EU regions (NUTS 2) by natural change rate
Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 244 regions in 2020, at 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Severozapaden had the lowest, at -16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 28.9 | -3.8 pts |
| 2 | Guyane | 24.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 3 | La Réunion | 9.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 4 | Ile-de-France | 6.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 5 | Eastern and Midland | 5.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 6 | Flevoland | 5 | -0.8 pts |
| 7 | Melilla | 4.2 | -4.4 pts |
| 7 | Stockholm | 4.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 9 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 4 | -2.6 pts |
| 9 | Southern | 4 | -0.5 pts |
| 11 | Kýpros | 3.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 12 | Northern and Western | 3.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 13 | Hovedstaden | 3.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | 3.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 2.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 16 | Bratislavský kraj | 2.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 17 | Utrecht | 2.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 18 | Ceuta | 2.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 19 | Midtjylland | 2.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 20 | Vorarlberg | 2 | -1.2 pts |
| 21 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 1.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 22 | Västsverige | 1.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 23 | Rhône-Alpes | 1.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 24 | Sydsverige | 1.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 24 | Východné Slovensko | 1.6 | -1 pts |
| 26 | Notio Aigaio | 1.4 | 0 pts |
| 27 | Noord-Holland | 1.2 | -1 pts |
| 28 | Hamburg | 1.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 28 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 1.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 30 | Salzburg | 1 | -0.9 pts |
| 30 | Tirol | 1 | -0.7 pts |
| 30 | Zuid-Holland | 1 | -1.3 pts |
| 33 | Östra Mellansverige | 0.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 33 | Region of Murcia | 0.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 35 | Balearic Islands | 0.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 35 | Praha | 0.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 37 | Wien | 0.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 38 | Malta | 0.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 38 | Oberbayern | 0.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 38 | Pays de la Loire | 0.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 41 | Berlin | 0.3 | -1 pts |
| 41 | Småland med öarna | 0.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 43 | Alsace | 0.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 43 | Haute-Normandie | 0.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 45 | Oberösterreich | -0.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 45 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | -0.1 | -1 pts |
| 47 | Martinique | -0.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 47 | Picardie | -0.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 47 | Prov. Antwerpen | -0.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 47 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | -0.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 47 | Tübingen | -0.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 52 | Kriti | -0.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 52 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | -0.3 | -1 pts |
| 52 | Stuttgart | -0.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 55 | Overijssel | -0.4 | -1 pts |
| 56 | Gelderland | -0.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 56 | Nordjylland | -0.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 56 | Pomorskie Series break | -0.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 56 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | -0.5 | -2 pts |
| 60 | Darmstadt | -0.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 60 | Grande Lisboa | -0.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 60 | Midi-Pyrénées | -0.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 60 | Střední Čechy | -0.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 60 | Syddanmark | -0.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 60 | Voreio Aigaio | -0.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 60 | Warszawski stołeczny Series break | -0.6 | -2 pts |
| 67 | Övre Norrland | -0.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 68 | Friesland (NL) | -0.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 68 | Schwaben | -0.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 68 | Zahodna Slovenija | -0.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 71 | Åland | -1 | -1 pts |
| 71 | Freiburg | -1 | -0.6 pts |
| 71 | Małopolskie Series break | -1 | -2.2 pts |
| 74 | Aquitaine | -1.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Languedoc-Roussillon | -1.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 75 | Noord-Brabant | -1.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 75 | Prov. Brabant wallon | -1.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 75 | Stredné Slovensko | -1.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 75 | Wielkopolskie Series break | -1.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 80 | Centre - Val de Loire | -1.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 80 | Groningen | -1.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 80 | Jihovýchod | -1.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 80 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | -1.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 84 | Bretagne | -1.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 84 | Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated | -1.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 84 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | -1.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 84 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | -1.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 88 | Andalusia | -1.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 88 | Canary Islands | -1.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 88 | Champagne-Ardenne | -1.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 88 | Franche-Comté | -1.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 88 | Karlsruhe | -1.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 88 | Köln | -1.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 94 | Bremen | -1.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 94 | Mittelfranken | -1.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 94 | Weser-Ems | -1.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 97 | Detmold | -1.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 97 | Norra Mellansverige | -1.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 97 | Severovýchod | -1.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 100 | Zeeland | -1.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 101 | Eesti | -2 | -1 pts |
| 101 | Jihozápad | -2 | -1.6 pts |
| 101 | Münster | -2 | -0.3 pts |
| 101 | Oberpfalz | -2 | -0.8 pts |
| 101 | Pest | -2 | -0.6 pts |
| 106 | Community of Madrid | -2.1 | -3.4 pts |
| 106 | Corse | -2.1 | -1 pts |
| 106 | Prov. Namur | -2.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 106 | Unterfranken | -2.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 110 | Podkarpackie Series break | -2.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 110 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | -2.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 112 | Niederbayern | -2.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 112 | Península de Setúbal | -2.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 114 | Algarve | -2.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 114 | Campania | -2.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 114 | Länsi-Suomi | -2.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 114 | Lorraine | -2.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 114 | Niederösterreich | -2.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 119 | Navarre | -2.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 119 | Sjælland | -2.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 119 | Valencian Community | -2.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 122 | Basse-Normandie | -2.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 123 | Grad Zagreb | -2.7 | |
| 124 | Catalonia | -2.8 | -2.4 pts |
| 124 | Mellersta Norrland | -2.8 | -1.8 pts |
| 124 | Steiermark | -2.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 124 | Trier | -2.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 124 | Západné Slovensko | -2.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 129 | Drenthe | -2.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 129 | Střední Morava | -2.9 | -2 pts |
| 131 | Attiki | -3 | -0.2 pts |
| 131 | Gießen | -3 | -0.4 pts |
| 131 | Prov. Liège | -3 | -3.1 pts |
| 134 | Düsseldorf | -3.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 134 | Hannover | -3.1 | 0 pts |
| 134 | Leipzig | -3.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 134 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | -3.1 | 0 pts |
| 138 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | -3.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 139 | Lüneburg | -3.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 139 | Poitou-Charentes | -3.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 139 | Prov. Hainaut | -3.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 139 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | -3.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 139 | Sostinės regionas | -3.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 139 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break | -3.4 | -2 pts |
| 145 | Moravskoslezsko | -3.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 146 | Arnsberg | -3.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 146 | Koblenz | -3.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 146 | Nord-Est Estimated | -3.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 146 | Podlaskie Series break | -3.6 | -2.6 pts |
| 150 | Braunschweig | -3.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 150 | Észak-Alföld | -3.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 150 | Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break | -3.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 150 | Norte | -3.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 150 | Schleswig-Holstein | -3.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 150 | Sicilia | -3.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 156 | Bourgogne | -3.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 156 | Calabria | -3.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 156 | Severozápad | -3.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 159 | Auvergne | -3.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 159 | Mazowiecki regionalny Series break | -3.9 | -2.9 pts |
| 159 | Vzhodna Slovenija | -3.9 | -2.4 pts |
| 162 | Kärnten | -4 | -1.2 pts |
| 163 | Centru Estimated | -4.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 163 | Kassel | -4.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 163 | Lubuskie Series break | -4.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 166 | Dolnośląskie Series break | -4.2 | -2.2 pts |
| 166 | Etelä-Suomi | -4.2 | 0 pts |
| 166 | Nord-Vest Estimated | -4.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 169 | Basque Country | -4.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 169 | La Rioja | -4.3 | -2 pts |
| 169 | Lazio | -4.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 172 | Puglia | -4.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 173 | Ionia Nisia | -4.5 | 0 pts |
| 173 | Limburg (NL) | -4.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 173 | Lubelskie Series break | -4.5 | -2.7 pts |
| 173 | Zachodniopomorskie Series break | -4.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 177 | Dytiki Elláda | -4.6 | 0 pts |
| 177 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | -4.6 | -3.1 pts |
| 179 | Budapest | -4.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 179 | Oberfranken | -4.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 181 | Burgenland | -4.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 181 | Jadranska Hrvatska | -4.8 | -1 pts |
| 183 | Limousin | -4.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 184 | Śląskie Series break | -5 | -2.5 pts |
| 185 | Opolskie Series break | -5.1 | -2.8 pts |
| 185 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | -5.1 | |
| 185 | Veneto | -5.1 | -2 pts |
| 188 | Cantabria | -5.2 | -1 pts |
| 189 | Castilla-La Mancha | -5.4 | -3.4 pts |
| 189 | Extremadura | -5.4 | -2 pts |
| 191 | Közép-Dunántúl | -5.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 191 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | -5.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 193 | Aragon | -5.7 | -2.7 pts |
| 193 | Saarland | -5.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 195 | Basilicata | -5.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 195 | Észak-Magyarország | -5.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 197 | Latvija | -5.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 198 | Sterea Elláda | -6 | +0.8 pts |
| 198 | Vest Estimated | -6 | -2.5 pts |
| 200 | Abruzzo | -6.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 200 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | -6.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 202 | Brandenburg | -6.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 202 | Ipeiros | -6.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 202 | Łódzkie Series break | -6.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 202 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | -6.2 | -1 pts |
| 206 | Kentriki Makedonia | -6.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 207 | Galicia | -6.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 207 | Peloponnisos | -6.5 | 0 pts |
| 209 | Centro (PT) | -6.6 | -1 pts |
| 209 | Dél-Dunántúl | -6.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 209 | Emilia-Romagna | -6.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 209 | Lombardia | -6.6 | -3.9 pts |
| 209 | Sardegna | -6.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 209 | Świętokrzyskie Series break | -6.6 | -3.1 pts |
| 209 | Thessalia | -6.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 216 | Dél-Alföld | -6.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 216 | Thüringen | -6.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 216 | Umbria | -6.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 219 | Dresden | -6.8 | -2.5 pts |
| 219 | Yugozapaden | -6.8 | -2.4 pts |
| 221 | Toscana | -6.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 222 | Marche | -7 | -1.9 pts |
| 222 | Sud-Est Estimated | -7 | -1.7 pts |
| 224 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | -7.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 224 | Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated | -7.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 226 | Dytiki Makedonia | -7.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 227 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | -7.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 228 | Molise | -7.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 229 | Sachsen-Anhalt | -8.1 | -1 pts |
| 230 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | -8.3 | -3.9 pts |
| 231 | Panonska Hrvatska | -8.4 | |
| 232 | Sud-Muntenia Estimated | -8.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 232 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | -8.6 | -2.6 pts |
| 234 | Yugoiztochen | -8.7 | -2.6 pts |
| 235 | Piemonte | -9 | -3.2 pts |
| 236 | Alentejo | -9.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 237 | Castile and León | -9.4 | -3.4 pts |
| 238 | Asturias | -9.6 | -2 pts |
| 238 | Severoiztochen | -9.6 | -3 pts |
| 240 | Chemnitz | -10.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 241 | Yuzhen tsentralen | -10.3 | -3.7 pts |
| 242 | Liguria | -11.2 | -3 pts |
| 243 | Severen tsentralen | -15.1 | -4.1 pts |
| 244 | Severozapaden | -16.1 | -3 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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Which region has the highest natural change rate?
Mayotte, with 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest natural change rate?
Severozapaden, with -16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.
Where does this ranking come from?
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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