Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2024

Hovedstaden had the highest natural population change of 5 regions in 2024, at 5,291. Sjælland had the lowest, at -2,884. The median was -1,329 and the figure for Denmark was 8. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5,291Hovedstaden
Lowest-2,884Sjælland
Median-1,3295 regions
Denmark8History

All regions, 2024

Hovedstaden: 5,291 personsHovedstaden5,291Midtjylland: 1,233 personsMidtjylland1,233Nordjylland: -1,329 personsNordjylland-1,329Syddanmark: -2,303 personsSyddanmark-2,303Sjælland: -2,884 personsSjælland-2,884
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024
persons
Change on 2023
1Hovedstaden5,291+18.3%
2Midtjylland1,233+2.6%
3Nordjylland-1,329-17.7%
4Syddanmark-2,303+9.1%
5Sjælland-2,884+1.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, 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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Questions

Which region has the highest natural population change?

Hovedstaden, with 5,291 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Sjælland, with -2,884 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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