EU regions (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 241 regions in 2014, at 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Severozapaden had the lowest, at -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.5Mayotte

Lowest-11.7Severozapaden

Median-0.6241 regions

European Union (27)0History

Top 40 regions, 2014

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	Regions	2014 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2013
1	Mayotte	29.5	n/a
2	Guyane	22.7	n/a
3	Melilla	13.5	+1 pts
4	La Réunion	11.5	n/a
5	Eastern and Midland	9.8	-0.4 pts
6	Ile-de-France	9.3	n/a
7	Ceuta	8.2	+1.6 pts
8	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break	8.1	+0.4 pts
9	Flevoland	7	+0.9 pts
10	Southern	6.9	-0.3 pts
11	Stockholm	6.4	-0.3 pts
12	Northern and Western	6.1	-0.7 pts
13	Rhône-Alpes	5.3	n/a
14	Guadeloupe	5.1	n/a
15	Nord-Pas de Calais	4.7	n/a
16	Kýpros	4.5	-0.4 pts
16	Utrecht	4.5	n/a
18	Helsinki-Uusimaa	4	-0.3 pts
18	Luxembourg	4	-0.2 pts
18	Region of Murcia	4	-0.1 pts
21	Alsace	3.8	n/a
22	Community of Madrid	3.5	-0.1 pts
22	Picardie	3.5	n/a
24	Hovedstaden	3.4	+0.7 pts
24	Pays de la Loire	3.4	n/a
24	Vorarlberg	3.4	+0.9 pts
24	Zuid-Holland	3.4	n/a
28	Bratislavský kraj	3.3	+0.9 pts
29	Haute-Normandie	3.2	n/a
30	Noord-Holland	3	+0.3 pts
31	Sydsverige	2.8	+0.4 pts
31	Västsverige	2.8	+0.3 pts
33	Martinique	2.7	n/a
33	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	2.7	+0.3 pts
35	Franche-Comté	2.6	n/a
35	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	2.6	n/a
37	Balearic Islands	2.5	-0.1 pts
37	Prov. Antwerpen Series break	2.5	+0.5 pts
37	Východné Slovensko	2.5	+0.1 pts
40	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break	2.4	+0.3 pts
40	Zahodna Slovenija	2.4	+0.1 pts
42	Östra Mellansverige	2.2	+0.5 pts
42	Overijssel	2.2	+0.1 pts
44	Malta	2.1	+0.2 pts
44	Salzburg	2.1	+0.7 pts
46	Pomorskie	2	+0.3 pts
46	Praha	2	+0.6 pts
46	Tirol	2	+0.2 pts
49	Andalusia	1.9	0 pts
49	Champagne-Ardenne	1.9	n/a
49	Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break	1.9	+0.3 pts
52	Midtjylland	1.8	+0.2 pts
52	Wien	1.8	+0.5 pts
54	Centre - Val de Loire	1.7	n/a
54	Midi-Pyrénées	1.7	n/a
54	Střední Čechy	1.7	+0.7 pts
54	Wielkopolskie	1.7	+0.5 pts
58	Lorraine	1.6	n/a
59	Berlin	1.5	+0.8 pts
59	Notio Aigaio	1.5	-0.1 pts
59	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break	1.5	+0.2 pts
59	Warszawski stołeczny	1.5	n/a
63	Catalonia	1.4	0 pts
63	Gelderland	1.4	+0.2 pts
63	Małopolskie	1.4	+0.2 pts
63	Noord-Brabant	1.4	+0.2 pts
67	Hamburg	1.3	+0.8 pts
67	Languedoc-Roussillon	1.3	n/a
67	Oberbayern	1.3	+0.5 pts
67	Oberösterreich	1.3	+0.9 pts
71	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break	1.2	+0.5 pts
72	Åland	1.1	+0.5 pts
72	Jihovýchod	1.1	+0.8 pts
72	Navarre	1.1	-0.1 pts
72	Prov. Brabant wallon Series break	1.1	-0.3 pts
76	Canary Islands	1	-0.1 pts
76	Grande Lisboa	1	n/a
76	Småland med öarna	1	+0.6 pts
79	Bretagne	0.9	n/a
79	Kriti	0.9	-0.3 pts
81	Friesland (NL)	0.8	+0.3 pts
81	Podkarpackie	0.8	-0.1 pts
81	Prov. Liège Series break	0.8	+0.4 pts
84	Aquitaine	0.6	n/a
84	Valencian Community	0.6	-0.1 pts
84	Warmińsko-mazurskie	0.6	+0.8 pts
87	Prov. Namur Series break	0.5	+0.2 pts
88	Basse-Normandie	0.3	n/a
88	Länsi-Suomi	0.3	-0.4 pts
88	Zeeland	0.3	+1.1 pts
91	Groningen	0.2	+0.3 pts
91	Lubuskie	0.2	+0.5 pts
91	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	0.2	-0.3 pts
91	Severovýchod	0.2	+0.6 pts
95	Darmstadt	0.1	+0.9 pts
96	Castilla-La Mancha	0	-0.4 pts
96	Kujawsko-pomorskie	0	+0.3 pts
96	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	0	-0.4 pts
96	Região Autónoma dos Açores	0	+0.4 pts
96	Stuttgart	0	+0.6 pts
96	Vzhodna Slovenija	0	+0.4 pts
102	Campania	-0.1	-0.2 pts
102	Jihozápad	-0.1	+0.5 pts
102	Prov. Hainaut Series break	-0.1	+0.3 pts
102	Stredné Slovensko	-0.1	+0.1 pts
106	Corse	-0.2	n/a
106	La Rioja	-0.2	-0.3 pts
106	Tübingen	-0.2	+0.3 pts
109	Bourgogne	-0.3	n/a
109	Mazowiecki regionalny	-0.3	n/a
109	Övre Norrland	-0.3	-0.1 pts
112	Basque Country	-0.4	-0.1 pts
112	Lombardia	-0.4	-0.1 pts
112	Poitou-Charentes	-0.4	n/a
112	Syddanmark	-0.4	0 pts
112	Zachodniopomorskie	-0.4	+0.5 pts
117	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	-0.5	+0.4 pts
117	Península de Setúbal	-0.5	n/a
117	Střední Morava	-0.5	+0.5 pts
120	Drenthe	-0.6	+0.7 pts
120	Nordjylland	-0.6	+0.7 pts
122	Podlaskie	-0.7	+0.6 pts
123	Auvergne	-0.8	n/a
123	Lazio	-0.8	-0.4 pts
123	Severozápad	-0.8	+0.6 pts
126	Attiki	-0.9	-0.2 pts
126	Freiburg	-0.9	+0.4 pts
126	Köln	-0.9	+0.9 pts
126	Moravskoslezsko	-0.9	+0.5 pts
126	Norra Mellansverige	-0.9	+0.8 pts
126	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break	-0.9	+0.3 pts
126	Puglia	-0.9	-0.3 pts
126	Schwaben	-0.9	+0.7 pts
126	Sostinės regionas	-0.9	+0.7 pts
135	Centru Estimated	-1	+0.1 pts
135	Dolnośląskie	-1	+0.6 pts
135	Karlsruhe	-1	+0.6 pts
135	Sicilia	-1	0 pts
139	Lubelskie	-1.1	+0.4 pts
139	Śląskie	-1.1	+0.3 pts
139	Veneto	-1.1	-0.2 pts
142	Niederösterreich	-1.2	+0.3 pts
142	Steiermark	-1.2	0 pts
142	Západné Slovensko	-1.2	0 pts
145	Opolskie	-1.3	+0.8 pts
145	Pest	-1.3	+0.4 pts
145	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	-1.3	+0.5 pts
148	Calabria	-1.4	-0.3 pts
148	Mittelfranken	-1.4	+0.5 pts
148	Nord-Est Estimated	-1.4	+0.2 pts
151	Eesti	-1.5	-0.2 pts
151	Etelä-Suomi	-1.5	-0.1 pts
151	Extremadura	-1.5	+0.5 pts
151	Weser-Ems	-1.5	+1.1 pts
155	Aragon	-1.6	-0.3 pts
155	Detmold	-1.6	+0.8 pts
157	Norte	-1.7	0 pts
158	Mellersta Norrland	-1.8	+0.3 pts
158	Nord-Vest Estimated	-1.8	+0.5 pts
160	Bremen	-1.9	+1.4 pts
160	Kärnten	-1.9	+0.2 pts
160	Limburg (NL)	-1.9	-0.1 pts
160	Münster	-1.9	+0.8 pts
160	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	-1.9	+0.9 pts
165	Leipzig	-2	+0.8 pts
165	Oberpfalz	-2	+0.7 pts
167	Algarve	-2.1	+0.2 pts
168	Észak-Alföld	-2.2	+0.5 pts
168	Unterfranken	-2.2	+0.6 pts
170	Cantabria	-2.3	-1 pts
170	Jadranska Hrvatska	-2.3	-0.3 pts
170	Niederbayern	-2.3	+0.3 pts
170	Sjælland	-2.3	+0.3 pts
170	Świętokrzyskie	-2.3	+0.5 pts
175	Budapest	-2.4	+0.5 pts
175	Kentriki Makedonia	-2.4	-0.9 pts
175	Sardegna	-2.4	-0.4 pts
178	Emilia-Romagna	-2.5	-0.3 pts
178	Gießen	-2.5	+0.6 pts
178	Trier	-2.5	+0.5 pts
181	Dresden	-2.6	+0.6 pts
182	Düsseldorf	-2.7	+1 pts
182	Dytiki Elláda	-2.7	-0.2 pts
184	Limousin	-2.8	n/a
184	Łódzkie	-2.8	+0.7 pts
186	Abruzzo	-2.9	-0.2 pts
186	Ionia Nisia	-2.9	-0.5 pts
186	Marche	-2.9	-0.2 pts
189	Lüneburg	-3	+0.8 pts
190	Hannover	-3.1	+0.6 pts
190	Schleswig-Holstein	-3.1	+0.8 pts
192	Basilicata	-3.2	0 pts
192	Umbria	-3.2	-0.1 pts
194	Piemonte	-3.3	0 pts
194	Toscana	-3.3	+0.1 pts
196	Arnsberg	-3.4	+0.9 pts
196	Közép-Dunántúl	-3.4	+0.4 pts
196	Latvija	-3.4	+0.6 pts
199	Burgenland	-3.5	+0.4 pts
199	Kassel	-3.5	+1.1 pts
199	Thessalia	-3.5	-0.6 pts
199	Vest Estimated	-3.5	+0.4 pts
203	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	-3.6	-0.4 pts
203	Dytiki Makedonia	-3.6	+0.2 pts
203	Ipeiros	-3.6	-0.1 pts
206	Braunschweig	-3.7	+1 pts
206	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	-3.7	+0.2 pts
206	Voreio Aigaio	-3.7	-0.3 pts
206	Yugozapaden	-3.7	0 pts
210	Galicia	-3.8	+0.1 pts
210	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	-3.8	+0.7 pts
210	Região Autónoma da Madeira	-3.8	-1.5 pts
213	Brandenburg	-3.9	+0.7 pts
213	Koblenz	-3.9	+0.5 pts
213	Sud-Est Estimated	-3.9	-0.1 pts
216	Castile and León	-4	-0.1 pts
216	Oberfranken	-4	+0.7 pts
216	Sterea Elláda	-4	-0.7 pts
219	Nyugat-Dunántúl	-4.2	+0.5 pts
219	Thüringen	-4.2	+0.5 pts
221	Észak-Magyarország	-4.3	+0.4 pts
221	Molise	-4.3	-0.2 pts
223	Peloponnisos	-4.4	-0.2 pts
224	Dél-Dunántúl	-4.7	+0.7 pts
225	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	-4.8	n/a
225	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	-4.8	+0.5 pts
227	Centro (PT)	-4.9	n/a
227	Severoiztochen	-4.9	-0.7 pts
227	Yugoiztochen	-4.9	-0.7 pts
230	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	-5.2	-0.1 pts
231	Dél-Alföld	-5.3	+0.1 pts
231	Saarland	-5.3	+0.7 pts
231	Yuzhen tsentralen	-5.3	-0.7 pts
234	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	-5.6	-0.4 pts
235	Asturias	-5.9	-0.2 pts
236	Sachsen-Anhalt	-6.1	+0.4 pts
237	Chemnitz	-6.2	+0.7 pts
238	Liguria	-6.3	+0.4 pts
239	Alentejo	-7.3	n/a
240	Severen tsentralen	-9	-1.1 pts
241	Severozapaden	-11.7	-1 pts

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

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  title = {{Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo\_r\_gind3): EU regions (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2014}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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}

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Mayotte, with 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Severozapaden, with -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014.

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