EU regions (NUTS 2) by live births

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by live births, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Ile-de-France had the highest live births of 244 regions in 2022, at 162,952. Åland had the lowest, at 245. The median was 11,735 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.88 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest162,952Ile-de-France

Lowest245Åland

Median11,735244 regions

European Union (27)3,884,166History

Top 40 regions, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Ile-de-France	162,952	-2.5%
2	Rhône-Alpes	73,266	-2.5%
3	Lombardia	67,482	-2.1%
4	Andalusia	62,967	-4.1%
5	Catalonia	56,344	-2.2%
6	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	54,985	-1.2%
7	Community of Madrid	50,961	-0.8%
8	Düsseldorf	47,217	-6.4%
9	Oberbayern	47,061	-7.5%
10	Campania	44,469	+2.5%
11	Nord-Pas de Calais	43,986	-3.2%
12	Köln	40,815	-7.3%
13	Stuttgart	39,921	-8.5%
14	Pays de la Loire	39,182	-2.6%
15	Zuid-Holland	37,858	-6.6%
16	Darmstadt	37,795	-7.5%
17	Sicilia	36,810	-1.1%
18	Lazio	36,062	-3.2%
19	Berlin	35,729	-8.8%
20	Valencian Community	35,604	-0.2%
21	Nord-Est	35,407	-7.3%
22	Aquitaine	32,449	-1.4%
23	Arnsberg	32,222	-5.2%
24	Veneto	31,754	-3.2%
25	Śląskie	31,597	-9%
26	Małopolskie	31,082	-6.6%
27	Bretagne	31,070	-3.1%
28	Warszawski stołeczny	31,035	-7%
29	Wielkopolskie	30,478	-9.1%
30	Emilia-Romagna	29,615	-0.7%
31	Midi-Pyrénées	29,336	-2.4%
32	Noord-Holland	28,408	-8.1%
33	Attiki	28,125	-12.4%
34	Languedoc-Roussillon	27,946	-1.7%
35	Eastern and Midland	27,577	-10.6%
36	Norte	26,375	+6.2%
37	Stockholm	26,356	-9.3%
38	Puglia	26,301	-0.3%
39	Piemonte	25,975	-2.7%
40	Karlsruhe	25,451	-8%
41	Centre - Val de Loire	25,384	-0.9%
42	Nord-Vest	25,014	-4.5%
43	Münster	24,853	-5.9%
44	Bucureşti-Ilfov	24,432	-5.2%
45	Schleswig-Holstein	23,953	-5.3%
46	Sud-Muntenia	23,826	-5.8%
47	Noord-Brabant	23,816	-6.8%
48	Weser-Ems	23,775	-6.8%
49	Centru	22,771	-4%
50	Dolnośląskie	22,727	-7%
51	Toscana	21,610	-4.3%
52	Västsverige	21,440	-7.5%
53	Sud-Est	21,226	-5%
54	Freiburg	21,174	-7.4%
55	Pomorskie	20,993	-10%
56	Hovedstaden	20,702	-9.8%
57	Grande Lisboa	20,637	+4.9%
58	Lorraine	20,286	-4.2%
59	Picardie	20,135	+0.2%
60	Haute-Normandie	19,876	+0.3%
61	Gelderland	19,563	-5.8%
62	Detmold	19,389	-5.5%
63	Prov. Antwerpen	19,274	-4.7%
64	Mazowiecki regionalny	19,214	-6.6%
65	Wien	19,142	-1.1%
66	Hamburg	19,054	-9.3%
67	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	18,973	-5.1%
68	Hannover	18,858	-7.4%
69	Yugozapaden	18,796	-3.4%
70	Schwaben	18,659	-7%
71	Alsace	18,534	-2.6%
72	Łódzkie	18,163	-7.2%
73	Východné Slovensko	18,118	-3.1%
74	Tübingen	18,003	-7.2%
75	Southern	17,440	-10.1%
76	Brandenburg	17,439	-8.4%
77	Östra Mellansverige	17,261	-6.5%
78	Jihovýchod	17,057	-8.5%
79	Podkarpackie	16,812	-6.2%
80	Mittelfranken	16,442	-8.4%
81	Helsinki-Uusimaa	15,972	-10.1%
82	Latvija	15,954	-8.4%
83	Sydsverige	15,773	-7.8%
84	Vest	15,396	-4.5%
85	Lubelskie	15,218	-8.6%
86	Poitou-Charentes	15,208	-1.8%
87	Západné Slovensko	15,199	-8.6%
88	Kujawsko-pomorskie	15,061	-9.9%
89	Észak-Alföld	14,877	-3.7%
90	Lüneburg	14,867	-5.7%
91	Sud-Vest Oltenia	14,818	-4.6%
92	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	14,811	-5.8%
93	Oberösterreich	14,797	-3%
94	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	14,734	-4.9%
95	Budapest	14,549	-5.1%
96	Castilla-La Mancha	14,511	-0.2%
97	Sachsen-Anhalt	14,506	-9.5%
98	Niederösterreich	14,503	-5%
99	Galicia	14,495	-2%
100	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	14,352	-5.9%
101	Utrecht	14,229	-9.9%
102	Thüringen	14,131	-8.1%
103	Midtjylland	14,087	-6.4%
104	Bourgogne	13,961	-2.3%
105	Severovýchod	13,908	-9.4%
106	Braunschweig	13,789	-6.9%
107	Basque Country	13,663	-4.3%
108	Praha	13,528	-10.7%
109	Střední Čechy	13,467	-10.9%
110	Calabria	13,451	+1.8%
111	Region of Murcia	13,387	-3.1%
112	Prov. Hainaut	13,368	-0.5%
113	Koblenz	13,307	-4.7%
114	La Réunion	13,205	-2%
115	Castile and León	13,135	+0.3%
116	Basse-Normandie	13,134	-2.4%
117	Pest	12,745	-4.4%
118	Champagne-Ardenne	12,594	-2.4%
119	Kentriki Makedonia	12,298	-9.1%
120	Canary Islands	12,219	-4%
121	Stredné Slovensko	12,203	-6.8%
122	Unterfranken	11,815	-6.9%
123	Zachodniopomorskie	11,654	-9.3%
124	Eesti	11,646	-12.3%
125	Jihozápad	11,596	-8.2%
126	Auvergne	11,534	-4.9%
127	Niederbayern	11,496	-5.9%
128	Centro (PT)	11,366	+4.7%
129	Střední Morava	11,346	-8.8%
130	Yuzhen tsentralen	11,318	-2.1%
131	Észak-Magyarország	11,313	-2.8%
132	Dresden	11,310	-11.6%
133	Overijssel	11,301	-2.8%
134	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	11,136	-3.1%
135	Syddanmark	11,095	-7.8%
136	Prov. Liège	11,009	-2.3%
137	Jadranska Hrvatska	10,957	-8.7%
138	Franche-Comté	10,848	-2.6%
139	Länsi-Suomi	10,847	-9.6%
140	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	10,820	-8.7%
141	Mayotte	10,773	+1.5%
142	Moravskoslezsko	10,770	-10.1%
143	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	10,739	-2.4%
144	Steiermark	10,691	-5.9%
145	Dél-Alföld	10,640	-6.6%
146	Oberpfalz	10,583	-4.5%
147	Kassel	10,419	-5.3%
148	Kýpros	10,197	-1.1%
149	Warmińsko-mazurskie	9,913	-5.9%
150	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	9,755	-8.4%
151	Severozápad	9,627	-8.4%
152	Közép-Dunántúl	9,531	-4.9%
153	Northern and Western	9,394	-8.8%
154	Chemnitz	9,379	-8.1%
155	Podlaskie	9,150	-9.5%
156	Gießen	9,146	-5.4%
157	Balearic Islands	9,079	-4.6%
158	Vzhodna Slovenija	9,066	-7.7%
159	Aragon	8,985	-5.1%
160	Limburg (NL)	8,923	-5.4%
161	Oberfranken	8,841	-6%
162	Yugoiztochen	8,794	-6%
163	Marche	8,788	-4.7%
164	Nyugat-Dunántúl	8,741	-3.6%
165	Leipzig	8,642	-9.6%
166	Zahodna Slovenija	8,561	-6.6%
167	Liguria	8,479	-0.9%
168	Panonska Hrvatska	8,439	-6.7%
169	Småland med öarna	8,404	-9.5%
170	Świętokrzyskie	8,157	-6.4%
171	Etelä-Suomi	8,132	-8.4%
172	Abruzzo	8,023	-3.2%
173	Saarland	7,814	-6.3%
174	Guyane	7,718	-5%
175	Sostinės regionas	7,716	-4.5%
176	Sardegna	7,703	-6.4%
177	Península de Setúbal	7,682	+8.8%
178	Prov. Limburg (BE)	7,606	-1.5%
179	Norra Mellansverige	7,576	-7.2%
180	Grad Zagreb	7,456	-7.1%
181	Tirol	7,428	-6.4%
182	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	7,277	+0.1%
183	Dél-Dunántúl	7,211	-6.5%
184	Bratislavský kraj	7,148	-12.1%
185	Lubuskie	7,090	-10.5%
186	Sjælland	7,087	-5.4%
187	Severoiztochen	7,078	-3.8%
188	Sjeverna Hrvatska	7,031	-5.5%
189	Extremadura	6,814	-6%
190	Opolskie	6,788	-6.8%
191	Bremen	6,720	-3.6%
192	Luxembourg	6,495	-2.9%
193	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	6,201	+8.2%
194	Limousin	5,956	+2.7%
195	Friesland (NL)	5,801	-8.2%
196	Kriti	5,772	-11.6%
197	Severozapaden	5,464	-0.2%
198	Nordjylland	5,459	-8.1%
199	Salzburg	5,453	-5.2%
200	Severen tsentralen	5,146	-5.9%
201	Flevoland	5,099	-1.5%
202	Groningen	4,994	-5.9%
203	Umbria	4,926	-6%
204	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	4,912	-5%
205	Navarre	4,759	-6.9%
206	Prov. Namur	4,753	-5.9%
207	Dytiki Elláda	4,745	-5.6%
208	Asturias	4,744	-0.9%
209	Övre Norrland	4,725	-10.5%
210	Guadeloupe	4,701	-2.8%
211	Thessalia	4,657	-9.8%
212	Kärnten	4,463	-3.6%
213	Trier	4,451	-4.9%
214	Malta	4,309	-2%
215	Algarve	4,064	-1.3%
216	Drenthe	4,036	-9.2%
217	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	4,011	-4.3%
218	Vorarlberg	4,009	-6.7%
219	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	3,865	-11.1%
220	Peloponnisos	3,661	-9.8%
221	Prov. Brabant wallon	3,588	-6.9%
222	Alentejo	3,520	-0.6%
223	Martinique	3,493	-3.7%
224	Zeeland	3,476	-3.2%
225	Sterea Elláda	3,270	-10.2%
226	Cantabria	3,224	-1.9%
227	Basilicata	3,221	-3.3%
228	Mellersta Norrland	3,199	-13.4%
229	Notio Aigaio	3,169	-9.4%
230	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	3,077	-0%
231	Corse	2,749	+0.8%
232	La Rioja	2,191	-0%
233	Burgenland	2,141	-4.4%
234	Região Autónoma dos Açores	2,068	+1.2%
235	Ipeiros	1,966	-11.9%
236	Região Autónoma da Madeira	1,758	+0.8%
237	Molise	1,683	-0.1%
238	Ionia Nisia	1,617	-10.7%
239	Dytiki Makedonia	1,427	-14.7%
240	Voreio Aigaio	1,349	-21.6%
241	Melilla	894	-4.2%
242	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	781	+5%
243	Ceuta	728	+1.3%
244	Åland	245	-16.4%

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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. 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 162,952 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest live births?

Åland, with 245 in 2022.

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.