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EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate

Mayotte had the highest birth rate of 244 regions in 2020, at 32.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Asturias had the lowest, at 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32.3Mayotte
Lowest4.7Asturias
Median9.2244 regions
European Union (27)9.1History

Top 40 regions, 2020

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MayotteMayotte: 32.3 per 1,000 inhabitants32.3GuyaneGuyane: 28 per 1,000 inhabitants28La RéunionLa Réunion: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Nord-EstNord-Est: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2HovedstadenHovedstaden: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12StockholmStockholm: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Bucureşti-IlfovBucureşti-Ilfov: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Eastern and MidlandEastern and Midland: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4FlevolandFlevoland: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2MelillaMelilla: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1PrahaPraha: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11HamburgHamburg: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11SydsverigeSydsverige: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11VästsverigeVästsverige: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11KýprosKýpros: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9MidtjyllandMidtjylland: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Northern and WesternNorthern and Western: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9UtrechtUtrecht: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Észak-MagyarországÉszak-Magyarország: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8SouthernSouthern: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8JihovýchodJihovýchod: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7BerlinBerlin: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6CentruCentru: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6MałopolskieMałopolskie: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6PomorskiePomorskie: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6VorarlbergVorarlberg: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Nord-VestNord-Vest: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Mayotte32.3-3.3 pts
2Guyane28-0.6 pts
3La Réunion15.2-0.1 pts
4Ile-de-France13.7-0.5 pts
5Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13-0.9 pts
6Guadeloupe12.5+0.1 pts
7Bratislavský kraj12.30 pts
8Nord-Est Estimated12.2+0.1 pts
9Hovedstaden12-0.2 pts
10Stockholm11.9-0.1 pts
11Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated11.7+0.2 pts
12Voreio Aigaio11.6+2.1 pts
13Východné Slovensko11.50 pts
14Eastern and Midland11.4-1 pts
14Flevoland11.4-0.3 pts
16Nord-Pas de Calais11.2-0.3 pts
17Melilla11.1-3.2 pts
17Praha11.1-0.2 pts
17Rhône-Alpes11.1-0.4 pts
20Észak-Alföld11+0.4 pts
20Hamburg11-0.4 pts
20Sydsverige11-0.3 pts
20Västsverige11-0.2 pts
20Warszawski stołeczny Series break11-0.7 pts
25Kýpros10.9+0.2 pts
25Midtjylland10.9+0.2 pts
25Northern and Western10.9-0.8 pts
25Småland med öarna10.9+0.2 pts
25Utrecht10.9-0.2 pts
30Észak-Magyarország10.8+0.2 pts
30Southern10.8-0.5 pts
32Jihovýchod10.7-0.4 pts
32Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur10.7-0.4 pts
34Berlin10.6-0.2 pts
34Centru Estimated10.6-0.1 pts
34Haute-Normandie10.6-0.3 pts
34Małopolskie Series break10.6-0.4 pts
34Pomorskie Series break10.6-0.7 pts
34Vorarlberg10.6-0.3 pts
40Nord-Vest Estimated10.5-0.2 pts
40Östra Mellansverige10.5-0.4 pts
42Pest10.4+0.3 pts
42Picardie10.4-0.2 pts
42Střední Čechy10.4-0.4 pts
42Zuid-Holland10.4-0.2 pts
46Notio Aigaio10.30 pts
46Oberbayern10.30 pts
46Salzburg10.3-0.1 pts
46Wielkopolskie Series break10.3-0.5 pts
50Bremen10.2-0.3 pts
50Grad Zagreb10.2-0.2 pts
50Luxembourg10.2+0.2 pts
50Prov. Antwerpen10.2-0.4 pts
50Prov. Luxembourg (BE)10.2-0.9 pts
50Severovýchod10.2-0.2 pts
50Střední Morava10.2+0.2 pts
57Alsace10.1-0.2 pts
57Grande Lisboa10.1-0.6 pts
57Jihozápad10.1-0.2 pts
57Noord-Holland10.1-0.1 pts
57Övre Norrland10.1-0.2 pts
57Pays de la Loire10.1-0.2 pts
63Ceuta10+0.1 pts
63Schwaben10+0.1 pts
63Stuttgart100 pts
63Wien10-0.5 pts
67Eesti9.9-0.7 pts
67Kriti9.9-0.1 pts
67Mittelfranken9.9+0.1 pts
67Moravskoslezsko9.9-0.1 pts
67Oberösterreich9.9-0.2 pts
67Stredné Slovensko9.9-0.1 pts
67Tirol9.90 pts
67Tübingen9.90 pts
67Yugoiztochen9.9-0.4 pts
76Centre - Val de Loire9.8-0.2 pts
76Martinique9.8-0.5 pts
76Norra Mellansverige9.8-0.2 pts
76Prov. Liège9.8-0.6 pts
80Champagne-Ardenne9.7-0.3 pts
80Darmstadt9.7-0.3 pts
80Detmold9.70 pts
80Languedoc-Roussillon9.7-0.1 pts
80Mazowiecki regionalny Series break9.7-0.6 pts
80Münster9.7+0.1 pts
80Oberpfalz9.70 pts
80Prov. Hainaut9.7-0.3 pts
80Prov. Namur9.70 pts
80Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen9.7-0.1 pts
80Sostinės regionas9.7-0.5 pts
91Algarve9.6+0.1 pts
91Freiburg9.6-0.2 pts
91Helsinki-Uusimaa9.6+0.2 pts
91Nordjylland9.6-0.3 pts
91Podkarpackie Series break9.6-0.3 pts
91Prov. Vlaams-Brabant9.6-0.1 pts
91Severozápad9.6-0.2 pts
91Weser-Ems9.6-0.1 pts
91Yugozapaden9.60 pts
100Franche-Comté9.5-0.4 pts
100Gelderland9.5+0.2 pts
100Köln9.5-0.1 pts
100Leipzig9.5-0.1 pts
100Overijssel9.5-0.2 pts
100Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen9.50 pts
100Sud-Est Estimated9.50 pts
100Vest Estimated9.5-0.2 pts
108Düsseldorf9.4-0.1 pts
108Mellersta Norrland9.4-0.7 pts
108Midi-Pyrénées9.4-0.2 pts
108Podlaskie Series break9.4-0.5 pts
108Rheinhessen-Pfalz9.4+0.2 pts
108Syddanmark9.4-0.1 pts
114Arnsberg9.3+0.1 pts
114Dél-Alföld9.3+0.2 pts
114Hannover9.3+0.3 pts
114Karlsruhe9.3-0.2 pts
114Niederbayern9.3+0.2 pts
114Unterfranken9.3+0.1 pts
114Zahodna Slovenija9.30 pts
121Aquitaine9.2-0.1 pts
121Bretagne9.2-0.1 pts
121Közép-Dunántúl9.20 pts
121Latvija9.2-0.6 pts
121Sjeverna Hrvatska9.20 pts
126Braunschweig9.1+0.1 pts
126Noord-Brabant9.1-0.1 pts
126Nyugat-Dunántúl9.1+0.1 pts
126Península de Setúbal9.1-0.3 pts
126Region of Murcia9.1-0.4 pts
131Dél-Dunántúl9+0.1 pts
131Dolnośląskie Series break9-0.4 pts
131Friesland (NL)9-0.2 pts
131Koblenz9+0.1 pts
131Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break9-0.4 pts
131Lorraine9-0.4 pts
131Západné Slovensko9-0.2 pts
138Basse-Normandie8.9-0.2 pts
138Bourgogne8.90 pts
138Gießen8.9+0.1 pts
138Jadranska Hrvatska8.9+0.1 pts
138Kassel8.9+0.1 pts
138Lubelskie Series break8.9-0.3 pts
138Prov. West-Vlaanderen8.9-0.1 pts
138Severoiztochen8.9-0.5 pts
138Sud-Muntenia Estimated8.9-0.1 pts
138Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break8.9-0.3 pts
138Yuzhen tsentralen8.9-0.4 pts
138Zeeland8.90 pts
150Lubuskie Series break8.8-0.2 pts
150Lüneburg8.80 pts
150Prov. Brabant wallon8.8-0.4 pts
150Região Autónoma dos Açores8.8-0.2 pts
150Steiermark8.80 pts
155Åland8.7-0.2 pts
155Budapest8.7-0.3 pts
155Łódzkie Series break8.7-0.1 pts
155Niederösterreich8.70 pts
155Panonska Hrvatska8.7+0.1 pts
155Śląskie Series break8.7-0.3 pts
155Trier8.7-0.2 pts
162Malta8.60 pts
162Opolskie Series break8.6-0.4 pts
162Sjælland8.6+0.1 pts
162Vzhodna Slovenija8.6-0.6 pts
166Auvergne8.5-0.4 pts
166Groningen8.5-0.1 pts
166Oberfranken8.5-0.2 pts
166Prov. Limburg (BE)8.5-0.4 pts
170Drenthe8.4+0.1 pts
170Schleswig-Holstein8.4-0.1 pts
170Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated8.4-0.1 pts
170Zachodniopomorskie Series break8.4-0.3 pts
174Ionia Nisia8.30 pts
174Poitou-Charentes8.3-0.3 pts
174Saarland8.3+0.2 pts
177Attiki8.20 pts
177Dresden8.2-0.4 pts
177Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi8.2+0.3 pts
180Kärnten8.1+0.1 pts
180Länsi-Suomi8.1-0.1 pts
180Limousin8.1-0.2 pts
183Balearic Islands8-0.3 pts
183Campania8-0.2 pts
183Severozapaden8-0.1 pts
183Świętokrzyskie Series break8-0.4 pts
187Community of Madrid7.8-0.6 pts
187Corse7.8-0.5 pts
187Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas7.8-0.6 pts
190Andalusia7.7-0.5 pts
190Dytiki Elláda7.7+0.1 pts
190Limburg (NL)7.7-0.1 pts
190Sicilia7.7-0.2 pts
194Catalonia7.6-0.4 pts
194Navarre7.6-0.6 pts
194Severen tsentralen7.6-0.4 pts
197Alentejo7.5-0.1 pts
197Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki7.5+0.1 pts
197Brandenburg7.5-0.2 pts
197Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7.5-0.4 pts
197Norte7.5-0.1 pts
197Thüringen7.5-0.3 pts
203Calabria7.4-0.2 pts
203Kentriki Makedonia7.40 pts
203Oeste e Vale do Tejo7.4-0.1 pts
203Provincia Autonoma di Trento7.4-0.4 pts
203Região Autónoma da Madeira7.4-0.1 pts
203Sachsen-Anhalt7.4-0.1 pts
203Thessalia7.4+0.1 pts
210Chemnitz7.3-0.2 pts
210La Rioja7.3-0.3 pts
210Peloponnisos7.3+0.2 pts
213Castilla-La Mancha7.2-0.3 pts
213Etelä-Suomi7.20 pts
213Sterea Elláda7.2+0.7 pts
216Burgenland7.1-0.5 pts
216Valencian Community7.1-0.3 pts
218Dytiki Makedonia7+0.3 pts
219Centro (PT)6.9-0.1 pts
219Extremadura6.9-0.3 pts
219Lombardia6.9-0.4 pts
222Aragon6.8-0.5 pts
222Ipeiros6.80 pts
224Basque Country6.7-0.3 pts
224Emilia-Romagna6.7-0.2 pts
224Puglia6.7-0.3 pts
224Veneto6.7-0.2 pts
228Lazio6.6-0.1 pts
229Abruzzo6.4-0.2 pts
229Basilicata6.4-0.2 pts
231Marche6.3-0.1 pts
231Piemonte6.3-0.2 pts
233Friuli-Venezia Giulia6.20 pts
233Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste6.2-0.5 pts
235Canary Islands6.1-0.4 pts
235Toscana6.1-0.2 pts
235Umbria6.1-0.3 pts
238Cantabria5.8-0.3 pts
238Liguria5.8+0.1 pts
238Molise5.8-0.6 pts
241Castile and León5.7-0.3 pts
242Galicia5.6-0.2 pts
243Sardegna5.2-0.3 pts
244Asturias4.7-0.4 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.

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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 32.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest birth rate?

Asturias, with 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

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