EU regions (NUTS 2) by natural change rate
Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 244 regions in 2022, at 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Severozapaden had the lowest, at -15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 32.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 2 | Guyane | 22.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 3 | La Réunion | 7.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 4 | Ile-de-France | 6.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 5 | Flevoland | 5.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 6 | Eastern and Midland | 4.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 6 | Melilla | 4.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 8 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 4.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 9 | Stockholm | 4.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 10 | Kýpros | 3.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 3.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 12 | Northern and Western | 2.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 13 | Southern | 2.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 14 | Hovedstaden | 2.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 15 | Rhône-Alpes | 2.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 16 | Utrecht | 2 | -1.3 pts |
| 17 | Ceuta | 1.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 18 | Västsverige | 1.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 18 | Východné Slovensko | 1.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 20 | Guadeloupe | 1.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 21 | Midtjylland | 1 | -1.1 pts |
| 21 | Zuid-Holland | 1 | -0.7 pts |
| 23 | Noord-Holland | 0.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 23 | Vorarlberg | 0.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 25 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 0.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 26 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 0.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 26 | Sydsverige | 0.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 28 | Prov. Antwerpen | 0.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 28 | Tirol | 0.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 28 | Wien | 0.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 31 | Östra Mellansverige | 0.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 31 | Praha | 0.5 | 0 pts |
| 31 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 0.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 34 | Bratislavský kraj | 0.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 34 | Picardie | 0.2 | 0 pts |
| 34 | Salzburg | 0.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 37 | Haute-Normandie | 0.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 37 | Malta | 0.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 37 | Region of Murcia | 0.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 40 | Alsace | 0 | -0.8 pts |
| 40 | Community of Madrid | 0 | -0.2 pts |
| 40 | Pays de la Loire | 0 | -0.7 pts |
| 40 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 0 | -0.9 pts |
| 44 | Balearic Islands | -0.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 44 | Notio Aigaio | -0.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 46 | Oberbayern Series break | -0.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 46 | Oberösterreich | -0.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 48 | Hamburg Series break | -0.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 48 | Overijssel | -0.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 48 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | -0.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 48 | Småland med öarna | -0.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 52 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | -0.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 53 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | -0.6 | -1 pts |
| 53 | Střední Čechy | -0.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 55 | Grande Lisboa Series break | -0.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 55 | Noord-Brabant | -0.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 55 | Prov. Brabant wallon | -0.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 58 | Gelderland | -0.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 59 | Prov. Namur | -1 | -0.6 pts |
| 59 | Warszawski stołeczny | -1 | +1 pts |
| 61 | Berlin Series break | -1.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 62 | Franche-Comté | -1.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 62 | Prov. Liège | -1.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 62 | Tübingen Series break | -1.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 65 | Jihovýchod | -1.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 65 | Midi-Pyrénées | -1.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 65 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | -1.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 65 | Zahodna Slovenija | -1.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 69 | Stuttgart Series break | -1.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 70 | Centre - Val de Loire | -1.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 70 | Champagne-Ardenne | -1.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 70 | Małopolskie | -1.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 73 | Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated | -1.6 | +2.5 pts |
| 73 | Prov. Hainaut | -1.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Schwaben Series break | -1.7 | -1 pts |
| 76 | Åland | -1.8 | -2.8 pts |
| 76 | Catalonia | -1.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 76 | Darmstadt Series break | -1.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 79 | Andalusia | -1.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 79 | Languedoc-Roussillon | -1.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 79 | Martinique | -1.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 79 | Pomorskie | -1.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 83 | Aquitaine | -2 | -0.6 pts |
| 83 | Friesland (NL) | -2 | -0.9 pts |
| 83 | Groningen | -2 | -0.5 pts |
| 83 | Jihozápad | -2 | +1 pts |
| 83 | Kriti | -2 | -1.3 pts |
| 83 | Stredné Slovensko | -2 | +2 pts |
| 89 | Freiburg Series break | -2.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 89 | Península de Setúbal Series break | -2.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 89 | Syddanmark | -2.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 92 | Övre Norrland | -2.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 92 | Severovýchod | -2.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 92 | Wielkopolskie | -2.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 95 | Bretagne | -2.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 95 | Lorraine | -2.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 95 | Navarre | -2.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 95 | Norra Mellansverige | -2.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 95 | Pest | -2.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 100 | Nordjylland | -2.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 100 | Střední Morava | -2.4 | +1 pts |
| 100 | Zeeland | -2.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 103 | Karlsruhe Series break | -2.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 104 | Podkarpackie | -2.6 | +1.7 pts |
| 104 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | -2.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 104 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | -2.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 107 | Niederbayern Series break | -2.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 107 | Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break | -2.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 109 | Corse | -2.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 109 | Grad Zagreb | -2.8 | +1 pts |
| 109 | Köln Series break | -2.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 109 | Oberpfalz Series break | -2.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 109 | Steiermark | -2.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 109 | Valencian Community | -2.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 115 | Castilla-La Mancha | -2.9 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Niederösterreich | -2.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 117 | Campania | -3 | +0.1 pts |
| 117 | Canary Islands | -3 | -1 pts |
| 117 | Mittelfranken Series break | -3 | -1.2 pts |
| 117 | Nord-Est Estimated | -3 | +2.5 pts |
| 121 | Bremen Series break | -3.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 121 | Mellersta Norrland | -3.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 121 | Sostinės regionas | -3.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 121 | Vzhodna Slovenija | -3.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 125 | Münster Series break | -3.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 125 | Weser-Ems Series break | -3.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 127 | Detmold Series break | -3.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 127 | Nord-Vest Estimated | -3.4 | +2.5 pts |
| 127 | Norte Series break | -3.4 | 0 pts |
| 127 | Sjælland | -3.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 131 | Algarve Series break | -3.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 131 | Moravskoslezsko | -3.5 | +1 pts |
| 131 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break | -3.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 131 | Severozápad | -3.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 135 | Basse-Normandie | -3.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 135 | Centru Estimated | -3.6 | +2.5 pts |
| 135 | Limburg (NL) | -3.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 135 | Unterfranken Series break | -3.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 135 | Západné Slovensko | -3.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 140 | Észak-Alföld | -3.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 141 | Auvergne | -3.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 142 | Bourgogne | -3.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 143 | Drenthe | -4 | -1.1 pts |
| 143 | La Rioja | -4 | -0.2 pts |
| 143 | Podlaskie | -4 | +2 pts |
| 146 | Gießen Series break | -4.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 146 | Kärnten | -4.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 146 | Mazowiecki regionalny | -4.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 149 | Eesti | -4.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 150 | Länsi-Suomi | -4.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 151 | Poitou-Charentes | -4.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 152 | Düsseldorf Series break | -4.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 152 | Lombardia | -4.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 152 | Trier Series break | -4.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 155 | Budapest | -4.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 156 | Dolnośląskie | -4.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 156 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | -4.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 156 | Puglia | -4.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 156 | Sicilia | -4.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 160 | Aragon | -4.8 | -1 pts |
| 160 | Basque Country | -4.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 160 | Lubuskie | -4.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 160 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | -4.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 164 | Attiki | -4.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 164 | Lazio | -4.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 164 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | -4.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 164 | Veneto | -4.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 168 | Arnsberg Series break | -5 | -1.3 pts |
| 168 | Koblenz Series break | -5 | -1.1 pts |
| 168 | Lubelskie | -5 | +2.1 pts |
| 171 | Burgenland | -5.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 171 | Calabria | -5.1 | 0 pts |
| 171 | Hannover Series break | -5.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 174 | Leipzig Series break | -5.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 174 | Lüneburg Series break | -5.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 174 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | -5.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 177 | Extremadura | -5.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 177 | Kassel Series break | -5.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 177 | Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break | -5.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 180 | Közép-Dunántúl | -5.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 180 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | -5.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 182 | Opolskie | -5.5 | +1 pts |
| 182 | Vest Estimated | -5.5 | +3.1 pts |
| 182 | Zachodniopomorskie | -5.5 | +1 pts |
| 185 | Braunschweig Series break | -5.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 185 | Észak-Magyarország | -5.6 | +2.4 pts |
| 185 | Limousin | -5.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 188 | Emilia-Romagna | -5.7 | 0 pts |
| 188 | Schleswig-Holstein Series break | -5.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 190 | Etelä-Suomi | -5.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 190 | Oberfranken Series break | -5.9 | -1 pts |
| 190 | Śląskie | -5.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 193 | Cantabria | -6 | -1.3 pts |
| 194 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | -6.1 | 0 pts |
| 195 | Jadranska Hrvatska | -6.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 196 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo Series break | -6.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 196 | Yugozapaden | -6.3 | +3.9 pts |
| 198 | Voreio Aigaio | -6.4 | -2.9 pts |
| 199 | Ionia Nisia | -6.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 199 | Łódzkie | -6.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 201 | Sud-Est Estimated | -6.6 | +2.9 pts |
| 202 | Świętokrzyskie | -6.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 203 | Dél-Alföld | -6.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 204 | Abruzzo | -6.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 204 | Centro (PT) Series break | -6.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 204 | Dresden Series break | -6.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 207 | Dytiki Elláda | -7 | -0.7 pts |
| 208 | Kentriki Makedonia | -7.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 208 | Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated | -7.1 | +2.8 pts |
| 210 | Basilicata | -7.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 210 | Dél-Dunántúl | -7.2 | +2 pts |
| 210 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | -7.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 213 | Marche | -7.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 214 | Castile and León | -7.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 214 | Toscana | -7.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 216 | Galicia | -7.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 216 | Saarland Series break | -7.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 218 | Piemonte | -7.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 219 | Latvija | -7.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 219 | Sud-Muntenia Estimated | -7.8 | +3 pts |
| 219 | Umbria | -7.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 222 | Brandenburg Series break | -7.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 223 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | -8 | -0.3 pts |
| 223 | Thessalia | -8 | +0.3 pts |
| 225 | Ipeiros | -8.1 | -1 pts |
| 225 | Sardegna | -8.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 227 | Panonska Hrvatska | -8.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 227 | Sterea Elláda | -8.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 229 | Thüringen Series break | -8.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 230 | Molise | -8.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 231 | Alentejo Series break | -9 | +1 pts |
| 232 | Asturias | -9.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 232 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break | -9.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 232 | Peloponnisos | -9.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 232 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | -9.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 232 | Yugoiztochen | -9.1 | +3.2 pts |
| 237 | Yuzhen tsentralen | -9.5 | +4.2 pts |
| 238 | Dytiki Makedonia | -9.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 238 | Severoiztochen | -9.7 | +4.2 pts |
| 240 | Chemnitz Series break | -10.2 | +1 pts |
| 240 | Liguria | -10.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 242 | Sachsen-Anhalt Series break | -10.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 243 | Severen tsentralen | -14.6 | +5 pts |
| 244 | Severozapaden | -15.4 | +6 pts |
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Which region has the highest natural change rate?
Mayotte, with 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest natural change rate?
Severozapaden, with -15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.
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