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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 2016, at 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Greiz had the lowest, at 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.6Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest6.7Greiz
Median9.1400 areas
Germany9.6History

Top 40 areas, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie StadtWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9HamburgHamburg: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Potsdam, Kreisfreie StadtPotsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8BerlinBerlin: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtWolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6VechtaVechta: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5CloppenburgCloppenburg: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie StadtKempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Erlangen, Kreisfreie StadtErlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie S…Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Pforzheim, StadtkreisPforzheim, Stadtkreis: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie StadtDelmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Freiburg im Breisgau, StadtkreisFreiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Heilbronn, StadtkreisHeilbronn, Stadtkreis: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Darmstadt, Kreisfreie StadtDarmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11EichstättEichstätt: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Groß-GerauGroß-Gerau: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Memmingen, Kreisfreie StadtMemmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Worms, Kreisfreie StadtWorms, Kreisfreie Stadt: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11BöblingenBöblingen: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Salzgitter, Kreisfreie StadtSalzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie StadtBremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Flensburg, Kreisfreie StadtFlensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Kassel, Kreisfreie StadtKassel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie StadtAschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt12.6+0.5 pts
2Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+0.4 pts
2München, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+0.5 pts
4Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2+0.4 pts
5Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1+0.7 pts
6Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt11.9+0.4 pts
6Hamburg11.9+0.8 pts
6Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt11.9+1.2 pts
9Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt11.8+1 pts
10Berlin11.6+0.7 pts
10Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt11.6+1.4 pts
12Vechta11.5+1.6 pts
13Cloppenburg11.4+0.7 pts
13Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt11.4+0.4 pts
15Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt11.3+0.6 pts
15Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt11.3+0.3 pts
15Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt11.3+1.3 pts
18Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+0.5 pts
18Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+0.7 pts
18Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+1.8 pts
18Pforzheim, Stadtkreis11.20 pts
22Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt11.1+1.6 pts
22Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis11.1+0.3 pts
22Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt11.1+0.4 pts
22Heilbronn, Stadtkreis11.1+0.9 pts
22Stuttgart, Stadtkreis11.1+0.7 pts
27Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt11+0.9 pts
27Eichstätt11+0.6 pts
27Groß-Gerau11+0.6 pts
27Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt11+1.3 pts
27Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt11+0.8 pts
27Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt11+0.7 pts
33Böblingen10.9+1 pts
34Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt10.8+2.2 pts
35Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.7+0.7 pts
35Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt10.7+0.3 pts
35Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.7+0.7 pts
35Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt10.7+0.9 pts
35Mannheim, Stadtkreis10.7+0.8 pts
40Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.6+1.8 pts
40Ulm, Stadtkreis10.6+0.3 pts
42Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt10.5+0.7 pts
42Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt10.5+0.9 pts
42Freising10.5+0.1 pts
42Gifhorn10.5+1.5 pts
42Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt10.5+0.3 pts
42Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt10.5+0.3 pts
42Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt10.5+0.3 pts
42Paderborn10.5+0.2 pts
42Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.5+0.1 pts
42Tübingen, Landkreis10.5+1 pts
52Biberach10.4+0.6 pts
52Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt10.4+1.2 pts
52Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt10.4+1 pts
52Ludwigsburg10.40 pts
52Region Hannover10.4+1.1 pts
52Tuttlingen10.4+1 pts
58Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt10.3+0.9 pts
58Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt10.3+0.7 pts
58Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.3+0.9 pts
58Emsland10.3+1.2 pts
58Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt10.3+0.4 pts
58Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt10.3+0.1 pts
58Neuburg-Schrobenhausen10.3+0.8 pts
65Alb-Donau-Kreis10.2+0.7 pts
65Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.8 pts
65Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+1.5 pts
65Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.5 pts
65Heidelberg, Stadtkreis10.2+0.8 pts
65Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis10.2+0.5 pts
65Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.9 pts
65Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+1.2 pts
65Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+1.8 pts
65Offenbach, Landkreis10.2+0.5 pts
65Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.8 pts
65Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt10.2+0.7 pts
77Dachau10.1+0.4 pts
77Kaiserslautern, Landkreis10.1+1 pts
77Kelheim10.1+1.4 pts
77Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.1+0.7 pts
77Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt10.1-0.4 pts
82Aichach-Friedberg10+0.6 pts
82Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt10+0.8 pts
82Bamberg, Landkreis10+1.2 pts
82Ebersberg10+0.7 pts
82Fürstenfeldbruck10+0.9 pts
82Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt10+0.5 pts
82Gießen, Landkreis10+0.6 pts
82Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt10+0.9 pts
82Hohenlohekreis10+1.2 pts
82Main-Taunus-Kreis10+0.7 pts
82Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm10+0.5 pts
82Schwäbisch Hall10+0.3 pts
82Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt10+0.5 pts
95Eichsfeld9.9+0.6 pts
95Erding9.9+0.1 pts
95Gütersloh9.9+0.6 pts
95Heilbronn, Landkreis9.9+0.6 pts
95Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt9.9+1.1 pts
95Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt9.9+0.8 pts
95Ostallgäu9.9+0.8 pts
95Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt9.9+1.5 pts
95Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt9.9+0.6 pts
95Stade9.9+1 pts
95Steinfurt9.9+1 pts
95Unterallgäu9.9+0.9 pts
107Borken9.8+0.3 pts
107Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.8+0.4 pts
107Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt9.8+0.8 pts
107Lörrach9.8+1.4 pts
107Minden-Lübbecke9.8+1.2 pts
107Mühldorf a. Inn9.8+1.2 pts
107Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt9.8+1.4 pts
107Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt9.8+0.5 pts
107Ravensburg9.8+0.5 pts
107Rottweil9.8+0.4 pts
117Altötting9.7+0.9 pts
117Esslingen9.7+0.2 pts
117Fulda9.7+0.7 pts
117Konstanz9.7+0.7 pts
117Leer9.7+1.3 pts
117Lippe9.7+0.7 pts
117München, Landkreis9.7-0.2 pts
117Neu-Ulm9.7+0.7 pts
117Rems-Murr-Kreis9.7+0.8 pts
117Reutlingen9.7+0.8 pts
117Rhein-Erft-Kreis9.7+0.8 pts
128Ansbach, Landkreis9.6+0.7 pts
128Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald9.6+0.5 pts
128Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm9.6+0.1 pts
128Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt9.6+0.2 pts
128Herzogtum Lauenburg9.6+1.3 pts
128Oberbergischer Kreis9.6+0.8 pts
128Ortenaukreis9.6+0.5 pts
128Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt9.6-0.6 pts
128Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt9.6+0.4 pts
128Verden9.6+0.4 pts
128Waldshut9.6+2.1 pts
128Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt9.6-0.1 pts
140Augsburg, Landkreis9.5+0.6 pts
140Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen9.5+0.4 pts
140Darmstadt-Dieburg9.5+0.7 pts
140Donau-Ries9.5+1.1 pts
140Emmendingen9.5+0.5 pts
140Erlangen-Höchstadt9.5+0.7 pts
140Fürth, Landkreis9.5+0.9 pts
140Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.5-0.2 pts
140Lüneburg, Landkreis9.5+0.9 pts
140Oberallgäu9.5+0.9 pts
140Osnabrück, Landkreis9.5+0.7 pts
140Peine9.5+1.6 pts
140Pinneberg9.5+0.7 pts
140Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis9.5+0.8 pts
140Rhein-Sieg-Kreis9.5+0.6 pts
140Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt9.5+0.1 pts
140Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.5+0.2 pts
140Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt9.5+0.5 pts
158Ammerland9.4+1.1 pts
158Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4-0.1 pts
158Coesfeld9.4+0.8 pts
158Düren9.4+1 pts
158Göppingen9.4+0.8 pts
158Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4+0.6 pts
158Main-Kinzig-Kreis9.4+0.6 pts
158Mayen-Koblenz9.4+0.5 pts
158Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt9.4+1 pts
158Oldenburg, Landkreis9.4+1.8 pts
158Rhein-Kreis Neuss9.4+0.7 pts
158Rhein-Neckar-Kreis9.4+0.2 pts
158Roth9.4+1.4 pts
158Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt9.40 pts
172Bodenseekreis9.3+0.5 pts
172Freudenstadt9.3+0.2 pts
172Germersheim9.3+0.3 pts
172Herford9.3+0.5 pts
172Hersfeld-Rotenburg9.3+1.1 pts
172Landshut, Landkreis9.3-0.2 pts
172Märkischer Kreis9.3+0.7 pts
172Regensburg, Landkreis9.3+0.1 pts
172Siegen-Wittgenstein9.3+0.4 pts
172Städteregion Aachen9.3+0.5 pts
172Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen9.3+0.8 pts
172Würzburg, Landkreis9.3+0.2 pts
184Alzey-Worms9.2+0.4 pts
184Bernkastel-Wittlich9.2+0.7 pts
184Calw9.2+0.7 pts
184Celle9.2+0.7 pts
184Diepholz9.2+1.5 pts
184Dillingen a.d. Donau9.2+0.8 pts
184Garmisch-Partenkirchen9.2+1 pts
184Günzburg9.2+0.2 pts
184Kleve9.2+0.8 pts
184Mettmann9.2+0.8 pts
184Miesbach9.2+0.4 pts
184Neuwied9.2+0.9 pts
184Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis9.2+0.4 pts
184Warendorf9.2+0.4 pts
184Westerwaldkreis9.2+0.7 pts
199Göttingen9.1+1.1 pts
199Grafschaft Bentheim9.1+0.1 pts
199Harburg9.1+0.3 pts
199Karlsruhe, Landkreis9.1+0.5 pts
199Lahn-Dill-Kreis9.1+0.7 pts
199Landsberg am Lech9.1+0.5 pts
199Nienburg (Weser)9.1+1 pts
199Rhön-Grabfeld9.1+0.7 pts
199Soest9.1+0.4 pts
199Weilheim-Schongau9.1+0.1 pts
209Bad Kreuznach9+1.1 pts
209Cham9+0.7 pts
209Dahme-Spreewald9+1 pts
209Forchheim9+0.1 pts
209Haßberge9+0.6 pts
209Heinsberg9+0.7 pts
209Hochsauerlandkreis9+1.2 pts
209Kitzingen9+0.2 pts
209Marburg-Biedenkopf9+0.6 pts
209Olpe9-0.3 pts
209Ostalbkreis9-0.1 pts
209Rosenheim, Landkreis9+0.2 pts
209Schwandorf9+0.8 pts
209Schweinfurt, Landkreis9+0.3 pts
209Sigmaringen9+0.3 pts
209Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt9+0.7 pts
209Weimarer Land9+1 pts
209Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt9+1.2 pts
227Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt8.9+0.6 pts
227Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt8.9+0.9 pts
227Dingolfing-Landau8.9+0.7 pts
227Enzkreis8.9+0.7 pts
227Euskirchen8.9+0.7 pts
227Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt8.9+0.5 pts
227Höxter8.9+1.2 pts
227Mainz-Bingen8.90 pts
227Neumarkt i. d. OPf.8.9-0.4 pts
227Rastatt8.9+0.3 pts
227Recklinghausen8.9+0.8 pts
227Rhein-Lahn-Kreis8.9+0.8 pts
227Schleswig-Flensburg8.9+1 pts
227Sömmerda8.9+0.9 pts
227Straubing-Bogen8.9+0.6 pts
227Trier-Saarburg8.9+0.3 pts
227Wesermarsch8.9+1.9 pts
244Aurich8.8+0.7 pts
244Gotha8.8+0.7 pts
244Hameln-Pyrmont8.8+1.3 pts
244Hochtaunuskreis8.80 pts
244Lindau (Bodensee)8.8-0.3 pts
244Miltenberg8.8+0.3 pts
244Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt8.8+0.8 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 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Greiz, with 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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