NUTS 3 areas of France by birth rate
Mayotte had the highest birth rate of 101 areas in 2020, at 32.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 32.3 | -3.3 pts |
| 2 | Guyane | 28 | -0.6 pts |
| 3 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 16.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 4 | La Réunion | 15.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 4 | Val-d’Oise | 15.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 6 | Essonne | 14 | -0.2 pts |
| 7 | Val-de-Marne | 13.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 8 | Hauts-de-Seine | 13.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 9 | Rhône | 12.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 10 | Seine-et-Marne | 12.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 11 | Guadeloupe | 12.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 11 | Yvelines | 12.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 13 | Paris | 12.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 14 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 12 | -0.4 pts |
| 15 | Nord | 11.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 16 | Haute-Savoie | 11.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 17 | Oise | 11.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 18 | Haute-Garonne | 11.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 18 | Loire-Atlantique | 11.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 18 | Loiret | 11.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 18 | Vaucluse | 11.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 22 | Isère | 10.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 23 | Seine-Maritime | 10.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 24 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 10.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 25 | Loire | 10.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 26 | Doubs | 10.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 26 | Hérault | 10.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 26 | Pas-de-Calais | 10.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 29 | Ain | 10.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 29 | Bas-Rhin | 10.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 29 | Eure | 10.3 | 0 pts |
| 29 | Eure-et-Loir | 10.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 29 | Gironde | 10.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 29 | Marne | 10.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 35 | Alpes-Maritimes | 10.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 35 | Maine-et-Loire | 10.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 37 | Aisne | 10.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 38 | Drôme | 10 | -0.6 pts |
| 39 | Aube | 9.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 39 | Territoire de Belfort | 9.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 41 | Gard | 9.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Haut-Rhin | 9.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Indre-et-Loire | 9.8 | 0 pts |
| 41 | Martinique | 9.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 41 | Sarthe | 9.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 46 | Mayenne | 9.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 46 | Savoie | 9.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 48 | Côte-d’Or | 9.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 48 | Somme | 9.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 50 | Calvados | 9.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 50 | Var | 9.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 52 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 9.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 52 | Puy-de-Dôme | 9.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 52 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 9.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 52 | Yonne | 9.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 56 | Moselle | 9.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 56 | Vienne | 9.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 58 | Ardennes | 9.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 59 | Loir-et-Cher | 8.9 | 0 pts |
| 59 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 8.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 61 | Haute-Vienne | 8.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 62 | Cher | 8.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 62 | Jura | 8.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 62 | Lot-et-Garonne | 8.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 65 | Aude | 8.6 | 0 pts |
| 65 | Finistère | 8.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 65 | Manche | 8.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 65 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 8.6 | 0 pts |
| 69 | Morbihan | 8.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 69 | Saône-et-Loire | 8.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 69 | Vendée | 8.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 72 | Côtes-d’Armor | 8.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 72 | Deux-Sèvres | 8.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 72 | Orne | 8.4 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Ardèche | 8.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 75 | Charente | 8.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Haute-Loire | 8.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 75 | Haute-Saône | 8.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 75 | Meuse | 8.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Vosges | 8.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 81 | Hautes-Alpes | 8.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 81 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 8.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 81 | Tarn | 8.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 84 | Haute-Marne | 8.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 84 | Landes | 8.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 86 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 8 | -0.3 pts |
| 87 | Corse-du-Sud | 7.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 87 | Indre | 7.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 89 | Ariège | 7.8 | 0 pts |
| 89 | Aveyron | 7.8 | 0 pts |
| 89 | Corrèze | 7.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 92 | Allier | 7.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 93 | Haute-Corse | 7.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 94 | Charente-Maritime | 7.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 95 | Dordogne | 7.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 95 | Gers | 7.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 95 | Nièvre | 7.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 98 | Cantal | 7.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 99 | Lot | 7 | -0.1 pts |
| 100 | Lozère | 6.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 101 | Creuse | 6.5 | -0.1 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Live births per 1,000 residents during the year.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which area has the highest birth rate?
Mayotte, with 32.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest birth rate?
Creuse, with 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.
Crude birth rate: other rankings
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