Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024
Hamburg had the highest natural change rate of 38 regions in 2024, at -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Chemnitz had the lowest, at -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was -4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg | -0.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 2 | Oberbayern | -0.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 3 | Berlin | -1.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 4 | Tübingen | -1.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 5 | Stuttgart | -1.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 6 | Darmstadt | -1.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 7 | Schwaben | -1.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 8 | Freiburg | -2.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 9 | Karlsruhe | -2.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 10 | Mittelfranken | -2.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 10 | Oberpfalz | -2.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 12 | Bremen | -3 | -0.3 pts |
| 12 | Köln | -3 | +0.1 pts |
| 14 | Münster | -3.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 14 | Niederbayern | -3.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 16 | Detmold | -3.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 17 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | -3.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 18 | Unterfranken | -3.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 18 | Weser-Ems | -3.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 20 | Gießen | -4.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 21 | Düsseldorf | -4.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 22 | Trier | -4.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 23 | Arnsberg | -4.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 24 | Hannover | -5 | +0.1 pts |
| 25 | Koblenz | -5.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 26 | Lüneburg | -5.2 | 0 pts |
| 27 | Braunschweig | -5.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 27 | Leipzig | -5.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 29 | Kassel | -5.6 | 0 pts |
| 29 | Oberfranken | -5.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 31 | Schleswig-Holstein | -5.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 32 | Saarland | -6.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 33 | Dresden | -7.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 34 | Brandenburg | -7.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 35 | Thüringen | -8.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 36 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | -9.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 37 | Sachsen-Anhalt | -10.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 38 | Chemnitz | -10.4 | 0 pts |
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About this ranking
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. 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which region has the highest natural change rate?
Hamburg, with -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest natural change rate?
Chemnitz, with -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.
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.
Natural change rate: other rankings
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- Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)
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- NUTS 3 areas of Portugal
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