# NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by fertility rate, 2024

All 44 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `fertility_rate`
- Unit: children per woman
- Definition: Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_find3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: Eurostat. Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_find3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fertility-rate/belgium-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/fertility-rate/belgium-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | children per woman |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Arr. Ieper | 1.64 |
| 2 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 1.63 |
| 3 | Arr. Tielt | 1.62 |
| 4 | Arr. Neufchâteau | 1.61 |
| 5 | Arr. Antwerpen | 1.6 |
| 5 | Arr. Charleroi | 1.6 |
| 5 | Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | 1.6 |
| 8 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | 1.59 |
| 9 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 1.58 |
| 9 | Arr. Roeselare | 1.58 |
| 11 | Arr. Kortrijk | 1.53 |
| 11 | Arr. Mechelen | 1.53 |
| 13 | Arr. Aalst | 1.52 |
| 13 | Arr. Oostende | 1.52 |
| 15 | Arr. Arlon | 1.51 |
| 15 | Arr. Bastogne | 1.51 |
| 17 | Arr. La Louvière | 1.5 |
| 17 | Arr. Verviers - communes francophones | 1.5 |
| 19 | Arr. Dendermonde | 1.49 |
| 19 | Arr. Marche-en-Famenne | 1.49 |
| 21 | Arr. Maaseik | 1.48 |
| 21 | Arr. Soignies | 1.48 |
| 23 | Arr. Turnhout | 1.46 |
| 24 | Arr. Thuin | 1.45 |
| 24 | Arr. Tongeren | 1.45 |
| 26 | Arr. Huy | 1.44 |
| 27 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | 1.43 |
| 27 | Arr. Veurne | 1.43 |
| 27 | Arr. Virton | 1.43 |
| 30 | Arr. Dinant | 1.41 |
| 30 | Arr. Eeklo | 1.41 |
| 30 | Arr. Mons | 1.41 |
| 33 | Arr. Liège | 1.4 |
| 34 | Arr. Ath | 1.39 |
| 35 | Arr. Brugge | 1.38 |
| 35 | Arr. Philippeville | 1.38 |
| 37 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | 1.36 |
| 38 | Arr. Namur | 1.35 |
| 39 | Arr. Hasselt | 1.34 |
| 40 | Arr. Gent | 1.33 |
| 40 | Arr. Nivelles | 1.33 |
| 42 | Arr. Leuven | 1.32 |
| 43 | Arr. Diksmuide | 1.3 |
| 44 | Arr. Waremme | 1.26 |