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EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate

Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 239 regions in 2014, at 4.12 children per woman. Região Autónoma da Madeira had the lowest, at 0.99 children per woman. The median was 1.49 children per woman and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.54 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.12Mayotte
Lowest0.99Região Autónoma da Madeira
Median1.49239 regions
European Union (27)1.54History

Top 40 regions, 2014

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MayotteMayotte: 4.12 children per woman4.12GuyaneGuyane: 3.43 children per woman3.43MelillaMelilla: 2.68 children per woman2.68La RéunionLa Réunion: 2.44 children per woman2.44GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 2.27 children per woman2.27Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 2.09 children per woman2.09MartiniqueMartinique: 2.08 children per woman2.08Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 2.06 children per woman2.06PicardiePicardie: 2.05 children per woman2.05Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 2.04 children per woman2.04Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 2.03 children per woman2.03Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 2.02 children per woman2.02Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 2.02 children per woman2.02Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 2 children per woman2CeutaCeuta: 1.99 children per woman1.99Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 1.99 children per woman1.99Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 1.98 children per woman1.98YugoiztochenYugoiztochen: 1.97 children per woman1.97Northern and WesternNorthern and Western: 1.94 children per woman1.94BretagneBretagne: 1.93 children per woman1.93Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 1.93 children per woman1.93SouthernSouthern: 1.93 children per woman1.93Nord-EstNord-Est: 1.92 children per woman1.92Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 1.92 children per woman1.92Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 1.92 children per woman1.92Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 1.91 children per woman1.91BourgogneBourgogne: 1.91 children per woman1.91Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 1.91 children per woman1.91Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 1.9 children per woman1.9Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 1.9 children per woman1.9FlevolandFlevoland: 1.89 children per woman1.89ZeelandZeeland: 1.89 children per woman1.89Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 1.88 children per woman1.88SydsverigeSydsverige: 1.88 children per woman1.88VästsverigeVästsverige: 1.88 children per woman1.88Eastern and MidlandEastern and Midland: 1.87 children per woman1.87Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 1.87 children per woman1.87AlsaceAlsace: 1.86 children per woman1.86AuvergneAuvergne: 1.86 children per woman1.86Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 1.86 children per woman1.86
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2014
children per woman		Change on 2013
1Mayotte4.12n/a
2Guyane3.43-0.03
3Melilla2.68+0.19
4La Réunion2.44+0.03
5Guadeloupe2.270
6Nord-Pas de Calais2.09-0.01
7Martinique2.08+0.17
8Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur2.06-0.01
9Picardie2.05-0.01
10Ile-de-France2.04+0.03
11Pays de la Loire2.03-0.04
12Centre - Val de Loire2.020
12Rhône-Alpes2.02+0.01
14Haute-Normandie2-0.03
15Ceuta1.99+0.2
15Småland med öarna1.99+0.02
17Franche-Comté1.980
18Yugoiztochen1.97+0.08
19Northern and Western1.94-0.04
20Bretagne1.93-0.02
20Champagne-Ardenne1.93-0.02
20Southern1.93-0.03
23Nord-Est1.92+0.12
23Norra Mellansverige1.92+0.05
23Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi1.92-0.07
26Basse-Normandie1.91-0.02
26Bourgogne1.910
26Languedoc-Roussillon1.91-0.03
29Mellersta Norrland1.9+0.03
29Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest1.9+0.01
31Flevoland1.89+0.09
31Zeeland1.89+0.06
33Östra Mellansverige1.880
33Sydsverige1.880
33Västsverige1.880
36Eastern and Midland1.87-0.03
36Poitou-Charentes1.87-0.02
38Alsace1.86+0.03
38Auvergne1.86+0.02
38Friesland (NL)1.86+0.02
41Drenthe1.84+0.06
41Midi-Pyrénées1.84+0.02
41Overijssel1.840
41Severozapaden1.84+0.13
41Stockholm1.84-0.04
46Prov. Luxembourg (BE)1.83-0.06
47Prov. Antwerpen1.810
48Limousin1.8+0.02
48Lorraine1.80
50Aquitaine1.790
50Länsi-Suomi1.79-0.02
50Övre Norrland1.79-0.07
53Åland1.78-0.02
54Syddanmark1.77-0.04
54Utrecht1.77n/a
56Gelderland1.76+0.02
56Prov. Hainaut1.76-0.02
58Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.75+0.1
58Sjælland1.75+0.02
60Midtjylland1.74+0.02
60Prov. Liège1.740
60Zuid-Holland1.74n/a
63Nordjylland1.73+0.03
64Prov. Brabant wallon1.71-0.01
64Prov. Vlaams-Brabant1.71-0.03
66Centru1.7+0.1
66Noord-Brabant1.7+0.04
66Prov. Namur1.7-0.07
69Prov. West-Vlaanderen1.68-0.04
69Yuzhen tsentralen1.68+0.07
71Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1.67-0.01
71Sud-Est1.67+0.1
73Etelä-Suomi1.66-0.02
74Észak-Magyarország1.65+0.14
74Latvija1.65+0.13
76Hovedstaden1.63+0.05
76Prov. Limburg (BE)1.63+0.02
78Dresden1.62+0.04
78Noord-Holland1.62+0.03
78Severen tsentralen1.62+0.05
78Severoiztochen1.62+0.04
82Oberösterreich1.61+0.06
82Střední Čechy1.61+0.07
82Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas1.61n/a
82Vorarlberg1.61+0.09
86Chemnitz1.6+0.05
86Lüneburg1.6+0.05
88Észak-Alföld1.59+0.14
88Vzhodna Slovenija1.59+0.06
90Zahodna Slovenija1.58+0.01
91Jihovýchod1.57+0.1
91Weser-Ems1.57+0.09
93Detmold1.56+0.06
93Region of Murcia1.56+0.06
95Brandenburg1.55+0.08
95Groningen1.55+0.03
95Helsinki-Uusimaa1.55-0.03
95Salzburg1.55+0.07
95Severovýchod1.55+0.07
95Thüringen1.55+0.05
101Provincia Autonoma di Trento1.54-0.06
101Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1.54+0.1
103Eesti1.53+0.01
103Sud-Muntenia1.53+0.09
105Corse1.52+0.02
105Limburg (NL)1.52-0.03
105Severozápad1.52+0.06
108Niederösterreich1.51+0.03
109Jihozápad1.5+0.06
109Luxembourg1.5-0.05
109Münster1.5+0.08
109Nord-Vest1.5+0.12
109Sachsen-Anhalt1.5+0.04
109Schwaben1.5+0.05
109Tübingen1.5+0.05
116Koblenz1.49+0.04
116Leipzig1.49+0.05
116Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1.49+0.04
116Moravskoslezsko1.49+0.08
116Panonska Hrvatska1.490
116Pest1.49+0.07
116Východné Slovensko1.49+0.02
123Bratislavský kraj1.48+0.08
123Darmstadt1.48+0.05
123Düsseldorf1.48+0.07
123Hannover1.48+0.06
123Kassel1.48+0.06
123Schleswig-Holstein1.48+0.05
129Arnsberg1.47+0.07
129Braunschweig1.47+0.09
129Dél-Dunántúl1.47+0.12
129Freiburg1.47+0.03
129Oberbayern1.47+0.04
129Rheinhessen-Pfalz1.47+0.07
129Sostinės regionas1.47n/a
129Střední Morava1.47+0.05
129Stuttgart1.47+0.05
129Sud-Vest Oltenia1.47+0.08
139Berlin1.46+0.06
139Bremen1.46+0.1
139Grad Zagreb1.46+0.06
139Jadranska Hrvatska1.46+0.01
139Köln1.46+0.08
139Lombardia1.46-0.01
145Praha1.45+0.09
145Sjeverna Hrvatska1.45-0.04
147Kriti1.44+0.02
147Mittelfranken1.44+0.03
147Niederbayern1.44+0.04
147Tirol1.440
151Emilia-Romagna1.43-0.03
151Ionia Nisia1.43-0.01
151Kärnten1.43+0.02
151Közép-Dunántúl1.43+0.09
151Navarre1.43+0.07
151Pomorskie1.43+0.05
157Karlsruhe1.42+0.05
157Unterfranken1.42+0.04
157Veneto1.42-0.01
160Hamburg1.41+0.05
160Mazowiecki regionalny1.41n/a
160Oberpfalz1.41+0.06
160Piemonte1.410
160Trier1.41+0.04
160Wien1.41+0.01
166Lazio1.4-0.03
166Sicilia1.4+0.03
166Voreio Aigaio1.4+0.04
169Andalusia1.39+0.05
169Dél-Alföld1.39+0.07
169Friuli-Venezia Giulia1.39+0.01
169Notio Aigaio1.39+0.08
169Vest1.39+0.12
169Wielkopolskie1.39+0.03
169Yugozapaden1.39+0.08
176Catalonia1.38+0.05
176Malta1.38+0.02
176Oberfranken1.38+0.05
179Basque Country1.37+0.07
180Gießen1.36+0.04
180Marche1.36+0.01
180Saarland1.36+0.09
180Steiermark1.36+0.01
180Toscana1.36+0.02
185Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki1.35-0.04
185Liguria1.350
185Nyugat-Dunántúl1.35+0.1
185Warszawski stołeczny1.35n/a
189Aragon1.34+0.04
189Campania1.34-0.02
189Community of Madrid1.34+0.05
189La Rioja1.34+0.01
189Umbria1.34-0.04
194Burgenland1.33+0.06
194Dytiki Makedonia1.33+0.04
194Małopolskie1.33+0.01
194Peloponnisos1.33+0.02
198Algarve1.32+0.04
198Thessalia1.32-0.02
198Warmińsko-mazurskie1.32+0.05
201Dytiki Elláda1.31-0.01
201Kujawsko-pomorskie1.31+0.03
201Kýpros1.310
201Região Autónoma dos Açores1.31+0.01
201Valencian Community1.31+0.05
206Abruzzo1.30
206Calabria1.3+0.01
206Castilla-La Mancha1.30
206Lubuskie1.3+0.02
210Extremadura1.29+0.07
210Podlaskie1.29+0.06
210Puglia1.29+0.01
210Śląskie1.29+0.02
210Stredné Slovensko1.29+0.01
215Łódzkie1.28+0.03
216Kentriki Makedonia1.27-0.03
216Lubelskie1.27+0.02
216Zachodniopomorskie1.27+0.03
219Attiki1.26+0.03
219Dolnośląskie1.26+0.07
219Ipeiros1.26-0.04
219Podkarpackie1.26-0.02
223Balearic Islands1.25+0.02
224Sterea Elláda1.24-0.01
225Opolskie1.23+0.07
226Bucureşti-Ilfov1.22+0.09
226Západné Slovensko1.22+0.03
228Świętokrzyskie1.21+0.02
229Budapest1.2+0.02
230Molise1.180
231Castile and León1.17+0.04
232Basilicata1.16+0.03
233Cantabria1.15-0.03
234Sardegna1.11-0.01
235Norte1.10
236Galicia1.07+0.03
237Canary Islands1.05+0.05
238Asturias0.99+0.03
238Região Autónoma da Madeira0.99-0.02

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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. 5 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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?

Mayotte, with 4.12 children per woman in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Região Autónoma da Madeira, with 0.99 children per woman in 2014.

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. 5 regions have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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