 pts
140Nyugat-Dunántúl9-0.1 pts
140Opolskie9-0.1 pts
140Prov. West-Vlaanderen9-0.3 pts
140Região Autónoma dos Açores9-0.5 pts
140Śląskie9-0.5 pts
140Sud-Muntenia Estimated9-0.1 pts
150Åland8.9-0.5 pts
150Auvergne8.9-0.2 pts
150Bourgogne8.9-0.3 pts
150Dél-Dunántúl8.9-0.1 pts
150Koblenz8.9-0.1 pts
150Prov. Limburg (BE)8.9+0.1 pts
150Trier8.9+0.1 pts
150Zeeland8.9+0.1 pts
158Gießen8.8-0.2 pts
158Jadranska Hrvatska8.8-0.2 pts
158Kassel8.8+0.1 pts
158Łódzkie8.8-0.6 pts
158Lüneburg8.8-0.1 pts
158Steiermark8.8-0.1 pts
164Niederösterreich8.7-0.2 pts
164Oberfranken8.7+0.2 pts
164Zachodniopomorskie8.7-0.5 pts
167Dresden8.6-0.3 pts
167Groningen8.6+0.1 pts
167Malta8.6-0.6 pts
167Panonska Hrvatska8.60 pts
167Poitou-Charentes8.6+0.1 pts
172Schleswig-Holstein8.5-0.2 pts
172Sjælland8.5-0.2 pts
172Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated8.5-0.3 pts
175Community of Madrid8.4-0.4 pts
175Świętokrzyskie8.4-0.3 pts
175Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas8.4-0.4 pts
178Balearic Islands8.3-0.6 pts
178Corse8.3-0.1 pts
178Drenthe8.3+0.2 pts
178Ionia Nisia8.3-0.4 pts
178Limousin8.30 pts
183Andalusia8.2-0.3 pts
183Attiki8.2-0.3 pts
183Campania8.2-0.2 pts
183Länsi-Suomi8.2-0.3 pts
183Navarre8.2-0.1 pts
188Saarland8.1-0.1 pts
188Severozapaden8.10 pts
190Catalonia8-0.4 pts
190Kärnten8-0.3 pts
190Severen tsentralen8-0.2 pts
193Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7.9-0.2 pts
193Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi7.9-0.5 pts
193Sicilia7.9-0.4 pts
196Limburg (NL)7.80 pts
196Provincia Autonoma di Trento7.8-0.2 pts
196Thüringen7.8-0.3 pts
199Brandenburg7.7-0.2 pts
200Alentejo7.60 pts
200Burgenland7.60 pts
200Calabria7.6-0.3 pts
200Dytiki Elláda7.6+0.1 pts
200La Rioja7.6+0.2 pts
200Norte7.6-0.1 pts
206Castilla-La Mancha7.5-0.3 pts
206Chemnitz7.5-0.3 pts
206Oeste e Vale do Tejo7.5+0.1 pts
206Região Autónoma da Madeira7.5-0.2 pts
206Sachsen-Anhalt7.5-0.4 pts
211Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki7.4-0.2 pts
211Kentriki Makedonia7.4-0.2 pts
211Valencian Community7.4-0.2 pts
214Aragon7.3-0.3 pts
214Lombardia7.3-0.3 pts
214Thessalia7.3-0.2 pts
217Etelä-Suomi7.2-0.3 pts
217Extremadura7.2-0.1 pts
219Peloponnisos7.1-0.3 pts
220Basque Country7-0.3 pts
220Centro (PT)7-0.1 pts
220Puglia7-0.3 pts
223Emilia-Romagna6.9-0.4 pts
223Veneto6.9-0.3 pts
225Ipeiros6.80 pts
226Dytiki Makedonia6.7-0.2 pts
226Lazio6.7-0.6 pts
226Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste6.7-0.5 pts
229Abruzzo6.6-0.3 pts
229Basilicata6.60 pts
231Canary Islands6.5-0.4 pts
231Piemonte6.5-0.2 pts
231Sterea Elláda6.5-0.7 pts
234Marche6.4-0.3 pts
234Molise6.4+0.2 pts
234Umbria6.4-0.2 pts
237Toscana6.3-0.4 pts
238Friuli-Venezia Giulia6.2-0.3 pts
239Cantabria6.1-0.4 pts
240Castile and León6-0.2 pts
241Galicia5.8-0.3 pts
242Liguria5.7-0.2 pts
243Sardegna5.5-0.3 pts
244Asturias5.1-0.5 pts

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Live births per 1,000 residents during the year.

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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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Which region has the highest birth rate?

Mayotte, with 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest birth rate?

Asturias, with 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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