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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Hamburg had the highest natural change rate of 38 regions in 2019, at 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Chemnitz had the lowest, at -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.9Hamburg
Lowest-7.8Chemnitz
Median-2.338 regions
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All regions, 2019

Hamburg: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg1.9Berlin: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin1.3Oberbayern: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern1.3Stuttgart: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart0.3Tübingen: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen0.2Darmstadt: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt0.1Freiburg: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-0.4Schwaben: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-0.4Bremen: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-0.8Karlsruhe: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-1.1Köln: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-1.1Mittelfranken: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-1.2Oberpfalz: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-1.2Weser-Ems: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-1.3Detmold: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-1.5Niederbayern: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-1.6Münster: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-1.7Unterfranken: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-1.7Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-2.1Düsseldorf: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-2.4Leipzig: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-2.4Trier: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-2.4Gießen: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-2.6Hannover: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-3.1Arnsberg: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-3.2Lüneburg: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-3.2Koblenz: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-3.3Kassel: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-3.5Oberfranken: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-3.5Braunschweig: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-3.6Schleswig-Holstein: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-3.6Dresden: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-4.3Brandenburg: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-5Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-5.6Saarland: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-5.6Thüringen: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-5.9Sachsen-Anhalt: -7.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-7.1Chemnitz: -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-7.8Hamburg: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg1.9Berlin: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin1.3Oberbayern: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern1.3Stuttgart: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart0.3Tübingen: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen0.2Darmstadt: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt0.1Freiburg: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-0.4Schwaben: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-0.4Bremen: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-0.8Karlsruhe: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-1.1Köln: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-1.1Mittelfranken: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-1.2Oberpfalz: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-1.2Weser-Ems: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-1.3Detmold: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-1.5Niederbayern: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-1.6Münster: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-1.7Unterfranken: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-1.7Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-2.1Düsseldorf: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-2.4Leipzig: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-2.4Trier: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-2.4Gießen: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-2.6Hannover: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-3.1Arnsberg: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-3.2Lüneburg: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-3.2Koblenz: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-3.3Kassel: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-3.5Oberfranken: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-3.5Braunschweig: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-3.6Schleswig-Holstein: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-3.6Dresden: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-4.3Brandenburg: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-5Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-5.6Saarland: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-5.6Thüringen: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-5.9Sachsen-Anhalt: -7.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-7.1Chemnitz: -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-7.8
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

RankRegions2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Hamburg1.9+0.3 pts
2Berlin1.3+0.1 pts
2Oberbayern1.3-0.3 pts
4Stuttgart0.30 pts
5Tübingen0.20 pts
6Darmstadt0.1-0.2 pts
7Freiburg-0.40 pts
7Schwaben-0.4+0.1 pts
9Bremen-0.8+0.5 pts
10Karlsruhe-1.1-0.1 pts
10Köln-1.1-0.1 pts
12Mittelfranken-1.2-0.1 pts
12Oberpfalz-1.2+0.6 pts
14Weser-Ems-1.3+0.5 pts
15Detmold-1.5+0.3 pts
16Niederbayern-1.6+0.3 pts
17Münster-1.7-0.1 pts
17Unterfranken-1.7+0.6 pts
19Rheinhessen-Pfalz-2.1-0.2 pts
20Düsseldorf-2.4+0.2 pts
20Leipzig-2.4+0.1 pts
20Trier-2.4+0.5 pts
23Gießen-2.6-0.2 pts
24Hannover-3.10 pts
25Arnsberg-3.2+0.2 pts
25Lüneburg-3.2+0.1 pts
27Koblenz-3.3+0.2 pts
28Kassel-3.5+0.4 pts
28Oberfranken-3.5+0.6 pts
30Braunschweig-3.6+0.1 pts
30Schleswig-Holstein-3.6+0.1 pts
32Dresden-4.3-0.2 pts
33Brandenburg-5+0.1 pts
34Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-5.6-0.1 pts
34Saarland-5.6+0.2 pts
36Thüringen-5.9-0.1 pts
37Sachsen-Anhalt-7.1+0.2 pts
38Chemnitz-7.80 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, 2019. 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=2019. 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 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Chemnitz, with -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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