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EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate

Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 239 regions in 2020, at 4.17 children per woman. Canary Islands had the lowest, at 0.91 children per woman. The median was 1.56 children per woman and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.51 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.17Mayotte
Lowest0.91Canary Islands
Median1.56239 regions
European Union (27)1.51History

Top 40 regions, 2020

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MayotteMayotte: 4.17 children per woman4.17GuyaneGuyane: 3.75 children per woman3.75La RéunionLa Réunion: 2.36 children per woman2.36GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 2.29 children per woman2.29Nord-EstNord-Est: 2.17 children per woman2.17YugoiztochenYugoiztochen: 2.12 children per woman2.12Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 1.98 children per woman1.98Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 1.9 children per woman1.9SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 1.9 children per woman1.9Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 1.88 children per woman1.88Észak-MagyarországÉszak-Magyarország: 1.87 children per woman1.87CentruCentru: 1.86 children per woman1.86Sud-EstSud-Est: 1.86 children per woman1.86MartiniqueMartinique: 1.85 children per woman1.85Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 1.85 children per woman1.85Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 1.84 children per woman1.84Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 1.83 children per woman1.83Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 1.82 children per woman1.82PicardiePicardie: 1.82 children per woman1.82Yuzhen tsentralenYuzhen tsentralen: 1.82 children per woman1.82Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 1.81 children per woman1.81Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 1.81 children per woman1.81Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 1.81 children per woman1.81SeverovýchodSeverovýchod: 1.79 children per woman1.79JihovýchodJihovýchod: 1.78 children per woman1.78SeveroiztochenSeveroiztochen: 1.78 children per woman1.78Střední MoravaStřední Morava: 1.78 children per woman1.78Sud-MunteniaSud-Muntenia: 1.78 children per woman1.78Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 1.77 children per woman1.77MidtjyllandMidtjylland: 1.76 children per woman1.76SjællandSjælland: 1.76 children per woman1.76Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 1.75 children per woman1.75JihozápadJihozápad: 1.75 children per woman1.75Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 1.75 children per woman1.75BourgogneBourgogne: 1.74 children per woman1.74Northern and WesternNorthern and Western: 1.74 children per woman1.74PestPest: 1.74 children per woman1.74BretagneBretagne: 1.73 children per woman1.73Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 1.73 children per woman1.73DrentheDrenthe: 1.73 children per woman1.73
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020
children per woman		Change on 2019
1Mayotte4.17-0.42
2Guyane3.75-0.07
3La Réunion2.360
4Guadeloupe2.29+0.03
5Nord-Est Estimated2.17+0.03
6Yugoiztochen2.12-0.04
7Voreio Aigaio1.98+0.38
8Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1.9-0.05
8Severozapaden1.9-0.01
10Ile-de-France1.88-0.06
11Észak-Magyarország1.87+0.05
12Centru Estimated1.86+0.01
12Sud-Est Estimated1.86+0.02
14Martinique1.85-0.12
14Småland med öarna1.85+0.02
16Centre - Val de Loire1.84-0.03
17Haute-Normandie1.83-0.04
18Pays de la Loire1.82-0.03
18Picardie1.82-0.02
18Yuzhen tsentralen1.82-0.06
21Észak-Alföld1.81+0.07
21Nord-Pas de Calais1.81-0.04
21Rhône-Alpes1.81-0.06
24Severovýchod Series break1.79+0.03
25Jihovýchod Series break1.78+0.01
25Severoiztochen1.78-0.05
25Střední Morava Series break1.78+0.11
25Sud-Muntenia Estimated1.78+0.02
29Střední Čechy Series break1.77+0.01
30Midtjylland1.76+0.01
30Sjælland1.760
32Franche-Comté1.75-0.04
32Jihozápad Series break1.75+0.03
32Languedoc-Roussillon1.75-0.02
35Bourgogne1.740
35Northern and Western1.74-0.11
35Pest1.74+0.06
38Bretagne1.73-0.04
38Champagne-Ardenne1.73-0.04
38Drenthe1.730
38Flevoland1.73-0.04
38Norra Mellansverige1.73-0.05
38Severen tsentralen1.73-0.04
38Východné Slovensko1.73+0.04
45Basse-Normandie1.72-0.03
45Severozápad Series break1.72+0.01
47Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.710
47Syddanmark1.71-0.02
47Zeeland1.71-0.02
50Friesland (NL)1.7-0.05
50Mellersta Norrland1.7-0.12
50Moravskoslezsko Series break1.7+0.04
53Bratislavský kraj1.69+0.04
53Nord-Vest Estimated1.690
53Southern1.69-0.05
56Nordjylland1.68-0.07
57Algarve1.67-0.01
57Auvergne1.67-0.06
57Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated1.67+0.12
57Chemnitz1.67-0.01
57Detmold1.67+0.01
57Limousin1.67-0.02
57Lüneburg1.67-0.01
57Sydsverige1.67-0.05
57Västsverige1.67-0.04
66Gelderland1.66+0.01
66Poitou-Charentes1.66-0.05
68Alsace1.65-0.03
68Overijssel1.65-0.03
68Övre Norrland1.65-0.05
71Melilla1.64-0.46
71Notio Aigaio1.64+0.02
71Östra Mellansverige1.64-0.08
71Schwaben1.64+0.01
71Weser-Ems1.64-0.02
76Aquitaine1.63-0.01
76Koblenz1.63+0.01
76Midi-Pyrénées1.63-0.03
76Münster1.63+0.01
76Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated1.63-0.01
76Vorarlberg1.63-0.05
76Vzhodna Slovenija1.63-0.05
83Panonska Hrvatska1.62+0.05
84Dél-Dunántúl1.61+0.04
84Hovedstaden1.61-0.05
84Prov. Luxembourg (BE)1.61-0.15
84Sjeverna Hrvatska1.61+0.04
88Dél-Alföld1.6+0.04
88Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest1.6-0.11
88Tübingen1.6-0.01
88Warszawski stołeczny1.60
92Ionia Nisia1.59+0.04
92Kassel1.59+0.01
92Niederbayern1.59+0.03
92Prov. Antwerpen1.59-0.07
92Prov. Vlaams-Brabant1.59-0.01
92Stockholm1.59-0.02
98Arnsberg1.580
98Eesti1.58-0.08
98Hannover1.58+0.05
98Közép-Dunántúl1.58+0.03
98Oberpfalz1.58-0.01
98Praha Series break1.58+0.06
98Prov. Hainaut1.58-0.05
98Prov. West-Vlaanderen1.580
98Utrecht1.58-0.05
107Brandenburg1.57-0.02
107Freiburg1.57-0.03
107Lorraine1.57-0.06
107Oberösterreich1.57-0.03
107Rheinhessen-Pfalz1.57+0.03
107Salzburg1.57-0.01
107Stuttgart1.57-0.01
107Unterfranken1.57+0.01
107Vest Estimated1.57-0.01
107Zahodna Slovenija1.57+0.02
117Braunschweig1.56+0.01
117Bremen1.56-0.04
117Kriti1.56+0.02
117Yugozapaden1.56+0.03
121Dresden1.55-0.05
121Latvija1.55-0.06
121Mittelfranken1.55+0.01
121Pomorskie1.55-0.07
121Prov. Namur1.55+0.01
121Sachsen-Anhalt1.55-0.01
121Thüringen1.55-0.01
121Zuid-Holland1.55-0.05
129Düsseldorf1.54-0.01
129Nyugat-Dunántúl1.54+0.02
131Jadranska Hrvatska1.53+0.04
131Noord-Brabant1.53-0.02
131Prov. Liège1.53-0.09
134Åland1.52-0.05
134Wielkopolskie1.52-0.03
136Darmstadt1.51-0.04
136Eastern and Midland1.51-0.12
136Oberbayern1.51-0.01
136Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi1.51+0.07
136Schleswig-Holstein1.51-0.03
136Stredné Slovensko1.51+0.02
142Ceuta1.5+0.02
142Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1.5-0.04
142Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1.5-0.01
145Niederösterreich1.49-0.01
145Oberfranken1.49-0.03
147Grad Zagreb1.48-0.01
147Karlsruhe1.48-0.03
147Köln1.48-0.02
147Prov. Brabant wallon1.48-0.07
147Saarland1.48+0.03
152Małopolskie1.47-0.04
153Gießen1.46+0.01
153Tirol1.460
155Kýpros1.45+0.05
155Prov. Limburg (BE)1.45-0.05
155Region of Murcia1.45-0.04
155Trier1.45-0.04
159Kärnten1.43+0.03
159Leipzig1.43+0.01
159Mazowiecki regionalny1.43-0.08
159Noord-Holland1.43-0.03
163Hamburg1.42-0.04
163Limburg (NL)1.42-0.01
165Steiermark1.410
166Západné Slovensko1.40
167Attiki1.39+0.04
167Länsi-Suomi1.39-0.01
169Berlin1.38-0.03
169Peloponnisos1.38+0.06
171Groningen1.37-0.04
172Luxembourg1.36+0.02
172Provincia Autonoma di Trento1.36-0.06
172Região Autónoma dos Açores1.36+0.01
175Corse1.35-0.08
175Dolnośląskie1.35-0.03
175Dytiki Elláda1.35+0.03
175Łódzkie1.35-0.01
175Podlaskie1.35-0.07
175Sostinės regionas1.35-0.01
175Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas1.35-0.11
182Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki1.34+0.04
182Śląskie1.34-0.04
184Dytiki Makedonia1.33+0.07
184Podkarpackie1.33-0.05
184Sicilia1.330
187Burgenland1.32-0.07
187Etelä-Suomi1.32+0.02
187Kujawsko-pomorskie1.32-0.07
187Lubuskie1.32-0.03
187Região Autónoma da Madeira1.320
187Thessalia1.32+0.04
193Navarre1.31-0.07
194Campania1.3-0.01
194Helsinki-Uusimaa1.3+0.02
194Kentriki Makedonia1.3+0.03
194Warmińsko-mazurskie1.3-0.05
198Norte1.290
198Wien1.29-0.06
200Lubelskie1.28-0.06
200Opolskie1.28-0.05
200Veneto1.28-0.01
203La Rioja1.27-0.03
203Lombardia1.27-0.06
203Zachodniopomorskie1.27-0.05
206Calabria1.260
206Emilia-Romagna1.26-0.04
206Friuli-Venezia Giulia1.26+0.01
209Andalusia1.25-0.06
209Ipeiros1.25+0.01
209Piemonte1.25-0.02
212Sterea Elláda1.24+0.12
213Liguria1.23+0.02
213Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1.23-0.08
215Basque Country1.21-0.04
215Budapest1.21-0.02
215Castilla-La Mancha1.21-0.03
215Catalonia1.21-0.06
219Świętokrzyskie1.2-0.06
220Aragon1.19-0.06
220Extremadura1.19-0.03
220Marche1.190
220Valencian Community1.19-0.04
224Lazio1.180
224Puglia1.18-0.02
226Abruzzo1.170
226Toscana1.17-0.04
228Umbria1.16-0.04
229Balearic Islands1.15-0.02
229Community of Madrid1.15-0.07
231Basilicata1.14-0.01
231Malta1.140
233Castile and León1.1-0.02
234Cantabria1.060
234Molise1.06-0.09
236Galicia1.020
237Sardegna0.97-0.03
238Asturias0.92-0.04
239Canary Islands0.91-0.06

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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 2020 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 4.17 children per woman in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Canary Islands, with 0.91 children per woman in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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