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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Oberbayern had the highest natural change rate of 38 regions in 2022, at -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sachsen-Anhalt had the lowest, at -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-0.3Oberbayern
Lowest-10.5Sachsen-Anhalt
Median-3.838 regions
Germany-3.9History

All regions, 2022

Oberbayern: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern-0.3Hamburg: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg-0.4Berlin: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin-1.1Tübingen: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen-1.2Stuttgart: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart-1.4Schwaben: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-1.7Darmstadt: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt-1.8Freiburg: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-2.1Karlsruhe: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-2.5Niederbayern: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-2.7Köln: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-2.8Oberpfalz: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-2.8Mittelfranken: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-3Bremen: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-3.2Münster: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-3.3Weser-Ems: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-3.3Detmold: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-3.4Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-3.5Unterfranken: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-3.6Gießen: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-4.1Düsseldorf: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-4.5Trier: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-4.5Arnsberg: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-5Koblenz: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-5Hannover: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-5.1Leipzig: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-5.2Lüneburg: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-5.2Kassel: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-5.3Braunschweig: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-5.6Schleswig-Holstein: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-5.7Oberfranken: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-5.9Dresden: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-6.9Saarland: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-7.6Brandenburg: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-7.9Thüringen: -8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-8.8Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-9.1Chemnitz: -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-10.2Sachsen-Anhalt: -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-10.5
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

RankRegions2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Oberbayern Series break-0.3-1.2 pts
2Hamburg Series break-0.4-1.6 pts
3Berlin Series break-1.1-1.5 pts
4Tübingen Series break-1.2-1.2 pts
5Stuttgart Series break-1.4-1.4 pts
6Schwaben Series break-1.7-1 pts
7Darmstadt Series break-1.8-1.3 pts
8Freiburg Series break-2.1-1.2 pts
9Karlsruhe Series break-2.5-1.2 pts
10Niederbayern Series break-2.7-0.5 pts
11Köln Series break-2.8-1.4 pts
11Oberpfalz Series break-2.8-0.7 pts
13Mittelfranken Series break-3-1.2 pts
14Bremen Series break-3.2-1.4 pts
15Münster Series break-3.3-1.3 pts
15Weser-Ems Series break-3.3-1.8 pts
17Detmold Series break-3.4-1.5 pts
18Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break-3.5-1.3 pts
19Unterfranken Series break-3.6-1.2 pts
20Gießen Series break-4.1-1.1 pts
21Düsseldorf Series break-4.5-1.4 pts
21Trier Series break-4.5-1.6 pts
23Arnsberg Series break-5-1.3 pts
23Koblenz Series break-5-1.1 pts
25Hannover Series break-5.1-1.6 pts
26Leipzig Series break-5.2-0.9 pts
26Lüneburg Series break-5.2-1.7 pts
28Kassel Series break-5.3-0.8 pts
29Braunschweig Series break-5.6-1.7 pts
30Schleswig-Holstein Series break-5.7-1.8 pts
31Oberfranken Series break-5.9-1 pts
32Dresden Series break-6.9+0.3 pts
33Saarland Series break-7.6-1.6 pts
34Brandenburg Series break-7.9-0.7 pts
35Thüringen Series break-8.8+0.4 pts
36Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break-9.1-1.5 pts
37Chemnitz Series break-10.2+1 pts
38Sachsen-Anhalt Series break-10.5-0.7 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/germany-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Oberbayern, with -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Sachsen-Anhalt, with -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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