Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by live births

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by live births, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Düsseldorf had the highest live births of 38 regions in 2020, at 49,004. Trier had the lowest, at 4,668. The median was 18,011 and the figure for Germany was 773,144. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest49,004Düsseldorf

Lowest4,668Trier

Median18,01138 regions

Germany773,144History

All regions, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Düsseldorf	49,004	-0.6%
2	Oberbayern	48,562	-0.1%
3	Köln	42,570	-1%
4	Stuttgart	41,477	-0.4%
5	Darmstadt	39,221	-2.3%
6	Berlin	38,693	-2.1%
7	Arnsberg	33,121	+0.2%
8	Karlsruhe	26,175	-1.7%
9	Münster	25,337	+0.9%
10	Weser-Ems	24,483	-0.4%
11	Schleswig-Holstein	24,385	-1.1%
12	Freiburg	21,926	-1.5%
13	Hamburg	20,431	-2.4%
14	Hannover	20,011	+3.7%
15	Detmold	20,006	+0.3%
16	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	19,426	+1.9%
17	Schwaben	19,030	+1.1%
18	Brandenburg	18,998	-1.7%
19	Tübingen	18,446	-0.1%
20	Mittelfranken	17,576	+1.1%
21	Sachsen-Anhalt	16,113	-3%
22	Thüringen	15,991	-3.9%
23	Lüneburg	15,197	+0.4%
24	Braunschweig	14,428	+1%
25	Koblenz	13,538	+1.4%
26	Dresden	13,021	-5%
27	Unterfranken	12,219	+1%
28	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	12,061	-4.5%
29	Niederbayern	11,557	+2.3%
30	Kassel	10,807	+0.8%
31	Oberpfalz	10,759	0%
32	Chemnitz	10,361	-3.9%
33	Leipzig	10,001	+0.1%
34	Gießen	9,361	+1.6%
35	Oberfranken	9,061	-1.9%
36	Saarland	8,155	+1.9%
37	Bremen	6,968	-2.5%
38	Trier	4,668	-2%

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 49,004 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest live births?

Trier, with 4,668 in 2020.

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.