NUTS 3 areas of Germany by fertility rate

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by fertility rate, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest fertility rate of 394 areas in 2018, at 2.07 children per woman. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 1.18 children per woman. The median was 1.64 children per woman and the figure for Germany was 1.57 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2.07Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest1.18Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median1.64394 areas

Germany1.57History

Top 40 areas, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2018 children per woman	Change on 2017
1	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	2.07	+0.12
2	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	2.05	+0.2
3	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	1.95	+0.51
4	Jerichower Land	1.9	0
5	Amberg-Sulzbach	1.89	+0.37
5	Coesfeld	1.89	+0.17
5	Elbe-Elster	1.89	+0.17
8	Gifhorn	1.87	+0.06
9	Cloppenburg	1.86	-0.04
9	Nordsachsen	1.86	+0.11
11	Bautzen	1.85	-0.01
11	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.85	+0.05
13	Euskirchen	1.84	+0.13
13	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.84	+0.07
13	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	1.84	-0.02
16	Burgenlandkreis	1.83	+0.18
16	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.83	-0.1
16	Ludwigslust-Parchim	1.83	+0.14
16	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis	1.83	+0.17
16	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.83	+0.07
16	Steinfurt	1.83	0
22	Altenburger Land	1.82	+0.02
22	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	1.82	+0.1
22	Meißen	1.82	+0.09
22	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	1.82	-0.07
22	Wittenberg	1.82	+0.08
27	Eichsfeld	1.81	-0.04
27	Lippe	1.81	-0.01
27	Ostallgäu	1.81	+0.01
27	Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.81	+0.08
31	Alb-Donau-Kreis	1.8	+0.04
31	Borken	1.8	+0.03
31	Kusel	1.8	+0.11
31	Leipzig	1.8	+0.06
31	Oberbergischer Kreis	1.8	+0.05
36	Erzgebirgskreis	1.79	+0.01
36	Fürstenfeldbruck	1.79	+0.07
36	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	1.79	+0.12
36	Gütersloh	1.79	+0.05
36	Harburg	1.79	0
36	Herzogtum Lauenburg	1.79	+0.04
36	Leer	1.79	+0.06
36	Oder-Spree	1.79	0
36	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.79	+0.14
36	Tuttlingen	1.79	+0.07
36	Verden	1.79	-0.12
36	Warendorf	1.79	+0.1
48	Biberach	1.78	+0.02
48	Birkenfeld	1.78	+0.29
48	Eichstätt	1.78	0
48	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.78	+0.03
48	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.78	0
48	Spree-Neiße	1.78	+0.01
48	Teltow-Fläming	1.78	+0.05
55	Altötting	1.77	+0.08
55	Alzey-Worms	1.77	+0.03
55	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.77	-0.11
55	Cuxhaven	1.77	+0.03
55	Holzminden	1.77	+0.18
55	Osnabrück, Landkreis	1.77	-0.03
55	Peine	1.77	-0.02
62	Aichach-Friedberg	1.76	-0.09
62	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	1.76	+0.06
62	Pinneberg	1.76	+0.07
62	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	1.76	+0.18
62	Unterallgäu	1.76	+0.11
67	Grafschaft Bentheim	1.75	-0.02
67	Mühldorf a. Inn	1.75	+0.05
67	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.75	+0.14
67	Plön	1.75	+0.14
67	Stade	1.75	+0.01
67	Uckermark	1.75	+0.03
67	Vechta	1.75	0
74	Darmstadt-Dieburg	1.74	+0.08
74	Groß-Gerau	1.74	+0.04
74	Landkreis Rostock	1.74	+0.04
74	Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.74	+0.09
74	Oldenburg, Landkreis	1.74	-0.04
74	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	1.74	+0.06
80	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	1.73	+0.02
80	Emsland	1.73	-0.03
80	Greiz	1.73	+0.02
80	Minden-Lübbecke	1.73	-0.02
80	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	1.73	+0.1
85	Augsburg, Landkreis	1.72	-0.04
85	Böblingen	1.72	+0.03
85	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	1.72	-0.01
85	Enzkreis	1.72	+0.05
85	Neuwied	1.72	-0.01
85	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.72	+0.16
85	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	1.72	+0.07
85	Roth	1.72	+0.01
85	Stormarn	1.72	+0.09
94	Donnersbergkreis	1.71	-0.05
94	Heidekreis	1.71	+0.08
94	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.71	+0.14
94	Neumarkt i. d. OPf.	1.71	+0.12
94	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.71	-0.13
94	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.71	+0.06
94	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	1.71	-0.04
94	Rotenburg (Wümme)	1.71	+0.04
94	Soest	1.71	-0.05
94	Vogtlandkreis	1.71	+0.04
94	Weilheim-Schongau	1.71	+0.06
105	Ahrweiler	1.7	0
105	Bad Kreuznach	1.7	-0.03
105	Düren	1.7	0
105	Gotha	1.7	-0.02
105	Heilbronn, Landkreis	1.7	+0.03
105	Heinsberg	1.7	+0.06
105	Herford	1.7	+0.04
105	Kelheim	1.7	+0.15
105	Lörrach	1.7	+0.09
105	Main-Tauber-Kreis	1.7	+0.01
105	Mittelsachsen	1.7	-0.05
105	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.7	+0.03
105	Neuburg-Schrobenhausen	1.7	+0.01
105	Osterholz	1.7	-0.04
105	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.7	+0.07
105	Zwickau	1.7	-0.07
121	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.69	+0.05
121	Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.69	+0.03
121	Emmendingen	1.69	-0.05
121	Freudenstadt	1.69	+0.04
121	Görlitz	1.69	-0.08
121	Günzburg	1.69	+0.04
121	Oberallgäu	1.69	-0.03
121	Ortenaukreis	1.69	+0.03
121	Reutlingen	1.69	-0.01
121	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	1.69	0
121	Rottweil	1.69	-0.03
121	Schleswig-Flensburg	1.69	-0.05
121	Schwäbisch Hall	1.69	-0.06
121	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.69	-0.04
135	Bad Dürkheim	1.68	+0.04
135	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	1.68	+0.23
135	Bernkastel-Wittlich	1.68	-0.05
135	Celle	1.68	+0.05
135	Dillingen a.d. Donau	1.68	+0.1
135	Göppingen	1.68	+0.02
135	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.68	+0.06
135	Lüchow-Dannenberg	1.68	+0.04
135	Main-Taunus-Kreis	1.68	+0.05
135	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	1.68	-0.1
135	Saale-Orla-Kreis	1.68	-0.2
135	Starnberg	1.68	+0.06
135	Waldeck-Frankenberg	1.68	-0.05
135	Würzburg, Landkreis	1.68	+0.09
149	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	1.67	-0.02
149	Ammerland	1.67	+0.04
149	Dachau	1.67	+0.1
149	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.67	-0.02
149	Fürth, Landkreis	1.67	+0.02
149	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis	1.67	+0.01
149	Limburg-Weilburg	1.67	+0.01
149	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	1.67	-0.1
149	Offenbach, Landkreis	1.67	-0.07
149	Ravensburg	1.67	+0.02
149	Recklinghausen	1.67	+0.01
149	Rems-Murr-Kreis	1.67	+0.02
149	Rosenheim, Landkreis	1.67	+0.01
149	Saalekreis	1.67	-0.06
149	Straubing-Bogen	1.67	+0.01
149	Weimarer Land	1.67	-0.06
149	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	1.67	+0.11
166	Aurich	1.66	-0.08
166	Bergstraße	1.66	-0.06
166	Calw	1.66	-0.04
166	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.66	-0.09
166	Germersheim	1.66	+0.04
166	Hameln-Pyrmont	1.66	+0.02
166	Haßberge	1.66	0
166	Hohenlohekreis	1.66	-0.02
166	Höxter	1.66	-0.1
166	Ludwigsburg	1.66	-0.06
166	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	1.66	+0.04
166	Märkischer Kreis	1.66	-0.02
166	Mettmann	1.66	-0.04
166	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	1.66	+0.1
166	Nienburg (Weser)	1.66	-0.03
166	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	1.66	-0.04
166	Schaumburg	1.66	+0.08
166	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.66	-0.05
166	Siegen-Wittgenstein	1.66	+0.03
166	Sömmerda	1.66	-0.05
166	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	1.66	-0.07
166	Wesermarsch	1.66	-0.08
166	Wolfenbüttel	1.66	+0.05
189	Bamberg, Landkreis	1.65	+0.09
189	Dahme-Spreewald	1.65	-0.04
189	Landsberg am Lech	1.65	0
189	Mainz-Bingen	1.65	0
189	Ostalbkreis	1.65	+0.03
189	Sigmaringen	1.65	-0.09
195	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	1.64	+0.04
195	Diepholz	1.64	-0.02
195	Ebersberg	1.64	+0.05
195	Helmstedt	1.64	-0.09
195	Hildburghausen	1.64	-0.09
195	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.64	0
195	Märkisch-Oderland	1.64	-0.05
195	Mayen-Koblenz	1.64	-0.04
195	Miesbach	1.64	-0.01
195	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	1.64	+0.05
195	Salzlandkreis	1.64	-0.07
195	Segeberg	1.64	+0.01
195	Unna	1.64	-0.07
195	Viersen	1.64	+0.04
195	Westerwaldkreis	1.64	+0.04
195	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.64	-0.03
211	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	1.63	-0.15
211	Ansbach, Landkreis	1.63	-0.08
211	Barnim	1.63	+0.01
211	Dingolfing-Landau	1.63	+0.05
211	Esslingen	1.63	+0.05
211	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.63	-0.05
211	Heidenheim	1.63	-0.02
211	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	1.63	-0.04
211	Kassel, Landkreis	1.63	-0.11
211	Landshut, Landkreis	1.63	-0.14
211	Mansfeld-Südharz	1.63	-0.01
211	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	1.63	-0.02
211	Nordhausen	1.63	+0.02
211	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.63	-0.11
225	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	1.62	+0.01
225	Kyffhäuserkreis	1.62	-0.15
225	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	1.62	-0.05
225	Nordwestmecklenburg	1.62	+0.08
225	Odenwaldkreis	1.62	+0.07
225	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	1.62	-0.06
225	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	1.62	-0.07
225	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	1.62	-0.01
225	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	1.62	-0.03
225	Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.62	-0.06
225	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.62	+0.07
236	Bodenseekreis	1.61	-0.02
236	Cochem-Zell	1.61	-0.11
236	Donau-Ries	1.61	-0.07
236	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	1.61	-0.02
236	Erlangen-Höchstadt	1.61	-0.04
236	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.61	-0.16
236	Kitzingen	1.61	+0.02
236	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	1.61	-0.03
236	Oberhavel	1.61	-0.01
236	Ostholstein	1.61	+0.07
236	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	1.61	-0.07
236	Stendal	1.61	-0.13
236	Traunstein	1.61	-0.03
236	Zollernalbkreis	1.61	-0.04
250	Harz	1.6	-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 areas are compared on one definition. 6 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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?

Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 2.07 children per woman in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest fertility rate?

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 1.18 children per woman in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.