EU regions (NUTS 2) by natural change rate
Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 241 regions in 2017, at 35.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Severozapaden had the lowest, at -12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 35.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 2 | Guyane | 26 | +2.3 pts |
| 3 | La Réunion | 10.6 | 0 pts |
| 4 | Melilla | 9.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 5 | Ile-de-France | 8.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 6 | Eastern and Midland | 7.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 7 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 7.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 8 | Ceuta | 5.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 8 | Stockholm | 5.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 10 | Flevoland | 5.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 11 | Southern | 5.4 | 0 pts |
| 12 | Northern and Western | 5.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 13 | Hovedstaden | 3.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 13 | Rhône-Alpes | 3.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 15 | Kýpros | 3.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 15 | Utrecht | 3.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 17 | Bratislavský kraj | 3.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 18 | Guadeloupe | 3.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 18 | Luxembourg Series break | 3.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 20 | Vorarlberg | 3 | -0.6 pts |
| 21 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 2.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 21 | Východné Slovensko | 2.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 23 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 2.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 24 | Pomorskie | 2.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 25 | Praha | 2.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 25 | Region of Murcia | 2.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 25 | Tirol | 2.4 | 0 pts |
| 28 | Alsace | 2.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 28 | Midtjylland | 2.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 28 | Noord-Holland | 2.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 28 | Sydsverige | 2.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 28 | Zuid-Holland | 2.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 33 | Västsverige | 2.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 33 | Wien | 2.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 35 | Community of Madrid | 2.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 35 | Salzburg | 2.1 | 0 pts |
| 35 | Wielkopolskie | 2.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 38 | Hamburg | 1.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 38 | Małopolskie | 1.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 38 | Picardie | 1.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Haute-Normandie | 1.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 41 | Östra Mellansverige | 1.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 1.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 44 | Balearic Islands | 1.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 44 | Warszawski stołeczny | 1.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 46 | Berlin | 1.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 46 | Malta | 1.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 48 | Åland | 1.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 48 | Pays de la Loire | 1.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 48 | Prov. Antwerpen | 1.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 48 | Střední Čechy | 1.5 | 0 pts |
| 52 | Notio Aigaio | 1.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 52 | Oberbayern | 1.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 54 | Grande Lisboa | 1.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 54 | Oberösterreich | 1.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 54 | Podkarpackie | 1.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 54 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 1.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 58 | Martinique | 1.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 58 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 1.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 60 | Zahodna Slovenija | 1 | -0.6 pts |
| 61 | Franche-Comté | 0.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 61 | Overijssel | 0.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 63 | Jihovýchod | 0.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 63 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 0.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 65 | Småland med öarna | 0.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 66 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 0.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 66 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 0.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 68 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 0.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 69 | Andalusia | 0.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 69 | Gelderland | 0.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 71 | Darmstadt | 0.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 71 | Noord-Brabant | 0.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 71 | Stuttgart | 0.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 71 | Tübingen | 0.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 75 | Canary Islands | 0.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 75 | Nordjylland | 0.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 75 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 0.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 78 | Catalonia | 0.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 78 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 0.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 80 | Jihozápad | 0 | -0.1 pts |
| 80 | Lorraine | 0 | -0.3 pts |
| 80 | Lubuskie | 0 | +0.2 pts |
| 80 | Midi-Pyrénées | 0 | -0.6 pts |
| 80 | Severovýchod | 0 | -0.5 pts |
| 85 | Prov. Liège | -0.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 85 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | -0.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 85 | Stredné Slovensko | -0.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 85 | Syddanmark | -0.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 89 | Centre - Val de Loire | -0.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 89 | Kriti | -0.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 89 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | -0.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 89 | Languedoc-Roussillon | -0.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 89 | Mazowiecki regionalny | -0.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 89 | Navarre | -0.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 89 | Övre Norrland | -0.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 96 | Champagne-Ardenne | -0.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 96 | Schwaben | -0.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 98 | Freiburg | -0.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 98 | Podlaskie | -0.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 100 | Friesland (NL) | -0.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 100 | Sostinės regionas | -0.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 100 | Střední Morava | -0.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 103 | Norra Mellansverige | -0.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 103 | Prov. Namur | -0.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 105 | Corse | -0.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 106 | Aquitaine | -0.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 106 | Bretagne | -0.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 106 | Köln | -0.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 106 | Prov. Hainaut | -0.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 110 | Valencian Community | -0.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 110 | Zachodniopomorskie | -0.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 112 | Centru | -1 | +0.1 pts |
| 112 | Groningen | -1 | -0.7 pts |
| 112 | Karlsruhe | -1 | -0.3 pts |
| 112 | Península de Setúbal | -1 | +0.1 pts |
| 112 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | -1 | -0.4 pts |
| 117 | Campania | -1.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 117 | Vzhodna Slovenija | -1.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 119 | Lubelskie | -1.2 | 0 pts |
| 119 | Mittelfranken | -1.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 119 | Moravskoslezsko | -1.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 119 | Niederösterreich | -1.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 119 | Nord-Est | -1.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 119 | Severozápad | -1.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 119 | Steiermark | -1.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 119 | Weser-Ems | -1.2 | 0 pts |
| 127 | Bremen | -1.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 127 | Dolnośląskie | -1.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 127 | Eesti | -1.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 127 | Mellersta Norrland | -1.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 127 | Zeeland | -1.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 132 | Länsi-Suomi | -1.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 132 | Nord-Vest | -1.4 | 0 pts |
| 132 | Śląskie | -1.4 | 0 pts |
| 135 | Detmold | -1.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 135 | La Rioja | -1.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 135 | Západné Slovensko | -1.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 138 | Basse-Normandie | -1.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 138 | Castilla-La Mancha | -1.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 138 | Münster | -1.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 141 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | -1.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 142 | Oberpfalz | -1.8 | 0 pts |
| 143 | Norte | -1.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 143 | Opolskie | -1.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 143 | Pest | -1.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 143 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | -1.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 147 | Lombardia | -2 | -0.7 pts |
| 147 | Niederbayern | -2 | -0.3 pts |
| 147 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | -2 | -0.6 pts |
| 147 | Unterfranken | -2 | -0.3 pts |
| 151 | Basque Country | -2.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 151 | Drenthe | -2.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 151 | Kärnten | -2.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 154 | Düsseldorf | -2.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 154 | Leipzig | -2.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 154 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | -2.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 154 | Sjælland | -2.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 154 | Trier | -2.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 159 | Algarve | -2.3 | 0 pts |
| 159 | Attiki | -2.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 159 | Bourgogne | -2.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 162 | Észak-Alföld | -2.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 163 | Auvergne | -2.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 163 | Gießen | -2.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 165 | Poitou-Charentes | -2.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 165 | Puglia | -2.6 | -1 pts |
| 165 | Sicilia | -2.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 165 | Veneto | -2.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 169 | Calabria | -2.7 | -1 pts |
| 169 | Lazio | -2.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 169 | Limburg (NL) | -2.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 172 | Aragon | -2.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 172 | Świętokrzyskie | -2.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 174 | Arnsberg | -2.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 174 | Extremadura | -2.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 176 | Etelä-Suomi | -3 | -0.2 pts |
| 176 | Hannover | -3 | -0.8 pts |
| 176 | Łódzkie | -3 | 0 pts |
| 176 | Lüneburg | -3 | -0.2 pts |
| 180 | Cantabria | -3.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 180 | Kassel | -3.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 182 | Budapest | -3.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 182 | Schleswig-Holstein | -3.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 184 | Dresden | -3.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 184 | Koblenz | -3.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 184 | Vest | -3.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 187 | Voreio Aigaio | -3.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 188 | Braunschweig | -3.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 189 | Kentriki Makedonia | -3.8 | -1 pts |
| 190 | Burgenland | -3.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 190 | Dytiki Elláda | -3.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 192 | Emilia-Romagna | -4.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 192 | Latvija | -4.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 192 | Oberfranken | -4.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 192 | Sardegna | -4.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 196 | Yugozapaden | -4.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 197 | Jadranska Hrvatska | -4.3 | -1 pts |
| 197 | Közép-Dunántúl | -4.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 197 | Limousin | -4.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 197 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | -4.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 197 | Sud-Est | -4.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 197 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | -4.3 | -1 pts |
| 203 | Basilicata | -4.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 203 | Észak-Magyarország | -4.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 205 | Abruzzo | -4.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 205 | Brandenburg | -4.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 205 | Ionia Nisia | -4.6 | -1 pts |
| 208 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | -4.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 208 | Thessalia | -4.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 210 | Galicia | -5 | -0.3 pts |
| 210 | Saarland | -5 | -0.3 pts |
| 210 | Toscana | -5 | -0.8 pts |
| 213 | Marche | -5.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 214 | Dytiki Makedonia | -5.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 214 | Piemonte | -5.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 214 | Thüringen | -5.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 217 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | -5.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 217 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | -5.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 217 | Ipeiros | -5.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 217 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | -5.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 217 | Umbria | -5.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 222 | Centro (PT) | -5.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 222 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | -5.4 | 0 pts |
| 222 | Sterea Elláda | -5.4 | -1 pts |
| 222 | Sud-Muntenia | -5.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 226 | Dél-Alföld | -5.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 227 | Castile and León | -5.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 227 | Molise | -5.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 227 | Yugoiztochen | -5.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 230 | Dél-Dunántúl | -5.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 231 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | -5.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 232 | Peloponnisos | -6 | -1.3 pts |
| 233 | Severoiztochen | -6.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 234 | Yuzhen tsentralen | -6.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 235 | Sachsen-Anhalt | -6.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 236 | Asturias | -6.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 236 | Chemnitz | -6.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 238 | Alentejo | -7.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 239 | Liguria | -8.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 240 | Severen tsentralen | -10.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 241 | Severozapaden | -12.7 | -0.8 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. 3 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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Which region has the highest natural change rate?
Mayotte, with 35.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest natural change rate?
Severozapaden, with -12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.
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. 3 regions have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.
Natural change rate: other rankings
- Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Romania (NUTS 2)
- Provinces of Spain
- NUTS 3 areas of Estonia
- NUTS 3 areas of Romania