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EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate

Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 239 regions in 2016, at 4.95 children per woman. Asturias had the lowest, at 1.04 children per woman. The median was 1.59 children per woman and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.57 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.95Mayotte
Lowest1.04Asturias
Median1.59239 regions
European Union (27)1.57History

Top 40 regions, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

MayotteMayotte: 4.95 children per woman4.95GuyaneGuyane: 3.55 children per woman3.55La RéunionLa Réunion: 2.44 children per woman2.44MelillaMelilla: 2.43 children per woman2.43GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 2.2 children per woman2.2YugoiztochenYugoiztochen: 2.03 children per woman2.03Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 1.99 children per woman1.99Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 1.98 children per woman1.98Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 1.98 children per woman1.98Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 1.96 children per woman1.96Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 1.95 children per woman1.95Nord-EstNord-Est: 1.95 children per woman1.95Northern and WesternNorthern and Western: 1.94 children per woman1.94Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 1.93 children per woman1.93PicardiePicardie: 1.93 children per woman1.93Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 1.93 children per woman1.93Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 1.92 children per woman1.92Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 1.91 children per woman1.91Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 1.91 children per woman1.91Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 1.91 children per woman1.91MartiniqueMartinique: 1.9 children per woman1.9SjællandSjælland: 1.89 children per woman1.89MidtjyllandMidtjylland: 1.87 children per woman1.87Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 1.86 children per woman1.86SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 1.86 children per woman1.86SouthernSouthern: 1.86 children per woman1.86Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 1.85 children per woman1.85VästsverigeVästsverige: 1.85 children per woman1.85Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 1.84 children per woman1.84NordjyllandNordjylland: 1.84 children per woman1.84SyddanmarkSyddanmark: 1.84 children per woman1.84SydsverigeSydsverige: 1.84 children per woman1.84BretagneBretagne: 1.83 children per woman1.83Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 1.82 children per woman1.82Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 1.82 children per woman1.82Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 1.82 children per woman1.82CeutaCeuta: 1.81 children per woman1.81BourgogneBourgogne: 1.8 children per woman1.8FlevolandFlevoland: 1.8 children per woman1.8ÅlandÅland: 1.79 children per woman1.79
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016
children per woman		Change on 2015
1Mayotte4.95+0.07
2Guyane3.55+0.12
3La Réunion2.44-0.02
4Melilla2.43-0.08
5Guadeloupe2.2+0.02
6Yugoiztochen2.03+0.01
7Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1.99-0.03
8Ile-de-France1.98-0.02
8Småland med öarna1.98+0.02
10Nord-Pas de Calais1.96-0.06
11Haute-Normandie1.95-0.02
11Nord-Est1.95-0.06
13Northern and Western1.940
14Centre - Val de Loire1.93-0.01
14Picardie1.93-0.08
14Rhône-Alpes1.93-0.05
17Norra Mellansverige1.92+0.01
18Franche-Comté1.91-0.02
18Mellersta Norrland1.91-0.03
18Pays de la Loire1.91-0.05
21Martinique1.9-0.04
22Sjælland1.89+0.07
23Midtjylland1.87+0.1
24Östra Mellansverige1.860
24Severozapaden1.86+0.03
24Southern1.86-0.07
27Languedoc-Roussillon1.85-0.04
27Västsverige1.85+0.03
29Champagne-Ardenne1.84-0.05
29Nordjylland1.84+0.07
29Syddanmark1.84+0.05
29Sydsverige1.84+0.01
33Bretagne1.83-0.03
34Basse-Normandie1.82-0.05
34Övre Norrland1.82+0.03
34Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest1.82-0.03
37Ceuta1.81-0.04
38Bourgogne1.8-0.07
38Flevoland1.8-0.02
40Åland1.79+0.1
40Drenthe1.79+0.06
40Friesland (NL)1.79+0.01
40Overijssel1.790
40Zeeland1.79-0.08
45Poitou-Charentes1.78-0.01
45Stockholm1.78-0.03
47Alsace1.77-0.03
47Auvergne1.77-0.03
47Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.77+0.06
47Sud-Est1.77+0.05
51Centru1.76+0.05
51Észak-Magyarország1.76+0.11
53Eastern and Midland1.75-0.04
54Chemnitz1.74+0.08
54Latvija1.74+0.04
54Midi-Pyrénées1.74-0.04
54Prov. Antwerpen1.74+0.01
54Yuzhen tsentralen1.74+0.01
59Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi1.73-0.08
60Észak-Alföld1.72+0.12
60Lorraine1.72-0.02
62Detmold1.71+0.11
62Gelderland1.71-0.02
62Limousin1.71-0.05
62Lüneburg1.71+0.12
62Vorarlberg1.71+0.08
62Weser-Ems1.71+0.16
68Aquitaine1.7-0.03
68Hovedstaden1.7+0.07
68Utrecht1.70
71Brandenburg1.69+0.16
71Dresden1.69+0.08
71Prov. Luxembourg (BE)1.69-0.1
71Prov. West-Vlaanderen1.69+0.04
71Severen tsentralen1.69+0.06
71Severoiztochen1.69+0.07
71Severovýchod1.69+0.09
71Střední Čechy1.69+0.05
79Braunschweig1.68+0.2
79Oberösterreich1.68+0.07
79Prov. Liège1.680
79Prov. Vlaams-Brabant1.68+0.02
79Zuid-Holland1.68+0.01
84Jihovýchod1.66+0.07
84Noord-Brabant1.66+0.02
84Prov. Hainaut1.66-0.05
87Koblenz1.65+0.11
87Schwaben1.65+0.11
87Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas1.65-0.01
90Hannover1.64+0.16
90Jihozápad1.64+0.06
90Länsi-Suomi1.64-0.08
90Münster1.64+0.09
90Prov. Brabant wallon1.64-0.07
90Sud-Muntenia1.64+0.03
96Bremen1.63+0.12
96Düsseldorf1.63+0.12
96Kassel1.63+0.11
96Prov. Namur1.63-0.03
96Thüringen1.63+0.07
101Freiburg1.62+0.11
101Sachsen-Anhalt1.62+0.08
101Severozápad1.62+0.06
101Tübingen1.62+0.09
105Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1.61-0.04
105Schleswig-Holstein1.61+0.09
105Střední Morava1.61+0.06
105Východné Slovensko1.61+0.07
105Vzhodna Slovenija1.61+0.03
110Arnsberg1.6+0.1
110Bratislavský kraj1.6+0.08
110Darmstadt1.6+0.09
110Eesti1.6+0.02
110Pest1.6+0.07
110Rheinhessen-Pfalz1.6+0.09
110Stuttgart1.6+0.07
117Mittelfranken1.59+0.11
117Niederösterreich1.59+0.07
117Nord-Vest1.59+0.03
117Prov. Limburg (BE)1.59+0.01
121Köln1.57+0.09
121Leipzig1.57+0.06
121Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1.57+0.03
121Noord-Holland1.570
121Salzburg1.57+0.03
121Zahodna Slovenija1.570
127Moravskoslezsko1.56+0.06
127Region of Murcia1.560
127Sostinės regionas1.56+0.03
130Berlin1.55+0.09
130Hamburg1.55+0.1
130Közép-Dunántúl1.55+0.09
130Kriti1.55+0.08
130Niederbayern1.55+0.06
130Oberbayern1.55+0.06
130Unterfranken1.55+0.08
130Voreio Aigaio1.55+0.11
138Groningen1.54+0.02
138Karlsruhe1.54+0.08
138Notio Aigaio1.54+0.16
138Pomorskie1.54+0.1
142Algarve1.53+0.07
142Dél-Dunántúl1.53+0.08
142Limburg (NL)1.53+0.04
142Trier1.53+0.07
146Provincia Autonoma di Trento1.52-0.04
146Sud-Vest Oltenia1.52+0.01
148Etelä-Suomi1.51-0.11
148Tirol1.51-0.01
148Vest1.51+0.04
151Gießen1.5+0.08
151Kärnten1.5+0.07
151Oberfranken1.5+0.09
151Warszawski stołeczny1.5+0.1
155Dél-Alföld1.49+0.07
155Ionia Nisia1.49+0.04
155Oberpfalz1.49+0.03
155Praha1.49+0.02
155Saarland1.49+0.11
160Sjeverna Hrvatska1.48+0.06
160Wielkopolskie1.48+0.08
162Corse1.47+0.01
163Helsinki-Uusimaa1.45-0.06
163Jadranska Hrvatska1.45+0.03
163Mazowiecki regionalny1.45+0.04
163Navarre1.45+0.01
163Nyugat-Dunántúl1.45+0.1
163Panonska Hrvatska1.45+0.03
163Wien1.45+0.03
170Steiermark1.440
171Lombardia1.43-0.02
171Małopolskie1.43+0.08
171Yugozapaden1.43+0.04
174Grad Zagreb1.42+0.02
174Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1.42+0.01
176Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki1.41+0.01
176Andalusia1.41+0.01
176Burgenland1.41+0.04
176Luxembourg1.41-0.06
176Stredné Slovensko1.41+0.08
181Emilia-Romagna1.4-0.03
182Catalonia1.390
182Veneto1.390
184Basque Country1.370
184Lazio1.37+0.01
184Malta1.370
184Peloponnisos1.37+0.05
188Attiki1.36+0.06
188Campania1.36+0.01
188Dytiki Elláda1.36+0.03
188Kentriki Makedonia1.36+0.05
188Kýpros1.36+0.05
188Lubuskie1.36+0.08
188Piemonte1.36-0.01
188Podlaskie1.36+0.08
196Community of Madrid1.35-0.02
196La Rioja1.35+0.02
196Sicilia1.35-0.03
196Śląskie1.35+0.07
196Thessalia1.350
201Aragon1.34-0.01
201Friuli-Venezia Giulia1.34+0.01
201Kujawsko-pomorskie1.34+0.07
201Łódzkie1.34+0.07
201Região Autónoma dos Açores1.34+0.03
206Castilla-La Mancha1.330
206Zachodniopomorskie1.33+0.08
208Bucureşti-Ilfov1.32+0.05
208Dolnośląskie1.32+0.08
208Marche1.32-0.02
208Warmińsko-mazurskie1.32+0.05
212Calabria1.310
212Dytiki Makedonia1.31-0.01
212Liguria1.31-0.01
212Toscana1.310
212Valencian Community1.31-0.01
212Západné Slovensko1.31+0.08
218Extremadura1.3+0.02
218Ipeiros1.3+0.02
218Podkarpackie1.3+0.05
218Sterea Elláda1.3+0.07
222Abruzzo1.290
222Lubelskie1.29+0.01
224Balearic Islands1.28+0.02
224Opolskie1.28+0.07
224Umbria1.28-0.01
227Puglia1.27+0.01
228Budapest1.26+0.06
229Norte1.25+0.07
230Świętokrzyskie1.23+0.02
231Basilicata1.180
231Castile and León1.180
233Molise1.16-0.02
234Cantabria1.15+0.01
234Região Autónoma da Madeira1.15-0.01
236Galicia1.12+0.02
237Canary Islands1.08+0.02
237Sardegna1.08-0.03
239Asturias1.04+0.03

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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 2016 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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Questions

Which region has the highest fertility rate?

Mayotte, with 4.95 children per woman in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Asturias, with 1.04 children per woman in 2016.

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 2016 and are not ranked.

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