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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Hamburg had the highest natural change rate of 38 regions in 2016, at 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Chemnitz had the lowest, at -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2.3Hamburg
Lowest-6.4Chemnitz
Median-1.838 regions
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All regions, 2016

Hamburg: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg2.3Berlin: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin2Oberbayern: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern1.7Darmstadt: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt0.6Stuttgart: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart0.6Tübingen: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen0.4Freiburg: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-0.1Schwaben: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-0.1Köln: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-0.4Mittelfranken: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-0.6Karlsruhe: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-0.7Bremen: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-0.9Detmold: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-1.2Weser-Ems: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-1.2Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-1.3Münster: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-1.4Leipzig: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-1.5Niederbayern: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-1.7Unterfranken: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-1.7Oberpfalz: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-1.8Gießen: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-1.9Trier: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-1.9Düsseldorf: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-2Hannover: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-2.2Lüneburg: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-2.8Dresden: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-2.9Schleswig-Holstein: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-2.9Arnsberg: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-3Braunschweig: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-3Kassel: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-3.1Koblenz: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-3.2Oberfranken: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-3.7Brandenburg: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-4Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-4.3Thüringen: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-4.5Saarland: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-4.7Sachsen-Anhalt: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-6Chemnitz: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-6.4Hamburg: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg2.3Berlin: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin2Oberbayern: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern1.7Darmstadt: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt0.6Stuttgart: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart0.6Tübingen: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen0.4Freiburg: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-0.1Schwaben: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-0.1Köln: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-0.4Mittelfranken: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-0.6Karlsruhe: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-0.7Bremen: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-0.9Detmold: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-1.2Weser-Ems: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-1.2Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-1.3Münster: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-1.4Leipzig: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-1.5Niederbayern: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-1.7Unterfranken: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-1.7Oberpfalz: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-1.8Gießen: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-1.9Trier: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-1.9Düsseldorf: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-2Hannover: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-2.2Lüneburg: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-2.8Dresden: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-2.9Schleswig-Holstein: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-2.9Arnsberg: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-3Braunschweig: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-3Kassel: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-3.1Koblenz: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-3.2Oberfranken: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-3.7Brandenburg: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-4Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-4.3Thüringen: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-4.5Saarland: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-4.7Sachsen-Anhalt: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-6Chemnitz: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-6.4
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

RankRegions2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Hamburg2.3+1.1 pts
2Berlin2+0.9 pts
3Oberbayern1.7+0.8 pts
4Darmstadt0.6+1 pts
4Stuttgart0.6+0.8 pts
6Tübingen0.4+0.9 pts
7Freiburg-0.1+1 pts
7Schwaben-0.1+1.1 pts
9Köln-0.4+0.8 pts
10Mittelfranken-0.6+1.2 pts
11Karlsruhe-0.7+0.6 pts
12Bremen-0.9+1.1 pts
13Detmold-1.2+0.6 pts
13Weser-Ems-1.2+0.9 pts
15Rheinhessen-Pfalz-1.3+0.9 pts
16Münster-1.4+0.7 pts
17Leipzig-1.5+0.7 pts
18Niederbayern-1.7+0.9 pts
18Unterfranken-1.7+1 pts
20Oberpfalz-1.8+0.7 pts
21Gießen-1.9+1 pts
21Trier-1.9+0.9 pts
23Düsseldorf-2+1.1 pts
24Hannover-2.2+1.5 pts
25Lüneburg-2.8+0.6 pts
26Dresden-2.9+0.7 pts
26Schleswig-Holstein-2.9+0.7 pts
28Arnsberg-3+0.9 pts
28Braunschweig-3+1.1 pts
30Kassel-3.1+1.1 pts
31Koblenz-3.2+0.7 pts
32Oberfranken-3.7+1.1 pts
33Brandenburg-4+0.7 pts
34Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-4.3+0.1 pts
35Thüringen-4.5+0.5 pts
36Saarland-4.7+1.3 pts
37Sachsen-Anhalt-6+0.7 pts
38Chemnitz-6.4+0.5 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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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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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Hamburg, with 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Chemnitz, with -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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