Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by fertility rate, 2024

Detmold had the highest fertility rate of 38 regions in 2024, at 1.5 children per woman. Leipzig had the lowest, at 1.07 children per woman. The median was 1.37 children per woman and the figure for Germany was 1.36 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.5Detmold
Lowest1.07Leipzig
Median1.3738 regions
Germany1.36History

All regions, 2024

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DetmoldDetmold: 1.5 children per woman1.5LüneburgLüneburg: 1.49 children per woman1.49SchwabenSchwaben: 1.48 children per woman1.48MünsterMünster: 1.47 children per woman1.47NiederbayernNiederbayern: 1.46 children per woman1.46OberpfalzOberpfalz: 1.46 children per woman1.46Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 1.46 children per woman1.46TübingenTübingen: 1.44 children per woman1.44Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 1.43 children per woman1.43StuttgartStuttgart: 1.42 children per woman1.42ArnsbergArnsberg: 1.41 children per woman1.41KasselKassel: 1.41 children per woman1.41KoblenzKoblenz: 1.41 children per woman1.41ChemnitzChemnitz: 1.4 children per woman1.4FreiburgFreiburg: 1.39 children per woman1.39HannoverHannover: 1.39 children per woman1.39UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 1.39 children per woman1.39MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 1.38 children per woman1.38DarmstadtDarmstadt: 1.37 children per woman1.37BraunschweigBraunschweig: 1.36 children per woman1.36DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 1.36 children per woman1.36OberfrankenOberfranken: 1.36 children per woman1.36GießenGießen: 1.35 children per woman1.35BrandenburgBrandenburg: 1.34 children per woman1.34BremenBremen: 1.34 children per woman1.34OberbayernOberbayern: 1.34 children per woman1.34KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 1.33 children per woman1.33SaarlandSaarland: 1.32 children per woman1.32Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 1.32 children per woman1.32TrierTrier: 1.32 children per woman1.32Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 1.31 children per woman1.31KölnKöln: 1.3 children per woman1.3Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 1.3 children per woman1.3DresdenDresden: 1.24 children per woman1.24HamburgHamburg: 1.24 children per woman1.24ThüringenThüringen: 1.24 children per woman1.24BerlinBerlin: 1.21 children per woman1.21LeipzigLeipzig: 1.07 children per woman1.07
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024
children per woman
Change on 2023
1Detmold1.50
2Lüneburg1.49-0.04
3Schwaben1.48-0.05
4Münster1.47-0.02
5Niederbayern1.46-0.01
5Oberpfalz1.460
5Weser-Ems1.46-0.04
8Tübingen1.44-0.03
9Rheinhessen-Pfalz1.43-0.01
10Stuttgart1.42-0.02
11Arnsberg1.41-0.04
11Kassel1.41-0.05
11Koblenz1.41-0.05
14Chemnitz1.4-0.04
15Freiburg1.390
15Hannover1.39-0.02
15Unterfranken1.39-0.04
18Mittelfranken1.380
19Darmstadt1.37-0.01
20Braunschweig1.36-0.02
20Düsseldorf1.36-0.04
20Oberfranken1.36-0.03
23Gießen1.350
24Brandenburg1.34-0.04
24Bremen1.34-0.09
24Oberbayern1.34-0.03
27Karlsruhe1.33-0.01
28Saarland1.32-0.02
28Schleswig-Holstein1.32-0.03
28Trier1.32-0.05
31Sachsen-Anhalt1.31-0.09
32Köln1.3-0.03
32Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1.3-0.04
34Dresden1.24-0.05
34Hamburg1.24-0.05
34Thüringen1.24-0.09
37Berlin1.21-0.02
38Leipzig1.07-0.07

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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. 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?

Detmold, with 1.5 children per woman in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Leipzig, with 1.07 children per woman in 2024.

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.

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