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EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate

Guyane had the highest fertility rate of 232 regions in 2013, at 3.46 children per woman. Asturias had the lowest, at 0.96 children per woman. The median was 1.44 children per woman and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.51 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3.46Guyane
Lowest0.96Asturias
Median1.44232 regions
European Union (27)1.51History

Top 40 regions, 2013

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GuyaneGuyane: 3.46 children per woman3.46MelillaMelilla: 2.49 children per woman2.49La RéunionLa Réunion: 2.41 children per woman2.41GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 2.27 children per woman2.27Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 2.1 children per woman2.1Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 2.07 children per woman2.07Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 2.07 children per woman2.07PicardiePicardie: 2.06 children per woman2.06Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 2.03 children per woman2.03Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 2.02 children per woman2.02Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 2.01 children per woman2.01Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 2.01 children per woman2.01Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 1.99 children per woman1.99Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 1.98 children per woman1.98Northern and WesternNorthern and Western: 1.98 children per woman1.98Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 1.97 children per woman1.97SouthernSouthern: 1.96 children per woman1.96BretagneBretagne: 1.95 children per woman1.95Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 1.95 children per woman1.95Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 1.94 children per woman1.94Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 1.93 children per woman1.93BourgogneBourgogne: 1.91 children per woman1.91MartiniqueMartinique: 1.91 children per woman1.91Eastern and MidlandEastern and Midland: 1.9 children per woman1.9Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 1.89 children per woman1.89Prov. Luxembourg (BE)Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 1.89 children per woman1.89Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 1.89 children per woman1.89YugoiztochenYugoiztochen: 1.89 children per woman1.89Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 1.88 children per woman1.88StockholmStockholm: 1.88 children per woman1.88SydsverigeSydsverige: 1.88 children per woman1.88VästsverigeVästsverige: 1.88 children per woman1.88Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 1.87 children per woman1.87Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 1.87 children per woman1.87Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 1.86 children per woman1.86AuvergneAuvergne: 1.84 children per woman1.84Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 1.84 children per woman1.84OverijsselOverijssel: 1.84 children per woman1.84AlsaceAlsace: 1.83 children per woman1.83ZeelandZeeland: 1.83 children per woman1.83
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2013
children per woman		Change on 2012
1Guyane3.46-0.14
2Melilla2.49-0.03
3La Réunion2.41-0.02
4Guadeloupe2.27n/a
5Nord-Pas de Calais2.10
6Pays de la Loire2.07-0.02
6Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur2.07+0.01
8Picardie2.06-0.03
9Haute-Normandie2.03-0.06
10Centre - Val de Loire2.02-0.04
11Ile-de-France2.01-0.01
11Rhône-Alpes2.01-0.03
13Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi1.99-0.05
14Franche-Comté1.98-0.03
14Northern and Western1.98n/a
16Småland med öarna1.97-0.04
17Southern1.96n/a
18Bretagne1.95-0.05
18Champagne-Ardenne1.950
20Languedoc-Roussillon1.940
21Basse-Normandie1.93-0.04
22Bourgogne1.91-0.03
22Martinique1.91-0.07
24Eastern and Midland1.9n/a
25Poitou-Charentes1.89-0.02
25Prov. Luxembourg (BE)1.89n/a
25Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest1.89n/a
25Yugoiztochen1.89+0.14
29Östra Mellansverige1.88-0.05
29Stockholm1.88+0.01
29Sydsverige1.88-0.02
29Västsverige1.88-0.02
33Mellersta Norrland1.87-0.01
33Norra Mellansverige1.87-0.09
35Övre Norrland1.86+0.06
36Auvergne1.84-0.03
36Friesland (NL)1.84-0.05
36Overijssel1.84-0.02
39Alsace1.83+0.01
39Zeeland1.83-0.06
41Midi-Pyrénées1.82-0.06
42Länsi-Suomi1.81-0.1
42Prov. Antwerpen1.81n/a
42Syddanmark1.81-0.03
45Åland1.8-0.05
45Flevoland1.8-0.11
45Lorraine1.8-0.01
45Nord-Est1.8-0.1
49Aquitaine1.79-0.01
49Ceuta1.79-0.05
51Drenthe1.78-0.08
51Limousin1.78-0.06
51Prov. Hainaut1.78n/a
54Prov. Namur1.77n/a
55Gelderland1.74-0.01
55Prov. Liège1.74n/a
55Prov. Vlaams-Brabant1.74n/a
58Sjælland1.73-0.04
59Midtjylland1.72-0.06
59Prov. Brabant wallon1.72n/a
59Prov. West-Vlaanderen1.72n/a
62Severozapaden1.710
63Nordjylland1.7-0.13
64Etelä-Suomi1.68-0.05
64Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1.68n/a
66Noord-Brabant1.66-0.04
67Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.65-0.02
68Prov. Limburg (BE)1.61n/a
68Yuzhen tsentralen1.61+0.07
70Centru1.6-0.03
70Provincia Autonoma di Trento1.60
72Noord-Holland1.59-0.03
73Dresden1.580
73Helsinki-Uusimaa1.58-0.02
73Hovedstaden1.58-0.07
73Severoiztochen1.58+0.06
77Severen tsentralen1.57+0.12
77Sud-Est1.57-0.03
77Zahodna Slovenija1.57-0.06
80Chemnitz1.55+0.01
80Limburg (NL)1.55-0.01
80Lüneburg1.55+0.08
80Luxembourg1.55-0.02
80Oberösterreich1.550
85Střední Čechy1.540
86Vzhodna Slovenija1.53-0.01
87Eesti1.52-0.04
87Groningen1.52-0.07
87Latvija1.52+0.08
87Vorarlberg1.52-0.04
91Észak-Magyarország1.51+0.04
92Corse1.5-0.07
92Detmold1.5+0.02
92Region of Murcia1.5-0.03
92Thüringen1.5+0.02
96Panonska Hrvatska1.49n/a
96Sjeverna Hrvatska1.49n/a
98Niederösterreich1.48-0.01
98Salzburg1.48+0.02
98Severovýchod1.48-0.01
98Weser-Ems1.48-0.01
102Brandenburg1.470
102Jihovýchod1.47+0.01
102Lombardia1.47-0.04
102Východné Slovensko1.47-0.02
106Emilia-Romagna1.46-0.02
106Sachsen-Anhalt1.46+0.01
106Severozápad1.46+0.02
109Észak-Alföld1.45+0.05
109Jadranska Hrvatska1.45-0.06
109Koblenz1.45+0.04
109Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1.45-0.01
109Schwaben1.45+0.03
109Tübingen1.45+0.02
115Freiburg1.44+0.02
115Ionia Nisia1.44+0.06
115Jihozápad1.44-0.04
115Leipzig1.44+0.01
115Sud-Muntenia1.44-0.08
115Tirol1.440
115Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1.44-0.13
122Darmstadt1.43+0.01
122Lazio1.43-0.01
122Oberbayern1.43+0.01
122Schleswig-Holstein1.43-0.01
122Veneto1.43-0.05
127Hannover1.42+0.05
127Kassel1.420
127Kriti1.42-0.11
127Münster1.42+0.01
127Pest1.42+0.02
127Střední Morava1.42+0.04
127Stuttgart1.42+0.02
134Düsseldorf1.410
134Kärnten1.410
134Mittelfranken1.41+0.04
134Moravskoslezsko1.410
134Piemonte1.41-0.02
139Arnsberg1.4+0.01
139Berlin1.4-0.03
139Bratislavský kraj1.4-0.02
139Grad Zagreb1.4n/a
139Niederbayern1.40
139Rheinhessen-Pfalz1.4+0.02
139Wien1.40
146Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki1.39-0.02
146Sud-Vest Oltenia1.39-0.09
148Braunschweig1.38+0.01
148Friuli-Venezia Giulia1.38-0.03
148Köln1.38-0.01
148Nord-Vest1.38-0.1
148Pomorskie1.38-0.05
148Umbria1.38-0.01
148Unterfranken1.38+0.03
155Karlsruhe1.37+0.02
155Sicilia1.37-0.04
155Trier1.37+0.07
158Bremen1.36+0.02
158Campania1.36-0.03
158Hamburg1.36+0.01
158Malta1.36-0.06
158Navarre1.36-0.1
158Praha1.36-0.02
158Voreio Aigaio1.36-0.06
158Wielkopolskie1.36-0.04
166Dél-Dunántúl1.35+0.04
166Liguria1.35-0.03
166Marche1.35-0.03
166Oberpfalz1.350
166Steiermark1.35-0.01
171Andalusia1.34-0.06
171Közép-Dunántúl1.34+0.02
171Thessalia1.34-0.07
171Toscana1.34-0.05
175Catalonia1.33-0.07
175La Rioja1.33-0.08
175Oberfranken1.330
178Dél-Alföld1.32+0.05
178Dytiki Elláda1.32-0.03
178Gießen1.32+0.01
178Małopolskie1.32-0.03
182Kýpros1.31-0.08
182Notio Aigaio1.31-0.08
182Peloponnisos1.31-0.1
182Yugozapaden1.31-0.01
186Abruzzo1.3-0.03
186Aragon1.30
186Basque Country1.3-0.05
186Castilla-La Mancha1.3-0.05
186Ipeiros1.3+0.01
186Kentriki Makedonia1.3-0.05
186Região Autónoma dos Açores1.3-0.04
193Calabria1.29-0.01
193Community of Madrid1.29-0.04
193Dytiki Makedonia1.29-0.07
196Algarve1.28-0.15
196Kujawsko-pomorskie1.28-0.05
196Lubuskie1.28-0.06
196Podkarpackie1.28-0.04
196Puglia1.28-0.02
196Stredné Slovensko1.280
202Burgenland1.27-0.03
202Saarland1.270
202Śląskie1.27-0.03
202Vest1.27-0.06
202Warmińsko-mazurskie1.27-0.05
207Valencian Community1.26-0.05
208Łódzkie1.25-0.06
208Lubelskie1.25-0.08
208Nyugat-Dunántúl1.25+0.03
208Sterea Elláda1.25-0.06
212Zachodniopomorskie1.24-0.03
213Attiki1.23-0.05
213Balearic Islands1.23-0.02
213Podlaskie1.23-0.06
216Extremadura1.22-0.05
217Dolnośląskie1.19-0.05
217Świętokrzyskie1.19-0.07
217Západné Slovensko1.19+0.02
220Budapest1.18+0.02
220Cantabria1.18-0.01
220Molise1.18-0.01
223Opolskie1.16-0.09
224Basilicata1.13-0.09
224Bucureşti-Ilfov1.13-0.04
224Castile and León1.13-0.04
227Sardegna1.12-0.02
228Norte1.1-0.05
229Galicia1.04-0.05
230Região Autónoma da Madeira1.01-0.07
231Canary Islands1-0.07
232Asturias0.96-0.1

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About this ranking

Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 12 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Fertility indicators by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_find2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_find2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest fertility rate?

Guyane, with 3.46 children per woman in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Asturias, with 0.96 children per woman in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Fertility indicators by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_find2). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 12 regions have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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