EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by fertility rate, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 242 regions in 2023, at 4.21 children per woman. Canary Islands had the lowest, at 0.84 children per woman. The median was 1.4 children per woman and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.38 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.21Mayotte

Lowest0.84Canary Islands

Median1.4242 regions

European Union (27)1.38History

Top 40 regions, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 children per woman	Change on 2022
1	Mayotte Provisional	4.21	-0.34
2	Guyane Provisional	3.57	-0.04
3	La Réunion Provisional	2.32	-0.05
4	Yugoiztochen	2.14	+0.11
5	Guadeloupe Provisional	2.06	-0.05
6	Severozapaden	1.94	+0.01
7	Yuzhen tsentralen	1.88	+0.05
8	Észak-Magyarország	1.8	-0.01
9	Martinique Provisional	1.79	-0.06
9	Severen tsentralen	1.79	+0.05
11	Nord-Est Estimated	1.76	-0.27
11	Severoiztochen	1.76	0
13	Észak-Alföld	1.75	-0.02
14	Península de Setúbal	1.73	+0.1
14	Picardie Provisional	1.73	-0.11
14	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	1.73	-0.14
17	Východné Slovensko	1.72	-0.07
18	Algarve	1.71	+0.12
18	Ile-de-France Provisional	1.71	-0.1
20	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	1.7	-0.14
21	Haute-Normandie Provisional	1.68	-0.18
22	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	1.67	-0.09
22	Pays de la Loire Provisional	1.67	-0.13
24	Centru Estimated	1.65	-0.17
24	Grande Lisboa	1.65	+0.06
24	Northern and Western	1.65	0
27	Flevoland	1.64	-0.08
28	Yugozapaden	1.62	+0.03
28	Zeeland	1.62	-0.08
30	Basse-Normandie Provisional	1.61	-0.11
30	Drenthe	1.61	-0.03
30	Panonska Hrvatska	1.61	+0.01
30	Pest	1.61	-0.01
30	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	1.61	-0.13
30	Vzhodna Slovenija	1.61	0
36	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	1.6	-0.13
37	Franche-Comté Provisional	1.59	-0.1
37	Friesland (NL)	1.59	-0.06
37	Småland med öarna	1.59	-0.04
40	Åland	1.58	+0.13
40	Alentejo	1.58	+0.01
40	Bretagne Provisional	1.58	-0.12
40	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	1.58	-0.15
40	Notio Aigaio	1.58	-0.05
45	Bourgogne Provisional	1.57	-0.11
45	Kriti	1.57	-0.05
45	Limousin Provisional	1.57	-0.1
45	Midtjylland	1.57	-0.08
45	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	1.57	-0.07
45	Sjælland	1.57	-0.11
45	Syddanmark	1.57	-0.03
52	Dél-Alföld	1.56	+0.01
52	Overijssel	1.56	-0.08
52	Prov. Antwerpen	1.56	-0.03
52	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	1.56	-0.09
52	Sud-Est Estimated	1.56	-0.25
57	Nord-Vest Estimated	1.55	-0.13
58	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	1.54	-0.13
58	Southern	1.54	-0.04
58	Střední Morava	1.54	-0.15
61	Gelderland	1.53	-0.04
61	Lüneburg Series break	1.53	-0.06
61	Nordjylland	1.53	-0.04
61	Schwaben Series break	1.53	-0.04
65	Auvergne Provisional	1.52	-0.12
65	Közép-Dunántúl	1.52	-0.06
65	Nyugat-Dunántúl	1.52	-0.02
65	Prov. Hainaut	1.52	-0.09
65	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	1.52	-0.04
70	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	1.51	-0.04
70	Sjeverna Hrvatska	1.51	-0.09
72	Dél-Dunántúl	1.5	-0.01
72	Detmold Series break	1.5	-0.1
72	Jihovýchod	1.5	-0.21
72	Mellersta Norrland	1.5	-0.03
72	Vorarlberg	1.5	-0.06
72	Weser-Ems Series break	1.5	-0.06
78	Münster Series break	1.49	-0.08
78	Střední Čechy	1.49	-0.17
78	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	1.49	-0.19
81	Alsace Provisional	1.48	-0.1
81	Prov. Liège	1.48	-0.06
81	Severovýchod	1.48	-0.16
81	Sydsverige	1.48	-0.06
81	Västsverige	1.48	-0.07
86	Aquitaine Provisional	1.47	-0.13
86	Niederbayern Series break	1.47	-0.08
86	Norra Mellansverige	1.47	-0.1
86	Tübingen Series break	1.47	-0.07
90	Kassel Series break	1.46	-0.05
90	Koblenz Series break	1.46	-0.12
90	Moravskoslezsko	1.46	-0.16
90	Oberpfalz Series break	1.46	-0.08
90	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	1.46	0
90	Voreio Aigaio	1.46	+0.14
96	Arnsberg Series break	1.45	-0.08
96	Kýpros	1.45	+0.01
96	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	1.45	-0.15
96	Oberösterreich	1.45	-0.12
96	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	1.45	-0.05
101	Chemnitz Series break	1.44	-0.14
101	Eastern and Midland	1.44	0
101	Jihozápad	1.44	-0.22
101	Prov. Namur	1.44	-0.06
101	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	1.44	-0.08
101	Stuttgart Series break	1.44	-0.07
101	Vest Estimated	1.44	-0.24
108	Bremen Series break	1.43	-0.08
108	Noord-Brabant	1.43	-0.06
108	Stredné Slovensko	1.43	-0.07
108	Unterfranken Series break	1.43	-0.08
108	Zahodna Slovenija	1.43	-0.07
113	Hovedstaden	1.42	-0.04
113	Östra Mellansverige	1.42	-0.11
115	Hannover Series break	1.41	-0.06
115	Lorraine Provisional	1.41	-0.12
115	Prov. Limburg (BE)	1.41	-0.04
118	Düsseldorf Series break	1.4	-0.06
118	Jadranska Hrvatska	1.4	-0.09
118	Prov. Brabant wallon	1.4	-0.07
118	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	1.4	-0.05
118	Severozápad	1.4	-0.2
118	Stockholm	1.4	-0.05
124	Freiburg Series break	1.39	-0.1
124	Limburg (NL)	1.39	-0.04
124	Niederösterreich	1.39	-0.09
124	Oberfranken Series break	1.39	-0.06
128	Brandenburg Series break	1.38	-0.09
128	Braunschweig Series break	1.38	-0.1
128	Darmstadt Series break	1.38	-0.07
128	Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated	1.38	+0.01
128	Mittelfranken Series break	1.38	-0.07
128	Övre Norrland	1.38	-0.1
128	Peloponnisos	1.38	-0.05
128	Salzburg	1.38	-0.1
128	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	1.38	-0.18
137	Centro (PT)	1.37	+0.02
137	Oberbayern Series break	1.37	-0.08
137	Trier Series break	1.37	+0.01
140	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	1.36	-0.11
140	Region of Murcia	1.36	-0.06
142	Bratislavský kraj	1.35	-0.08
142	Gießen Series break	1.35	-0.05
142	Grad Zagreb	1.35	-0.08
142	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	1.35	-0.06
142	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	1.35	-0.1
147	Dytiki Elláda	1.34	-0.08
147	Karlsruhe Series break	1.34	-0.09
147	Latvija	1.34	-0.13
147	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	1.34	-0.05
147	Saarland Series break	1.34	-0.07
152	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	1.33	-0.24
152	Kärnten	1.33	-0.07
152	Köln Series break	1.33	-0.07
152	Melilla	1.33	-0.23
152	Região Autónoma dos Açores	1.33	-0.02
152	Steiermark	1.33	-0.05
152	Thessalia	1.33	-0.03
152	Thüringen Series break	1.33	-0.1
160	Sicilia	1.32	-0.03
161	Eesti	1.31	-0.1
161	Ionia Nisia	1.31	-0.14
161	Praha	1.31	-0.17
161	Tirol	1.31	-0.13
161	Západné Slovensko	1.31	-0.08
166	Campania	1.3	-0.03
167	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	1.29	-0.06
167	Calabria	1.29	+0.01
167	Dresden Series break	1.29	-0.13
167	Hamburg Series break	1.29	-0.03
167	Noord-Holland	1.29	-0.07
167	Podlaskie Estimated	1.29	-0.01
173	Länsi-Suomi	1.28	-0.05
173	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	1.28	-0.09
175	Groningen	1.27	-0.07
175	Norte	1.27	-0.01
175	Pomorskie Estimated	1.27	-0.11
178	Burgenland	1.26	-0.1
178	Wielkopolskie Estimated	1.26	-0.1
180	Luxembourg	1.25	-0.06
180	Małopolskie Estimated	1.25	-0.1
180	Podkarpackie Estimated	1.25	-0.03
183	Ceuta	1.24	-0.09
183	Corse Provisional	1.24	-0.12
183	Sterea Elláda	1.24	-0.13
186	Berlin Series break	1.23	-0.02
186	Dytiki Makedonia	1.23	+0.04
186	Região Autónoma da Madeira	1.23	-0.02
189	Emilia-Romagna	1.22	-0.05
189	Helsinki-Uusimaa	1.22	-0.04
191	Budapest	1.21	-0.02
191	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	1.21	-0.05
191	Łódzkie Estimated	1.21	-0.06
191	Lombardia	1.21	-0.04
191	Veneto	1.21	-0.06
196	Andalusia	1.2	-0.02
196	Opolskie Estimated	1.2	-0.02
196	Puglia	1.2	-0.02
199	Etelä-Suomi	1.19	-0.11
199	Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated	1.19	-0.03
199	Lubelskie Estimated	1.19	-0.03
199	Lubuskie Estimated	1.19	-0.01
199	Navarre	1.19	-0.08
204	Attiki	1.18	-0.05
204	Castilla-La Mancha	1.18	-0.04
204	Ipeiros	1.18	-0.1
204	Kentriki Makedonia	1.18	-0.07
204	Sostinės regionas	1.18	-0.16
204	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	1.18	-0.05
210	Aragon	1.17	-0.04
210	Liguria	1.17	-0.03
210	Marche	1.17	+0.01
210	Piemonte	1.17	-0.05
210	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	1.17	-0.1
210	Wien	1.17	-0.09
216	Extremadura	1.16	+0.02
216	Świętokrzyskie Estimated	1.16	-0.01
216	Valencian Community	1.16	-0.03
219	Basque Country	1.15	-0.01
220	Abruzzo	1.14	-0.04
220	Leipzig Series break	1.14	-0.1
220	Śląskie Estimated	1.14	-0.08
220	Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated	1.14	-0.06
220	Zachodniopomorskie Estimated	1.14	-0.04
225	La Rioja	1.13	-0.11
226	Toscana	1.12	-0.04
226	Warszawski stołeczny Estimated	1.12	-0.25
228	Catalonia	1.11	-0.06
228	Lazio	1.11	-0.05
228	Umbria	1.11	-0.02
231	Community of Madrid	1.1	-0.04
231	Dolnośląskie Estimated	1.1	-0.15
231	Molise	1.1	0
234	Basilicata	1.09	-0.01
235	Castile and León	1.06	-0.04
235	Malta	1.06	-0.02
237	Balearic Islands	1.05	-0.06
238	Galicia	0.99	-0.02
239	Cantabria	0.97	-0.06
240	Asturias	0.94	-0.03
241	Sardegna	0.91	-0.04
242	Canary Islands	0.84	-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. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 4.21 children per woman in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Canary Islands, with 0.84 children per woman in 2023.

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 2023 and are not ranked.