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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Hamburg had the highest natural change rate of 38 regions in 2021, at 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Chemnitz had the lowest, at -11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.2Hamburg
Lowest-11.2Chemnitz
Median-2.738 regions
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All regions, 2021

Hamburg: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg1.2Oberbayern: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern0.9Berlin: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin0.4Stuttgart: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart0Tübingen: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen0Darmstadt: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt-0.5Schwaben: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-0.7Freiburg: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-0.9Karlsruhe: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-1.3Köln: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-1.4Weser-Ems: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-1.5Bremen: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-1.8Mittelfranken: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-1.8Detmold: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-1.9Münster: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-2Oberpfalz: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-2.1Niederbayern: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-2.2Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-2.2Unterfranken: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-2.4Trier: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-2.9Gießen: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-3Düsseldorf: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-3.1Hannover: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-3.5Lüneburg: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-3.5Arnsberg: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-3.7Braunschweig: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-3.9Koblenz: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-3.9Schleswig-Holstein: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-3.9Leipzig: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-4.3Kassel: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-4.5Oberfranken: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-4.9Saarland: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-6Brandenburg: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-7.2Dresden: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-7.2Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-7.6Thüringen: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-9.2Sachsen-Anhalt: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-9.8Chemnitz: -11.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-11.2Hamburg: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg1.2Oberbayern: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern0.9Berlin: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin0.4Stuttgart: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart0Tübingen: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen0Darmstadt: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt-0.5Schwaben: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-0.7Freiburg: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-0.9Karlsruhe: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-1.3Köln: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-1.4Weser-Ems: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-1.5Bremen: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-1.8Mittelfranken: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-1.8Detmold: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-1.9Münster: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-2Oberpfalz: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-2.1Niederbayern: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-2.2Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-2.2Unterfranken: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-2.4Trier: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-2.9Gießen: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-3Düsseldorf: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-3.1Hannover: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-3.5Lüneburg: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-3.5Arnsberg: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-3.7Braunschweig: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-3.9Koblenz: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-3.9Schleswig-Holstein: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-3.9Leipzig: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-4.3Kassel: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-4.5Oberfranken: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-4.9Saarland: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-6Brandenburg: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-7.2Dresden: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-7.2Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-7.6Thüringen: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-9.2Sachsen-Anhalt: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-9.8Chemnitz: -11.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-11.2
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

RankRegions2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Hamburg1.2+0.1 pts
2Oberbayern0.9+0.3 pts
3Berlin0.4+0.1 pts
4Stuttgart0+0.3 pts
4Tübingen0+0.2 pts
6Darmstadt-0.5+0.1 pts
7Schwaben-0.7+0.2 pts
8Freiburg-0.9+0.1 pts
9Karlsruhe-1.3+0.2 pts
10Köln-1.4+0.1 pts
11Weser-Ems-1.5+0.2 pts
12Bremen-1.8-0.1 pts
12Mittelfranken-1.8-0.1 pts
14Detmold-1.9-0.1 pts
15Münster-20 pts
16Oberpfalz-2.1-0.1 pts
17Niederbayern-2.2+0.1 pts
17Rheinhessen-Pfalz-2.20 pts
19Unterfranken-2.4-0.3 pts
20Trier-2.9-0.1 pts
21Gießen-30 pts
22Düsseldorf-3.10 pts
23Hannover-3.5-0.4 pts
23Lüneburg-3.5-0.1 pts
25Arnsberg-3.7-0.1 pts
26Braunschweig-3.9-0.2 pts
26Koblenz-3.9-0.3 pts
26Schleswig-Holstein-3.9-0.2 pts
29Leipzig-4.3-1.2 pts
30Kassel-4.5-0.4 pts
31Oberfranken-4.9-0.2 pts
32Saarland-6-0.3 pts
33Brandenburg-7.2-1 pts
33Dresden-7.2-0.4 pts
35Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-7.6-1.5 pts
36Thüringen-9.2-2.5 pts
37Sachsen-Anhalt-9.8-1.7 pts
38Chemnitz-11.2-1 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Hamburg, with 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Chemnitz, with -11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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