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EU regions (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 244 regions in 2024, at 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Severozapaden had the lowest, at -12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24.3Mayotte
Lowest-12.3Severozapaden
Median-3.2244 regions
European Union (27)-2.8History

Top 40 regions, 2024

Mayotte: 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte24.3Guyane: 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane19.1La Réunion: 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion6.6Ile-de-France: 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIle-de-France5.8Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRégion de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…4.3Eastern and Midland: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEastern and Midland4.2Melilla: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla4.2Stockholm: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsStockholm4.2Flevoland: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland4.1Kýpros: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKýpros3.1Luxembourg: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg2.9Hovedstaden: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHovedstaden2.8Northern and Western: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorthern and Western2.7Southern: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSouthern2.4Utrecht: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht2.2Ceuta: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta2Východné Slovensko: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVýchodné Slovensko1.8Rhône-Alpes: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône-Alpes1.5Helsinki-Uusimaa: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHelsinki-Uusimaa1.3Wien: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWien1.1Västsverige: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästsverige1Midtjylland: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidtjylland0.9Prov. Antwerpen: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Antwerpen0.9Zuid-Holland: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Holland0.8Noord-Holland: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Holland0.7Vorarlberg: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVorarlberg0.7Nord-Pas de Calais: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord-Pas de Calais0.6Region of Murcia: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegion of Murcia0.5Grande Lisboa: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa0.4Sydsverige: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSydsverige0.4Malta: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta0.3Community of Madrid: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCommunity of Madrid0.2Praha: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPraha0.2Balearic Islands: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands0.1Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Vlaams-Brabant0.1Tirol: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTirol0.1Östra Mellansverige: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstra Mellansverige0Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsProv. Luxembourg (BE)0Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…0Guadeloupe: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe-0.1
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
1Mayotte Provisional24.3-5.2 pts
2Guyane Provisional19.1-2.8 pts
3La Réunion Provisional6.6-1.6 pts
4Ile-de-France Provisional5.8-0.3 pts
5Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest4.30 pts
6Eastern and Midland4.2-0.6 pts
6Melilla4.2+1 pts
6Stockholm4.2+0.2 pts
9Flevoland4.1-0.5 pts
10Kýpros3.1-0.6 pts
11Luxembourg2.9+0.1 pts
12Hovedstaden2.8+0.4 pts
13Northern and Western2.7-0.2 pts
14Southern2.40 pts
15Utrecht2.2+0.4 pts
16Ceuta2+0.5 pts
17Východné Slovensko1.8+0.2 pts
18Rhône-Alpes Provisional1.5-0.2 pts
19Helsinki-Uusimaa1.3+0.5 pts
20Wien1.1+0.7 pts
21Västsverige1+0.2 pts
22Midtjylland0.90 pts
22Prov. Antwerpen0.90 pts
24Zuid-Holland0.8-0.2 pts
25Noord-Holland0.7+0.2 pts
25Vorarlberg0.7-0.7 pts
27Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional0.6-0.1 pts
28Region of Murcia0.5+0.1 pts
29Grande Lisboa0.4+0.2 pts
29Sydsverige0.40 pts
31Malta0.3-0.5 pts
32Community of Madrid0.20 pts
32Praha0.2-0.1 pts
34Balearic Islands0.10 pts
34Prov. Vlaams-Brabant0.1-0.2 pts
34Tirol0.1-0.1 pts
37Östra Mellansverige0+0.2 pts
37Prov. Luxembourg (BE)0-0.3 pts
37Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen0-0.2 pts
40Guadeloupe Provisional-0.1-1.3 pts
41Alsace Provisional-0.3-0.2 pts
41Picardie Provisional-0.3-0.2 pts
43Bratislavský kraj-0.4-0.6 pts
43Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen-0.4+0.1 pts
45Haute-Normandie Provisional-0.5-0.3 pts
45Notio Aigaio-0.5-0.2 pts
45Oberösterreich-0.5+0.2 pts
45Overijssel-0.50 pts
45Pays de la Loire Provisional-0.5-0.4 pts
50Hamburg-0.6+0.1 pts
50Salzburg-0.6-0.5 pts
52Oberbayern-0.7-0.1 pts
52Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional-0.7-0.2 pts
54Småland med öarna-0.8+0.2 pts
55Gelderland-0.9-0.2 pts
55Noord-Brabant-0.9+0.1 pts
57Península de Setúbal-1+0.1 pts
58Berlin-1.1+0.1 pts
58Zahodna Slovenija-1.1+0.2 pts
60Prov. Limburg (BE)-1.2-0.3 pts
61Prov. Brabant wallon-1.3-0.7 pts
61Prov. Liège-1.3-0.4 pts
63Tübingen-1.4-0.1 pts
64Andalusia-1.50 pts
64Stuttgart-1.5-0.1 pts
66Prov. Namur-1.6-0.6 pts
67Catalonia-1.70 pts
67Midi-Pyrénées Provisional-1.7-0.2 pts
67Prov. Hainaut-1.7-0.1 pts
70Darmstadt-1.8+0.3 pts
71Franche-Comté Provisional-1.9-0.4 pts
71Małopolskie-1.9-0.6 pts
71Schwaben-1.9-0.3 pts
71Střední Čechy-1.9-0.9 pts
71Syddanmark-1.9+0.1 pts
71Warszawski stołeczny-1.9-0.4 pts
77Centre - Val de Loire Provisional-2-0.2 pts
77Valencian Community-2+0.1 pts
79Champagne-Ardenne Provisional-2.1-0.4 pts
79Jihovýchod-2.1-0.6 pts
81Algarve-2.2+0.2 pts
81Freiburg-2.2+0.2 pts
81Friesland (NL)-2.2-0.2 pts
81Navarre-2.2-0.2 pts
81Nordjylland-2.2-0.3 pts
86Grad Zagreb-2.3+0.3 pts
86Kriti-2.3-0.4 pts
88Aquitaine Provisional-2.4-0.4 pts
88Karlsruhe-2.4+0.4 pts
88Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional-2.4-0.3 pts
88Região Autónoma dos Açores-2.4-1.1 pts
92Groningen-2.5-0.3 pts
92Martinique Provisional-2.5-1.2 pts
92Övre Norrland-2.5-0.1 pts
92Pomorskie-2.5-0.8 pts
92Stredné Slovensko-2.5-0.6 pts
97Bretagne Provisional-2.6-0.2 pts
97Canary Islands-2.60 pts
97Castilla-La Mancha-2.60 pts
97Lorraine Provisional-2.6-0.2 pts
97Steiermark-2.6-0.1 pts
102Prov. West-Vlaanderen-2.7-0.4 pts
102Provincia Autonoma di Trento-2.7-0.2 pts
104Campania-2.8+0.1 pts
104Corse Provisional-2.8+0.2 pts
104Jihozápad-2.8-0.6 pts
104Mittelfranken-2.8+0.2 pts
104Oberpfalz-2.8+0.4 pts
104Wielkopolskie-2.8-0.6 pts
110Pest-2.9-1.1 pts
110Severovýchod-2.9-0.6 pts
112Åland-3-2.6 pts
112Bremen-3-0.3 pts
112Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated-3-0.8 pts
112Köln-3+0.1 pts
112Região Autónoma da Madeira-3+1 pts
112Zeeland-3-0.3 pts
118Münster-3.1+0.1 pts
118Niederbayern-3.1+0.1 pts
118Norra Mellansverige-3.10 pts
121Niederösterreich-3.2+0.1 pts
121Střední Morava-3.2-0.7 pts
121Vzhodna Slovenija-3.2-0.3 pts
124Detmold-3.3+0.2 pts
124Länsi-Suomi-3.3+1 pts
124Norte-3.3-0.3 pts
124Podkarpackie-3.3-0.8 pts
128Sjælland-3.40 pts
128Sostinės regionas-3.4-1.1 pts
130Mellersta Norrland-3.5-0.4 pts
130Rheinhessen-Pfalz-3.5-0.1 pts
132Unterfranken-3.6+0.2 pts
132Weser-Ems-3.6-0.2 pts
134Basse-Normandie Provisional-3.7-0.4 pts
134Centru Estimated-3.7-0.7 pts
134Nord-Vest Estimated-3.7-1 pts
137Lombardia-3.80 pts
138Aragon-3.90 pts
138Auvergne Provisional-3.9+0.1 pts
138Kärnten-3.9+0.1 pts
138La Rioja-3.9-0.1 pts
138Západné Slovensko-3.9-0.7 pts
143Drenthe-4-0.5 pts
143Sicilia-4+0.4 pts
145Gießen-4.1+0.1 pts
145Podlaskie-4.1-0.6 pts
147Basque Country-4.2-0.2 pts
147Bourgogne Provisional-4.2-0.3 pts
147Düsseldorf-4.2+0.3 pts
147Észak-Alföld-4.2-1.1 pts
147Mazowiecki regionalny-4.2-0.6 pts
147Moravskoslezsko-4.2-0.8 pts
147Veneto-4.2+0.1 pts
154Limburg (NL)-4.3-0.4 pts
155Calabria-4.4+0.3 pts
155Eesti-4.4-0.7 pts
157Severozápad-4.5-0.5 pts
157Trier-4.5-0.2 pts
157Yugozapaden-4.5-0.5 pts
160Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi-4.6+0.3 pts
160Poitou-Charentes Provisional-4.6-0.4 pts
160Puglia-4.60 pts
160Sjeverna Hrvatska-4.6-0.1 pts
164Attiki-4.7-0.3 pts
164Budapest-4.7-0.9 pts
164Extremadura-4.7-0.4 pts
164Jadranska Hrvatska-4.7+0.4 pts
164Nord-Est Estimated-4.7-1.5 pts
169Arnsberg-4.8+0.2 pts
169Lazio-4.8+0.4 pts
169Oeste e Vale do Tejo-4.8+0.4 pts
172Warmińsko-mazurskie-4.9-0.2 pts
173Hannover-5+0.1 pts
173Voreio Aigaio-5-1 pts
175Dolnośląskie-5.1-0.6 pts
175Emilia-Romagna-5.10 pts
175Koblenz-5.1-0.2 pts
175Kujawsko-pomorskie-5.1-0.6 pts
175Lubelskie-5.1-0.2 pts
175Lubuskie-5.1-0.6 pts
181Cantabria-5.20 pts
181Lüneburg-5.20 pts
183Nyugat-Dunántúl-5.3-0.9 pts
184Észak-Magyarország-5.4-0.7 pts
184Közép-Dunántúl-5.4-0.4 pts
186Braunschweig-5.5+0.4 pts
186Etelä-Suomi-5.5+0.6 pts
186Leipzig-5.5-0.1 pts
189Kassel-5.60 pts
189Oberfranken-5.6+0.1 pts
191Burgenland-5.7-0.8 pts
191Ionia Nisia-5.70 pts
193Schleswig-Holstein-5.8+0.1 pts
193Zachodniopomorskie-5.8-0.6 pts
195Abruzzo-5.9+0.6 pts
195Basilicata-5.9+0.7 pts
195Centro (PT)-5.9-0.2 pts
195Vest Estimated-5.9-0.7 pts
195Yugoiztochen-5.90 pts
200Kentriki Makedonia-6-0.1 pts
200Limousin Provisional-6-0.6 pts
200Opolskie-6-1 pts
203Dytiki Elláda-6.1-0.4 pts
204Śląskie-6.2-0.5 pts
205Marche-6.3-0.3 pts
206Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-6.4-1.1 pts
207Friuli-Venezia Giulia-6.5-0.1 pts
207Łódzkie-6.5-0.5 pts
207Toscana-6.5-0.1 pts
210Piemonte-6.6+0.2 pts
211Castile and León-6.7-0.2 pts
212Saarland-6.9-0.2 pts
212Umbria-6.9+0.2 pts
214Dél-Alföld-7-0.8 pts
214Świętokrzyskie-7-0.7 pts
214Thessalia-7+0.4 pts
217Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated-7.1-0.8 pts
218Galicia-7.2-0.3 pts
218Sud-Est Estimated-7.2-0.8 pts
220Sardegna-7.30 pts
220Yuzhen tsentralen-7.3-0.7 pts
222Dél-Dunántúl-7.4-0.7 pts
222Latvija-7.4-0.2 pts
224Dresden-7.5-0.2 pts
224Ipeiros-7.5-0.2 pts
224Panonska Hrvatska-7.5-0.6 pts
224Sud-Muntenia Estimated-7.5-0.6 pts
228Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki-7.6-0.4 pts
228Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas-7.6-0.5 pts
230Sterea Elláda-7.8+0.3 pts
231Alentejo-7.9-0.2 pts
231Brandenburg-7.9+0.2 pts
231Severoiztochen-7.9-0.8 pts
234Molise-8.1-0.2 pts
234Peloponnisos-8.1+0.2 pts
236Dytiki Makedonia-8.40 pts
236Liguria-8.4+0.4 pts
238Asturias-8.5-0.1 pts
239Thüringen-8.8-0.2 pts
240Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-9.4-0.3 pts
241Sachsen-Anhalt-10.1+0.2 pts
242Chemnitz-10.40 pts
243Severen tsentralen-12.2-1.2 pts
244Severozapaden-12.3-0.1 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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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Mayotte, with 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Severozapaden, with -12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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