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Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest had the highest natural change rate of 11 regions in 2024, at 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Prov. West-Vlaanderen had the lowest, at -2.7 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.

Highest4.3Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Lowest-2.7Prov. West-Vlaanderen
Median-1.211 regions
Belgium-0.2History

All regions, 2024

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRégion de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…4.3Prov. Antwerpen: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Antwerpen0.9Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Vlaams-Brabant0.1Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Luxembourg (BE)0Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Oost-Vlaanderen-0.4Prov. Limburg (BE): -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Limburg (BE)-1.2Prov. Brabant wallon: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Brabant wallon-1.3Prov. Liège: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Liège-1.3Prov. Namur: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Namur-1.6Prov. Hainaut: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Hainaut-1.7Prov. West-Vlaanderen: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. West-Vlaanderen-2.7
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

RankRegions2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest4.30 pts
2Prov. Antwerpen0.90 pts
3Prov. Vlaams-Brabant0.1-0.2 pts
4Prov. Luxembourg (BE)0-0.3 pts
5Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen-0.4+0.1 pts
6Prov. Limburg (BE)-1.2-0.3 pts
7Prov. Brabant wallon-1.3-0.7 pts
7Prov. Liège-1.3-0.4 pts
9Prov. Namur-1.6-0.6 pts
10Prov. Hainaut-1.7-0.1 pts
11Prov. West-Vlaanderen-2.7-0.4 pts

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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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/belgium-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/belgium-regions.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/belgium-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, with 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Prov. West-Vlaanderen, with -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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.

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