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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by fertility rate

Birkenfeld had the highest fertility rate of 394 areas in 2019, at 2.04 children per woman. Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 1.17 children per woman. The median was 1.63 children per woman and the figure for Germany was 1.54 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2.04Birkenfeld
Lowest1.17Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median1.63394 areas
Germany1.54History

Top 40 areas, 2019

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BirkenfeldBirkenfeld: 2.04 children per woman2.04Kaiserslautern, LandkreisKaiserslautern, Landkreis: 2.03 children per woman2.03Ansbach, Kreisfreie StadtAnsbach, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.99 children per woman1.99Salzgitter, Kreisfreie StadtSalzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.96 children per woman1.96EichsfeldEichsfeld: 1.95 children per woman1.95Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie StadtKaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.94 children per woman1.94CloppenburgCloppenburg: 1.92 children per woman1.92Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie StadtDelmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.89 children per woman1.89Neustadt a. d. WaldnaabNeustadt a. d. Waldnaab: 1.89 children per woman1.89BautzenBautzen: 1.87 children per woman1.87Amberg-SulzbachAmberg-Sulzbach: 1.86 children per woman1.86GifhornGifhorn: 1.86 children per woman1.86NordsachsenNordsachsen: 1.85 children per woman1.85Osnabrück, LandkreisOsnabrück, Landkreis: 1.85 children per woman1.85VechtaVechta: 1.85 children per woman1.85UnterallgäuUnterallgäu: 1.83 children per woman1.83Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 1.82 children per woman1.82BiberachBiberach: 1.81 children per woman1.81EichstättEichstätt: 1.81 children per woman1.81Hagen, Kreisfreie StadtHagen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.81 children per woman1.81Landkreis RostockLandkreis Rostock: 1.81 children per woman1.81PrignitzPrignitz: 1.81 children per woman1.81Altmarkkreis SalzwedelAltmarkkreis Salzwedel: 1.8 children per woman1.8Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie StadtBremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.8 children per woman1.8Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.8 children per woman1.8MeißenMeißen: 1.8 children per woman1.8Schweinfurt, LandkreisSchweinfurt, Landkreis: 1.8 children per woman1.8AltöttingAltötting: 1.79 children per woman1.79Oberbergischer KreisOberbergischer Kreis: 1.79 children per woman1.79Pforzheim, StadtkreisPforzheim, Stadtkreis: 1.79 children per woman1.79Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 1.79 children per woman1.79SteinfurtSteinfurt: 1.79 children per woman1.79Weimarer LandWeimarer Land: 1.79 children per woman1.79Minden-LübbeckeMinden-Lübbecke: 1.78 children per woman1.78NeuwiedNeuwied: 1.78 children per woman1.78OberallgäuOberallgäu: 1.78 children per woman1.78Unstrut-Hainich-KreisUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis: 1.78 children per woman1.78BorkenBorken: 1.77 children per woman1.77ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 1.77 children per woman1.77KelheimKelheim: 1.77 children per woman1.77
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
children per woman		Change on 2018
1Birkenfeld2.04+0.26
2Kaiserslautern, Landkreis2.03-0.02
3Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1.99+0.3
4Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt1.96-0.11
5Eichsfeld1.95+0.14
6Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1.94+0.33
7Cloppenburg1.92+0.06
8Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1.89+0.06
8Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab1.89-0.06
10Bautzen1.87+0.02
11Amberg-Sulzbach1.86-0.03
11Gifhorn1.86-0.01
13Nordsachsen1.85-0.01
13Osnabrück, Landkreis1.85+0.08
13Vechta1.85+0.1
16Unterallgäu1.83+0.07
17Elbe-Elster1.82-0.07
18Biberach1.81+0.03
18Eichstätt1.81+0.03
18Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1.81-0.04
18Landkreis Rostock1.81+0.07
18Prignitz1.81+0.21
23Altmarkkreis Salzwedel1.8+0.13
23Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1.8+0.03
23Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt1.8+0.02
23Meißen1.8-0.02
23Schweinfurt, Landkreis1.8+0.2
28Altötting1.79+0.02
28Oberbergischer Kreis1.79-0.01
28Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1.79-0.04
28Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge1.79-0.05
28Steinfurt1.79-0.04
28Weimarer Land1.79+0.12
34Minden-Lübbecke1.78+0.05
34Neuwied1.78+0.06
34Oberallgäu1.78+0.09
34Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis1.78-0.04
38Borken1.77-0.03
38Erzgebirgskreis1.77-0.02
38Kelheim1.77+0.07
38Lippe1.77-0.04
38Ludwigslust-Parchim1.77-0.06
38Osterholz1.77+0.07
38Rottweil1.77+0.08
45Gütersloh1.76-0.03
45Harburg1.76-0.03
45Hersfeld-Rotenburg1.76+0.13
45Jerichower Land1.76-0.14
45Neumarkt i. d. OPf.1.76+0.05
45Sigmaringen1.76+0.11
45Stendal1.76+0.15
52Ammerland1.75+0.08
52Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt1.75-0.09
52Kusel1.75-0.05
52Peine1.75-0.02
52Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm1.75+0.09
57Coesfeld1.74-0.15
57Emsland1.74+0.01
57Heidekreis1.74+0.03
57Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt1.74-0.04
57Oldenburg, Landkreis1.740
57Ostallgäu1.74-0.07
57Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis1.74+0.01
57Verden1.74-0.05
57Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen1.74+0.08
66Alb-Donau-Kreis1.73-0.07
66Enzkreis1.73+0.01
66Grafschaft Bentheim1.73-0.02
66Oder-Spree1.73-0.06
70Bergstraße1.72+0.06
70Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald1.72-0.01
70Diepholz1.72+0.08
70Donau-Ries1.72+0.11
70Günzburg1.72+0.03
70Heilbronn, Landkreis1.72+0.02
70Main-Tauber-Kreis1.72+0.02
70Mittelsachsen1.72+0.02
70Nienburg (Weser)1.72+0.06
70Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1.72+0.01
70Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis1.72+0.11
70Schleswig-Flensburg1.72+0.03
70Tuttlingen1.72-0.07
83Bernkastel-Wittlich1.71+0.03
83Celle1.71+0.03
83Düren1.71+0.01
83Hameln-Pyrmont1.71+0.05
83Hohenlohekreis1.71+0.05
83Mecklenburgische Seenplatte1.71+0.08
83Mühldorf a. Inn1.71-0.04
83Stade1.71-0.04
83Waldshut1.71+0.11
83Warendorf1.71-0.08
93Ansbach, Landkreis1.7+0.07
93Böblingen1.7-0.02
93Greiz1.7-0.03
93Hochtaunuskreis1.7+0.11
93Leer1.7-0.09
93Ravensburg1.7+0.03
93Uckermark1.7-0.05
100Aurich1.69+0.03
100Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.69+0.13
100Herford1.69-0.01
100Leipzig1.69-0.11
100Lüchow-Dannenberg1.69+0.01
100Märkisch-Oderland1.69+0.05
100Märkischer Kreis1.69+0.03
100Nordwestmecklenburg1.69+0.07
100Rendsburg-Eckernförde1.69+0.07
100Rotenburg (Wümme)1.69-0.02
100Waldeck-Frankenberg1.69+0.01
100Wittenberg1.69-0.13
112Augsburg, Landkreis1.68-0.04
112Bamberg, Landkreis1.68+0.03
112Dingolfing-Landau1.68+0.05
112Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm1.68-0.04
112Emmendingen1.68-0.01
112Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1.68-0.08
112Fürstenfeldbruck1.68-0.11
112Görlitz1.68-0.01
112Gotha1.68-0.02
112Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt1.68+0.08
112Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt1.68-0.07
112Ortenaukreis1.68-0.01
112Rems-Murr-Kreis1.68+0.01
112Sömmerda1.68+0.02
112Spree-Neiße1.68-0.1
112Würzburg, Landkreis1.680
112Zwickau1.68-0.02
129Aschaffenburg, Landkreis1.67+0.09
129Coburg, Landkreis1.67+0.13
129Dahme-Spreewald1.67+0.02
129Friesland (DE)1.67+0.08
129Göppingen1.67-0.01
129Helmstedt1.67+0.03
129Mainz-Bingen1.67+0.02
129Mettmann1.67+0.01
129Offenbach, Landkreis1.670
129Ostprignitz-Ruppin1.67+0.05
129Recklinghausen1.670
129Reutlingen1.67-0.02
129Rosenheim, Landkreis1.670
129Soest1.67-0.04
129Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt1.67+0.1
129Wesermarsch1.67+0.01
129Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt1.67-0.14
146Altenkirchen (Westerwald)1.66+0.02
146Burgenlandkreis1.66-0.17
146Calw1.660
146Dachau1.66-0.01
146Darmstadt-Dieburg1.66-0.08
146Freudenstadt1.66-0.03
146Groß-Gerau1.66-0.08
146Höxter1.660
146Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis1.66-0.02
146Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim1.660
146Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt1.66-0.06
146Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis1.66-0.05
146Traunstein1.66+0.05
146Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.66-0.04
160Ahrweiler1.65-0.05
160Aichach-Friedberg1.65-0.11
160Altenburger Land1.65-0.17
160Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen1.65-0.17
160Euskirchen1.65-0.19
160Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt1.65+0.06
160Heinsberg1.65-0.05
160Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt1.65-0.03
160Lindau (Bodensee)1.65+0.06
160Miltenberg1.65+0.05
160Nordhausen1.65+0.02
160Rastatt1.65+0.05
160Rhein-Erft-Kreis1.65-0.09
160Rhein-Kreis Neuss1.65-0.04
160Rhein-Lahn-Kreis1.65+0.03
160Schwäbisch Hall1.65-0.04
160Unna1.65+0.01
160Vogtlandkreis1.65-0.06
160Weilheim-Schongau1.65-0.06
160Wolfenbüttel1.65-0.01
180Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt1.64+0.05
180Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1.64-0.02
180Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.64-0.03
180Heidenheim1.64+0.01
180Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1.640
180Landshut, Landkreis1.64+0.01
180Lörrach1.64-0.06
180Mansfeld-Südharz1.64+0.01
180Neu-Ulm1.64+0.07
180Oberspreewald-Lausitz1.64-0.03
180Regensburg, Landkreis1.64+0.04
180Saalekreis1.64-0.03
180Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt1.64-0.15
180Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge1.64+0.06
194Alzey-Worms1.63-0.14
194Anhalt-Bitterfeld1.630
194Börde1.63+0.06
194Donnersbergkreis1.63-0.08
194Fürth, Landkreis1.63-0.04
194Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1.63-0.04
194Landsberg am Lech1.63-0.02
194Ludwigsburg1.63-0.03
194Main-Kinzig-Kreis1.63-0.03
194Pinneberg1.63-0.13
194Regen1.63+0.12
194Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt1.63-0.03
194Stormarn1.63-0.09
207Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.62+0.14
207Bayreuth, Landkreis1.62+0.09
207Ebersberg1.62-0.02
207Erlangen-Höchstadt1.62+0.01
207Forchheim1.62+0.05
207Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt1.62+0.04
207Hildburghausen1.62-0.02
207Lichtenfels1.62+0.05
207Main-Spessart1.62+0.03
207Main-Taunus-Kreis1.62-0.06
207Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1.62-0.08
207Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1.62+0.12
207Odenwaldkreis1.620
207Potsdam-Mittelmark1.62+0.02
207Rhein-Sieg-Kreis1.62-0.1
207Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis1.620
207Saale-Orla-Kreis1.62-0.06
207Teltow-Fläming1.62-0.16
207Vogelsbergkreis1.62+0.04
226Bad Kissingen1.61+0.04
226Bad Kreuznach1.61-0.09
226Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis1.610
226Harz1.61+0.01
226Herzogtum Lauenburg1.61-0.18
226Hochsauerlandkreis1.61+0.04
226Hof, Landkreis1.61+0.13
226Kassel, Landkreis1.61-0.02
226Nürnberger Land1.61+0.06
226Olpe1.61+0.02
226Ostalbkreis1.61-0.04
226Plön1.61-0.14
226Rhein-Neckar-Kreis1.61+0.02
226Schwandorf1.61+0.07
226Siegen-Wittgenstein1.61-0.05
226Uelzen1.61+0.06
226Wetteraukreis1.61+0.03
243Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.6-0.09
243Bodenseekreis1.6-0.01
243Cochem-Zell1.6-0.01
243Deggendorf1.6+0.16
243Dillingen a.d. Donau1.6-0.08
243Esslingen1.6-0.03
243Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt1.6-0.03
243Karlsruhe, Landkreis1.6-0.02

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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 2019 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?

Birkenfeld, with 2.04 children per woman in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest fertility rate?

Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 1.17 children per woman in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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