Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by fertility rate

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by fertility rate, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Lüneburg had the highest fertility rate of 38 regions in 2023, at 1.53 children per woman. Leipzig had the lowest, at 1.14 children per woman. The median was 1.4 children per woman and the figure for Germany was 1.39 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.53Lüneburg

Lowest1.14Leipzig

Median1.438 regions

Germany1.39History

All regions, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 children per woman	Change on 2022
1	Lüneburg Series break	1.53	-0.06
1	Schwaben Series break	1.53	-0.04
3	Detmold Series break	1.5	-0.1
3	Weser-Ems Series break	1.5	-0.06
5	Münster Series break	1.49	-0.08
6	Niederbayern Series break	1.47	-0.08
6	Tübingen Series break	1.47	-0.07
8	Kassel Series break	1.46	-0.05
8	Koblenz Series break	1.46	-0.12
8	Oberpfalz Series break	1.46	-0.08
11	Arnsberg Series break	1.45	-0.08
12	Chemnitz Series break	1.44	-0.14
12	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	1.44	-0.08
12	Stuttgart Series break	1.44	-0.07
15	Bremen Series break	1.43	-0.08
15	Unterfranken Series break	1.43	-0.08
17	Hannover Series break	1.41	-0.06
18	Düsseldorf Series break	1.4	-0.06
18	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	1.4	-0.05
20	Freiburg Series break	1.39	-0.1
20	Oberfranken Series break	1.39	-0.06
22	Brandenburg Series break	1.38	-0.09
22	Braunschweig Series break	1.38	-0.1
22	Darmstadt Series break	1.38	-0.07
22	Mittelfranken Series break	1.38	-0.07
26	Oberbayern Series break	1.37	-0.08
26	Trier Series break	1.37	+0.01
28	Gießen Series break	1.35	-0.05
28	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	1.35	-0.1
30	Karlsruhe Series break	1.34	-0.09
30	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	1.34	-0.05
30	Saarland Series break	1.34	-0.07
33	Köln Series break	1.33	-0.07
33	Thüringen Series break	1.33	-0.1
35	Dresden Series break	1.29	-0.13
35	Hamburg Series break	1.29	-0.03
37	Berlin Series break	1.23	-0.02
38	Leipzig Series break	1.14	-0.1

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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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Questions

Which region has the highest fertility rate?

Lüneburg, with 1.53 children per woman in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest fertility rate?

Leipzig, with 1.14 children per woman in 2023.

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.