NUTS 3 areas of France by fertility rate
Mayotte had the highest fertility rate of 101 areas in 2021, at 4.61 children per woman. Haute-Corse had the lowest, at 1.35 children per woman. The median was 1.8 children per woman and the figure for France was 1.83 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 4.61 | +0.48 |
| 2 | Guyane | 3.8 | +0.06 |
| 3 | La Réunion | 2.41 | +0.06 |
| 4 | Val-d’Oise | 2.23 | +0.01 |
| 5 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 2.14 | -0.13 |
| 6 | Guadeloupe | 2.13 | -0.14 |
| 7 | Essonne | 2.12 | -0.03 |
| 8 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 2.03 | +0.15 |
| 9 | Vaucluse | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 9 | Yvelines | 2.02 | 0 |
| 11 | Eure-et-Loir | 1.97 | +0.03 |
| 12 | Côtes-d’Armor | 1.96 | +0.11 |
| 12 | Mayenne | 1.96 | +0.01 |
| 14 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.94 | 0 |
| 14 | Eure | 1.94 | +0.01 |
| 14 | Seine-et-Marne | 1.94 | -0.01 |
| 17 | Gard | 1.92 | +0.02 |
| 17 | Loiret | 1.92 | -0.03 |
| 19 | Aisne | 1.91 | +0.02 |
| 19 | Oise | 1.91 | +0.01 |
| 19 | Sarthe | 1.91 | +0.05 |
| 22 | Drôme | 1.89 | +0.03 |
| 22 | Loire | 1.89 | -0.03 |
| 22 | Martinique | 1.89 | +0.05 |
| 25 | Var | 1.88 | +0.03 |
| 26 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 1.87 | +0.13 |
| 26 | Haute-Loire | 1.87 | +0.07 |
| 26 | Indre | 1.87 | +0.1 |
| 26 | Loir-et-Cher | 1.87 | +0.01 |
| 26 | Pas-de-Calais | 1.87 | +0.02 |
| 26 | Saône-et-Loire | 1.87 | +0.05 |
| 26 | Val-de-Marne | 1.87 | -0.04 |
| 26 | Yonne | 1.87 | -0.06 |
| 34 | Cher | 1.86 | +0.05 |
| 34 | Maine-et-Loire | 1.86 | +0.07 |
| 36 | Hautes-Alpes | 1.85 | +0.15 |
| 36 | Manche | 1.85 | +0.07 |
| 38 | Ardèche | 1.84 | +0.05 |
| 38 | Morbihan | 1.84 | +0.06 |
| 40 | Ain | 1.83 | +0.01 |
| 40 | Loire-Atlantique | 1.83 | +0.04 |
| 40 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 1.83 | +0.05 |
| 40 | Vendée | 1.83 | +0.02 |
| 44 | Allier | 1.82 | +0.11 |
| 44 | Alpes-Maritimes | 1.82 | +0.01 |
| 44 | Deux-Sèvres | 1.82 | +0.06 |
| 44 | Meuse | 1.82 | +0.12 |
| 48 | Gers | 1.81 | +0.11 |
| 48 | Orne | 1.81 | -0.02 |
| 48 | Seine-Maritime | 1.81 | +0.02 |
| 51 | Aude | 1.8 | 0 |
| 51 | Isère | 1.8 | -0.02 |
| 53 | Aveyron | 1.79 | +0.05 |
| 53 | Haute-Marne | 1.79 | +0.09 |
| 53 | Haute-Saône | 1.79 | +0.04 |
| 53 | Lot-et-Garonne | 1.79 | -0.02 |
| 53 | Nord | 1.79 | 0 |
| 53 | Rhône | 1.79 | -0.02 |
| 53 | Vosges | 1.79 | +0.07 |
| 60 | Haute-Savoie | 1.78 | 0 |
| 61 | Nièvre | 1.77 | +0.06 |
| 62 | Ardennes | 1.76 | -0.01 |
| 62 | Lot | 1.76 | +0.07 |
| 62 | Marne | 1.76 | +0.06 |
| 62 | Savoie | 1.76 | +0.04 |
| 62 | Tarn | 1.76 | +0.06 |
| 67 | Aube | 1.75 | -0.04 |
| 67 | Jura | 1.75 | -0.02 |
| 69 | Charente | 1.73 | +0.02 |
| 69 | Finistère | 1.73 | +0.04 |
| 71 | Dordogne | 1.72 | +0.02 |
| 71 | Hauts-de-Seine | 1.72 | -0.03 |
| 71 | Indre-et-Loire | 1.72 | +0.03 |
| 74 | Doubs | 1.71 | -0.02 |
| 74 | Landes | 1.71 | 0 |
| 76 | Calvados | 1.7 | +0.04 |
| 76 | Corrèze | 1.7 | -0.03 |
| 76 | Creuse | 1.7 | +0.06 |
| 76 | Haut-Rhin | 1.7 | -0.04 |
| 76 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 1.7 | +0.01 |
| 81 | Charente-Maritime | 1.69 | +0.07 |
| 81 | Hérault | 1.69 | +0.01 |
| 81 | Territoire de Belfort | 1.69 | -0.09 |
| 84 | Ariège | 1.68 | +0.01 |
| 85 | Lozère | 1.67 | +0.22 |
| 86 | Cantal | 1.66 | +0.02 |
| 86 | Puy-de-Dôme | 1.66 | +0.04 |
| 88 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 1.64 | -0.11 |
| 89 | Somme | 1.63 | +0.01 |
| 90 | Gironde | 1.62 | +0.02 |
| 91 | Vienne | 1.61 | +0.01 |
| 92 | Haute-Vienne | 1.59 | -0.06 |
| 92 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 1.59 | -0.02 |
| 94 | Bas-Rhin | 1.58 | -0.02 |
| 94 | Haute-Garonne | 1.58 | 0 |
| 96 | Moselle | 1.57 | 0 |
| 97 | Côte-d’Or | 1.55 | -0.07 |
| 98 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1.5 | 0 |
| 99 | Paris | 1.47 | 0 |
| 100 | Corse-du-Sud | 1.38 | -0.01 |
| 101 | Haute-Corse | 1.35 | +0.03 |
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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 4.61 children per woman in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest fertility rate?
Haute-Corse, with 1.35 children per woman in 2021.
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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