Data / Rankings / Crude birth rate / Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)

Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by birth rate

Hamburg had the highest birth rate of 38 regions in 2015, at 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Saarland had the lowest, at 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.75 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.1Hamburg
Lowest7.6Saarland
Median8.7538 regions
Germany9History

All regions, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

HamburgHamburg: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1BerlinBerlin: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9OberbayernOberbayern: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1LeipzigLeipzig: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10BremenBremen: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8DarmstadtDarmstadt: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8StuttgartStuttgart: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6KölnKöln: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4DetmoldDetmold: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2DresdenDresden: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2TübingenTübingen: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2FreiburgFreiburg: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1SchwabenSchwaben: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9MünsterMünster: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8OberpfalzOberpfalz: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7TrierTrier: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7ArnsbergArnsberg: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6HannoverHannover: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6NiederbayernNiederbayern: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6GießenGießen: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5BraunschweigBraunschweig: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3KasselKassel: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3KoblenzKoblenz: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3LüneburgLüneburg: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3ThüringenThüringen: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3ChemnitzChemnitz: 8 per 1,000 inhabitants8OberfrankenOberfranken: 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants7.9Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants7.8BrandenburgBrandenburg: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7SaarlandSaarland: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Hamburg11.1+0.2 pts
2Berlin10.9+0.1 pts
3Oberbayern10.1+0.2 pts
4Leipzig10+0.3 pts
5Bremen9.8+0.4 pts
5Darmstadt9.8+0.3 pts
7Stuttgart9.6+0.5 pts
8Köln9.4+0.2 pts
8Mittelfranken9.4+0.3 pts
10Detmold9.2+0.2 pts
10Dresden9.2-0.1 pts
10Tübingen9.2+0.2 pts
13Freiburg9.1+0.3 pts
13Karlsruhe9.1+0.3 pts
13Schwaben9.1+0.3 pts
16Düsseldorf9+0.3 pts
17Münster8.9+0.3 pts
17Rheinhessen-Pfalz8.9+0.3 pts
19Weser-Ems8.80 pts
20Oberpfalz8.7+0.3 pts
20Trier8.7+0.4 pts
22Arnsberg8.6+0.2 pts
22Hannover8.6+0.1 pts
22Niederbayern8.6+0.4 pts
25Gießen8.5+0.4 pts
25Unterfranken8.5+0.3 pts
27Braunschweig8.3+0.1 pts
27Kassel8.3+0.2 pts
27Koblenz8.3+0.3 pts
27Lüneburg8.3+0.1 pts
27Mecklenburg-Vorpommern8.3+0.3 pts
27Schleswig-Holstein8.3+0.2 pts
27Thüringen8.30 pts
34Chemnitz8+0.2 pts
35Oberfranken7.9+0.2 pts
36Sachsen-Anhalt7.8+0.2 pts
37Brandenburg7.7-0.2 pts
38Saarland7.6+0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Regions of Germany by birth rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"crude_birth_rate","level":"region","within":"Germany","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=crude_birth_rate&level=region&within=Germany&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which region has the highest birth rate?

Hamburg, with 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest birth rate?

Saarland, with 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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.

Crude birth rate: other rankings

Regions of Germany (NUTS 2): more rankings