# NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by natural change rate, 2024

All 44 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `natural_change_rate`
- Unit: per 1,000 inhabitants
- Definition: Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/belgium-provinces

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