EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by birth rate, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Mayotte had the highest birth rate of 244 regions in 2023, at 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Asturias had the lowest, at 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32.6Mayotte

Lowest4.5Asturias

Median8.2244 regions

European Union (27)8.2History

Top 40 regions, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2022
1	Mayotte Provisional	32.6	-2.7 pts
2	Guyane Provisional	26.1	-0.4 pts
3	La Réunion Provisional	14.4	-0.5 pts
4	Ile-de-France Provisional	12.3	-0.8 pts
5	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	11.2	-0.7 pts
6	Flevoland	11.1	-0.5 pts
7	Guadeloupe Provisional	10.9	-0.4 pts
7	Hovedstaden	10.9	-0.1 pts
9	Kýpros	10.7	-0.2 pts
9	Východné Slovensko	10.7	-0.7 pts
11	Eastern and Midland	10.6	-0.1 pts
12	Stockholm	10.5	-0.4 pts
13	Észak-Alföld	10.3	-0.3 pts
14	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	10.2	-0.6 pts
15	Észak-Magyarország	10.1	-0.2 pts
15	Midtjylland	10.1	-0.3 pts
15	Northern and Western	10.1	-0.1 pts
15	Utrecht	10.1	-0.2 pts
19	Prov. Antwerpen	10	-0.1 pts
20	Hamburg Series break	9.9	-0.4 pts
20	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	9.9	-0.5 pts
20	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	9.9	-0.9 pts
23	Picardie Provisional	9.8	-0.7 pts
23	Southern	9.8	-0.3 pts
23	Zuid-Holland	9.8	-0.2 pts
26	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	9.7	-0.9 pts
26	Västsverige	9.7	-0.5 pts
26	Yugoiztochen	9.7	+0.5 pts
29	Haute-Normandie Provisional	9.6	-1.1 pts
29	Sydsverige	9.6	-0.5 pts
31	Bremen Series break	9.5	-0.3 pts
31	Luxembourg	9.5	-0.4 pts
31	Nord-Est Estimated	9.5	-1.5 pts
31	Pest	9.5	-0.1 pts
31	Vorarlberg	9.5	-0.4 pts
36	Berlin Series break	9.4	-0.4 pts
36	Prov. Liège	9.4	-0.4 pts
38	Martinique Provisional	9.3	-0.4 pts
38	Noord-Holland	9.3	-0.4 pts
38	Oberbayern Series break	9.3	-0.7 pts
38	Pays de la Loire Provisional	9.3	-0.8 pts
38	Prov. Hainaut	9.3	-0.5 pts
38	Schwaben Series break	9.3	-0.5 pts
38	Yugozapaden	9.3	0 pts
45	Grande Lisboa	9.2	-0.3 pts
45	Overijssel	9.2	-0.4 pts
45	Península de Setúbal	9.2	+0.1 pts
45	Praha	9.2	-1.1 pts
45	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	9.2	-0.3 pts
45	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	9.2	-0.2 pts
45	Småland med öarna	9.2	-0.3 pts
52	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	9.1	-0.7 pts
52	Gelderland	9.1	-0.1 pts
52	Grad Zagreb	9.1	-0.6 pts
52	Nord-Vest Estimated	9.1	-0.8 pts
52	Östra Mellansverige	9.1	-0.7 pts
52	Stuttgart Series break	9.1	-0.5 pts
52	Wien	9.1	-0.7 pts
59	Alsace Provisional	9	-0.6 pts
59	Centru Estimated	9	-1 pts
59	Helsinki-Uusimaa	9	-0.3 pts
59	Melilla	9	-1.5 pts
59	Nordjylland	9	-0.2 pts
59	Notio Aigaio	9	-0.7 pts
59	Oberösterreich	9	-0.8 pts
59	Prov. Namur	9	-0.4 pts
59	Salzburg	9	-0.6 pts
59	Tübingen Series break	9	-0.6 pts
69	Bratislavský kraj	8.9	-0.9 pts
69	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	8.9	-1.8 pts
69	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	8.9	-0.7 pts
69	Münster Series break	8.9	-0.5 pts
69	Noord-Brabant	8.9	-0.2 pts
69	Syddanmark	8.9	-0.1 pts
69	Yuzhen tsentralen	8.9	+0.2 pts
76	Darmstadt Series break	8.8	-0.6 pts
76	Dél-Alföld	8.8	0 pts
76	Kriti	8.8	-0.5 pts
76	Oberpfalz Series break	8.8	-0.7 pts
76	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	8.8	-0.4 pts
76	Weser-Ems Series break	8.8	-0.5 pts
82	Detmold Series break	8.7	-0.7 pts
82	Franche-Comté Provisional	8.7	-0.5 pts
82	Jihovýchod	8.7	-1.3 pts
82	Tirol	8.7	-1 pts
86	Budapest	8.6	-0.1 pts
86	Düsseldorf Series break	8.6	-0.5 pts
86	Freiburg Series break	8.6	-0.6 pts
86	Friesland (NL)	8.6	-0.2 pts
86	Köln Series break	8.6	-0.5 pts
86	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	8.6	-0.9 pts
86	Mittelfranken Series break	8.6	-0.6 pts
86	Nyugat-Dunántúl	8.6	-0.3 pts
86	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	8.6	-0.2 pts
86	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	8.6	-0.6 pts
86	Stredné Slovensko	8.6	-0.7 pts
86	Zeeland	8.6	-0.3 pts
98	Åland	8.5	+0.4 pts
98	Arnsberg Series break	8.5	-0.5 pts
98	Közép-Dunántúl	8.5	-0.5 pts
98	Małopolskie	8.5	-0.9 pts
98	Niederbayern Series break	8.5	-0.7 pts
98	Severoiztochen	8.5	-0.1 pts
98	Střední Čechy	8.5	-1 pts
105	Bretagne Provisional	8.4	-0.6 pts
105	Hannover Series break	8.4	-0.4 pts
105	Karlsruhe Series break	8.4	-0.6 pts
105	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	8.4	-0.9 pts
105	Övre Norrland	8.4	-0.6 pts
105	Região Autónoma dos Açores	8.4	-0.2 pts
105	Sjeverna Hrvatska	8.4	-0.6 pts
105	Střední Morava	8.4	-1 pts
105	Unterfranken Series break	8.4	-0.6 pts
114	Aquitaine Provisional	8.3	-0.8 pts
114	Basse-Normandie Provisional	8.3	-0.6 pts
114	Mellersta Norrland	8.3	-0.2 pts
114	Panonska Hrvatska	8.3	-0.1 pts
114	Pomorskie	8.3	-0.8 pts
114	Prov. Brabant wallon	8.3	-0.4 pts
114	Warszawski stołeczny	8.3	-1.2 pts
121	Ceuta	8.2	-0.6 pts
121	Dél-Dunántúl	8.2	-0.2 pts
121	Gießen Series break	8.2	-0.6 pts
121	Kassel Series break	8.2	-0.4 pts
121	Koblenz Series break	8.2	-0.6 pts
121	Lüneburg Series break	8.2	-0.4 pts
121	Norra Mellansverige	8.2	-0.6 pts
121	Prov. Limburg (BE)	8.2	-0.3 pts
121	Region of Murcia	8.2	-0.5 pts
121	Severovýchod	8.2	-1 pts
121	Steiermark	8.2	-0.3 pts
132	Groningen	8.1	-0.3 pts
132	Jihozápad	8.1	-1.3 pts
132	Malta	8.1	0 pts
132	Mazowiecki regionalny	8.1	-0.6 pts
132	Moravskoslezsko	8.1	-1 pts
132	Severozapaden	8.1	0 pts
132	Sostinės regionas	8.1	-1.2 pts
132	Trier Series break	8.1	-0.3 pts
132	Vzhodna Slovenija	8.1	-0.1 pts
141	Algarve	8	0 pts
141	Bourgogne Provisional	8	-0.6 pts
141	Braunschweig Series break	8	-0.7 pts
141	Drenthe	8	-0.1 pts
141	Eesti	8	-0.6 pts
141	Lorraine Provisional	8	-0.7 pts
141	Wielkopolskie	8	-0.8 pts
141	Zahodna Slovenija	8	-0.5 pts
149	Jadranska Hrvatska	7.9	-0.5 pts
149	Niederösterreich	7.9	-0.6 pts
149	Sjælland	7.9	-0.5 pts
149	Vest Estimated	7.9	-1.3 pts
153	Auvergne Provisional	7.8	-0.6 pts
153	Limburg (NL)	7.8	-0.1 pts
155	Campania	7.7	-0.2 pts
155	Latvija	7.7	-0.8 pts
155	Oberfranken Series break	7.7	-0.7 pts
155	Podlaskie	7.7	-0.7 pts
155	Saarland Series break	7.7	-0.1 pts
155	Severozápad	7.7	-1.1 pts
155	Sud-Est Estimated	7.7	-1.3 pts
155	Západné Slovensko	7.7	-0.7 pts
163	Länsi-Suomi	7.6	-0.2 pts
163	Limousin Provisional	7.6	-0.6 pts
163	Podkarpackie	7.6	-1 pts
163	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	7.6	-0.7 pts
163	Severen tsentralen	7.6	+0.1 pts
168	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	7.5	-0.7 pts
169	Kärnten	7.4	-0.5 pts
169	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	7.4	0 pts
169	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	7.4	-0.3 pts
169	Sicilia	7.4	-0.2 pts
169	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	7.4	-1 pts
169	Voreio Aigaio	7.4	+0.5 pts
175	Leipzig Series break	7.3	-0.8 pts
176	Balearic Islands	7.2	-0.4 pts
176	Calabria	7.2	-0.1 pts
176	Community of Madrid	7.2	-0.3 pts
179	Andalusia	7.1	-0.3 pts
179	Norte	7.1	-0.1 pts
181	Alentejo	7	-0.3 pts
181	Attiki	7	-0.4 pts
181	Corse Provisional	7	-0.8 pts
181	Kujawsko-pomorskie	7	-0.7 pts
181	Łódzkie	7	-0.7 pts
181	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	7	-0.4 pts
181	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	7	-0.9 pts
188	Dolnośląskie	6.9	-1.2 pts
188	Ionia Nisia	6.9	-1.1 pts
188	Lubelskie	6.9	-0.9 pts
188	Opolskie	6.9	-0.6 pts
192	Catalonia	6.8	-0.4 pts
192	Centro (PT)	6.8	+0.1 pts
192	Dytiki Elláda	6.8	-0.6 pts
192	Lubuskie	6.8	-0.6 pts
192	Região Autónoma da Madeira	6.8	-0.1 pts
192	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	6.8	-0.4 pts
198	Castilla-La Mancha	6.7	-0.3 pts
198	Navarre	6.7	-0.4 pts
198	Valencian Community	6.7	-0.2 pts
201	Burgenland	6.6	-0.6 pts
201	Lombardia	6.6	-0.2 pts
201	Puglia	6.6	-0.1 pts
201	Thessalia	6.6	-0.2 pts
201	Zachodniopomorskie	6.6	-0.7 pts
206	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	6.5	-0.4 pts
206	Etelä-Suomi	6.5	-0.6 pts
206	Extremadura	6.5	0 pts
206	Kentriki Makedonia	6.5	-0.4 pts
206	Peloponnisos	6.5	-0.3 pts
206	Śląskie	6.5	-0.9 pts
206	Warmińsko-mazurskie	6.5	-1.1 pts
213	Aragon	6.4	-0.3 pts
213	Dresden Series break	6.4	-0.7 pts
213	Emilia-Romagna	6.4	-0.3 pts
213	Świętokrzyskie	6.4	-0.8 pts
217	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	6.3	-0.4 pts
217	Veneto	6.3	-0.2 pts
219	Brandenburg Series break	6.2	-0.7 pts
219	La Rioja	6.2	-0.6 pts
221	Basque Country	6.1	-0.1 pts
221	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	6.1	-0.7 pts
221	Thüringen Series break	6.1	-0.6 pts
224	Abruzzo	6	-0.3 pts
224	Chemnitz Series break	6	-0.7 pts
224	Lazio	6	-0.3 pts
227	Marche	5.9	0 pts
227	Piemonte	5.9	-0.2 pts
227	Sterea Elláda	5.9	-0.6 pts
230	Basilicata	5.8	-0.2 pts
230	Dytiki Makedonia	5.8	+0.1 pts
230	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	5.8	-0.3 pts
230	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	5.8	-0.5 pts
234	Ipeiros	5.7	-0.5 pts
234	Molise	5.7	-0.1 pts
234	Toscana	5.7	-0.2 pts
237	Umbria	5.6	-0.1 pts
238	Liguria	5.5	-0.1 pts
239	Canary Islands	5.4	-0.2 pts
240	Castile and León	5.2	-0.3 pts
240	Galicia	5.2	-0.2 pts
242	Cantabria	5	-0.5 pts
243	Sardegna	4.6	-0.3 pts
244	Asturias	4.5	-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 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest birth rate?

Asturias, with 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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.