NUTS 3 areas of France by fertility rate
Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 101 areas in 2017, at 4.88 children per woman. Corse-du-Sud had the lowest, at 1.42 children per woman. The median was 1.83 children per woman and the figure for France was 1.89 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 4.88 | -0.02 |
| 2 | Guyane | 3.9 | +0.31 |
| 3 | La Réunion | 2.43 | +0.01 |
| 4 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 2.37 | -0.03 |
| 5 | Val-d’Oise | 2.28 | -0.01 |
| 6 | Essonne | 2.17 | +0.02 |
| 7 | Vaucluse | 2.08 | -0.04 |
| 8 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 2.05 | 0 |
| 8 | Yvelines | 2.05 | -0.04 |
| 10 | Aisne | 2.02 | +0.05 |
| 10 | Eure-et-Loir | 2.02 | -0.14 |
| 10 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 2.02 | +0.04 |
| 10 | Val-de-Marne | 2.02 | -0.01 |
| 14 | Seine-et-Marne | 2 | -0.01 |
| 15 | Drôme | 1.98 | 0 |
| 15 | Eure | 1.98 | -0.08 |
| 15 | Loire | 1.98 | -0.04 |
| 15 | Oise | 1.98 | -0.03 |
| 19 | Guadeloupe | 1.96 | -0.23 |
| 19 | Pas-de-Calais | 1.96 | -0.03 |
| 21 | Gard | 1.95 | -0.05 |
| 21 | Loiret | 1.95 | -0.02 |
| 21 | Rhône | 1.95 | -0.05 |
| 24 | Mayenne | 1.94 | -0.11 |
| 25 | Côtes-d’Armor | 1.93 | 0 |
| 25 | Isère | 1.93 | -0.03 |
| 25 | Loir-et-Cher | 1.93 | -0.03 |
| 25 | Maine-et-Loire | 1.93 | -0.01 |
| 25 | Sarthe | 1.93 | -0.06 |
| 30 | Ardèche | 1.92 | +0.11 |
| 31 | Alpes-Maritimes | 1.91 | 0 |
| 31 | Var | 1.91 | -0.03 |
| 33 | Nord | 1.9 | -0.06 |
| 34 | Haute-Saône | 1.89 | -0.05 |
| 34 | Orne | 1.89 | -0.08 |
| 34 | Territoire de Belfort | 1.89 | -0.01 |
| 34 | Yonne | 1.89 | -0.09 |
| 38 | Cher | 1.88 | -0.05 |
| 38 | Saône-et-Loire | 1.88 | -0.02 |
| 38 | Seine-Maritime | 1.88 | -0.03 |
| 41 | Hauts-de-Seine | 1.87 | -0.06 |
| 42 | Doubs | 1.86 | -0.05 |
| 43 | Haute-Loire | 1.85 | -0.02 |
| 43 | Jura | 1.85 | -0.07 |
| 43 | Loire-Atlantique | 1.85 | 0 |
| 43 | Martinique | 1.85 | -0.04 |
| 47 | Allier | 1.84 | -0.06 |
| 47 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 1.84 | -0.08 |
| 47 | Meuse | 1.84 | +0.03 |
| 47 | Morbihan | 1.84 | -0.05 |
| 51 | Ain | 1.83 | -0.05 |
| 51 | Aude | 1.83 | -0.02 |
| 51 | Haut-Rhin | 1.83 | -0.02 |
| 51 | Manche | 1.83 | -0.03 |
| 51 | Vendée | 1.83 | -0.05 |
| 56 | Aveyron | 1.82 | -0.03 |
| 56 | Deux-Sèvres | 1.82 | -0.12 |
| 56 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 1.82 | +0.01 |
| 59 | Nièvre | 1.81 | -0.02 |
| 59 | Savoie | 1.81 | -0.03 |
| 61 | Haute-Marne | 1.8 | -0.04 |
| 61 | Lot-et-Garonne | 1.8 | -0.05 |
| 63 | Aube | 1.79 | -0.11 |
| 63 | Haute-Savoie | 1.79 | -0.02 |
| 63 | Tarn | 1.79 | -0.09 |
| 63 | Vosges | 1.79 | -0.01 |
| 67 | Finistère | 1.78 | 0 |
| 68 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 1.77 | -0.02 |
| 69 | Ariège | 1.76 | -0.1 |
| 69 | Dordogne | 1.76 | -0.01 |
| 69 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 1.76 | -0.03 |
| 69 | Indre-et-Loire | 1.76 | -0.05 |
| 73 | Hérault | 1.75 | -0.05 |
| 73 | Somme | 1.75 | -0.04 |
| 75 | Ardennes | 1.74 | -0.12 |
| 75 | Charente | 1.74 | -0.07 |
| 75 | Corrèze | 1.74 | -0.02 |
| 75 | Marne | 1.74 | -0.08 |
| 79 | Indre | 1.73 | 0 |
| 80 | Creuse | 1.72 | +0.06 |
| 81 | Puy-de-Dôme | 1.71 | -0.01 |
| 82 | Bas-Rhin | 1.7 | -0.03 |
| 83 | Côte-d’Or | 1.69 | +0.02 |
| 83 | Hautes-Alpes | 1.69 | -0.11 |
| 83 | Landes | 1.69 | -0.04 |
| 83 | Lot | 1.69 | -0.03 |
| 83 | Moselle | 1.69 | -0.01 |
| 88 | Calvados | 1.68 | -0.06 |
| 88 | Charente-Maritime | 1.68 | -0.08 |
| 90 | Haute-Garonne | 1.67 | -0.01 |
| 90 | Haute-Vienne | 1.67 | -0.02 |
| 90 | Vienne | 1.67 | -0.03 |
| 93 | Cantal | 1.66 | +0.02 |
| 93 | Gironde | 1.66 | -0.02 |
| 95 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1.64 | -0.06 |
| 96 | Gers | 1.63 | -0.12 |
| 97 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 1.62 | -0.05 |
| 98 | Lozère | 1.61 | -0.15 |
| 99 | Paris | 1.53 | -0.04 |
| 100 | Haute-Corse | 1.49 | +0.02 |
| 101 | Corse-du-Sud | 1.42 | -0.06 |
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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 4.88 children per woman in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest fertility rate?
Corse-du-Sud, with 1.42 children per woman in 2017.
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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