Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by live births

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by live births, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Oberbayern had the highest live births of 38 regions in 2021, at 50,891. Trier had the lowest, at 4,680. The median was 18,493 and the figure for Germany was 795,492. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest50,891Oberbayern

Lowest4,680Trier

Median18,49338 regions

Germany795,492History

All regions, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Oberbayern	50,891	+4.8%
2	Düsseldorf	50,464	+3%
3	Köln	44,016	+3.4%
4	Stuttgart	43,609	+5.1%
5	Darmstadt	40,872	+4.2%
6	Berlin	39,168	+1.2%
7	Arnsberg	33,985	+2.6%
8	Karlsruhe	27,660	+5.7%
9	Münster	26,402	+4.2%
10	Weser-Ems	25,500	+4.2%
11	Schleswig-Holstein	25,298	+3.7%
12	Freiburg	22,874	+4.3%
13	Hamburg	21,018	+2.9%
14	Detmold	20,519	+2.6%
15	Hannover	20,368	+1.8%
16	Schwaben	20,067	+5.4%
17	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	20,001	+3%
18	Tübingen	19,391	+5.1%
19	Brandenburg	19,029	+0.2%
20	Mittelfranken	17,957	+2.2%
21	Sachsen-Anhalt	16,024	-0.6%
22	Lüneburg	15,767	+3.8%
23	Thüringen	15,377	-3.8%
24	Braunschweig	14,806	+2.6%
25	Koblenz	13,966	+3.2%
26	Dresden	12,790	-1.8%
27	Unterfranken	12,689	+3.8%
28	Niederbayern	12,223	+5.8%
29	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	11,845	-1.8%
30	Oberpfalz	11,084	+3%
31	Kassel	11,001	+1.8%
32	Chemnitz	10,201	-1.5%
33	Gießen	9,673	+3.3%
34	Leipzig	9,557	-4.4%
35	Oberfranken	9,410	+3.9%
36	Saarland	8,339	+2.3%
37	Bremen	6,971	0%
38	Trier	4,680	+0.3%

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?

Oberbayern, with 50,891 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest live births?

Trier, with 4,680 in 2021.

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.