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EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate

Mayotte had the highest birth rate of 244 regions in 2022, at 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Asturias had the lowest, at 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35.3Mayotte
Lowest4.7Asturias
Median8.8244 regions
European Union (27)8.7History

Top 40 regions, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

MayotteMayotte: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitants35.3GuyaneGuyane: 26.5 per 1,000 inhabitants26.5La RéunionLa Réunion: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9FlevolandFlevoland: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3HovedstadenHovedstaden: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Nord-EstNord-Est: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11KýprosKýpros: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9StockholmStockholm: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Bucureşti-IlfovBucureşti-Ilfov: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Eastern and MidlandEastern and Midland: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6MelillaMelilla: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5PicardiePicardie: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5MidtjyllandMidtjylland: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Prov. Luxembourg (BE)Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Észak-MagyarországÉszak-Magyarország: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3HamburgHamburg: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3PrahaPraha: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3UtrechtUtrecht: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Northern and WesternNorthern and Western: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2VästsverigeVästsverige: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Prov. AntwerpenProv. Antwerpen: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1SouthernSouthern: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1SydsverigeSydsverige: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1CentruCentru: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10JihovýchodJihovýchod: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10OberbayernOberbayern: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10LuxembourgLuxembourg: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Nord-VestNord-Vest: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9VorarlbergVorarlberg: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Mayotte35.3-0.8 pts
2Guyane26.5-1.8 pts
3La Réunion14.9-0.5 pts
4Ile-de-France13.1-0.4 pts
5Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest11.9-0.9 pts
6Flevoland11.6-0.4 pts
7Východné Slovensko11.4-0.2 pts
8Guadeloupe11.3-0.3 pts
9Hovedstaden11-1.3 pts
9Nord-Est Estimated11-1 pts
11Kýpros10.9-0.3 pts
11Stockholm10.9-1.2 pts
13Nord-Pas de Calais10.8-0.3 pts
13Rhône-Alpes10.8-0.3 pts
15Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated10.7-0.5 pts
15Eastern and Midland10.7-1.5 pts
15Haute-Normandie10.70 pts
18Észak-Alföld10.6-0.3 pts
18Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur10.6-0.2 pts
20Melilla10.5-0.4 pts
20Picardie10.50 pts
22Midtjylland10.4-0.9 pts
22Prov. Luxembourg (BE)10.4-0.1 pts
24Észak-Magyarország10.3-0.2 pts
24Hamburg Series break10.3-1 pts
24Praha10.3-1.7 pts
24Utrecht10.3-1.3 pts
28Northern and Western10.2-1.3 pts
28Västsverige10.2-1 pts
30Pays de la Loire10.1-0.3 pts
30Prov. Antwerpen10.1-0.6 pts
30Southern10.1-1.4 pts
30Sydsverige10.1-0.9 pts
34Centru Estimated10-0.4 pts
34Jihovýchod10-1 pts
34Oberbayern Series break10-0.8 pts
34Zuid-Holland10-0.8 pts
38Luxembourg9.9-0.6 pts
38Nord-Vest Estimated9.9-0.5 pts
38Vorarlberg9.9-0.8 pts
41Berlin Series break9.8-0.9 pts
41Bratislavský kraj9.8-1.8 pts
41Bremen Series break9.8-0.5 pts
41Centre - Val de Loire9.8-0.1 pts
41Oberösterreich9.8-0.4 pts
41Östra Mellansverige9.8-0.8 pts
41Prov. Hainaut9.8-0.1 pts
41Prov. Liège9.8-0.3 pts
41Schwaben Series break9.8-0.7 pts
41Wien9.8-0.2 pts
51Grad Zagreb9.7-0.8 pts
51Martinique9.7-0.4 pts
51Noord-Holland9.7-1 pts
51Notio Aigaio9.7-0.9 pts
51Tirol9.7-0.7 pts
56Alsace9.6-0.3 pts
56Champagne-Ardenne9.6-0.2 pts
56Overijssel9.6-0.3 pts
56Pest9.6-0.6 pts
56Salzburg9.6-0.6 pts
56Stuttgart Series break9.6-0.9 pts
56Tübingen Series break9.6-0.8 pts
63Grande Lisboa Series break9.50 pts
63Languedoc-Roussillon9.5-0.3 pts
63Oberpfalz Series break9.5-0.4 pts
63Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen9.5-0.6 pts
63Småland med öarna9.5-1.1 pts
63Střední Čechy9.5-1.5 pts
63Warszawski stołeczny9.5-0.8 pts
70Darmstadt Series break9.4-0.8 pts
70Detmold Series break9.4-0.6 pts
70Jihozápad9.4-1 pts
70Małopolskie9.4-0.6 pts
70Münster Series break9.4-0.6 pts
70Prov. Namur9.4-0.7 pts
70Prov. Vlaams-Brabant9.4-0.4 pts
70Střední Morava9.4-1 pts
78Helsinki-Uusimaa9.3-1.1 pts
78Kriti9.3-1.1 pts
78Midi-Pyrénées9.3-0.3 pts
78Sostinės regionas9.3-0.6 pts
78Stredné Slovensko9.3-0.6 pts
78Weser-Ems Series break9.3-0.7 pts
78Yugozapaden9.3-0.3 pts
85Franche-Comté9.2-0.2 pts
85Freiburg Series break9.2-0.8 pts
85Gelderland9.2-0.7 pts
85Mittelfranken Series break9.2-0.9 pts
85Niederbayern Series break9.2-0.6 pts
85Nordjylland9.2-0.8 pts
85Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen9.2-0.5 pts
85Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break9.2-0.5 pts
85Severovýchod9.2-1.1 pts
85Vest Estimated9.2-0.2 pts
85Yugoiztochen9.2-0.6 pts
96Aquitaine9.1-0.2 pts
96Düsseldorf Series break9.1-0.6 pts
96Köln Series break9.1-0.7 pts
96Moravskoslezsko9.1-1 pts
96Noord-Brabant9.1-0.8 pts
96Península de Setúbal Series break9.1+0.4 pts
96Pomorskie9.1-1.1 pts
103Arnsberg Series break9-0.5 pts
103Bretagne9-0.4 pts
103Karlsruhe Series break9-0.8 pts
103Közép-Dunántúl9-0.4 pts
103Övre Norrland9-1.1 pts
103Sjeverna Hrvatska9-0.4 pts
103Sud-Est Estimated9-0.5 pts
103Syddanmark9-0.8 pts
103Unterfranken Series break9-0.6 pts
112Basse-Normandie8.9-0.2 pts
112Nyugat-Dunántúl8.9-0.4 pts
112Zeeland8.9-0.4 pts
115Ceuta8.8+0.2 pts
115Dél-Alföld8.8-0.6 pts
115Friesland (NL)8.8-0.9 pts
115Gießen Series break8.8-0.4 pts
115Hannover Series break8.8-0.7 pts
115Koblenz Series break8.8-0.5 pts
115Norra Mellansverige8.8-0.7 pts
115Prov. West-Vlaanderen8.8-0.3 pts
115Severozápad8.8-0.9 pts
115Wielkopolskie8.8-0.9 pts
125Braunschweig Series break8.7-0.6 pts
125Budapest8.7-0.4 pts
125Lorraine8.7-0.4 pts
125Mazowiecki regionalny8.7-0.5 pts
125Prov. Brabant wallon8.7-0.7 pts
125Region of Murcia8.7-0.4 pts
125Yuzhen tsentralen8.7-0.1 pts
132Bourgogne8.6-0.2 pts
132Eesti8.6-1.4 pts
132Kassel Series break8.6-0.4 pts
132Lüneburg Series break8.6-0.5 pts
132Podkarpackie8.6-0.5 pts
132Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break8.60 pts
132Severoiztochen8.6-0.3 pts
139Latvija8.5-0.7 pts
139Mellersta Norrland8.5-1.3 pts
139Niederösterreich8.5-0.5 pts
139Prov. Limburg (BE)8.5-0.2 pts
139Steiermark8.5-0.6 pts
139Zahodna Slovenija8.5-0.6 pts
145Auvergne8.4-0.5 pts
145Dél-Dunántúl8.4-0.5 pts
145Groningen8.4-0.6 pts
145Jadranska Hrvatska8.4-0.8 pts
145Oberfranken Series break8.4-0.5 pts
145Panonska Hrvatska8.4-0.5 pts
145Podlaskie8.4-0.8 pts
145Sjælland8.4-0.5 pts
145Sud-Muntenia Estimated8.4-0.4 pts
145Trier Series break8.4-0.3 pts
145Západné Slovensko8.4-0.8 pts
156Poitou-Charentes8.3-0.2 pts
157Limousin8.2+0.2 pts
157Schleswig-Holstein Series break8.2-0.5 pts
157Vzhodna Slovenija8.2-0.7 pts
160Åland8.1-1.6 pts
160Dolnośląskie8.1-0.5 pts
160Drenthe8.1-0.9 pts
160Leipzig Series break8.1-1 pts
160Malta8.1-0.4 pts
160Severozapaden8.1+0.2 pts
166Algarve Series break8-0.8 pts
166Ionia Nisia8-0.8 pts
168Campania7.9+0.2 pts
168Kärnten7.9-0.3 pts
168Limburg (NL)7.9-0.5 pts
168Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated7.9-0.4 pts
172Corse7.80 pts
172Länsi-Suomi7.8-0.9 pts
172Lubelskie7.8-0.6 pts
172Saarland Series break7.8-0.7 pts
176Kujawsko-pomorskie7.7-0.8 pts
176Łódzkie7.7-0.6 pts
176Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi7.7-0.7 pts
179Balearic Islands7.6-0.4 pts
179Sicilia7.6-0.1 pts
179Warmińsko-mazurskie7.6-0.4 pts
182Community of Madrid7.5-0.1 pts
182Opolskie7.5-0.5 pts
182Severen tsentralen7.5-0.3 pts
185Andalusia7.4-0.3 pts
185Attiki7.4-1 pts
185Dytiki Elláda7.4-0.3 pts
185Lubuskie7.4-0.8 pts
185Oeste e Vale do Tejo Series break7.4+0.4 pts
185Provincia Autonoma di Trento7.4-0.3 pts
185Śląskie7.4-0.7 pts
192Alentejo Series break7.3-0.2 pts
192Calabria7.3+0.2 pts
192Zachodniopomorskie7.3-0.7 pts
195Burgenland7.2-0.3 pts
195Catalonia7.2-0.2 pts
195Norte Series break7.2+0.3 pts
195Świętokrzyskie7.2-0.4 pts
195Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas7.2-0.4 pts
200Dresden Series break7.1-1 pts
200Etelä-Suomi7.1-0.6 pts
200Navarre7.1-0.6 pts
203Castilla-La Mancha7-0.1 pts
204Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki6.9-0.8 pts
204Brandenburg Series break6.9-0.6 pts
204Kentriki Makedonia6.9-0.6 pts
204Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break6.90 pts
204Valencian Community6.9-0.1 pts
204Voreio Aigaio6.9-1.9 pts
210La Rioja6.8-0.1 pts
210Lombardia6.8-0.1 pts
210Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break6.8-0.6 pts
210Peloponnisos6.8-0.7 pts
210Thessalia6.8-0.7 pts
215Aragon6.7-0.4 pts
215Centro (PT) Series break6.7+0.2 pts
215Chemnitz Series break6.7-0.5 pts
215Emilia-Romagna6.70 pts
215Puglia6.70 pts
215Sachsen-Anhalt Series break6.7-0.7 pts
215Thüringen Series break6.7-0.6 pts
222Extremadura6.5-0.3 pts
222Sterea Elláda6.5-0.6 pts
222Veneto6.5-0.3 pts
225Abruzzo6.3-0.2 pts
225Lazio6.3-0.2 pts
225Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste6.3+0.3 pts
228Basque Country6.2-0.3 pts
228Ipeiros6.2-0.8 pts
230Friuli-Venezia Giulia6.10 pts
230Piemonte6.1-0.2 pts
232Basilicata6-0.1 pts
233Marche5.9-0.3 pts
233Toscana5.9-0.2 pts
235Molise5.8+0.1 pts
236Dytiki Makedonia5.7-0.8 pts
236Umbria5.7-0.4 pts
238Canary Islands5.6-0.2 pts
238Liguria5.6-0.1 pts
240Cantabria5.5-0.1 pts
240Castile and León5.50 pts
242Galicia5.4-0.1 pts
243Sardegna4.9-0.3 pts
244Asturias4.70 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 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest birth rate?

Asturias, with 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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.

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