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NUTS 3 areas of Finland by natural change rate

Pohjois-Pohjanmaa had the highest natural change rate of 19 areas in 2016, at 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Etelä-Savo had the lowest, at -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Finland was -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3.3Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Lowest-7.2Etelä-Savo
Median-2.719 areas
Finland-0.2History

All areas, 2016

Pohjois-Pohjanmaa: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPohjois-Pohjanmaa3.3Helsinki-Uusimaa: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHelsinki-Uusimaa3.1Keski-Pohjanmaa: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKeski-Pohjanmaa2.5Pohjanmaa: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPohjanmaa1.2Pirkanmaa: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPirkanmaa0.3Åland: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÅland-0.1Keski-Suomi: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKeski-Suomi-1Varsinais-Suomi: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarsinais-Suomi-1.3Etelä-Pohjanmaa: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsEtelä-Pohjanmaa-1.5Kanta-Häme: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKanta-Häme-2.7Pohjois-Savo: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPohjois-Savo-3Lappi: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLappi-3.1Päijät-Häme: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPäijät-Häme-3.2Pohjois-Karjala: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPohjois-Karjala-4.1Satakunta: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSatakunta-4.1Kymenlaakso: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKymenlaakso-4.5Kainuu: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKainuu-4.6Etelä-Karjala: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsEtelä-Karjala-5.3Etelä-Savo: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEtelä-Savo-7.2
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

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Pohjois-Pohjanmaa3.3-1.3 pts
2Helsinki-Uusimaa3.1-0.6 pts
3Keski-Pohjanmaa2.5+0.5 pts
4Pohjanmaa1.2-0.4 pts
5Pirkanmaa0.3-0.7 pts
6Åland-0.1+0.2 pts
7Keski-Suomi-1-1.1 pts
8Varsinais-Suomi-1.3-1.2 pts
9Etelä-Pohjanmaa-1.5-0.7 pts
10Kanta-Häme-2.7-0.9 pts
11Pohjois-Savo-3-0.4 pts
12Lappi-3.1-1 pts
13Päijät-Häme-3.2-1.3 pts
14Pohjois-Karjala-4.1-1.1 pts
14Satakunta-4.1-1.3 pts
16Kymenlaakso-4.5-0.2 pts
17Kainuu-4.6+0.5 pts
18Etelä-Karjala-5.3-1 pts
19Etelä-Savo-7.2-0.3 pts

Other periods

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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 areas 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Finland by natural change rate, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Finland by natural change rate, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/finland-provinces?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Finland by natural change rate, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/finland-provinces?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Finland by natural change rate, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/finland-provinces?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, with 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Etelä-Savo, with -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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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.

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