NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by natural change rate, 2024

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad had the highest natural change rate of 44 areas in 2024, at 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Arr. Veurne had the lowest, at -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Belgium was -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.3Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

Lowest-9.3Arr. Veurne

Median-1.244 areas

Belgium-0.2History

All areas, 2024

per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2024 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2023
1	Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad	4.3	0 pts
2	Arr. Bastogne	2.2	+1.2 pts
3	Arr. Antwerpen	1.8	-0.1 pts
3	Arr. Arlon	1.8	+1.1 pts
5	Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde	0.9	-0.2 pts
6	Arr. Sint-Niklaas	0.6	0 pts
7	Arr. Gent	0.4	+0.2 pts
8	Arr. Mechelen	-0.1	+0.1 pts
9	Arr. Maaseik	-0.2	+0.2 pts
10	Arr. Roeselare	-0.3	-0.6 pts
11	Arr. Neufchâteau	-0.4	-0.6 pts
11	Arr. Tielt	-0.4	+0.3 pts
13	Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft	-0.5	+0.1 pts
14	Arr. Turnhout	-0.6	-0.2 pts
15	Arr. Kortrijk	-0.7	-0.4 pts
15	Arr. Verviers - communes francophones	-0.7	-0.3 pts
17	Arr. Charleroi	-0.8	-0.1 pts
17	Arr. Soignies	-0.8	+0.3 pts
19	Arr. Ieper	-0.9	+0.2 pts
20	Arr. Namur	-1	-0.6 pts
21	Arr. Aalst	-1.1	+0.3 pts
21	Arr. Leuven	-1.1	-0.5 pts
23	Arr. Nivelles	-1.3	-0.7 pts
24	Arr. Dendermonde	-1.4	-0.2 pts
24	Arr. Liège	-1.4	-0.6 pts
24	Arr. Tongeren	-1.4	-0.4 pts
27	Arr. Oudenaarde	-1.5	-0.5 pts
28	Arr. Hasselt	-1.6	-0.5 pts
29	Arr. Huy	-1.7	-0.2 pts
30	Arr. Virton	-1.8	-1.4 pts
31	Arr. Ath	-1.9	-0.1 pts
31	Arr. La Louvière	-1.9	+0.3 pts
33	Arr. Mons	-2	+0.1 pts
34	Arr. Marche-en-Famenne	-2.1	-1.9 pts
35	Arr. Tournai-Mouscron	-2.4	-0.2 pts
36	Arr. Dinant	-2.5	-1 pts
37	Arr. Eeklo	-2.6	-0.5 pts
37	Arr. Waremme	-2.6	-0.5 pts
39	Arr. Philippeville	-3.3	-0.2 pts
39	Arr. Thuin	-3.3	-0.5 pts
41	Arr. Diksmuide	-3.4	-1.4 pts
42	Arr. Brugge	-4.1	-0.2 pts
43	Arr. Oostende	-6	-1 pts
44	Arr. Veurne	-9.3	-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, with 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Arr. Veurne, with -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants 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, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.