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EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate

Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 239 regions in 2019, at 4.59 children per woman. Asturias had the lowest, at 0.96 children per woman. The median was 1.55 children per woman and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.53 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.59Mayotte
Lowest0.96Asturias
Median1.55239 regions
European Union (27)1.53History

Top 40 regions, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

MayotteMayotte: 4.59 children per woman4.59GuyaneGuyane: 3.82 children per woman3.82La RéunionLa Réunion: 2.36 children per woman2.36GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 2.26 children per woman2.26YugoiztochenYugoiztochen: 2.16 children per woman2.16Nord-EstNord-Est: 2.14 children per woman2.14MelillaMelilla: 2.1 children per woman2.1MartiniqueMartinique: 1.97 children per woman1.97Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 1.95 children per woman1.95Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 1.94 children per woman1.94SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 1.91 children per woman1.91Yuzhen tsentralenYuzhen tsentralen: 1.88 children per woman1.88Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 1.87 children per woman1.87Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 1.87 children per woman1.87Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 1.87 children per woman1.87CentruCentru: 1.85 children per woman1.85Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 1.85 children per woman1.85Northern and WesternNorthern and Western: 1.85 children per woman1.85Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 1.85 children per woman1.85PicardiePicardie: 1.84 children per woman1.84Sud-EstSud-Est: 1.84 children per woman1.84SeveroiztochenSeveroiztochen: 1.83 children per woman1.83Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 1.83 children per woman1.83Észak-MagyarországÉszak-Magyarország: 1.82 children per woman1.82Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 1.82 children per woman1.82Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 1.79 children per woman1.79Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 1.78 children per woman1.78BretagneBretagne: 1.77 children per woman1.77Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 1.77 children per woman1.77FlevolandFlevoland: 1.77 children per woman1.77JihovýchodJihovýchod: 1.77 children per woman1.77Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 1.77 children per woman1.77Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 1.77 children per woman1.77Prov. Luxembourg (BE)Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 1.76 children per woman1.76SeverovýchodSeverovýchod: 1.76 children per woman1.76SjællandSjælland: 1.76 children per woman1.76Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 1.76 children per woman1.76Sud-MunteniaSud-Muntenia: 1.76 children per woman1.76Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 1.75 children per woman1.75Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 1.75 children per woman1.75
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2019
children per woman		Change on 2018
1Mayotte4.59-0.07
2Guyane3.82+0.01
3La Réunion2.36-0.04
4Guadeloupe2.26+0.17
5Yugoiztochen2.16+0.06
6Nord-Est2.14+0.05
7Melilla2.1-0.17
8Martinique1.97+0.03
9Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1.95-0.02
10Ile-de-France1.940
11Severozapaden1.91+0.02
12Yuzhen tsentralen1.88+0.05
13Centre - Val de Loire1.87-0.01
13Haute-Normandie1.87-0.03
13Rhône-Alpes1.87-0.02
16Centru1.85+0.01
16Nord-Pas de Calais1.85-0.01
16Northern and Western1.85-0.02
16Pays de la Loire1.85-0.01
20Picardie1.84-0.02
20Sud-Est1.840
22Severoiztochen1.83+0.09
22Småland med öarna1.83-0.05
24Észak-Magyarország1.820
24Mellersta Norrland1.82-0.08
26Franche-Comté1.79-0.04
27Norra Mellansverige1.78-0.11
28Bretagne1.77-0.03
28Champagne-Ardenne1.77+0.01
28Flevoland1.77-0.01
28Jihovýchod1.77+0.01
28Languedoc-Roussillon1.77-0.03
28Severen tsentralen1.77+0.02
34Prov. Luxembourg (BE)1.76+0.13
34Severovýchod1.76+0.02
34Sjælland1.76-0.07
34Střední Čechy1.76+0.02
34Sud-Muntenia1.76+0.02
39Basse-Normandie1.75-0.02
39Friesland (NL)1.75+0.04
39Midtjylland1.75-0.06
39Nordjylland1.75-0.02
43Bourgogne1.74-0.04
43Észak-Alföld1.74+0.04
43Southern1.74-0.09
46Auvergne1.73-0.05
46Drenthe1.73+0.05
46Syddanmark1.73-0.05
46Zeeland1.73+0.01
50Jihozápad1.720
50Östra Mellansverige1.72-0.04
50Sydsverige1.72-0.04
53Poitou-Charentes1.710
53Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.71-0.02
53Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest1.71-0.06
53Severozápad1.71+0.05
53Västsverige1.71-0.03
58Övre Norrland1.7+0.01
59Limousin1.690
59Nord-Vest1.690
59Východné Slovensko1.69+0.03
62Algarve1.68+0.03
62Alsace1.68-0.06
62Chemnitz1.68-0.02
62Lüneburg1.68-0.02
62Overijssel1.68-0.01
62Pest1.68+0.03
62Vorarlberg1.680
62Vzhodna Slovenija1.68+0.04
70Střední Morava1.67-0.04
71Detmold1.66-0.01
71Eesti1.66-0.01
71Hovedstaden1.66+0.01
71Midi-Pyrénées1.66-0.02
71Moravskoslezsko1.66-0.02
71Prov. Antwerpen1.66-0.02
71Weser-Ems1.66+0.02
78Bratislavský kraj1.65-0.05
78Gelderland1.65-0.01
80Aquitaine1.64-0.01
80Sud-Vest Oltenia1.64-0.02
82Eastern and Midland1.63-0.03
82Lorraine1.63-0.02
82Prov. Hainaut1.63+0.02
82Schwaben1.63+0.01
82Utrecht1.63-0.01
87Koblenz1.62-0.01
87Münster1.62-0.04
87Notio Aigaio1.62+0.08
87Pomorskie1.620
87Prov. Liège1.62+0.01
92Latvija1.61+0.01
92Stockholm1.61-0.05
92Tübingen1.61-0.01
95Bremen1.60
95Dresden1.6-0.02
95Freiburg1.6-0.01
95Oberösterreich1.6-0.02
95Prov. Vlaams-Brabant1.6+0.01
95Voreio Aigaio1.6-0.03
95Warszawski stołeczny1.6+0.01
95Zuid-Holland1.6-0.01
103Brandenburg1.59-0.03
103Oberpfalz1.59+0.03
105Arnsberg1.58-0.01
105Kassel1.58+0.01
105Prov. West-Vlaanderen1.58-0.06
105Salzburg1.58+0.04
105Stuttgart1.580
105Vest1.58-0.02
111Åland1.57-0.09
111Dél-Dunántúl1.57+0.01
111Panonska Hrvatska1.57+0.04
111Sjeverna Hrvatska1.57+0.01
115Dél-Alföld1.56+0.01
115Niederbayern1.56+0.03
115Sachsen-Anhalt1.56-0.05
115Thüringen1.56-0.04
115Unterfranken1.56+0.03
120Braunschweig1.55-0.04
120Bucureşti-Ilfov1.55+0.02
120Darmstadt1.55-0.04
120Düsseldorf1.55-0.04
120Ionia Nisia1.55-0.05
120Közép-Dunántúl1.55+0.03
120Noord-Brabant1.55-0.03
120Prov. Brabant wallon1.55+0.01
120Wielkopolskie1.55-0.02
120Zahodna Slovenija1.55-0.03
130Kriti1.54+0.02
130Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1.54-0.01
130Mittelfranken1.54-0.02
130Prov. Namur1.54-0.03
130Rheinhessen-Pfalz1.54-0.06
130Schleswig-Holstein1.54-0.04
136Hannover1.53-0.04
136Yugozapaden1.53+0.06
138Nyugat-Dunántúl1.52+0.01
138Oberbayern1.52-0.03
138Oberfranken1.52+0.03
138Praha1.52-0.04
142Karlsruhe1.51-0.01
142Małopolskie1.51-0.02
142Mazowiecki regionalny1.51-0.01
142Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1.51-0.06
146Köln1.5-0.04
146Niederösterreich1.5-0.02
146Prov. Limburg (BE)1.5+0.02
149Grad Zagreb1.49-0.01
149Jadranska Hrvatska1.490
149Region of Murcia1.49-0.04
149Stredné Slovensko1.49+0.01
149Trier1.49+0.03
154Ceuta1.48-0.2
155Hamburg1.46-0.03
155Noord-Holland1.46-0.03
155Tirol1.46-0.04
155Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas1.46-0.08
159Gießen1.45-0.04
159Saarland1.45-0.02
161Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi1.44-0.09
162Corse1.43+0.01
162Limburg (NL)1.43-0.02
164Leipzig1.42-0.07
164Podlaskie1.42-0.03
164Provincia Autonoma di Trento1.42-0.03
167Berlin1.41-0.04
167Groningen1.41+0.02
167Steiermark1.41-0.01
170Kärnten1.4-0.04
170Kýpros1.4+0.04
170Länsi-Suomi1.4-0.04
170Západné Slovensko1.4+0.05
174Burgenland1.39+0.01
174Kujawsko-pomorskie1.390
176Dolnośląskie1.38-0.01
176Navarre1.380
176Podkarpackie1.38-0.03
176Śląskie1.38-0.03
180Łódzkie1.36-0.05
180Sostinės regionas1.36-0.13
182Attiki1.35-0.01
182Lubuskie1.35-0.03
182Região Autónoma dos Açores1.35-0.04
182Warmińsko-mazurskie1.35-0.04
182Wien1.35-0.01
187Lubelskie1.34-0.02
187Luxembourg1.34-0.04
189Lombardia1.33-0.03
189Opolskie1.33+0.01
189Sicilia1.33-0.04
192Dytiki Elláda1.32+0.03
192Peloponnisos1.32-0.03
192Região Autónoma da Madeira1.32+0.02
192Zachodniopomorskie1.32-0.04
196Andalusia1.31-0.01
196Campania1.31-0.02
196Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1.31-0.08
199Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki1.3-0.02
199Emilia-Romagna1.3-0.05
199Etelä-Suomi1.3-0.06
199La Rioja1.3+0.07
203Norte1.29+0.01
203Veneto1.29-0.05
205Helsinki-Uusimaa1.28-0.05
205Thessalia1.28-0.04
207Catalonia1.27-0.04
207Kentriki Makedonia1.27-0.01
207Piemonte1.27-0.03
210Calabria1.26-0.03
210Dytiki Makedonia1.260
210Świętokrzyskie1.26-0.03
213Aragon1.25-0.03
213Basque Country1.25-0.03
213Friuli-Venezia Giulia1.25-0.04
216Castilla-La Mancha1.24-0.02
216Ipeiros1.24+0.02
218Budapest1.23-0.01
218Valencian Community1.23-0.01
220Community of Madrid1.22-0.04
220Extremadura1.22+0.01
222Liguria1.21-0.03
222Toscana1.21-0.05
224Puglia1.2-0.03
224Umbria1.2-0.02
226Marche1.19-0.04
227Lazio1.18-0.07
228Abruzzo1.17-0.03
228Balearic Islands1.17-0.08
230Basilicata1.15+0.01
230Molise1.15+0.04
232Malta1.14-0.09
233Castile and León1.12-0.02
233Sterea Elláda1.12-0.11
235Cantabria1.06-0.05
236Galicia1.02-0.02
237Sardegna1-0.04
238Canary Islands0.97-0.04
239Asturias0.96-0.07

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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 2019 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 4.59 children per woman in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Asturias, with 0.96 children per woman in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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