EU regions (NUTS 2) by live births

Ile-de-France had the highest live births of 243 regions in 2013, at 180,271. Åland had the lowest, at 287. The median was 13,531 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.3 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest180,271Ile-de-France
Lowest287Åland
Median13,531243 regions
European Union (27)4,302,289History

Top 40 regions, 2013

CSVChart (SVG)

Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 180,271 count180,271LombardiaLombardia: 88,410 count88,410Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 81,880 count81,880AndalusiaAndalusia: 81,470 count81,470CataloniaCatalonia: 71,591 count71,591Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 65,343 count65,343Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 60,034 count60,034Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 55,408 count55,408CampaniaCampania: 52,785 count52,785LazioLazio: 52,187 count52,187SiciliaSicilia: 44,494 count44,494Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 44,303 count44,303Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 44,185 count44,185OberbayernOberbayern: 42,931 count42,931ŚląskieŚląskie: 42,829 count42,829DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 42,042 count42,042VenetoVeneto: 41,963 count41,963Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 38,983 count38,983Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna: 38,057 count38,057KölnKöln: 37,690 count37,690WielkopolskieWielkopolskie: 36,561 count36,561Nord-EstNord-Est: 35,900 count35,900PiemontePiemonte: 35,654 count35,654BretagneBretagne: 35,578 count35,578Eastern and MidlandEastern and Midland: 35,337 count35,337BerlinBerlin: 35,038 count35,038AttikiAttiki: 34,883 count34,883StuttgartStuttgart: 34,852 count34,852DarmstadtDarmstadt: 34,839 count34,839MałopolskieMałopolskie: 34,307 count34,307AquitaineAquitaine: 34,245 count34,245PugliaPuglia: 33,679 count33,679Midi-PyrénéesMidi-Pyrénées: 31,884 count31,884Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 31,503 count31,503Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 30,521 count30,521StockholmStockholm: 29,613 count29,613ToscanaToscana: 29,479 count29,479Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 29,312 count29,312Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 29,147 count29,147ArnsbergArnsberg: 28,346 count28,346
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2013
count
Change on 2012
1Ile-de-France180,271-0.5%
2Lombardia88,410-3.7%
3Rhône-Alpes81,880-1.2%
4Andalusia81,470-5.7%
5Catalonia71,591-7.6%
6Community of Madrid65,343-5.8%
7Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur60,034+0.5%
8Nord-Pas de Calais55,408-0.2%
9Campania52,785-3.7%
10Lazio52,187-1.6%
11Sicilia44,494-3.9%
12Pays de la Loire44,303-1%
13Valencian Community44,185-7.1%
14Oberbayern42,931+2.6%
15Śląskie42,829-3.9%
16Düsseldorf42,042+0.5%
17Veneto41,963-5.5%
18Zuid-Holland38,983n/a
19Emilia-Romagna38,057-3.3%
20Köln37,690-0.1%
21Wielkopolskie36,561-3.4%
22Nord-Est35,900-6.6%
23Piemonte35,654-3.8%
24Bretagne35,578-2.7%
25Eastern and Midland35,337n/a
26Berlin35,038+1%
27Attiki34,883-6.9%
28Stuttgart34,852+2.6%
29Darmstadt34,839+1.5%
30Małopolskie34,307-2.3%
31Aquitaine34,245-0.3%
32Puglia33,679-3.4%
33Midi-Pyrénées31,884-2.3%
34Warszawski stołeczny31,503n/a
35Languedoc-Roussillon30,521+0.3%
36Stockholm29,613+2.4%
37Toscana29,479-5.3%
38Noord-Holland29,312-1.6%
39Centre - Val de Loire29,147-2.8%
40Arnsberg28,346+0.6%
41Norte26,672-7.1%
42Sud-Muntenia26,019-7.8%
43Dolnośląskie25,805-5.3%
44Lorraine25,484-1.2%
45Nord-Vest24,656-8.3%
46Centru24,373-4%
47Picardie24,116-1.7%
48Pomorskie23,938-4.4%
49Mazowiecki regionalny23,897n/a
50Noord-Brabant23,558-2%
51Sud-Est23,221-4.4%
52Haute-Normandie22,926-3.2%
53Karlsruhe22,848+2.3%
54Västsverige22,577+0.3%
55Łódzkie22,420n/a
56Bucureşti-Ilfov22,159-4%
57Southern22,072-4.1%
58Schleswig-Holstein21,822-0.8%
59Alsace21,756+0.2%
60Münster20,974+0.6%
61Prov. Antwerpen20,741-2.7%
62Latvija20,596+3.5%
63Podkarpackie20,373n/a
64Weser-Ems20,365-0.2%
65Grande Lisboa20,148n/a
66Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas20,066-4.1%
67Hovedstaden19,973-3.2%
68Kujawsko-pomorskie19,853-4.4%
69Yugozapaden19,844-4.2%
70Lubelskie19,738n/a
71Galicia19,727-6.5%
72Gelderland19,683-0.8%
73Basque Country19,116-6.9%
74Castilla-La Mancha19,068-6.4%
75Wien18,691+2.3%
76Freiburg18,479+2.1%
77Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest18,408-1.7%
78Brandenburg18,355-0.7%
79Hamburg18,137+2.4%
80Östra Mellansverige18,119-0.9%
81Helsinki-Uusimaa18,075-0.2%
82Poitou-Charentes17,944-2%
83Východné Slovensko17,932-2.4%
84Castile and León17,827-6.4%
85Thüringen17,426+0.5%
86Detmold17,365+1.1%
87Jihovýchod17,323-0.9%
88Sydsverige17,179-0.1%
89Hannover17,112+4.3%
90Bourgogne16,913-2.4%
91Sachsen-Anhalt16,797-0.5%
92Calabria16,696-2%
93Sud-Vest Oltenia16,638-8.2%
94Západné Slovensko16,478+0.3%
95Rheinhessen-Pfalz16,436+2.3%
96Budapest16,431-0.5%
97Kentriki Makedonia16,138-6.1%
98Region of Murcia16,105-3.5%
99Canary Islands15,859-7.8%
100Vest15,633-6.1%
101Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen15,588-2.3%
102Basse-Normandie15,476-3.6%
103Zachodniopomorskie15,425-3.4%
104Champagne-Ardenne15,380-0.5%
105Schwaben15,360+3.2%
106Tübingen15,326+1.7%
107Severovýchod15,063-2.5%
108Mittelfranken15,020+3.5%
109Utrecht14,680n/a
110Länsi-Suomi14,679-4.7%
111Prov. Hainaut14,668-1.8%
112Dresden14,384-0.1%
113Střední Čechy14,218-1.5%
114Észak-Alföld14,161+1.6%
115Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi14,114-2.1%
116La Réunion14,002-2%
117Niederösterreich13,979-0.4%
118Praha13,867-2.2%
119Oberösterreich13,777+0.3%
120Warmińsko-mazurskie13,624-4.9%
121Franche-Comté13,592-2.2%
122Eesti13,531-3.7%
123Auvergne13,434-1.9%
124Yuzhen tsentralen13,401-2.7%
125Lüneburg13,236+5.1%
126Stredné Slovensko13,037-1.5%
127Midtjylland12,913-4%
128Jadranska Hrvatska12,762-5.3%
129Marche12,633-4.3%
130Mecklenburg-Vorpommern12,560-1.2%
131Braunschweig12,166+0.7%
132Overijssel12,151-1.7%
133Prov. Liège12,116-3.2%
134Střední Morava11,907+0.9%
135Jihozápad11,884-4.3%
136Sardegna11,872-4.6%
137Pest11,718-1.7%
138Aragon11,662-2.7%
139Prov. Vlaams-Brabant11,645+1.9%
140Centro (PT)11,634n/a
141Moravskoslezsko11,603-1.6%
142Northern and Western11,545n/a
143Koblenz11,364+2.2%
144Prov. West-Vlaanderen11,314-1.1%
145Syddanmark11,303-2.2%
146Chemnitz11,267-0.7%
147Észak-Magyarország11,119+1.1%
148Liguria10,992-5.1%
149Etelä-Suomi10,979-2.4%
150Yugoiztochen10,915-1%
151Severozápad10,886-1.4%
152Panonska Hrvatska10,861n/a
153Abruzzo10,791-3.5%
154Dél-Alföld10,744+1.7%
155Vzhodna Slovenija10,733-2.9%
156Świętokrzyskie10,720n/a
157Podlaskie10,619n/a
158Balearic Islands10,532-4.3%
159Zahodna Slovenija10,378-4.7%
160Unterfranken10,358+3.1%
161Steiermark10,315-0.3%
162Lubuskie9,737-6.1%
163Közép-Dunántúl9,470-1.2%
164Niederbayern9,469+1%
165Friuli-Venezia Giulia9,418-4.3%
166Kýpros9,341-8.1%
167Kassel9,279+0.3%
168Leipzig9,149+2.4%
169Severoiztochen9,046-3.9%
170Limburg (NL)9,011-1.1%
171Småland med öarna8,902-0.7%
172Extremadura8,880-5.8%
173Sostinės regionas8,795-2.6%
174Oberpfalz8,647+0.6%
175Prov. Limburg (BE)8,517-4%
176Grad Zagreb8,254n/a
177Opolskie8,227-8%
178Norra Mellansverige8,178-3.6%
179Nyugat-Dunántúl8,127+0.3%
180Gießen8,067+0.2%
181Sjeverna Hrvatska8,062n/a
182Oberfranken7,777-0%
183Dél-Dunántúl7,737+1%
184Bratislavský kraj7,376-1.9%
185Umbria7,375-2.9%
186Península de Setúbal7,034n/a
187Tirol6,962+0.7%
188Severen tsentralen6,953-3.9%
189Saarland6,848-0.4%
190Limousin6,675-4.5%
191Asturias6,671-12.5%
192Guyane6,475-2%
193Sjælland6,463-2.8%
194Severozapaden6,419-8%
195Kriti6,339-8.4%
196Friesland (NL)6,263-3.7%
197Luxembourg6,115+1.5%
198Navarre6,075-9.7%
199Thessalia6,024-6.4%
200Oeste e Vale do Tejo5,859n/a
201Guadeloupe5,813-2.9%
202Bremen5,749+2%
203Dytiki Elláda5,664-4%
204Prov. Namur5,386-1.3%
205Övre Norrland5,380+4.3%
206Groningen5,326-5%
207Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen5,281-2.5%
208Nordjylland5,221-7.3%
209Salzburg5,185+2%
210Provincia Autonoma di Trento5,113-0.8%
211Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki5,103-4.2%
212Cantabria4,831-4.6%
213Flevoland4,687-6.1%
214Kärnten4,561-0.3%
215Peloponnisos4,433-8.2%
216Trier4,189+5.4%
217Drenthe4,174-5.3%
218Sterea Elláda4,150-4.7%
219Martinique4,128-7.4%
220Basilicata4,101-8.5%
221Malta4,032-2.4%
222Prov. Brabant wallon3,928-0.9%
223Vorarlberg3,749-2.3%
224Algarve3,728-10.4%
225Mellersta Norrland3,645-0.2%
226Alentejo3,532n/a
227Zeeland3,513-3.4%
228Prov. Luxembourg (BE)3,295-3.6%
229Notio Aigaio3,094-7.3%
230Corse2,916-3.1%
231La Rioja2,903-8.9%
232Ipeiros2,644-2.7%
233Região Autónoma dos Açores2,341-5.9%
234Molise2,269-2.7%
235Dytiki Makedonia2,151-7.3%
236Burgenland2,111-2%
237Ionia Nisia1,872+2.6%
238Região Autónoma da Madeira1,839-10.2%
239Voreio Aigaio1,639-6.9%
240Melilla1,509-0.5%
241Ceuta1,086-3.7%
242Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1,059-10%
243Åland287-1.7%

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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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which region has the highest live births?

Ile-de-France, with 180,271 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest live births?

Åland, with 287 in 2013.

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. 1 regions have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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