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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by fertility rate

Greiz had the highest fertility rate of 394 areas in 2015, at 1.82 children per woman. Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 1.08 children per woman. The median was 1.56 children per woman and the figure for Germany was 1.5 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.82Greiz
Lowest1.08Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median1.56394 areas
Germany1.5History

Top 40 areas, 2015

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GreizGreiz: 1.82 children per woman1.82BautzenBautzen: 1.81 children per woman1.81Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie StadtBremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.81 children per woman1.81CloppenburgCloppenburg: 1.79 children per woman1.79Altmarkkreis SalzwedelAltmarkkreis Salzwedel: 1.78 children per woman1.78Landkreis RostockLandkreis Rostock: 1.78 children per woman1.78MeißenMeißen: 1.76 children per woman1.76Pforzheim, StadtkreisPforzheim, Stadtkreis: 1.75 children per woman1.75Unstrut-Hainich-KreisUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis: 1.75 children per woman1.75VerdenVerden: 1.75 children per woman1.75Jerichower LandJerichower Land: 1.74 children per woman1.74GifhornGifhorn: 1.73 children per woman1.73RottweilRottweil: 1.73 children per woman1.73Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 1.73 children per woman1.73BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 1.71 children per woman1.71Eifelkreis Bitburg-PrümEifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm: 1.71 children per woman1.71ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 1.71 children per woman1.71HarburgHarburg: 1.71 children per woman1.71Landshut, LandkreisLandshut, Landkreis: 1.71 children per woman1.71LippeLippe: 1.71 children per woman1.71EichsfeldEichsfeld: 1.7 children per woman1.7Pirmasens, Kreisfreie StadtPirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.7 children per woman1.7Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 1.69 children per woman1.69BorkenBorken: 1.69 children per woman1.69Friesland (DE)Friesland (DE): 1.69 children per woman1.69Lindau (Bodensee)Lindau (Bodensee): 1.69 children per woman1.69MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 1.69 children per woman1.69Saale-Holzland-KreisSaale-Holzland-Kreis: 1.69 children per woman1.69EichstättEichstätt: 1.68 children per woman1.68Hagen, Kreisfreie StadtHagen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.68 children per woman1.68HildburghausenHildburghausen: 1.68 children per woman1.68Kaiserslautern, LandkreisKaiserslautern, Landkreis: 1.68 children per woman1.68NordhausenNordhausen: 1.68 children per woman1.68OlpeOlpe: 1.68 children per woman1.68StormarnStormarn: 1.68 children per woman1.68Alb-Donau-KreisAlb-Donau-Kreis: 1.67 children per woman1.67BiberachBiberach: 1.67 children per woman1.67BördeBörde: 1.67 children per woman1.67CoesfeldCoesfeld: 1.67 children per woman1.67Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie StadtDelmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.67 children per woman1.67
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
children per woman		Change on 2014
1Greiz1.82+0.1
2Bautzen1.81+0.04
2Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1.81+0.18
4Cloppenburg1.79+0.01
5Altmarkkreis Salzwedel1.78+0.01
5Landkreis Rostock1.78+0.04
7Meißen1.76+0.05
8Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1.75+0.15
8Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis1.75+0.07
8Verden1.75+0.01
11Jerichower Land1.74+0.1
12Gifhorn1.73-0.01
12Rottweil1.73+0.21
12Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge1.73+0.02
15Burgenlandkreis1.71+0.13
15Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm1.71+0.24
15Erzgebirgskreis1.71+0.06
15Harburg1.71+0.07
15Landshut, Landkreis1.71+0.14
15Lippe1.71+0.1
21Eichsfeld1.7+0.06
21Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt1.7+0.24
23Altenburger Land1.69+0.16
23Borken1.69+0.07
23Friesland (DE)1.69+0.14
23Lindau (Bodensee)1.69+0.24
23Mittelsachsen1.69+0.04
23Saale-Holzland-Kreis1.69+0.02
29Eichstätt1.68+0.13
29Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1.68+0.11
29Hildburghausen1.68+0.31
29Kaiserslautern, Landkreis1.68+0.22
29Nordhausen1.68+0.06
29Olpe1.68+0.11
29Stormarn1.68+0.11
36Alb-Donau-Kreis1.67+0.1
36Biberach1.67-0.03
36Börde1.67+0.13
36Coesfeld1.67-0.02
36Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1.67+0.01
36Görlitz1.67-0.05
36Grafschaft Bentheim1.67-0.02
36Groß-Gerau1.67+0.05
36Ludwigsburg1.67+0.18
36Prignitz1.67+0.14
36Schwäbisch Hall1.67+0.09
36Uckermark1.67-0.06
36Warendorf1.67+0.06
36Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt1.67+0.1
50Aichach-Friedberg1.66+0.04
50Elbe-Elster1.66+0.15
50Gütersloh1.66+0.02
50Leipzig1.66+0.05
50Ludwigslust-Parchim1.66-0.05
50Neumarkt i. d. OPf.1.66+0.07
50Saale-Orla-Kreis1.66+0.11
50Sömmerda1.66+0.14
50Unterallgäu1.66+0.1
50Weilheim-Schongau1.66+0.02
60Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald1.65+0.07
60Gotha1.65+0.03
60Nordsachsen1.65+0.03
60Oberspreewald-Lausitz1.65+0.1
60Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt1.650
60Steinfurt1.650
60Vogtlandkreis1.65+0.06
67Alzey-Worms1.64+0.08
67Anhalt-Bitterfeld1.64+0.08
67Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1.64+0.14
67Freudenstadt1.64+0.2
67Kyffhäuserkreis1.64+0.1
67Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt1.64+0.1
67Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt1.64-0.02
67Mainz-Bingen1.64+0.05
67Minden-Lübbecke1.64-0.03
67München, Landkreis1.64+0.09
67Oberbergischer Kreis1.64+0.05
67Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt1.64+0.07
67Osnabrück, Landkreis1.64-0.03
67Ostallgäu1.64-0.01
67Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis1.64+0.03
67Wittmund1.64+0.09
67Zwickau1.64-0.05
84Bernkastel-Wittlich1.63+0.03
84Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt1.63+0.11
84Heidekreis1.63+0.1
84Herford1.63+0.06
84Hersfeld-Rotenburg1.63+0.05
84Hochtaunuskreis1.63+0.12
84Oberhavel1.63+0.03
84Offenbach, Landkreis1.63+0.12
84Rendsburg-Eckernförde1.63+0.04
84Rhein-Sieg-Kreis1.63+0.04
84Schleswig-Flensburg1.63+0.1
84Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt1.63-0.01
84Soest1.63+0.05
84Stade1.63+0.07
84Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1.63-0.01
99Ammerland1.620
99Böblingen1.62+0.06
99Cochem-Zell1.62+0.2
99Emmendingen1.62+0.1
99Heidenheim1.62+0.1
99Heilbronn, Landkreis1.62+0.08
99Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1.62+0.06
99Mayen-Koblenz1.62+0.12
99Mecklenburgische Seenplatte1.62+0.02
99Ortenaukreis1.62+0.05
99Paderborn1.62+0.09
99Pinneberg1.62+0.05
99Plön1.62+0.1
99Tuttlingen1.62-0.04
99Weimarer Land1.62-0.01
114Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen1.61+0.05
114Emsland1.61-0.03
114Mansfeld-Südharz1.61+0.02
114Märkischer Kreis1.61+0.07
114Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1.61+0.06
114Neuburg-Schrobenhausen1.61+0.06
114Nienburg (Weser)1.61+0.13
114Ostprignitz-Ruppin1.61+0.02
114Regensburg, Landkreis1.61+0.05
123Augsburg, Landkreis1.6+0.06
123Calw1.6-0.04
123Havelland1.6-0.04
123Herzogtum Lauenburg1.6-0.02
123Landsberg am Lech1.6+0.04
123Mettmann1.60
123Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim1.6+0.13
123Oberallgäu1.6+0.03
123Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis1.6+0.09
123Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis1.6+0.03
123Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1.6+0.12
123Südliche Weinstraße1.6+0.08
123Vechta1.6-0.09
123Waldeck-Frankenberg1.6+0.09
123Wittenberg1.6+0.04
138Altenkirchen (Westerwald)1.59+0.1
138Altötting1.59-0.05
138Ansbach, Landkreis1.59+0.09
138Aurich1.59+0.04
138Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt1.590
138Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1.59+0.06
138Main-Taunus-Kreis1.59+0.08
138Ostalbkreis1.59+0.09
138Rhein-Erft-Kreis1.59-0.02
138Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1.59+0.18
138Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1.59+0.18
138Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.59+0.06
138Würzburg, Landkreis1.59+0.09
151Dahme-Spreewald1.58+0.06
151Erding1.58+0.04
151Günzburg1.58+0.04
151Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt1.58+0.02
151Miesbach1.58+0.07
151Neuwied1.58+0.09
151Nordwestmecklenburg1.58+0.08
151Osterholz1.580
151Rosenheim, Landkreis1.58+0.02
151Schweinfurt, Landkreis1.58+0.05
151Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt1.58+0.03
151Sigmaringen1.58+0.03
151Traunstein1.58+0.02
164Cuxhaven1.57+0.02
164Darmstadt-Dieburg1.57+0.01
164Euskirchen1.57+0.06
164Fulda1.57+0.02
164Fürth, Landkreis1.57+0.09
164Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt1.57-0.11
164Peine1.57-0.06
164Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm1.57-0.04
164Potsdam-Mittelmark1.57-0.02
164Rastatt1.57+0.11
164Ravensburg1.57-0.01
164Regen1.57+0.18
164Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1.57-0.05
164Rhein-Lahn-Kreis1.57-0.05
164Rhein-Neckar-Kreis1.57+0.04
164Rottal-Inn1.57+0.09
164Saalekreis1.57+0.02
164Salzlandkreis1.57-0.01
164Schwalm-Eder-Kreis1.57+0.13
164Spree-Neiße1.57-0.05
164Starnberg1.57+0.04
164Westerwaldkreis1.57+0.08
186Celle1.56-0.07
186Düren1.56+0.02
186Ebersberg1.56-0.15
186Esslingen1.56+0.02
186Forchheim1.56+0.08
186Harz1.56+0.03
186Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1.56+0.01
186Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1.56+0.22
186Kitzingen1.56+0.11
186Leer1.560
186Mühldorf a. Inn1.56-0.08
186Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis1.56+0.09
186Rems-Murr-Kreis1.56+0.05
186Rhein-Kreis Neuss1.56-0.01
186Rhön-Grabfeld1.56+0.15
186Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis1.560
186Vorpommern-Rügen1.56+0.11
186Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen1.56+0.14
186Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt1.56+0.08
205Bad Kissingen1.55+0.06
205Bergstraße1.55-0.01
205Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt1.55+0.11
205Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1.55-0.06
205Fürstenfeldbruck1.55-0.03
205Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt1.55+0.09
205Hohenlohekreis1.55-0.1
205Höxter1.55+0.01
205Limburg-Weilburg1.55+0.08
205Märkisch-Oderland1.55-0.07
205Miltenberg1.55+0.06
205Rotenburg (Wümme)1.55-0.01
205Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1.55+0.09
218Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis1.54+0.21
218Bodenseekreis1.54+0.04
218Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.54+0.05
218Erlangen-Höchstadt1.54+0.03
218Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.54+0.2
218Germersheim1.54+0.01
218Göppingen1.54+0.07
218Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt1.54-0.03
218Helmstedt1.54+0.07
218Kassel, Landkreis1.540
218Main-Kinzig-Kreis1.54+0.04
218Northeim1.54-0.03
218Nürnberger Land1.54+0.1
218Steinburg1.54-0.01
218Südwestpfalz1.54+0.17
218Unna1.540
234Bad Dürkheim1.53-0.01
234Dachau1.53+0.1
234Deggendorf1.53+0.17
234Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1.53-0.05
234Enzkreis1.53+0.08
234Freising1.53+0.12
234Haßberge1.53-0.06
234Karlsruhe, Landkreis1.530
234Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1.53+0.08
234Lahn-Dill-Kreis1.53+0.05
234Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1.53+0.04
234Nordfriesland1.53+0.03
234Oldenburg, Landkreis1.53-0.02
234Segeberg1.53-0.04
234Stendal1.53-0.05
234Teltow-Fläming1.53-0.1
234Trier-Saarburg1.53+0.05

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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 areas are compared on one definition. 6 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_find3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which area has the highest fertility rate?

Greiz, with 1.82 children per woman in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest fertility rate?

Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 1.08 children per woman in 2015.

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 3 region (demo_r_find3). Retrieved 2026-10-09. 6 areas have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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