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EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate

Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 239 regions in 2015, at 4.88 children per woman. Asturias had the lowest, at 1.01 children per woman. The median was 1.52 children per woman and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.54 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.88Mayotte
Lowest1.01Asturias
Median1.52239 regions
European Union (27)1.54History

Top 40 regions, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

MayotteMayotte: 4.88 children per woman4.88GuyaneGuyane: 3.43 children per woman3.43MelillaMelilla: 2.51 children per woman2.51La RéunionLa Réunion: 2.46 children per woman2.46GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 2.18 children per woman2.18Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 2.02 children per woman2.02Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 2.02 children per woman2.02YugoiztochenYugoiztochen: 2.02 children per woman2.02Nord-EstNord-Est: 2.01 children per woman2.01PicardiePicardie: 2.01 children per woman2.01Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 2 children per woman2Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 1.98 children per woman1.98Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 1.97 children per woman1.97Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 1.96 children per woman1.96Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 1.96 children per woman1.96Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 1.94 children per woman1.94MartiniqueMartinique: 1.94 children per woman1.94Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 1.94 children per woman1.94Northern and WesternNorthern and Western: 1.94 children per woman1.94Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 1.93 children per woman1.93SouthernSouthern: 1.93 children per woman1.93Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 1.91 children per woman1.91Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 1.89 children per woman1.89Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 1.89 children per woman1.89Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 1.87 children per woman1.87BourgogneBourgogne: 1.87 children per woman1.87ZeelandZeeland: 1.87 children per woman1.87BretagneBretagne: 1.86 children per woman1.86Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 1.86 children per woman1.86CeutaCeuta: 1.85 children per woman1.85Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 1.85 children per woman1.85SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 1.83 children per woman1.83SydsverigeSydsverige: 1.83 children per woman1.83FlevolandFlevoland: 1.82 children per woman1.82SjællandSjælland: 1.82 children per woman1.82VästsverigeVästsverige: 1.82 children per woman1.82Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 1.81 children per woman1.81StockholmStockholm: 1.81 children per woman1.81AlsaceAlsace: 1.8 children per woman1.8AuvergneAuvergne: 1.8 children per woman1.8
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015
children per woman		Change on 2014
1Mayotte4.88+0.76
2Guyane3.430
3Melilla2.51-0.17
4La Réunion2.46+0.02
5Guadeloupe2.18-0.09
6Nord-Pas de Calais2.02-0.07
6Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur2.02-0.04
6Yugoiztochen2.02+0.05
9Nord-Est2.01+0.09
9Picardie2.01-0.04
11Ile-de-France2-0.04
12Rhône-Alpes1.98-0.04
13Haute-Normandie1.97-0.03
14Pays de la Loire1.96-0.07
14Småland med öarna1.96-0.03
16Centre - Val de Loire1.94-0.08
16Martinique1.94-0.14
16Mellersta Norrland1.94+0.04
16Northern and Western1.940
20Franche-Comté1.93-0.05
20Southern1.930
22Norra Mellansverige1.91-0.01
23Champagne-Ardenne1.89-0.04
23Languedoc-Roussillon1.89-0.02
25Basse-Normandie1.87-0.04
25Bourgogne1.87-0.04
25Zeeland1.87-0.02
28Bretagne1.86-0.07
28Östra Mellansverige1.86-0.02
30Ceuta1.85-0.14
30Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest1.85-0.05
32Severozapaden1.83-0.01
32Sydsverige1.83-0.05
34Flevoland1.82-0.07
34Sjælland1.82+0.07
34Västsverige1.82-0.06
37Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi1.81-0.11
37Stockholm1.81-0.03
39Alsace1.8-0.06
39Auvergne1.8-0.06
41Eastern and Midland1.79-0.08
41Overijssel1.79-0.05
41Övre Norrland1.790
41Poitou-Charentes1.79-0.08
41Prov. Luxembourg (BE)1.79-0.04
41Syddanmark1.79+0.02
47Friesland (NL)1.78-0.08
47Midi-Pyrénées1.78-0.06
49Midtjylland1.77+0.03
49Nordjylland1.77+0.04
51Limousin1.76-0.04
52Lorraine1.74-0.06
53Aquitaine1.73-0.06
53Drenthe1.73-0.11
53Gelderland1.73-0.03
53Prov. Antwerpen1.73-0.08
53Yuzhen tsentralen1.73+0.05
58Länsi-Suomi1.72-0.07
58Sud-Est1.72+0.05
60Centru1.71+0.01
60Prov. Brabant wallon1.710
60Prov. Hainaut1.71-0.05
60Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.71-0.04
64Latvija1.7+0.05
64Utrecht1.7-0.07
66Åland1.69-0.09
67Prov. Liège1.68-0.06
68Zuid-Holland1.67-0.07
69Chemnitz1.66+0.06
69Prov. Namur1.66-0.04
69Prov. Vlaams-Brabant1.66-0.05
69Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas1.66+0.05
73Észak-Magyarország1.650
73Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1.65-0.02
73Prov. West-Vlaanderen1.65-0.03
76Noord-Brabant1.64-0.06
76Střední Čechy1.64+0.03
78Hovedstaden1.630
78Severen tsentralen1.63+0.01
78Vorarlberg1.63+0.02
81Etelä-Suomi1.62-0.04
81Severoiztochen1.620
83Dresden1.61-0.01
83Oberösterreich1.610
83Sud-Muntenia1.61+0.08
86Detmold1.6+0.04
86Észak-Alföld1.6+0.01
86Severovýchod1.6+0.05
89Jihovýchod1.59+0.02
89Lüneburg1.59-0.01
91Eesti1.58+0.05
91Jihozápad1.58+0.08
91Prov. Limburg (BE)1.58-0.05
91Vzhodna Slovenija1.58-0.01
95Noord-Holland1.57-0.05
95Zahodna Slovenija1.57-0.01
97Nord-Vest1.56+0.06
97Provincia Autonoma di Trento1.56+0.02
97Region of Murcia1.560
97Severozápad1.56+0.04
97Thüringen1.56+0.01
102Münster1.55+0.05
102Střední Morava1.55+0.08
102Weser-Ems1.55-0.02
105Koblenz1.54+0.05
105Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1.54+0.05
105Sachsen-Anhalt1.54+0.04
105Salzburg1.54-0.01
105Schwaben1.54+0.04
105Východné Slovensko1.54+0.05
111Brandenburg1.53-0.02
111Pest1.53+0.04
111Sostinės regionas1.53+0.06
111Stuttgart1.53+0.06
111Tübingen1.53+0.03
116Bratislavský kraj1.52+0.04
116Groningen1.52-0.03
116Kassel1.52+0.04
116Niederösterreich1.52+0.01
116Schleswig-Holstein1.52+0.04
116Tirol1.52+0.08
122Bremen1.51+0.05
122Darmstadt1.51+0.03
122Düsseldorf1.51+0.03
122Freiburg1.51+0.04
122Helsinki-Uusimaa1.51-0.04
122Leipzig1.51+0.02
122Rheinhessen-Pfalz1.51+0.04
122Sud-Vest Oltenia1.51+0.04
130Arnsberg1.5+0.03
130Moravskoslezsko1.5+0.01
132Limburg (NL)1.49-0.03
132Niederbayern1.49+0.05
132Oberbayern1.49+0.02
135Braunschweig1.48+0.01
135Hannover1.480
135Köln1.48+0.02
135Mittelfranken1.48+0.04
139Kriti1.47+0.03
139Luxembourg1.47-0.03
139Praha1.47+0.02
139Unterfranken1.47+0.05
139Vest1.47+0.08
144Algarve1.46+0.14
144Berlin1.460
144Corse1.46-0.06
144Karlsruhe1.46+0.04
144Közép-Dunántúl1.46+0.03
144Oberpfalz1.46+0.05
144Trier1.46+0.05
151Dél-Dunántúl1.45-0.02
151Hamburg1.45+0.04
151Ionia Nisia1.45+0.02
151Lombardia1.45-0.01
155Navarre1.44+0.01
155Pomorskie1.44+0.01
155Steiermark1.44+0.08
155Voreio Aigaio1.44+0.04
159Emilia-Romagna1.430
159Kärnten1.430
161Dél-Alföld1.42+0.03
161Gießen1.42+0.06
161Jadranska Hrvatska1.42-0.04
161Panonska Hrvatska1.42-0.07
161Sjeverna Hrvatska1.42-0.03
161Wien1.42+0.01
167Mazowiecki regionalny1.410
167Oberfranken1.41+0.03
167Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1.41-0.13
170Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki1.4+0.05
170Andalusia1.4+0.01
170Grad Zagreb1.4-0.06
170Warszawski stołeczny1.4+0.05
170Wielkopolskie1.4+0.01
175Catalonia1.39+0.01
175Veneto1.39-0.03
175Yugozapaden1.390
178Notio Aigaio1.38-0.01
178Saarland1.38+0.02
178Sicilia1.38-0.02
181Basque Country1.370
181Burgenland1.37+0.04
181Community of Madrid1.37+0.03
181Malta1.37-0.01
181Piemonte1.37-0.04
186Lazio1.36-0.04
187Aragon1.35+0.01
187Campania1.35+0.01
187Małopolskie1.35+0.02
187Nyugat-Dunántúl1.350
187Thessalia1.35+0.03
192Marche1.34-0.02
193Castilla-La Mancha1.33+0.03
193Dytiki Elláda1.33+0.02
193Friuli-Venezia Giulia1.33-0.06
193La Rioja1.33-0.01
193Stredné Slovensko1.33+0.04
198Dytiki Makedonia1.32-0.01
198Liguria1.32-0.03
198Peloponnisos1.32-0.01
198Valencian Community1.32+0.01
202Calabria1.31+0.01
202Kentriki Makedonia1.31+0.04
202Kýpros1.310
202Região Autónoma dos Açores1.310
202Toscana1.31-0.05
207Attiki1.3+0.04
208Abruzzo1.29-0.01
208Umbria1.29-0.05
210Extremadura1.28-0.01
210Ipeiros1.28+0.02
210Lubelskie1.28+0.01
210Lubuskie1.28-0.02
210Podlaskie1.28-0.01
210Śląskie1.28-0.01
216Bucureşti-Ilfov1.27+0.05
216Kujawsko-pomorskie1.27-0.04
216Łódzkie1.27-0.01
216Warmińsko-mazurskie1.27-0.05
220Balearic Islands1.26+0.01
220Puglia1.26-0.03
222Podkarpackie1.25-0.01
222Zachodniopomorskie1.25-0.02
224Dolnośląskie1.24-0.02
225Sterea Elláda1.23-0.01
225Západné Slovensko1.23+0.01
227Opolskie1.21-0.02
227Świętokrzyskie1.210
229Budapest1.20
230Basilicata1.18+0.02
230Castile and León1.18+0.01
230Molise1.180
230Norte1.18+0.08
234Região Autónoma da Madeira1.16+0.17
235Cantabria1.14-0.01
236Sardegna1.110
237Galicia1.1+0.03
238Canary Islands1.06+0.01
239Asturias1.01+0.02

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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. 5 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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 4.88 children per woman in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Asturias, with 1.01 children per woman in 2015.

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 2015 and are not ranked.

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