Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by live births

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by live births, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Düsseldorf had the highest live births of 38 regions in 2016, at 50,521. Trier had the lowest, at 4,837. The median was 18,167 and the figure for Germany was 792,141. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest50,521Düsseldorf

Lowest4,837Trier

Median18,16738 regions

Germany792,141History

All regions, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Düsseldorf	50,521	+9.3%
2	Oberbayern	48,541	+5.4%
3	Köln	44,228	+7.2%
4	Stuttgart	41,098	+6.3%
5	Berlin	41,087	+8%
6	Darmstadt	40,441	+6.3%
7	Arnsberg	33,170	+7.2%
8	Karlsruhe	26,556	+6.5%
9	Schleswig-Holstein	25,420	+7.9%
10	Münster	25,027	+7.8%
11	Weser-Ems	24,482	+12.1%
12	Freiburg	21,893	+9.2%
13	Hamburg	21,480	+8.7%
14	Brandenburg	20,934	+9.5%
15	Hannover	20,549	+13.3%
16	Detmold	20,330	+8%
17	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	19,322	+6.9%
18	Thüringen	18,475	+3%
19	Schwaben	18,241	+8.9%
20	Sachsen-Anhalt	18,092	+3.9%
21	Tübingen	17,942	+8%
22	Mittelfranken	17,539	+8.5%
23	Dresden	15,252	+4.1%
24	Lüneburg	15,184	+8.7%
25	Braunschweig	15,000	+13.2%
26	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	13,442	+1.1%
27	Koblenz	13,360	+8.8%
28	Chemnitz	12,042	+2.7%
29	Unterfranken	11,794	+6.4%
30	Kassel	10,889	+8.7%
31	Niederbayern	10,836	+5.1%
32	Leipzig	10,647	+5.6%
33	Oberpfalz	9,818	+3.2%
34	Gießen	9,401	+6.5%
35	Oberfranken	8,920	+7.1%
36	Saarland	8,215	+9.4%
37	Bremen	7,136	+9.6%
38	Trier	4,837	+5.4%

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?

Düsseldorf, with 50,521 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest live births?

Trier, with 4,837 in 2016.

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.