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NUTS 3 areas of Poland by natural change rate

Gdański had the highest natural change rate of 73 areas in 2021, at 2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Wałbrzyski had the lowest, at -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Poland was -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2Gdański
Lowest-10.8Wałbrzyski
Median-5.973 areas
Poland-5.1History

Top 40 areas, 2021

Gdański: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGdański2Poznański: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoznański0.7Nowosądecki: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNowosądecki-0.3Miasto Kraków: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiasto Kraków-1Krakowski: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKrakowski-1.2Warszawski wschodni: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarszawski wschodni-1.5Chojnicki: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsChojnicki-1.7Wrocławski: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsWrocławski-1.8Warszawski zachodni: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarszawski zachodni-1.9Miasto Wrocław: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiasto Wrocław-2Nowotarski: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNowotarski-2Rzeszowski: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRzeszowski-2Miasto Warszawa: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiasto Warszawa-2.3Leszczyński: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeszczyński-2.7Miasto Poznań: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiasto Poznań-2.8Trójmiejski: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrójmiejski-3.5Tyski: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyski-3.6Starogardzki: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsStarogardzki-3.9Białostocki: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiałostocki-4Kaliski: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKaliski-4Koniński: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoniński-4.1Tarnowski: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarnowski-4.1Siedlecki: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiedlecki-4.5Słupski: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSłupski-4.5Świecki: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsŚwiecki-4.6Ostrołęcki: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOstrołęcki-4.9Lubelski: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLubelski-5Pilski: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPilski-5Tarnobrzeski: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarnobrzeski-5Bydgosko-toruński: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBydgosko-toruński-5.1Szczeciński: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSzczeciński-5.2Bielski: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBielski-5.3Legnicko-głogowski: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLegnicko-głogowski-5.4Opolski: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOpolski-5.5Krośnieński: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKrośnieński-5.6Przemyski: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrzemyski-5.7Zielonogórski: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZielonogórski-5.9Grudziądzki: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrudziądzki-6Sieradzki: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSieradzki-6Ciechanowski: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiechanowski-6.1Gdański: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGdański2Poznański: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoznański0.7Nowosądecki: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNowosądecki-0.3Miasto Kraków: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiasto Kraków-1Krakowski: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKrakowski-1.2Warszawski wschodni: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarszawski wschodni-1.5Chojnicki: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsChojnicki-1.7Wrocławski: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsWrocławski-1.8Warszawski zachodni: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarszawski zachodni-1.9Miasto Wrocław: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiasto Wrocław-2Nowotarski: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNowotarski-2Rzeszowski: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRzeszowski-2Miasto Warszawa: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiasto Warszawa-2.3Leszczyński: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeszczyński-2.7Miasto Poznań: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiasto Poznań-2.8Trójmiejski: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrójmiejski-3.5Tyski: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyski-3.6Starogardzki: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsStarogardzki-3.9Białostocki: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiałostocki-4Kaliski: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKaliski-4Koniński: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoniński-4.1Tarnowski: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarnowski-4.1Siedlecki: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiedlecki-4.5Słupski: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSłupski-4.5Świecki: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsŚwiecki-4.6Ostrołęcki: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOstrołęcki-4.9Lubelski: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLubelski-5Pilski: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPilski-5Tarnobrzeski: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarnobrzeski-5Bydgosko-toruński: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBydgosko-toruński-5.1Szczeciński: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSzczeciński-5.2Bielski: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBielski-5.3Legnicko-głogowski: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLegnicko-głogowski-5.4Opolski: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOpolski-5.5Krośnieński: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKrośnieński-5.6Przemyski: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrzemyski-5.7Zielonogórski: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZielonogórski-5.9Grudziądzki: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrudziądzki-6Sieradzki: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSieradzki-6Ciechanowski: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiechanowski-6.1
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

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Gdański Series break2-1.2 pts
2Poznański Series break0.7-1.6 pts
3Nowosądecki Series break-0.3-1.2 pts
4Miasto Kraków Series break-1-0.9 pts
5Krakowski Series break-1.2-0.9 pts
6Warszawski wschodni Series break-1.5-1.6 pts
7Chojnicki Series break-1.7-1.4 pts
8Wrocławski Series break-1.8-0.8 pts
9Warszawski zachodni Series break-1.9-1.3 pts
10Miasto Wrocław Series break-2-1 pts
10Nowotarski Series break-2-1.2 pts
10Rzeszowski Series break-2-1.9 pts
13Miasto Warszawa Series break-2.3-1.5 pts
14Leszczyński Series break-2.7-2.2 pts
15Miasto Poznań Series break-2.8-1.3 pts
16Trójmiejski Series break-3.5-1.4 pts
17Tyski Series break-3.6-2.1 pts
18Starogardzki Series break-3.9-2.2 pts
19Białostocki Series break-4-2.4 pts
19Kaliski Series break-4-1.2 pts
21Koniński Series break-4.1-1.2 pts
21Tarnowski Series break-4.1-1.6 pts
23Siedlecki Series break-4.5-1.8 pts
23Słupski Series break-4.5-2 pts
25Świecki Series break-4.6-2.3 pts
26Ostrołęcki Series break-4.9-2 pts
27Lubelski Series break-5-2.5 pts
27Pilski Series break-5-2.6 pts
27Tarnobrzeski Series break-5-2.3 pts
30Bydgosko-toruński Series break-5.1-2 pts
31Szczeciński Series break-5.2-1.6 pts
32Bielski Series break-5.3-2 pts
33Legnicko-głogowski Series break-5.4-1.5 pts
34Opolski Series break-5.5-1 pts
35Krośnieński Series break-5.6-2.4 pts
36Przemyski Series break-5.7-1.6 pts
37Zielonogórski Series break-5.9-1.9 pts
38Grudziądzki Series break-6-2.6 pts
38Sieradzki Series break-6-1.1 pts
40Ciechanowski Series break-6.1-1.9 pts
40Olsztyński Series break-6.1-3 pts
40Oświęcimski Series break-6.1-1.8 pts
43Żyrardowski Series break-6.2-2.2 pts
44Ełcki Series break-6.4-3.1 pts
44Inowrocławski Series break-6.4-2.3 pts
44Radomski Series break-6.4-2 pts
44Suwalski Series break-6.4-1.9 pts
48Rybnicki Series break-6.5-3 pts
49Elbląski Series break-6.6-2.8 pts
49Gorzowski Series break-6.6-2.5 pts
51Gliwicki Series break-6.8-2.5 pts
51Koszaliński Series break-6.8-2.2 pts
51Miasto Szczecin Series break-6.8-2.1 pts
54Płocki Series break-6.9-1.4 pts
55Piotrkowski Series break-7-1.3 pts
56Łódzki Series break-7.1-1.2 pts
57Puławski Series break-7.2-2.3 pts
58Bytomski Series break-7.5-1.7 pts
58Szczecinecko-pyrzycki Series break-7.5-2.3 pts
60Bialski Series break-7.6-2.9 pts
60Skierniewicki Series break-7.6-1.7 pts
62Włocławski Series break-7.8-2.1 pts
63Katowicki Series break-8-2 pts
64Kielecki Series break-8.2-1.7 pts
64Nyski Series break-8.2-1.9 pts
66Łomżyński Series break-8.6-2.9 pts
67Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski Series break-8.9-2.1 pts
68Jeleniogórski Series break-9.1-2.2 pts
69Częstochowski Series break-9.2-2.5 pts
70Chełmsko-zamojski Series break-9.3-2.8 pts
71Miasto Łódź Series break-10-2.2 pts
72Sosnowiecki Series break-10.4-2.7 pts
73Wałbrzyski Series break-10.8-2.3 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) (NUTS 3 areas of Poland 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), NUTS 3 areas of Poland 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/poland-provinces?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). NUTS 3 areas of Poland 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/poland-provinces?period=2021.

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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), NUTS 3 areas of Poland by natural change rate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/poland-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Gdański, with 2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Wałbrzyski, with -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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