Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Warszawski stołeczny had the highest natural change rate of 17 regions in 2021, at -2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Świętokrzyskie had the lowest, at -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Poland was -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Warszawski stołeczny: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarszawski stołeczny-2Pomorskie: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPomorskie-2.1Małopolskie: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMałopolskie-2.2Wielkopolskie: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsWielkopolskie-2.8Podkarpackie: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPodkarpackie-4.3Dolnośląskie: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDolnośląskie-5.6Mazowiecki regionalny: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMazowiecki regionalny-5.8Kujawsko-pomorskie: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsKujawsko-pomorskie-5.9Podlaskie: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPodlaskie-6Lubuskie: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLubuskie-6.1Warmińsko-mazurskie: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarmińsko-mazurskie-6.3Opolskie: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOpolskie-6.5Zachodniopomorskie: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZachodniopomorskie-6.5Lubelskie: -7.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLubelskie-7.1Śląskie: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsŚląskie-7.3Łódzkie: -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsŁódzkie-7.8Świętokrzyskie: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsŚwiętokrzyskie-8.4Warszawski stołeczny: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarszawski stołeczny-2Pomorskie: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPomorskie-2.1Małopolskie: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMałopolskie-2.2Wielkopolskie: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsWielkopolskie-2.8Podkarpackie: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPodkarpackie-4.3Dolnośląskie: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDolnośląskie-5.6Mazowiecki regionalny: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMazowiecki regionalny-5.8Kujawsko-pomorskie: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsKujawsko-pomorskie-5.9Podlaskie: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPodlaskie-6Lubuskie: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLubuskie-6.1Warmińsko-mazurskie: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarmińsko-mazurskie-6.3Opolskie: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOpolskie-6.5Zachodniopomorskie: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZachodniopomorskie-6.5Lubelskie: -7.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLubelskie-7.1Śląskie: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsŚląskie-7.3Łódzkie: -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsŁódzkie-7.8Świętokrzyskie: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsŚwiętokrzyskie-8.4
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

RankRegions2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2020
1Warszawski stołeczny Series break-2-1.4 pts
2Pomorskie Series break-2.1-1.6 pts
3Małopolskie Series break-2.2-1.2 pts
4Wielkopolskie Series break-2.8-1.6 pts
5Podkarpackie Series break-4.3-2.1 pts
6Dolnośląskie Series break-5.6-1.4 pts
7Mazowiecki regionalny Series break-5.8-1.9 pts
8Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break-5.9-2.2 pts
9Podlaskie Series break-6-2.4 pts
10Lubuskie Series break-6.1-2 pts
11Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break-6.3-2.9 pts
12Opolskie Series break-6.5-1.4 pts
12Zachodniopomorskie Series break-6.5-2 pts
14Lubelskie Series break-7.1-2.6 pts
15Śląskie Series break-7.3-2.3 pts
16Łódzkie Series break-7.8-1.6 pts
17Świętokrzyskie Series break-8.4-1.8 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 Poland (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 Poland (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/poland-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 Poland (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/poland-regions?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), Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) 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-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Warszawski stołeczny, with -2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Świętokrzyskie, with -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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