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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Hamburg had the highest natural change rate of 38 regions in 2017, at 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Chemnitz had the lowest, at -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.9Hamburg
Lowest-6.9Chemnitz
Median-2.138 regions
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All regions, 2017

Hamburg: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg1.9Berlin: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin1.6Oberbayern: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern1.4Darmstadt: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt0.3Stuttgart: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart0.3Tübingen: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen0.3Schwaben: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-0.3Freiburg: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-0.4Köln: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-0.8Karlsruhe: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-1Mittelfranken: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-1.2Weser-Ems: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-1.2Bremen: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-1.3Detmold: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-1.5Münster: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-1.6Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-1.7Oberpfalz: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-1.8Niederbayern: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-2Unterfranken: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-2Düsseldorf: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-2.2Leipzig: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-2.2Trier: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-2.2Gießen: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-2.5Arnsberg: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-2.9Hannover: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-3Lüneburg: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-3Kassel: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-3.2Schleswig-Holstein: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-3.3Dresden: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-3.5Koblenz: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-3.5Braunschweig: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-3.7Oberfranken: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-4.1Brandenburg: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-4.6Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-4.8Saarland: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-5Thüringen: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-5.2Sachsen-Anhalt: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-6.7Chemnitz: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-6.9Hamburg: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg1.9Berlin: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin1.6Oberbayern: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern1.4Darmstadt: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt0.3Stuttgart: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart0.3Tübingen: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen0.3Schwaben: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-0.3Freiburg: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-0.4Köln: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-0.8Karlsruhe: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-1Mittelfranken: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-1.2Weser-Ems: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-1.2Bremen: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-1.3Detmold: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-1.5Münster: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-1.6Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-1.7Oberpfalz: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-1.8Niederbayern: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-2Unterfranken: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-2Düsseldorf: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-2.2Leipzig: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-2.2Trier: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-2.2Gießen: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-2.5Arnsberg: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-2.9Hannover: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-3Lüneburg: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-3Kassel: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-3.2Schleswig-Holstein: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-3.3Dresden: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-3.5Koblenz: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-3.5Braunschweig: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-3.7Oberfranken: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-4.1Brandenburg: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-4.6Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-4.8Saarland: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-5Thüringen: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-5.2Sachsen-Anhalt: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-6.7Chemnitz: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-6.9
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

RankRegions2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Hamburg1.9-0.4 pts
2Berlin1.6-0.4 pts
3Oberbayern1.4-0.3 pts
4Darmstadt0.3-0.3 pts
4Stuttgart0.3-0.3 pts
4Tübingen0.3-0.1 pts
7Schwaben-0.3-0.2 pts
8Freiburg-0.4-0.3 pts
9Köln-0.8-0.4 pts
10Karlsruhe-1-0.3 pts
11Mittelfranken-1.2-0.6 pts
11Weser-Ems-1.20 pts
13Bremen-1.3-0.4 pts
14Detmold-1.5-0.3 pts
15Münster-1.6-0.2 pts
16Rheinhessen-Pfalz-1.7-0.4 pts
17Oberpfalz-1.80 pts
18Niederbayern-2-0.3 pts
18Unterfranken-2-0.3 pts
20Düsseldorf-2.2-0.2 pts
20Leipzig-2.2-0.7 pts
20Trier-2.2-0.3 pts
23Gießen-2.5-0.6 pts
24Arnsberg-2.9+0.1 pts
25Hannover-3-0.8 pts
25Lüneburg-3-0.2 pts
27Kassel-3.2-0.1 pts
28Schleswig-Holstein-3.3-0.4 pts
29Dresden-3.5-0.6 pts
29Koblenz-3.5-0.3 pts
31Braunschweig-3.7-0.7 pts
32Oberfranken-4.1-0.4 pts
33Brandenburg-4.6-0.6 pts
34Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-4.8-0.5 pts
35Saarland-5-0.3 pts
36Thüringen-5.2-0.7 pts
37Sachsen-Anhalt-6.7-0.7 pts
38Chemnitz-6.9-0.5 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). 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, 2017) [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), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Hamburg, with 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Chemnitz, with -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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