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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by natural change rate

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest natural change rate of 400 areas in 2017, at 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Mansfeld-Südharz had the lowest, at -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.3München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest-9.6Mansfeld-Südharz
Median-2.6400 areas
Germany-1.8History

Top 40 areas, 2017

München, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt4.3Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…4.1Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis3.4Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOffenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…3.2Vechta: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVechta3Freising: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreising2.8Heidelberg, Stadtkreis: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHeidelberg, Stadtkreis2.8Eichstätt: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsEichstätt2.6Tübingen, Landkreis: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen, Landkreis2.5Erding: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsErding2.2Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt2.2Stuttgart, Stadtkreis: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart, Stadtkreis2.1Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt2Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt2Hamburg: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg1.9Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPotsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1.9Cloppenburg: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCloppenburg1.8Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1.8Ulm, Stadtkreis: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsUlm, Stadtkreis1.7Aichach-Friedberg: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAichach-Friedberg1.6Berlin: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin1.6Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1.6Böblingen: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBöblingen1.5Ludwigsburg: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLudwigsburg1.5Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1.5Groß-Gerau: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroß-Gerau1.4Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt1.4Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1.4Paderborn: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPaderborn1.3Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.3Biberach: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiberach1.2Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt1.2Dachau: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDachau1Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt1Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm1Ebersberg: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsEbersberg0.9Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsJena, Kreisfreie Stadt0.9Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt0.8Landshut, Landkreis: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLandshut, Landkreis0.6Neu-Ulm: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNeu-Ulm0.6
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

RankAreas2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4.3-0.6 pts
2Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt4.1-0.4 pts
3Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis3.4+0.2 pts
4Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt3.2-0.2 pts
5Vechta3+0.2 pts
6Freising2.80 pts
6Heidelberg, Stadtkreis2.8+0.2 pts
8Eichstätt2.60 pts
9Tübingen, Landkreis2.5-0.2 pts
10Erding2.2+0.5 pts
10Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2.2-0.3 pts
12Stuttgart, Stadtkreis2.1-0.4 pts
13Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt2-0.2 pts
13Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt2+0.3 pts
15Hamburg1.9-0.4 pts
15Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1.9-0.4 pts
17Cloppenburg1.8-0.1 pts
17Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1.8-0.6 pts
19Ulm, Stadtkreis1.7+0.2 pts
20Aichach-Friedberg1.6+1 pts
20Berlin1.6-0.4 pts
20Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1.6-0.4 pts
23Böblingen1.5-0.4 pts
23Ludwigsburg1.5+0.2 pts
23Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt1.5-0.5 pts
26Groß-Gerau1.4-0.1 pts
26Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt1.4-0.5 pts
26Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1.40 pts
29Paderborn1.3-0.2 pts
29Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1.3-0.1 pts
31Biberach1.2-0.4 pts
31Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt1.2-0.7 pts
33Dachau1-0.2 pts
33Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt1-0.4 pts
33Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm1-0.5 pts
36Ebersberg0.9-0.7 pts
36Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt0.9-0.9 pts
38Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt0.8-0.8 pts
39Landshut, Landkreis0.6+0.1 pts
39Neu-Ulm0.6+0.1 pts
39Schwäbisch Hall0.6+0.7 pts
42Fürstenfeldbruck0.5-0.2 pts
42München, Landkreis0.5-0.4 pts
42Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt0.5+0.5 pts
42Ravensburg0.5-0.1 pts
46Heilbronn, Landkreis0.40 pts
46Neuburg-Schrobenhausen0.4-0.2 pts
48Alb-Donau-Kreis0.3-0.5 pts
48Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt0.30 pts
48Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt0.3-0.7 pts
48Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt0.3-1 pts
52Landsberg am Lech0.2+0.1 pts
53Augsburg, Landkreis0.1+0.2 pts
53Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald0.1-0.5 pts
53Emsland0.1-0.2 pts
53Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt0.1+0.1 pts
53Offenbach, Landkreis0.1-0.6 pts
53Ostallgäu0.1+0.2 pts
53Tuttlingen0.1-0.5 pts
60Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen0+0.8 pts
60Borken0-0.2 pts
60Emmendingen0+0.1 pts
60Esslingen0-0.5 pts
60Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt0+0.2 pts
60Main-Taunus-Kreis0-0.8 pts
60Reutlingen0+0.1 pts
67Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt-0.1-1.2 pts
67Germersheim-0.1+0.2 pts
67Regensburg, Landkreis-0.10 pts
70Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt-0.20 pts
70Erlangen-Höchstadt-0.2+0.1 pts
70Günzburg-0.2+0.4 pts
70Heilbronn, Stadtkreis-0.2-0.9 pts
70Mannheim, Stadtkreis-0.2-0.2 pts
75Dingolfing-Landau-0.3+0.3 pts
76Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt-0.4+1.2 pts
77Enzkreis-0.5+0.3 pts
77Gießen, Landkreis-0.5-0.7 pts
77Gütersloh-0.5-0.4 pts
77Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt-0.5-0.4 pts
77Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt-0.5-0.6 pts
77Steinfurt-0.5-0.2 pts
83Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt-0.6+0.1 pts
83Hohenlohekreis-0.6-0.9 pts
83Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis-0.6-1.1 pts
83Mainz-Bingen-0.6-0.2 pts
83Sigmaringen-0.6-0.2 pts
83Würzburg, Landkreis-0.6-0.7 pts
89Bodenseekreis-0.7-0.2 pts
89Donau-Ries-0.7-0.3 pts
89Forchheim-0.7-0.1 pts
89Fulda-0.7+0.1 pts
89Kelheim-0.7-1 pts
89Rems-Murr-Kreis-0.7-0.6 pts
89Roth-0.7+0.4 pts
89Straubing-Bogen-0.7+0.5 pts
97Gifhorn-0.8-1.3 pts
97Konstanz-0.8-0.2 pts
99Oberallgäu-0.9-0.5 pts
99Olpe-0.9+1.3 pts
99Osnabrück, Landkreis-0.9+0.3 pts
99Rhein-Neckar-Kreis-0.90 pts
99Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt-0.9-0.3 pts
104Aschaffenburg, Landkreis-1+0.6 pts
104Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt-1-0.8 pts
104Ortenaukreis-1-0.2 pts
104Rottweil-10 pts
104Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt-1-1.4 pts
109Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.1-0.6 pts
109Lörrach-1.1-0.8 pts
109Ostalbkreis-1.1-0.2 pts
112Calw-1.2+0.2 pts
112Darmstadt-Dieburg-1.2-0.9 pts
112Grafschaft Bentheim-1.2-0.1 pts
112Harburg-1.2-0.4 pts
112Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt-1.2-1.8 pts
112Pforzheim, Stadtkreis-1.2-1.4 pts
112Region Hannover-1.2-0.7 pts
112Stade-1.2-0.4 pts
112Starnberg-1.2-0.3 pts
121Göppingen-1.3-0.3 pts
121Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.30 pts
121Main-Kinzig-Kreis-1.3-0.2 pts
121Miesbach-1.3-0.4 pts
121Neumarkt i. d. OPf.-1.3-0.6 pts
121Rosenheim, Landkreis-1.3-0.2 pts
127Coesfeld-1.4-0.7 pts
127Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.4-0.5 pts
127Kaiserslautern, Landkreis-1.4-0.8 pts
127Lüneburg, Landkreis-1.4-0.7 pts
127Waldshut-1.4-0.1 pts
132Alzey-Worms-1.5-1.1 pts
132Dillingen a.d. Donau-1.5-0.7 pts
132Freudenstadt-1.5+0.3 pts
132Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.5+0.5 pts
132Karlsruhe, Landkreis-1.5-0.6 pts
132Rhein-Sieg-Kreis-1.5-1 pts
132Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.5+0.2 pts
132Städteregion Aachen-1.50 pts
132Weilheim-Schongau-1.5-0.8 pts
141Bamberg, Landkreis-1.6-1.6 pts
141Hochtaunuskreis-1.6-0.4 pts
141Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis-1.6-0.8 pts
141Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.6-0.5 pts
141Schwandorf-1.6+0.8 pts
141Trier-Saarburg-1.60 pts
147Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm-1.7-0.5 pts
147Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.7-0.4 pts
147Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.7-0.3 pts
147Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.7+1.9 pts
147Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.7-1.5 pts
147Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.7+0.3 pts
153Altötting-1.8-1.2 pts
153Ansbach, Landkreis-1.8-0.7 pts
153Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.8-2.1 pts
153Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt-1.8-0.7 pts
153Rhein-Erft-Kreis-1.8-0.9 pts
153Schweinfurt, Landkreis-1.8-0.7 pts
153Unterallgäu-1.8-1.5 pts
153Verden-1.8-0.3 pts
161Berchtesgadener Land-1.9+1.2 pts
161Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.9-0.4 pts
161Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt-1.9+0.4 pts
161Kitzingen-1.9-0.1 pts
161Rhein-Kreis Neuss-1.9-0.4 pts
161Warendorf-1.9-0.7 pts
167Ammerland-20 pts
167Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt-2-1.6 pts
167Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt-2+0.3 pts
167Mühldorf a. Inn-2-0.2 pts
167Rastatt-2-0.6 pts
167Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt-2-0.3 pts
167Zollernalbkreis-2+0.6 pts
174Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.1-0.9 pts
174Heidenheim-2.1+0.1 pts
174Lindau (Bodensee)-2.1+0.1 pts
174Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.1-2 pts
174Oldenburg, Landkreis-2.1-0.5 pts
174Siegen-Wittgenstein-2.1+0.5 pts
174Traunstein-2.1-0.1 pts
174Wetteraukreis-2.1+0.3 pts
182Fürth, Landkreis-2.2-1.4 pts
182Haßberge-2.2-1.4 pts
182Leer-2.2-0.3 pts
182Miltenberg-2.2-1 pts
182Pinneberg-2.2-0.4 pts
182Segeberg-2.2-0.1 pts
188Marburg-Biedenkopf-2.3-0.8 pts
188Mayen-Koblenz-2.3-0.2 pts
188Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis-2.3-0.1 pts
191Bergstraße-2.4+0.3 pts
191Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis-2.4-0.6 pts
191Soest-2.4+0.3 pts
194Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.5-0.9 pts
194Eichsfeld-2.5-0.8 pts
194Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.5-1.7 pts
194Nürnberger Land-2.5-0.5 pts
194Oberbergischer Kreis-2.5-0.2 pts
199Donnersbergkreis-2.6+0.8 pts
199Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.60 pts
199Heinsberg-2.6-0.5 pts
199Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.6-0.9 pts
199Main-Tauber-Kreis-2.6-0.1 pts
199Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.6-1 pts
199Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.6-0.4 pts
199Rhön-Grabfeld-2.6+0.2 pts
199Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.6+1.1 pts
199Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen-2.6-0.8 pts
209Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.7+0.1 pts
209Düren-2.7-0.4 pts
209Freyung-Grafenau-2.7+1.3 pts
209Kleve-2.7-1 pts
209Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.7-0.2 pts
209Lippe-2.7-0.5 pts
209Viersen-2.7+0.2 pts
209Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.7-0.7 pts
217Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.80 pts
217Minden-Lübbecke-2.8-0.4 pts
217Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis-2.8-0.1 pts
217Südliche Weinstraße-2.8-0.1 pts
221Diepholz-2.9-0.7 pts
221Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.9-0.6 pts
221Garmisch-Partenkirchen-2.9-0.1 pts
221Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt-2.9-0.3 pts
221Herford-2.90 pts
221Limburg-Weilburg-2.9-0.3 pts
221Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.9-0.5 pts
221Peine-2.9-0.2 pts
221Rottal-Inn-2.9-0.4 pts
221Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt-2.9+0.9 pts
231Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt-3+0.5 pts
231Cham-3-0.8 pts
231Deggendorf-3-0.5 pts
231Euskirchen-3-0.1 pts
231Herzogtum Lauenburg-3-1.2 pts
231Mettmann-3-0.1 pts
231Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim-3-0.6 pts
231Passau, Landkreis-3-0.5 pts
231Westerwaldkreis-3-0.9 pts
240Bernkastel-Wittlich-3.1-1.1 pts
240Lahn-Dill-Kreis-3.1-0.2 pts
240Neuwied-3.1+0.1 pts
240Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis-3.1-0.4 pts
240Stormarn-3.1-0.3 pts
245Bad Kreuznach-3.2-0.1 pts
245Osterholz-3.2-0.4 pts
245Rotenburg (Wümme)-3.2-0.4 pts
248Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt-3.3+0.2 pts
248Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt-3.3+0.1 pts
248Main-Spessart-3.3-0.9 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 areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

München, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Mansfeld-Südharz, with -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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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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