NUTS 3 areas of France by live births

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by live births, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest live births of 101 areas in 2016, at 33,501. Lozère had the lowest, at 661. The median was 5,474 and the figure for France was 784,325. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest33,501Nord

Lowest661Lozère

Median5,474101 areas

France784,325History

Top 40 areas, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Nord	33,501	-3.4%
2	Seine-Saint-Denis	29,065	-0.9%
3	Paris	28,384	+0.4%
4	Rhône	26,121	-1.7%
5	Bouches-du-Rhône	25,834	-1.6%
6	Hauts-de-Seine	23,830	-0.6%
7	Val-de-Marne	20,639	-2%
8	Val-d’Oise	19,676	+0.2%
9	Yvelines	18,918	-1.5%
10	Seine-et-Marne	18,868	-1.7%
11	Essonne	18,603	-2.6%
12	Pas-de-Calais	17,063	-3.8%
13	Gironde	17,052	-0.3%
14	Loire-Atlantique	16,190	-1%
15	Haute-Garonne	16,049	-1.9%
16	Isère	14,943	-0.3%
17	Seine-Maritime	14,645	-2.9%
18	La Réunion	13,742	-1.9%
19	Hérault	12,761	-1.2%
20	Bas-Rhin	12,516	-0.4%
21	Alpes-Maritimes	11,956	-0.9%
22	Ille-et-Vilaine	11,925	-0.8%
23	Moselle	10,707	-2.2%
24	Var	10,656	-0.9%
25	Oise	10,159	-4.3%
26	Haute-Savoie	9,708	-3.4%
27	Mayotte	9,496	+5.5%
28	Maine-et-Loire	9,104	-3.4%
29	Loire	8,575	-4.9%
30	Finistère	8,419	-4.2%
31	Haut-Rhin	8,285	-4.1%
32	Gard	8,005	-0%
33	Loiret	7,860	-3.4%
34	Meurthe-et-Moselle	7,795	+0.1%
35	Guyane	7,270	+6.8%
36	Ain	7,099	+1.5%
37	Eure	6,974	+0.6%
37	Morbihan	6,974	-1.9%
39	Calvados	6,927	-3.8%
40	Vaucluse	6,603	-3.7%
41	Puy-de-Dôme	6,532	-1.3%
42	Marne	6,410	-3.1%
43	Indre-et-Loire	6,400	-0.9%
44	Doubs	6,344	-2.7%
45	Vendée	6,314	-6.1%
46	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	6,144	-1.6%
47	Somme	6,126	-2.6%
48	Sarthe	6,054	-2.6%
49	Aisne	5,825	-7.1%
50	Drôme	5,548	-3.8%
51	Charente-Maritime	5,474	+0.9%
52	Côtes-d’Armor	5,409	-3.5%
53	Côte-d’Or	5,378	-1.9%
54	Guadeloupe	5,276	-1.7%
55	Eure-et-Loir	5,208	+2.9%
56	Saône-et-Loire	5,097	-5.3%
57	Manche	4,555	-6.3%
58	Savoie	4,536	-2.9%
59	Pyrénées-Orientales	4,439	-5.9%
60	Vienne	4,281	-4%
61	Martinique	3,782	-4.8%
62	Deux-Sèvres	3,646	+2.2%
63	Tarn	3,611	-1.9%
64	Landes	3,498	-5%
65	Haute-Vienne	3,420	-6%
66	Yonne	3,403	-7.3%
67	Aude	3,385	-4.1%
68	Aube	3,341	-3.3%
69	Vosges	3,314	-5.1%
70	Dordogne	3,228	-0.8%
71	Mayenne	3,225	-3.5%
72	Loir-et-Cher	3,200	-4%
73	Charente	3,183	-2.7%
74	Lot-et-Garonne	3,084	-0.3%
75	Allier	3,008	+0.5%
76	Ardèche	2,875	-11.5%
76	Cher	2,875	+1.8%
78	Ardennes	2,747	-1.9%
79	Tarn-et-Garonne	2,674	-5.3%
80	Orne	2,643	-1.2%
81	Jura	2,540	+0.5%
82	Aveyron	2,390	+1.2%
83	Haute-Saône	2,271	-4.8%
84	Haute-Loire	2,025	-7.4%
85	Corrèze	1,986	+2.1%
86	Hautes-Pyrénées	1,913	-4%
87	Indre	1,760	-6.2%
88	Meuse	1,751	-6.5%
89	Nièvre	1,675	-5.7%
90	Haute-Marne	1,611	-6.6%
91	Territoire de Belfort	1,593	-0.3%
92	Haute-Corse	1,541	+0.7%
93	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	1,499	-0.1%
94	Gers	1,497	-5%
95	Corse-du-Sud	1,372	+2.7%
96	Ariège	1,317	-4.4%
97	Hautes-Alpes	1,298	-3.6%
98	Lot	1,277	+2.3%
99	Cantal	1,068	-5.3%
100	Creuse	822	-7.1%
101	Lozère	661	-4.8%

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About this ranking

Live births to mothers resident in the area 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. Live births during the year 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.

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Which area has the highest live births?

Nord, with 33,501 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Lozère, with 661 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Live births during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.