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Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by live births

Prov. Antwerpen had the highest live births of 11 regions in 2018, at 19,916. Prov. Luxembourg (BE) had the lowest, at 2,941. The median was 11,068 and the figure for Belgium was 118,319. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest19,916Prov. Antwerpen
Lowest2,941Prov. Luxembourg (BE)
Median11,06811 regions
Belgium118,319History

All regions, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Prov. AntwerpenProv. Antwerpen: 19,916 count19,916Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 17,448 count17,448Prov. Oost-VlaanderenProv. Oost-Vlaanderen: 14,872 count14,872Prov. HainautProv. Hainaut: 13,340 count13,340Prov. LiègeProv. Liège: 11,472 count11,472Prov. West-VlaanderenProv. West-Vlaanderen: 11,068 count11,068Prov. Vlaams-BrabantProv. Vlaams-Brabant: 10,952 count10,952Prov. Limburg (BE)Prov. Limburg (BE): 7,720 count7,720Prov. NamurProv. Namur: 4,909 count4,909Prov. Brabant wallonProv. Brabant wallon: 3,681 count3,681Prov. Luxembourg (BE)Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 2,941 count2,941
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018
count		Change on 2017
1Prov. Antwerpen19,916-1.1%
2Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest17,448-2%
3Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen14,872+0.8%
4Prov. Hainaut13,340-2.4%
5Prov. Liège11,472-2.3%
6Prov. West-Vlaanderen11,068+3.9%
7Prov. Vlaams-Brabant10,952-2.2%
8Prov. Limburg (BE)7,720-3.4%
9Prov. Namur4,909+1%
10Prov. Brabant wallon3,681-4.8%
11Prov. Luxembourg (BE)2,941-2.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

Live births to mothers resident in the area 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. Live births during the year 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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Questions

Which region has the highest live births?

Prov. Antwerpen, with 19,916 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest live births?

Prov. Luxembourg (BE), with 2,941 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Live births during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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