NUTS 3 areas of Germany by fertility rate

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by fertility rate, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Helmstedt had the highest fertility rate of 394 areas in 2016, at 2.11 children per woman. Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 1.19 children per woman. The median was 1.66 children per woman and the figure for Germany was 1.6 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2.11Helmstedt

Lowest1.19Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median1.66394 areas

Germany1.6History

Top 40 areas, 2016

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children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 children per woman	Change on 2015
1	Helmstedt	2.11	+0.57
2	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	2.01	+0.36
3	Gifhorn	2	+0.27
4	Bautzen	1.95	+0.14
4	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.95	+0.28
6	Prignitz	1.93	+0.26
7	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.92	+0.35
8	Cloppenburg	1.91	+0.12
9	Landkreis Rostock	1.9	+0.12
10	Sömmerda	1.88	+0.22
10	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.88	+0.29
12	Eichsfeld	1.87	+0.17
13	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.86	+0.05
13	Jerichower Land	1.86	+0.12
13	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	1.86	+0.18
13	Minden-Lübbecke	1.86	+0.22
13	Oldenburg, Landkreis	1.86	+0.33
13	Peine	1.86	+0.29
13	Weimarer Land	1.86	+0.24
20	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	1.85	+0.3
21	Erzgebirgskreis	1.84	+0.13
21	Friesland (DE)	1.84	+0.15
21	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	1.84	+0.21
21	Herzogtum Lauenburg	1.84	+0.24
21	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.84	+0.2
26	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.83	+0.21
26	Lippe	1.83	+0.12
26	Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.83	+0.22
26	Steinfurt	1.83	+0.18
26	Vechta	1.83	+0.23
26	Verden	1.83	+0.08
26	Wesermarsch	1.83	+0.39
33	Meißen	1.82	+0.06
33	Mittelsachsen	1.82	+0.13
33	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.82	+0.25
33	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	1.82	+0.09
33	Schleswig-Flensburg	1.82	+0.19
38	Ammerland	1.81	+0.19
38	Coesfeld	1.81	+0.14
38	Emsland	1.81	+0.2
38	Gotha	1.81	+0.16
38	Nienburg (Weser)	1.81	+0.2
38	Stade	1.81	+0.18
38	Unterallgäu	1.81	+0.15
45	Alb-Donau-Kreis	1.8	+0.13
45	Nordsachsen	1.8	+0.15
45	Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.8	+0.13
48	Burgenlandkreis	1.79	+0.08
48	Dahme-Spreewald	1.79	+0.21
48	Diepholz	1.79	+0.27
48	Harburg	1.79	+0.08
48	Höxter	1.79	+0.24
48	Leer	1.79	+0.23
48	Oberbergischer Kreis	1.79	+0.15
48	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	1.79	+0.14
48	Ostallgäu	1.79	+0.15
48	Rottweil	1.79	+0.06
48	Vogtlandkreis	1.79	+0.14
59	Barnim	1.78	+0.26
59	Eichstätt	1.78	+0.1
59	Görlitz	1.78	+0.11
59	Kyffhäuserkreis	1.78	+0.14
59	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	1.78	+0.17
59	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	1.78	+0.14
65	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	1.77	-0.01
65	Hameln-Pyrmont	1.77	+0.26
65	Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt	1.77	+0.21
65	Ludwigslust-Parchim	1.77	+0.11
65	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.77	+0.24
65	Oder-Spree	1.77	+0.27
65	Osnabrück, Landkreis	1.77	+0.13
65	Osterholz	1.77	+0.19
65	Tuttlingen	1.77	+0.15
74	Aichach-Friedberg	1.76	+0.1
74	Altötting	1.76	+0.17
74	Böblingen	1.76	+0.14
74	Elbe-Elster	1.76	+0.1
74	Groß-Gerau	1.76	+0.09
74	Gütersloh	1.76	+0.1
74	Saale-Orla-Kreis	1.76	+0.1
74	Schaumburg	1.76	+0.25
74	Waldeck-Frankenberg	1.76	+0.16
83	Bernkastel-Wittlich	1.75	+0.12
83	Biberach	1.75	+0.08
83	Fürth, Landkreis	1.75	+0.18
83	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.75	+0.07
83	Leipzig	1.75	+0.09
83	Mühldorf a. Inn	1.75	+0.19
83	Neuburg-Schrobenhausen	1.75	+0.14
83	Oberallgäu	1.75	+0.15
83	Pinneberg	1.75	+0.13
83	Saalekreis	1.75	+0.18
83	Warendorf	1.75	+0.08
94	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	1.74	+0.09
94	Havelland	1.74	+0.14
94	Hochsauerlandkreis	1.74	+0.24
94	Hohenlohekreis	1.74	+0.19
94	Mansfeld-Südharz	1.74	+0.13
94	Potsdam-Mittelmark	1.74	+0.17
94	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	1.74	+0.11
94	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.74	+0.11
102	Borken	1.73	+0.04
102	Herford	1.73	+0.1
102	Märkischer Kreis	1.73	+0.12
102	Mettmann	1.73	+0.13
102	Neuwied	1.73	+0.15
102	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis	1.73	-0.02
102	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	1.73	+0.14
102	Steinburg	1.73	+0.19
102	Uckermark	1.73	+0.06
102	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	1.73	-0.02
112	Aurich	1.72	+0.13
112	Bamberg, Landkreis	1.72	+0.2
112	Birkenfeld	1.72	+0.27
112	Calw	1.72	+0.12
112	Düren	1.72	+0.16
112	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	1.72	+0.01
112	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis	1.72	+0.13
112	Holzminden	1.72	+0.25
112	Main-Taunus-Kreis	1.72	+0.13
112	Mayen-Koblenz	1.72	+0.1
112	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	1.72	+0.15
112	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	1.72	+0.12
124	Alzey-Worms	1.71	+0.07
124	Börde	1.71	+0.04
124	Fürstenfeldbruck	1.71	+0.16
124	Kelheim	1.71	+0.22
124	Märkisch-Oderland	1.71	+0.16
124	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.71	+0.07
124	Offenbach, Landkreis	1.71	+0.08
124	Roth	1.71	+0.24
124	Salzlandkreis	1.71	+0.14
124	Schwäbisch Hall	1.71	+0.04
124	Spree-Neiße	1.71	+0.14
124	Teltow-Fläming	1.71	+0.18
124	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	1.71	+0.15
124	Zwickau	1.71	+0.07
138	Altenburger Land	1.7	+0.01
138	Ansbach, Landkreis	1.7	+0.11
138	Augsburg, Landkreis	1.7	+0.1
138	Bad Dürkheim	1.7	+0.17
138	Celle	1.7	+0.14
138	Darmstadt-Dieburg	1.7	+0.13
138	Ebersberg	1.7	+0.14
138	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	1.7	+0.19
138	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.7	+0.07
138	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.7	+0.22
138	Heilbronn, Landkreis	1.7	+0.08
138	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.7	+0.17
138	Waldshut	1.7	+0.37
138	Westerwaldkreis	1.7	+0.13
152	Emmendingen	1.69	+0.07
152	Euskirchen	1.69	+0.12
152	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.69	+0.15
152	Landsberg am Lech	1.69	+0.09
152	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	1.69	+0.07
152	Nordhausen	1.69	+0.01
152	Ortenaukreis	1.69	+0.07
152	Rems-Murr-Kreis	1.69	+0.13
152	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	1.69	+0.09
152	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	1.69	+0.13
152	Rhön-Grabfeld	1.69	+0.13
152	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	1.69	0
152	Soest	1.69	+0.06
152	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.69	+0.1
152	Stendal	1.69	+0.16
167	Bad Kreuznach	1.68	+0.21
167	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.68	+0.13
167	Dithmarschen	1.68	+0.2
167	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.68	+0.14
167	Freudenstadt	1.68	+0.04
167	Fulda	1.68	+0.11
167	Göppingen	1.68	+0.14
167	Ludwigsburg	1.68	+0.01
167	Main-Spessart	1.68	+0.21
167	Northeim	1.68	+0.14
167	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	1.68	+0.05
167	Stormarn	1.68	0
167	Wittenberg	1.68	+0.08
180	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	1.67	+0.03
180	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	1.67	+0.06
180	Cuxhaven	1.67	+0.1
180	Donau-Ries	1.67	+0.18
180	Erlangen-Höchstadt	1.67	+0.13
180	Grafschaft Bentheim	1.67	0
180	Kassel, Landkreis	1.67	+0.13
180	Landshut, Landkreis	1.67	-0.04
180	Lörrach	1.67	+0.24
180	Miesbach	1.67	+0.09
180	Nordfriesland	1.67	+0.14
180	Oberhavel	1.67	+0.04
180	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.67	-0.03
180	Starnberg	1.67	+0.1
180	Weilheim-Schongau	1.67	+0.01
195	Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.66	+0.25
195	Greiz	1.66	-0.16
195	Hochtaunuskreis	1.66	+0.03
195	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	1.66	+0.12
195	Recklinghausen	1.66	+0.14
195	Reutlingen	1.66	+0.14
195	Rotenburg (Wümme)	1.66	+0.11
195	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	1.66	+0.19
203	Coburg, Landkreis	1.65	+0.18
203	Heidekreis	1.65	+0.02
203	Kleve	1.65	+0.13
203	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	1.65	+0.12
203	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	1.65	+0.09
203	Paderborn	1.65	+0.03
203	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	1.65	+0.08
203	Ravensburg	1.65	+0.08
203	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	1.65	+0.18
203	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.65	+0.1
203	Tirschenreuth	1.65	+0.2
203	Wolfenbüttel	1.65	+0.19
215	Ahrweiler	1.64	+0.15
215	Bodenseekreis	1.64	+0.1
215	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.64	+0.05
215	Dillingen a.d. Donau	1.64	+0.14
215	Enzkreis	1.64	+0.11
215	Haßberge	1.64	+0.11
215	Heinsberg	1.64	+0.12
215	Mainz-Bingen	1.64	0
215	Vulkaneifel	1.64	+0.16
215	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.64	+0.08
225	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.63	-0.01
225	Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.63	+0.09
225	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	1.63	+0.1
225	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.63	+0.12
225	Neunkirchen	1.63	+0.29
225	Regensburg, Landkreis	1.63	+0.02
225	Region Hannover	1.63	+0.17
225	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	1.63	+0.06
225	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.63	0
225	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	1.63	+0.05
225	Sigmaringen	1.63	+0.05
225	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.63	+0.03
225	Würzburg, Landkreis	1.63	+0.04
238	Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.62	+0.14
238	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.62	+0.07
238	Main-Tauber-Kreis	1.62	+0.11
238	Miltenberg	1.62	+0.07
238	München, Landkreis	1.62	-0.02
238	Nürnberger Land	1.62	+0.08
238	Odenwaldkreis	1.62	+0.1
238	Olpe	1.62	-0.06
238	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	1.62	+0.06
238	Segeberg	1.62	+0.09
238	Unna	1.62	+0.08
238	Wesel	1.62	+0.16
238	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.62	+0.19

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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 areas are compared on one definition. 6 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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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Which area has the highest fertility rate?

Helmstedt, with 2.11 children per woman in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest fertility rate?

Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 1.19 children per woman in 2016.

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 2016 and are not ranked.