NUTS 3 areas of France by fertility rate, 2024
Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 101 areas in 2024, at 3.51 children per woman. Corse-du-Sud had the lowest, at 1.18 children per woman. The median was 1.57 children per woman and the figure for France was 1.61 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte Provisional | 3.51 | -0.66 |
| 2 | Guyane Provisional | 3.1 | -0.45 |
| 3 | La Réunion Provisional | 2.11 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Seine-Saint-Denis Provisional | 1.99 | -0.06 |
| 4 | Val-d’Oise Provisional | 1.99 | -0.08 |
| 6 | Essonne Provisional | 1.91 | -0.06 |
| 7 | Mayenne Provisional | 1.85 | -0.04 |
| 8 | Yvelines Provisional | 1.81 | -0.07 |
| 9 | Guadeloupe Provisional | 1.8 | -0.25 |
| 10 | Loiret Provisional | 1.77 | -0.02 |
| 10 | Vaucluse Provisional | 1.77 | -0.03 |
| 12 | Eure-et-Loir Provisional | 1.76 | -0.08 |
| 12 | Oise Provisional | 1.76 | -0.01 |
| 12 | Seine-et-Marne Provisional | 1.76 | -0.06 |
| 15 | Yonne Provisional | 1.74 | -0.02 |
| 16 | Eure Provisional | 1.73 | -0.06 |
| 16 | Orne Provisional | 1.73 | -0.09 |
| 18 | Aisne Provisional | 1.72 | -0.13 |
| 18 | Bouches-du-Rhône Provisional | 1.72 | -0.05 |
| 18 | Drôme Provisional | 1.72 | -0.01 |
| 18 | Pas-de-Calais Provisional | 1.72 | -0.01 |
| 22 | Loire Provisional | 1.71 | -0.02 |
| 23 | Sarthe Provisional | 1.7 | -0.06 |
| 23 | Tarn-et-Garonne Provisional | 1.7 | -0.05 |
| 23 | Val-de-Marne Provisional | 1.7 | 0 |
| 26 | Loir-et-Cher Provisional | 1.68 | -0.07 |
| 27 | Cher Provisional | 1.66 | +0.02 |
| 28 | Haute-Saône Provisional | 1.65 | +0.03 |
| 29 | Allier Provisional | 1.64 | +0.01 |
| 29 | Côtes-d’Armor Provisional | 1.64 | -0.02 |
| 29 | Gard Provisional | 1.64 | -0.06 |
| 29 | Pyrénées-Orientales Provisional | 1.64 | -0.04 |
| 33 | Ardennes Provisional | 1.63 | 0 |
| 33 | Maine-et-Loire Provisional | 1.63 | -0.04 |
| 33 | Manche Provisional | 1.63 | -0.01 |
| 33 | Seine-Maritime Provisional | 1.63 | -0.01 |
| 33 | Var Provisional | 1.63 | -0.09 |
| 38 | Isère Provisional | 1.61 | -0.01 |
| 39 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Provisional | 1.6 | -0.02 |
| 39 | Haute-Loire Provisional | 1.6 | -0.03 |
| 39 | Saône-et-Loire Provisional | 1.6 | -0.11 |
| 42 | Deux-Sèvres Provisional | 1.59 | -0.07 |
| 42 | Hauts-de-Seine Provisional | 1.59 | +0.01 |
| 42 | Morbihan Provisional | 1.59 | -0.09 |
| 42 | Nord Provisional | 1.59 | -0.05 |
| 46 | Haute-Marne Provisional | 1.58 | -0.14 |
| 46 | Hautes-Alpes Provisional | 1.58 | 0 |
| 46 | Indre Provisional | 1.58 | -0.06 |
| 46 | Lot-et-Garonne Provisional | 1.58 | -0.13 |
| 46 | Rhône Provisional | 1.58 | -0.01 |
| 51 | Ardèche Provisional | 1.57 | -0.05 |
| 51 | Vosges Provisional | 1.57 | 0 |
| 53 | Ain Provisional | 1.56 | -0.06 |
| 53 | Aube Provisional | 1.56 | -0.12 |
| 53 | Haut-Rhin Provisional | 1.56 | -0.02 |
| 53 | Territoire de Belfort Provisional | 1.56 | -0.03 |
| 57 | Charente Provisional | 1.55 | -0.11 |
| 58 | Aude Provisional | 1.54 | -0.15 |
| 58 | Creuse Provisional | 1.54 | -0.12 |
| 58 | Doubs Provisional | 1.54 | -0.03 |
| 58 | Haute-Savoie Provisional | 1.54 | -0.07 |
| 58 | Loire-Atlantique Provisional | 1.54 | -0.07 |
| 58 | Martinique Provisional | 1.54 | -0.24 |
| 58 | Savoie Provisional | 1.54 | +0.04 |
| 65 | Alpes-Maritimes Provisional | 1.53 | -0.1 |
| 65 | Nièvre Provisional | 1.53 | -0.07 |
| 67 | Meuse Provisional | 1.52 | -0.12 |
| 67 | Somme Provisional | 1.52 | -0.03 |
| 69 | Jura Provisional | 1.51 | -0.12 |
| 69 | Marne Provisional | 1.51 | 0 |
| 69 | Vendée Provisional | 1.51 | -0.12 |
| 72 | Cantal Provisional | 1.5 | +0.02 |
| 72 | Dordogne Provisional | 1.5 | -0.03 |
| 72 | Gers Provisional | 1.5 | +0.01 |
| 72 | Hautes-Pyrénées Provisional | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| 76 | Ille-et-Vilaine Provisional | 1.49 | -0.04 |
| 76 | Indre-et-Loire Provisional | 1.49 | -0.06 |
| 78 | Aveyron Provisional | 1.48 | -0.04 |
| 79 | Charente-Maritime Provisional | 1.47 | 0 |
| 79 | Finistère Provisional | 1.47 | -0.05 |
| 79 | Haute-Vienne Provisional | 1.47 | -0.1 |
| 79 | Tarn Provisional | 1.47 | -0.11 |
| 79 | Vienne Provisional | 1.47 | +0.01 |
| 84 | Landes Provisional | 1.45 | -0.07 |
| 84 | Lot Provisional | 1.45 | -0.03 |
| 86 | Calvados Provisional | 1.44 | -0.08 |
| 86 | Corrèze Provisional | 1.44 | -0.08 |
| 88 | Puy-de-Dôme Provisional | 1.43 | -0.01 |
| 89 | Lozère Provisional | 1.42 | -0.18 |
| 89 | Moselle Provisional | 1.42 | +0.01 |
| 91 | Ariège Provisional | 1.41 | -0.07 |
| 92 | Bas-Rhin Provisional | 1.39 | -0.05 |
| 92 | Gironde Provisional | 1.39 | -0.04 |
| 92 | Hérault Provisional | 1.39 | -0.07 |
| 95 | Haute-Garonne Provisional | 1.38 | 0 |
| 95 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques Provisional | 1.38 | -0.05 |
| 97 | Côte-d’Or Provisional | 1.33 | -0.07 |
| 98 | Meurthe-et-Moselle Provisional | 1.31 | -0.01 |
| 99 | Paris Provisional | 1.27 | 0 |
| 100 | Haute-Corse Provisional | 1.24 | -0.02 |
| 101 | Corse-du-Sud Provisional | 1.18 | -0.05 |
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About this ranking
Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
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.
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Which area has the highest fertility rate?
Mayotte, with 3.51 children per woman in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest fertility rate?
Corse-du-Sud, with 1.18 children per woman 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, Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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