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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Oberbayern had the highest natural change rate of 38 regions in 2023, at -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Chemnitz had the lowest, at -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was -4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-0.6Oberbayern
Lowest-10.4Chemnitz
Median-438 regions
Germany-4History

All regions, 2023

Oberbayern: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern-0.6Hamburg: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg-0.7Berlin: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin-1.2Tübingen: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen-1.3Stuttgart: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart-1.4Schwaben: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben-1.6Darmstadt: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt-2.1Freiburg: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg-2.4Bremen: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen-2.7Karlsruhe: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe-2.8Mittelfranken: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken-3Köln: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln-3.1Münster: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster-3.2Niederbayern: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern-3.2Oberpfalz: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz-3.2Rheinhessen-Pfalz: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz-3.4Weser-Ems: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems-3.4Detmold: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold-3.5Unterfranken: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken-3.8Gießen: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen-4.2Trier: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier-4.3Düsseldorf: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf-4.5Koblenz: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz-4.9Arnsberg: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg-5Hannover: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover-5.1Lüneburg: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg-5.2Leipzig: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig-5.4Kassel: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel-5.6Oberfranken: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken-5.7Braunschweig: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig-5.9Schleswig-Holstein: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein-5.9Saarland: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland-6.7Dresden: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden-7.3Brandenburg: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg-8.1Thüringen: -8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen-8.6Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern-9.1Sachsen-Anhalt: -10.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt-10.3Chemnitz: -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz-10.4
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

RankRegions2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Oberbayern Series break-0.6-0.3 pts
2Hamburg Series break-0.7-0.3 pts
3Berlin Series break-1.2-0.1 pts
4Tübingen Series break-1.3-0.1 pts
5Stuttgart Series break-1.40 pts
6Schwaben Series break-1.6+0.1 pts
7Darmstadt Series break-2.1-0.3 pts
8Freiburg Series break-2.4-0.3 pts
9Bremen Series break-2.7+0.5 pts
10Karlsruhe Series break-2.8-0.3 pts
11Mittelfranken Series break-30 pts
12Köln Series break-3.1-0.3 pts
13Münster Series break-3.2+0.1 pts
13Niederbayern Series break-3.2-0.5 pts
13Oberpfalz Series break-3.2-0.4 pts
16Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break-3.4+0.1 pts
16Weser-Ems Series break-3.4-0.1 pts
18Detmold Series break-3.5-0.1 pts
19Unterfranken Series break-3.8-0.2 pts
20Gießen Series break-4.2-0.1 pts
21Trier Series break-4.3+0.2 pts
22Düsseldorf Series break-4.50 pts
23Koblenz Series break-4.9+0.1 pts
24Arnsberg Series break-50 pts
25Hannover Series break-5.10 pts
26Lüneburg Series break-5.20 pts
27Leipzig Series break-5.4-0.2 pts
28Kassel Series break-5.6-0.3 pts
29Oberfranken Series break-5.7+0.2 pts
30Braunschweig Series break-5.9-0.3 pts
30Schleswig-Holstein Series break-5.9-0.2 pts
32Saarland Series break-6.7+0.9 pts
33Dresden Series break-7.3-0.4 pts
34Brandenburg Series break-8.1-0.2 pts
35Thüringen Series break-8.6+0.2 pts
36Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break-9.10 pts
37Sachsen-Anhalt Series break-10.3+0.2 pts
38Chemnitz Series break-10.4-0.2 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Oberbayern, with -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Chemnitz, with -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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