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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Hamburg had the highest natural change rate of 38 regions in 2020, at 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Chemnitz had the lowest, at -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.1Hamburg
Lowest-10.2Chemnitz
Median-2.638 regions
Germany-2.6History

All regions, 2020

Hamburg: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg1.1Oberbayern: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern0.6Berlin: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin0.3Tübingen: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen-0.2Stuttgart: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart-0.3Darmstadt: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt-0.6Schwaben: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-0.9Freiburg: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-1Karlsruhe: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-1.5Köln: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-1.5Bremen: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-1.7Mittelfranken: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-1.7Weser-Ems: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-1.7Detmold: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-1.8Münster: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-2Oberpfalz: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-2Unterfranken: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-2.1Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-2.2Niederbayern: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-2.3Trier: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-2.8Gießen: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-3Düsseldorf: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-3.1Hannover: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-3.1Leipzig: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-3.1Lüneburg: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-3.4Arnsberg: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-3.6Koblenz: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-3.6Braunschweig: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-3.7Schleswig-Holstein: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-3.7Kassel: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-4.1Oberfranken: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-4.7Saarland: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-5.7Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-6.1Brandenburg: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-6.2Thüringen: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-6.7Dresden: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-6.8Sachsen-Anhalt: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-8.1Chemnitz: -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-10.2
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

RankRegions2020
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Hamburg1.1-0.8 pts
2Oberbayern0.6-0.7 pts
3Berlin0.3-1 pts
4Tübingen-0.2-0.4 pts
5Stuttgart-0.3-0.6 pts
6Darmstadt-0.6-0.7 pts
7Schwaben-0.9-0.5 pts
8Freiburg-1-0.6 pts
9Karlsruhe-1.5-0.4 pts
9Köln-1.5-0.4 pts
11Bremen-1.7-0.9 pts
11Mittelfranken-1.7-0.5 pts
11Weser-Ems-1.7-0.4 pts
14Detmold-1.8-0.3 pts
15Münster-2-0.3 pts
15Oberpfalz-2-0.8 pts
17Unterfranken-2.1-0.4 pts
18Rheinhessen-Pfalz-2.2-0.1 pts
19Niederbayern-2.3-0.7 pts
20Trier-2.8-0.4 pts
21Gießen-3-0.4 pts
22Düsseldorf-3.1-0.7 pts
22Hannover-3.10 pts
22Leipzig-3.1-0.7 pts
25Lüneburg-3.4-0.2 pts
26Arnsberg-3.6-0.4 pts
26Koblenz-3.6-0.3 pts
28Braunschweig-3.7-0.1 pts
28Schleswig-Holstein-3.7-0.1 pts
30Kassel-4.1-0.6 pts
31Oberfranken-4.7-1.2 pts
32Saarland-5.7-0.1 pts
33Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-6.1-0.5 pts
34Brandenburg-6.2-1.2 pts
35Thüringen-6.7-0.8 pts
36Dresden-6.8-2.5 pts
37Sachsen-Anhalt-8.1-1 pts
38Chemnitz-10.2-2.4 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/germany-regions?period=2020.

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Hamburg, with 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Chemnitz, with -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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