NUTS 3 areas of Poland by fertility rate
Gdański had the highest fertility rate of 73 areas in 2016, at 1.76 children per woman. Wałbrzyski had the lowest, at 1.17 children per woman. The median was 1.37 children per woman and the figure for Poland was 1.39 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gdański | 1.76 | +0.1 |
| 2 | Poznański | 1.65 | +0.09 |
| 3 | Chojnicki | 1.62 | +0.1 |
| 3 | Warszawski wschodni | 1.62 | +0.11 |
| 5 | Nowosądecki | 1.6 | +0.07 |
| 5 | Siedlecki | 1.6 | +0.05 |
| 7 | Warszawski zachodni | 1.58 | +0.09 |
| 8 | Leszczyński | 1.55 | +0.06 |
| 9 | Żyrardowski | 1.51 | -0.01 |
| 10 | Tyski | 1.5 | +0.05 |
| 11 | Ostrołęcki | 1.48 | +0.01 |
| 12 | Nowotarski | 1.47 | +0.07 |
| 12 | Wrocławski | 1.47 | +0.11 |
| 14 | Bielski | 1.46 | +0.05 |
| 14 | Krakowski | 1.46 | +0.06 |
| 16 | Kaliski | 1.45 | +0.04 |
| 16 | Miasto Warszawa | 1.45 | +0.09 |
| 16 | Trójmiejski | 1.45 | +0.13 |
| 19 | Bialski | 1.43 | +0.06 |
| 19 | Pilski | 1.43 | +0.05 |
| 19 | Słupski | 1.43 | +0.07 |
| 19 | Suwalski | 1.43 | +0.11 |
| 19 | Świecki | 1.43 | +0.06 |
| 24 | Ciechanowski | 1.42 | +0.03 |
| 24 | Rybnicki | 1.42 | +0.06 |
| 26 | Grudziądzki | 1.41 | +0.05 |
| 26 | Koniński | 1.41 | +0.07 |
| 26 | Rzeszowski | 1.41 | +0.12 |
| 26 | Starogardzki | 1.41 | +0.02 |
| 30 | Legnicko-głogowski | 1.39 | +0.06 |
| 30 | Miasto Poznań | 1.39 | +0.16 |
| 30 | Sieradzki | 1.39 | +0.09 |
| 30 | Skierniewicki | 1.39 | +0.05 |
| 34 | Radomski | 1.38 | +0.04 |
| 35 | Elbląski | 1.37 | +0.07 |
| 35 | Gorzowski | 1.37 | +0.06 |
| 35 | Miasto Kraków | 1.37 | +0.13 |
| 38 | Katowicki | 1.36 | +0.07 |
| 38 | Łomżyński | 1.36 | +0.06 |
| 38 | Oświęcimski | 1.36 | +0.02 |
| 38 | Piotrkowski | 1.36 | +0.03 |
| 38 | Puławski | 1.36 | +0.02 |
| 38 | Szczeciński | 1.36 | +0.07 |
| 38 | Zielonogórski | 1.36 | +0.07 |
| 45 | Koszaliński | 1.35 | +0.1 |
| 45 | Płocki | 1.35 | +0.07 |
| 47 | Łódzki | 1.34 | +0.01 |
| 48 | Białostocki | 1.33 | +0.08 |
| 48 | Bydgosko-toruński | 1.33 | +0.1 |
| 48 | Gliwicki | 1.33 | +0.07 |
| 48 | Miasto Wrocław | 1.33 | +0.13 |
| 48 | Szczecinecko-pyrzycki | 1.33 | +0.03 |
| 53 | Tarnowski | 1.32 | +0.04 |
| 54 | Opolski | 1.31 | +0.04 |
| 55 | Ełcki | 1.3 | -0.05 |
| 55 | Inowrocławski | 1.3 | +0.02 |
| 55 | Olsztyński | 1.3 | +0.09 |
| 55 | Włocławski | 1.3 | +0.04 |
| 59 | Lubelski | 1.29 | 0 |
| 60 | Bytomski | 1.28 | +0.06 |
| 61 | Krośnieński | 1.27 | +0.04 |
| 61 | Miasto Łódź | 1.27 | +0.11 |
| 61 | Sosnowiecki | 1.27 | +0.08 |
| 61 | Tarnobrzeski | 1.27 | +0.04 |
| 65 | Miasto Szczecin | 1.26 | +0.08 |
| 66 | Nyski | 1.25 | +0.12 |
| 66 | Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski | 1.25 | +0.02 |
| 68 | Częstochowski | 1.23 | +0.05 |
| 68 | Jeleniogórski | 1.23 | +0.01 |
| 68 | Kielecki | 1.23 | +0.02 |
| 68 | Przemyski | 1.23 | -0.01 |
| 72 | Chełmsko-zamojski | 1.19 | -0.01 |
| 73 | Wałbrzyski | 1.17 | +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. 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?
Gdański, with 1.76 children per woman in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest fertility rate?
Wałbrzyski, with 1.17 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.
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