Population in Southern 24 indicators covering population for Southern. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.81 million Number 2025 up 15.2% 228th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.81 million Number 2025 up 15.2% 229th Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 3,333 Thousand heads (animals) 2025 down 2.9% 5th Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 16,966 Number 2024 down 21.1% 234th Population density by NUTS 3 region 60.9 Persons per square kilometre 2024 up 14.3% 1463rd Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.81 million Number 2025 up 15.2% 252nd Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 16,966 Number 2024 down 21.1% 203rd Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.5 Number 2024 down 22.0% 131st Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 1,349 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.7% 230th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 5.9% 2023 down 46.4% 411th Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional le 29,287 2024 up 536.3% 51st Population in private households by educational attainment level, citi 16.9% 2025 down 32.4% 346th Population in private households by educational attainment level, coun 16.9% 2025 down 32.4% 346th Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 764.7 Thousand households 2025 up 30.8% 229th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 re 8.9% 2025 down 50.6% 67th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.81 million Number 2025 up 15.2% 251st Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at prima 97.1% 2024 down 2.9% 145th Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 16,966 Number 2024 down 21.1% 234th Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at prima 96.5% 2024 down 3.5% 124th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 re 9.3% 2025 down 48.9% 89th Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of th 1 Rate 2024 unchanged 72nd Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 740.89 Rate 2023 up 6.6% 348th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residenc 917.62 Rate 2023 down 16.3% 261st Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 ye 748.42 Rate 2023 up 8.4% 351st