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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate, 2024

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 101 areas in 2024, at 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24.3Mayotte
Lowest-11.1Creuse
Median-2.4101 areas
France0.3History

Top 40 areas, 2024

Mayotte: 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte24.3Guyane: 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane19.1Seine-Saint-Denis: 9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis9Val-d’Oise: 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise7.4La Réunion: 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion6.6Val-de-Marne: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne6.3Essonne: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne6.1Hauts-de-Seine: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine5.6Seine-et-Marne: 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne4.8Yvelines: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines4.6Rhône: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône4.1Paris: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis3.6Haute-Savoie: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie3.1Haute-Garonne: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne2.6Bouches-du-Rhône: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône1.7Oise: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise1.7Isère: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère1.6Ille-et-Vilaine: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine1.4Loire-Atlantique: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique1.4Nord: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord1.3Ain: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin1.2Loiret: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret0.4Maine-et-Loire: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire0.4Gironde: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde0.3Bas-Rhin: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin0.1Guadeloupe: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe-0.1Doubs: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs-0.3Savoie: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie-0.3Seine-Maritime: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime-0.4Marne: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne-0.5Vaucluse: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse-0.6Eure: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-0.7Indre-et-Loire: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire-0.7Drôme: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme-0.8Hérault: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault-0.8Pas-de-Calais: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais-0.8Haut-Rhin: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin-1Loire: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-1Eure-et-Loir: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir-1.1Territoire de Belfort: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerritoire de Belfort-1.1
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Mayotte Provisional24.3-5.2 pts
2Guyane Provisional19.1-2.8 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis Provisional9-0.4 pts
4Val-d’Oise Provisional7.4-0.4 pts
5La Réunion Provisional6.6-1.6 pts
6Val-de-Marne Provisional6.3-0.1 pts
7Essonne Provisional6.1-0.3 pts
8Hauts-de-Seine Provisional5.60 pts
9Seine-et-Marne Provisional4.8-0.3 pts
10Yvelines Provisional4.6-0.5 pts
11Rhône Provisional4.1-0.2 pts
12Paris Provisional3.6-0.2 pts
13Haute-Savoie Provisional3.1-0.1 pts
14Haute-Garonne Provisional2.6+0.1 pts
15Bouches-du-Rhône Provisional1.7-0.2 pts
15Oise Provisional1.70 pts
17Isère Provisional1.6-0.2 pts
18Ille-et-Vilaine Provisional1.4-0.2 pts
18Loire-Atlantique Provisional1.4-0.4 pts
20Nord Provisional1.3-0.3 pts
21Ain Provisional1.2-0.3 pts
22Loiret Provisional0.4-0.2 pts
22Maine-et-Loire Provisional0.4-0.1 pts
24Gironde Provisional0.3-0.4 pts
25Bas-Rhin Provisional0.1-0.3 pts
26Guadeloupe Provisional-0.1-1.3 pts
27Doubs Provisional-0.3-0.3 pts
27Savoie Provisional-0.3+0.5 pts
29Seine-Maritime Provisional-0.4-0.1 pts
30Marne Provisional-0.5-0.1 pts
31Vaucluse Provisional-0.6-0.1 pts
32Eure Provisional-0.7-0.6 pts
32Indre-et-Loire Provisional-0.7-0.3 pts
34Drôme Provisional-0.8-0.1 pts
34Hérault Provisional-0.8-0.4 pts
34Pas-de-Calais Provisional-0.80 pts
37Haut-Rhin Provisional-1-0.2 pts
37Loire Provisional-1-0.4 pts
39Eure-et-Loir Provisional-1.1-0.7 pts
39Territoire de Belfort Provisional-1.1+0.1 pts
41Mayenne Provisional-1.3+0.2 pts
42Meurthe-et-Moselle Provisional-1.60 pts
42Sarthe Provisional-1.6-0.6 pts
44Côte-d’Or Provisional-1.7-0.3 pts
44Somme Provisional-1.7-0.4 pts
46Puy-de-Dôme Provisional-1.8+0.1 pts
47Aisne Provisional-1.9-0.5 pts
48Gard Provisional-2-0.2 pts
48Moselle Provisional-2-0.2 pts
50Alpes-Maritimes Provisional-2.1-0.2 pts
51Corse-du-Sud Provisional-2.4+0.4 pts
52Martinique Provisional-2.5-1.2 pts
53Ardennes Provisional-2.6+0.2 pts
53Calvados Provisional-2.6-0.9 pts
53Vienne Provisional-2.6-0.3 pts
56Aube Provisional-2.7-1 pts
56Hautes-Alpes Provisional-2.7+0.2 pts
58Tarn-et-Garonne Provisional-2.8-1 pts
59Var Provisional-2.90 pts
60Haute-Corse Provisional-3.10 pts
60Pyrénées-Atlantiques Provisional-3.10 pts
62Haute-Saône Provisional-3.6+0.1 pts
63Haute-Vienne Provisional-4-0.8 pts
64Pyrénées-Orientales Provisional-4.10 pts
64Tarn Provisional-4.1-0.3 pts
64Vendée Provisional-4.1-0.4 pts
67Finistère Provisional-4.2-0.2 pts
67Haute-Loire Provisional-4.2+0.1 pts
67Jura Provisional-4.2-1.2 pts
67Loir-et-Cher Provisional-4.2-0.6 pts
67Morbihan Provisional-4.2-0.5 pts
72Deux-Sèvres Provisional-4.3-1 pts
73Manche Provisional-4.4+0.2 pts
74Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Provisional-4.5-0.3 pts
74Yonne Provisional-4.5+0.1 pts
76Ardèche Provisional-4.7-0.7 pts
76Charente Provisional-4.7-0.2 pts
76Landes Provisional-4.7-0.5 pts
79Lot-et-Garonne Provisional-4.8-0.8 pts
80Meuse Provisional-4.9-0.4 pts
80Saône-et-Loire Provisional-4.9-0.5 pts
82Vosges Provisional-5.2-0.6 pts
83Cher Provisional-5.3+0.7 pts
84Orne Provisional-5.5-0.4 pts
85Aude Provisional-5.6-0.9 pts
85Côtes-d’Armor Provisional-5.6+0.1 pts
85Haute-Marne Provisional-5.6-0.9 pts
88Hautes-Pyrénées Provisional-5.8-0.6 pts
89Lozère Provisional-5.9-0.7 pts
90Allier Provisional-6+0.2 pts
90Charente-Maritime Provisional-6-0.3 pts
92Ariège Provisional-6.1-0.1 pts
93Corrèze Provisional-6.5+0.1 pts
94Aveyron Provisional-6.6-0.3 pts
95Gers Provisional-7-0.1 pts
96Dordogne Provisional-7.7-0.5 pts
96Indre Provisional-7.7-0.3 pts
98Cantal Provisional-7.8+0.5 pts
99Lot Provisional-7.90 pts
100Nièvre Provisional-8.6-0.2 pts
101Creuse Provisional-11.1-1.2 pts

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Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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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Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/france-provinces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/france-provinces.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/france-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Mayotte, with 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Creuse, with -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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