EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 242 regions in 2022, at 4.55 children per woman. Canary Islands had the lowest, at 0.86 children per woman. The median was 1.47 children per woman and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.46 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.55Mayotte

Lowest0.86Canary Islands

Median1.47242 regions

European Union (27)1.46History

Top 40 regions, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2022 children per woman	Change on 2021
1	Mayotte Provisional	4.55	-0.1
2	Guyane Provisional	3.61	-0.19
3	La Réunion Provisional	2.37	-0.05
4	Guadeloupe Provisional	2.11	-0.03
5	Nord-Est Estimated	2.03	-0.14
5	Yugoiztochen	2.03	-0.09
7	Severozapaden	1.93	+0.05
8	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	1.87	-0.03
9	Haute-Normandie Provisional	1.86	+0.01
10	Martinique Provisional	1.85	-0.04
11	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	1.84	-0.02
11	Picardie Provisional	1.84	+0.01
13	Yuzhen tsentralen	1.83	-0.01
14	Centru Estimated	1.82	-0.04
15	Észak-Magyarország	1.81	-0.02
15	Ile-de-France Provisional	1.81	-0.05
15	Sud-Est Estimated	1.81	-0.07
18	Pays de la Loire Provisional	1.8	-0.06
19	Východné Slovensko	1.79	0
20	Észak-Alföld	1.77	-0.05
21	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	1.76	-0.05
21	Severoiztochen	1.76	-0.03
23	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	1.74	-0.06
23	Severen tsentralen	1.74	-0.07
25	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	1.73	-0.02
25	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	1.73	-0.04
27	Basse-Normandie Provisional	1.72	-0.04
27	Flevoland	1.72	-0.08
29	Jihovýchod	1.71	-0.16
30	Bretagne Provisional	1.7	-0.07
30	Zeeland	1.7	-0.08
32	Franche-Comté Provisional	1.69	-0.04
32	Střední Morava	1.69	-0.16
34	Bourgogne Provisional	1.68	-0.04
34	Nord-Vest Estimated	1.68	-0.03
34	Sjælland	1.68	-0.13
34	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	1.68	-0.09
34	Vest Estimated	1.68	+0.04
39	Limousin Provisional	1.67	+0.03
39	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	1.67	-0.04
41	Jihozápad	1.66	-0.17
41	Střední Čechy	1.66	-0.24
43	Friesland (NL)	1.65	-0.18
43	Midtjylland	1.65	-0.16
43	Northern and Western	1.65	-0.22
43	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	1.65	-0.01
47	Auvergne Provisional	1.64	-0.09
47	Drenthe	1.64	-0.2
47	Overijssel	1.64	-0.07
47	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	1.64	-0.08
47	Severovýchod	1.64	-0.19
52	Notio Aigaio	1.63	-0.09
52	Península de Setúbal	1.63	+0.14
52	Småland med öarna	1.63	-0.17
55	Kriti	1.62	-0.11
55	Moravskoslezsko	1.62	-0.16
55	Pest	1.62	-0.09
58	Prov. Hainaut	1.61	-0.01
58	Vzhodna Slovenija	1.61	-0.11
60	Aquitaine Provisional	1.6	-0.04
60	Detmold	1.6	-0.11
60	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	1.6	-0.05
60	Panonska Hrvatska	1.6	-0.07
60	Severozápad	1.6	-0.16
60	Sjeverna Hrvatska	1.6	-0.07
60	Syddanmark	1.6	-0.17
67	Algarve	1.59	-0.03
67	Grande Lisboa	1.59	+0.08
67	Lüneburg	1.59	-0.13
67	Prov. Antwerpen	1.59	-0.09
67	Yugozapaden	1.59	-0.02
72	Alsace Provisional	1.58	-0.04
72	Chemnitz	1.58	-0.11
72	Koblenz	1.58	-0.09
72	Közép-Dunántúl	1.58	-0.05
72	Southern	1.58	-0.23
77	Alentejo	1.57	-0.01
77	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	1.57	-0.03
77	Gelderland	1.57	-0.14
77	Münster	1.57	-0.12
77	Nordjylland	1.57	-0.17
77	Norra Mellansverige	1.57	-0.12
77	Oberösterreich	1.57	-0.05
77	Schwaben	1.57	-0.14
85	Melilla	1.56	-0.05
85	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	1.56	-0.05
85	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	1.56	-0.05
85	Vorarlberg	1.56	-0.1
85	Weser-Ems	1.56	-0.14
90	Dél-Alföld	1.55	-0.08
90	Niederbayern	1.55	-0.12
90	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	1.55	-0.07
90	Västsverige	1.55	-0.14
94	Nyugat-Dunántúl	1.54	-0.05
94	Oberpfalz	1.54	-0.09
94	Prov. Liège	1.54	-0.04
94	Sydsverige	1.54	-0.14
94	Tübingen	1.54	-0.14
99	Arnsberg	1.53	-0.09
99	Lorraine Provisional	1.53	-0.06
99	Mellersta Norrland	1.53	-0.23
99	Östra Mellansverige	1.53	-0.12
103	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	1.52	-0.1
104	Bremen	1.51	-0.06
104	Dél-Dunántúl	1.51	-0.08
104	Kassel	1.51	-0.1
104	Stuttgart	1.51	-0.14
104	Unterfranken	1.51	-0.12
109	Prov. Namur	1.5	-0.11
109	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	1.5	-0.09
109	Stredné Slovensko	1.5	-0.05
109	Zahodna Slovenija	1.5	-0.07
113	Freiburg	1.49	-0.14
113	Jadranska Hrvatska	1.49	-0.12
113	Noord-Brabant	1.49	-0.15
116	Braunschweig	1.48	-0.12
116	Niederösterreich	1.48	-0.08
116	Övre Norrland	1.48	-0.17
116	Praha	1.48	-0.23
116	Salzburg	1.48	-0.09
121	Brandenburg	1.47	-0.13
121	Hannover	1.47	-0.14
121	Latvija	1.47	-0.1
121	Prov. Brabant wallon	1.47	-0.11
121	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	1.47	-0.1
126	Düsseldorf	1.46	-0.12
126	Hovedstaden	1.46	-0.2
126	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	1.46	+0.08
129	Åland	1.45	-0.32
129	Darmstadt	1.45	-0.13
129	Ionia Nisia	1.45	-0.18
129	Mittelfranken	1.45	-0.14
129	Oberbayern	1.45	-0.13
129	Oberfranken	1.45	-0.11
129	Prov. Limburg (BE)	1.45	-0.03
129	Sachsen-Anhalt	1.45	-0.13
129	Schleswig-Holstein	1.45	-0.11
129	Stockholm	1.45	-0.16
139	Eastern and Midland	1.44	-0.19
139	Kýpros	1.44	-0.02
139	Tirol	1.44	-0.1
142	Bratislavský kraj	1.43	-0.21
142	Grad Zagreb	1.43	-0.1
142	Karlsruhe	1.43	-0.14
142	Limburg (NL)	1.43	-0.11
142	Peloponnisos	1.43	-0.04
142	Thüringen	1.43	-0.09
148	Dresden	1.42	-0.14
148	Dytiki Elláda	1.42	0
148	Region of Murcia	1.42	-0.05
151	Eesti	1.41	-0.2
151	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	1.41	-0.13
151	Saarland	1.41	-0.1
154	Gießen	1.4	-0.11
154	Kärnten	1.4	-0.06
154	Köln	1.4	-0.12
157	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	1.39	-0.11
157	Západné Slovensko	1.39	-0.08
159	Pomorskie Series break	1.38	-0.13
159	Steiermark	1.38	-0.09
161	Mazowiecki regionalny Series break	1.37	+0.01
161	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	1.37	-0.05
161	Sterea Elláda	1.37	+0.03
161	Warszawski stołeczny Series break	1.37	-0.21
165	Burgenland	1.36	-0.04
165	Corse Provisional	1.36	0
165	Noord-Holland	1.36	-0.15
165	Thessalia	1.36	-0.05
165	Trier	1.36	-0.09
165	Wielkopolskie Series break	1.36	-0.09
171	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	1.35	-0.09
171	Centro (PT)	1.35	+0.07
171	Małopolskie Series break	1.35	-0.06
171	Região Autónoma dos Açores	1.35	+0.02
171	Sicilia	1.35	0
176	Groningen	1.34	-0.11
176	Sostinės regionas	1.34	-0.01
178	Campania	1.33	+0.05
178	Ceuta	1.33	+0.03
178	Länsi-Suomi	1.33	-0.15
181	Hamburg	1.32	-0.15
181	Voreio Aigaio	1.32	-0.23
183	Luxembourg	1.31	-0.07
184	Etelä-Suomi	1.3	-0.11
184	Podlaskie Series break	1.3	-0.02
186	Calabria	1.28	+0.05
186	Ipeiros	1.28	-0.06
186	Norte	1.28	+0.08
186	Podkarpackie Series break	1.28	+0.03
190	Emilia-Romagna	1.27	-0.01
190	Łódzkie Series break	1.27	-0.03
190	Navarre	1.27	-0.08
190	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	1.27	+0.06
190	Veneto	1.27	-0.03
195	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	1.26	+0.01
195	Helsinki-Uusimaa	1.26	-0.15
195	Wien	1.26	-0.03
198	Berlin	1.25	-0.14
198	Dolnośląskie Series break	1.25	-0.06
198	Kentriki Makedonia	1.25	-0.08
198	Lombardia	1.25	-0.02
198	Região Autónoma da Madeira	1.25	+0.01
203	La Rioja	1.24	+0.02
203	Leipzig	1.24	-0.13
205	Attiki	1.23	-0.17
205	Budapest	1.23	-0.04
205	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	1.23	-0.12
208	Andalusia	1.22	-0.04
208	Castilla-La Mancha	1.22	+0.01
208	Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break	1.22	-0.04
208	Lubelskie Series break	1.22	+0.01
208	Opolskie Series break	1.22	+0.01
208	Piemonte	1.22	-0.03
208	Puglia	1.22	+0.02
208	Śląskie Series break	1.22	-0.03
216	Aragon	1.21	-0.06
217	Liguria	1.2	-0.01
217	Lubuskie Series break	1.2	-0.05
217	Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break	1.2	+0.04
220	Dytiki Makedonia	1.19	-0.12
220	Valencian Community	1.19	-0.01
222	Abruzzo	1.18	-0.02
222	Zachodniopomorskie Series break	1.18	-0.04
224	Catalonia	1.17	-0.03
224	Świętokrzyskie Series break	1.17	+0.04
226	Basque Country	1.16	-0.04
226	Lazio	1.16	-0.02
226	Marche	1.16	-0.04
226	Toscana	1.16	-0.04
230	Community of Madrid	1.14	0
230	Extremadura	1.14	-0.05
232	Umbria	1.13	-0.05
233	Balearic Islands	1.11	-0.05
234	Basilicata	1.1	-0.01
234	Castile and León	1.1	+0.02
234	Molise	1.1	+0.02
237	Malta	1.08	-0.05
238	Cantabria	1.03	0
239	Galicia	1.01	0
240	Asturias	0.97	+0.02
241	Sardegna	0.95	-0.04
242	Canary Islands	0.86	-0.03

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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. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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 4.55 children per woman in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Canary Islands, with 0.86 children per woman in 2022.

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. 2 regions have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.