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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by birth rate

Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest birth rate of 400 areas in 2015, at 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Kulmbach had the lowest, at 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.1Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest6.3Kulmbach
Median8.6400 areas
Germany9History

Top 40 areas, 2015

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Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie StadtWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Pforzheim, StadtkreisPforzheim, Stadtkreis: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2HamburgHamburg: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11BerlinBerlin: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Freiburg im Breisgau, StadtkreisFreiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Potsdam, Kreisfreie StadtPotsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7CloppenburgCloppenburg: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Erlangen, Kreisfreie StadtErlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie StadtBremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4EichstättEichstätt: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4FreisingFreising: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Groß-GerauGroß-Gerau: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Regensburg, Kreisfreie StadtRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4PaderbornPaderborn: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Ulm, StadtkreisUlm, Stadtkreis: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Worms, Kreisfreie StadtWorms, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Heilbronn, StadtkreisHeilbronn, Stadtkreis: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Jena, Kreisfreie StadtJena, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Kiel, Kreisfreie StadtKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Münster, Kreisfreie StadtMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Rostock, Kreisfreie StadtRostock, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtWolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Darmstadt, Kreisfreie StadtDarmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1+0.7 pts
2Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt11.9+0.3 pts
3Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt11.8+0.3 pts
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt11.80 pts
5Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt11.5-0.3 pts
6Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt11.4-0.2 pts
7Pforzheim, Stadtkreis11.2+1 pts
8Hamburg11.1+0.2 pts
9Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt110 pts
9Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt11+0.2 pts
11Berlin10.9+0.1 pts
12Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis10.8-0.2 pts
12Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt10.8-0.7 pts
14Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt10.70 pts
14Cloppenburg10.7+0.2 pts
14Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt10.70 pts
14Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt10.7+0.6 pts
14Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt10.7-0.1 pts
19Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt10.5+0.5 pts
19Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt10.5+1.2 pts
21Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt10.4+1.2 pts
21Eichstätt10.4+0.9 pts
21Freising10.4+0.8 pts
21Groß-Gerau10.4+0.3 pts
21Ludwigsburg10.4+1.2 pts
21Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.4-0.1 pts
21Stuttgart, Stadtkreis10.4+0.3 pts
28Paderborn10.3+0.5 pts
28Ulm, Stadtkreis10.3+0.3 pts
28Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt10.3+0.6 pts
31Heilbronn, Stadtkreis10.2+0.5 pts
31Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2-0.9 pts
31Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.5 pts
31Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.3 pts
31Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.5 pts
31Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.20 pts
31Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.4 pts
31Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.5 pts
39Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt10.1-0.2 pts
40Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10+0.2 pts
40Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10+1.2 pts
40Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt10+1.5 pts
43Böblingen9.9+0.4 pts
43Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt9.9-0.6 pts
43Mannheim, Stadtkreis9.9-0.3 pts
43München, Landkreis9.9+0.5 pts
43Vechta9.9-0.6 pts
48Biberach9.8-0.1 pts
48Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt9.8+0.1 pts
48Erding9.8+0.2 pts
48Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt9.8+0.2 pts
52Dachau9.7+0.6 pts
52Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.7+0.7 pts
52Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis9.7+0.3 pts
52Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.7+0.5 pts
52Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.7+0.3 pts
52Offenbach, Landkreis9.7+0.7 pts
52Schwäbisch Hall9.7+0.6 pts
52Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt9.7+0.6 pts
60Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt9.6+0.3 pts
60Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.6+0.1 pts
62Alb-Donau-Kreis9.5+0.6 pts
62Borken9.5+0.4 pts
62Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt9.5+0.9 pts
62Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt9.5+0.2 pts
62Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm9.5+1.4 pts
62Esslingen9.5+0.2 pts
62Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.5+0.6 pts
62Landshut, Landkreis9.5+0.8 pts
62Neuburg-Schrobenhausen9.5+0.4 pts
62Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm9.5-0.2 pts
62Tübingen, Landkreis9.5+0.3 pts
62Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt9.5-1 pts
62Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt9.5+0.5 pts
75Aichach-Friedberg9.4+0.2 pts
75Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4-0.5 pts
75Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4+0.1 pts
75Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4+0.4 pts
75Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt9.4-0.3 pts
75Gießen, Landkreis9.4+0.6 pts
75Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4+0.7 pts
75Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt9.40 pts
75Heidelberg, Stadtkreis9.4+0.2 pts
75Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4+0.2 pts
75Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4+0.2 pts
75Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt9.40 pts
75Rottweil9.4+1.2 pts
75Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt9.40 pts
75Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4+0.2 pts
75Tuttlingen9.4-0.2 pts
91Ebersberg9.3-0.8 pts
91Eichsfeld9.3+0.3 pts
91Gütersloh9.3+0.2 pts
91Heilbronn, Landkreis9.3+0.4 pts
91Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt9.3+0.1 pts
91Main-Taunus-Kreis9.3+0.4 pts
91Neumarkt i. d. OPf.9.3+0.3 pts
91Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt9.3-0.2 pts
91Olpe9.3+0.6 pts
91Ravensburg9.3-0.1 pts
91Region Hannover9.3-0.1 pts
91Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt9.3+0.6 pts
91Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.3+0.7 pts
104Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt9.2+0.7 pts
104Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt9.2+0.3 pts
104Regensburg, Landkreis9.2+0.3 pts
104Rhein-Neckar-Kreis9.2+0.3 pts
104Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt9.2+0.2 pts
104Verden9.2+0.1 pts
110Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen9.1+0.3 pts
110Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald9.1+0.5 pts
110Emsland9.1-0.2 pts
110Freudenstadt9.1+1.1 pts
110Fürstenfeldbruck9.1-0.1 pts
110Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt9.1-0.1 pts
110Kaiserslautern, Landkreis9.1+1.2 pts
110Lindau (Bodensee)9.1+1.3 pts
110Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt9.1+0.3 pts
110Ortenaukreis9.1+0.3 pts
110Ostalbkreis9.1+0.6 pts
110Ostallgäu9.1+0.1 pts
110Würzburg, Landkreis9.1+0.6 pts
123Emmendingen9+0.6 pts
123Fulda9+0.2 pts
123Germersheim9+0.1 pts
123Gifhorn90 pts
123Grafschaft Bentheim9-0.1 pts
123Günzburg9+0.2 pts
123Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt9+0.2 pts
123Konstanz9+0.7 pts
123Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt9+1 pts
123Lippe9+0.5 pts
123Neu-Ulm9+0.1 pts
123Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt9+1 pts
123Unterallgäu9+0.6 pts
123Weilheim-Schongau9+0.1 pts
137Ansbach, Landkreis8.9+0.5 pts
137Augsburg, Landkreis8.9+0.4 pts
137Berchtesgadener Land8.9+0.5 pts
137Forchheim8.9+0.6 pts
137Heidenheim8.9+0.6 pts
137Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt8.90 pts
137Mainz-Bingen8.9+0.2 pts
137Mayen-Koblenz8.9+0.7 pts
137Rems-Murr-Kreis8.9+0.3 pts
137Reutlingen8.90 pts
137Rhein-Erft-Kreis8.9-0.1 pts
137Rhein-Sieg-Kreis8.9+0.3 pts
137Siegen-Wittgenstein8.9+0.6 pts
137Stade8.9+0.5 pts
137Steinfurt8.9+0.1 pts
137Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt8.9+0.8 pts
153Altötting8.8-0.2 pts
153Alzey-Worms8.8+0.4 pts
153Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt8.8-0.2 pts
153Bamberg, Landkreis8.8+0.1 pts
153Bodenseekreis8.8+0.3 pts
153Darmstadt-Dieburg8.8+0.1 pts
153Deggendorf8.8+1 pts
153Erlangen-Höchstadt8.8+0.2 pts
153Harburg8.8+0.4 pts
153Herford8.8+0.3 pts
153Hochtaunuskreis8.8+0.6 pts
153Hohenlohekreis8.8-0.6 pts
153Kitzingen8.8+0.7 pts
153Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt8.8+0.5 pts
153Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt8.80 pts
153Main-Kinzig-Kreis8.8+0.2 pts
153Miesbach8.8+0.4 pts
153Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim8.8+0.8 pts
153Oberbergischer Kreis8.8+0.3 pts
153Osnabrück, Landkreis8.8-0.1 pts
153Pinneberg8.8+0.3 pts
153Rosenheim, Landkreis8.8+0.2 pts
153Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis8.80 pts
153Städteregion Aachen8.80 pts
153Warendorf8.8+0.3 pts
178Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt8.7+0.1 pts
178Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt8.7-0.3 pts
178Kelheim8.7-0.2 pts
178Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt8.7+1.2 pts
178Rhein-Kreis Neuss8.70 pts
178Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis8.7+0.2 pts
178Rottal-Inn8.7+0.5 pts
178Schweinfurt, Landkreis8.7+0.5 pts
178Sigmaringen8.7+0.2 pts
178Soest8.7+0.2 pts
178Stormarn8.7+0.5 pts
178Traunstein8.7+0.2 pts
178Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis8.7+0.3 pts
191Coesfeld8.6-0.1 pts
191Fürth, Landkreis8.6+0.4 pts
191Göppingen8.6+0.4 pts
191Karlsruhe, Landkreis8.60 pts
191Landsberg am Lech8.6+0.3 pts
191Lüneburg, Landkreis8.6-0.6 pts
191Märkischer Kreis8.6+0.3 pts
191Minden-Lübbecke8.6-0.1 pts
191Mühldorf a. Inn8.6-0.5 pts
191Oberallgäu8.6+0.1 pts
191Rastatt8.6+0.6 pts
191Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt8.6+0.1 pts
191Trier-Saarburg8.6+0.3 pts
204Bernkastel-Wittlich8.5+0.2 pts
204Calw8.5-0.2 pts
204Celle8.5-0.3 pts
204Miltenberg8.5+0.3 pts
204Nordhausen8.5+0.3 pts
204Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen8.5+0.9 pts
204Westerwaldkreis8.5+0.5 pts
211Altenkirchen (Westerwald)8.4+0.6 pts
211Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt8.4+0.7 pts
211Dillingen a.d. Donau8.4+0.2 pts
211Donau-Ries8.40 pts
211Düren8.4+0.1 pts
211Haßberge8.4-0.3 pts
211Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt8.4+0.5 pts
211Ilm-Kreis8.4+0.2 pts
211Kleve8.4+0.4 pts
211Lahn-Dill-Kreis8.4+0.3 pts
211Leer8.4+0.1 pts
211Limburg-Weilburg8.4+0.4 pts
211Lörrach8.4-0.1 pts
211Marburg-Biedenkopf8.4+0.1 pts
211Mettmann8.4+0.1 pts
211Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt8.4+0.3 pts
211Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt8.4-0.6 pts
211Nürnberger Land8.4+0.6 pts
211Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt8.40 pts
211Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt8.4-0.3 pts
211Rhön-Grabfeld8.4+0.9 pts
211Wartburgkreis8.40 pts
211Wetteraukreis8.4+0.1 pts
234Altmarkkreis Salzwedel8.3-0.1 pts
234Ammerland8.3+0.1 pts
234Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis8.3+1.2 pts
234Bergstraße8.30 pts
234Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt8.30 pts
234Cham8.3-0.3 pts
234Heidekreis8.3+0.5 pts
234Heinsberg8.3+0.2 pts
234Herzogtum Lauenburg8.3-0.1 pts
234Hildburghausen8.3+1.3 pts
234Neuwied8.3+0.5 pts
234Nordwestmecklenburg8.3+0.5 pts
234Regen8.3+0.9 pts
234Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis8.3+0.5 pts
234Segeberg8.3-0.2 pts
234Starnberg8.3+0.2 pts
234Straubing-Bogen8.30 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 area has the highest birth rate?

Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Kulmbach, with 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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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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