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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate

Guyane had the highest natural change rate of 99 areas in 2012, at 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24.1Guyane
Lowest-7.7Creuse
Median1.899 areas
France3.8History

Top 40 areas, 2012

Guyane: 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane24.1Seine-Saint-Denis: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis13.1La Réunion: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion12.1Val-d’Oise: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise10.5Hauts-de-Seine: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine9.4Val-de-Marne: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne9.4Essonne: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne8.9Seine-et-Marne: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne8.1Rhône: 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône7.9Yvelines: 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines7.9Paris: 6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis6.8Haute-Savoie: 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie6.2Haute-Garonne: 5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne5.9Isère: 5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère5.9Oise: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise5.7Nord: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord5.4Ille-et-Vilaine: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine4.9Loire-Atlantique: 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique4.8Bouches-du-Rhône: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône4.6Doubs: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs4.6Loiret: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret4.6Maine-et-Loire: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire4.5Ain: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin4.3Martinique: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique4.2Eure: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure4.1Bas-Rhin: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin3.9Eure-et-Loir: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir3.7Seine-Maritime: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime3.7Vaucluse: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse3.7Haut-Rhin: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin3.3Drôme: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme3.2Savoie: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie3.2Marne: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne3.1Pas-de-Calais: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais3.1Hérault: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault3Territoire de Belfort: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerritoire de Belfort3Gironde: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde2.9Mayenne: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayenne2.9Indre-et-Loire: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire2.6Loire: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire2.6
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

RankAreas2012
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2011
1Guyane Provisional24.1+0.9 pts
2Seine-Saint-Denis Provisional13.10 pts
3La Réunion Provisional12.1-0.1 pts
4Val-d’Oise Provisional10.5-0.3 pts
5Hauts-de-Seine Provisional9.4-0.3 pts
5Val-de-Marne Provisional9.4-0.1 pts
7Essonne Provisional8.9-0.2 pts
8Seine-et-Marne Provisional8.1-0.5 pts
9Rhône Provisional7.9-0.2 pts
9Yvelines Provisional7.9-0.2 pts
11Paris Provisional6.8-0.5 pts
12Haute-Savoie Provisional6.2-0.1 pts
13Haute-Garonne Provisional5.9-0.2 pts
13Isère Provisional5.9-0.3 pts
15Oise Provisional5.7-0.3 pts
16Nord Provisional5.4-0.4 pts
17Ille-et-Vilaine Provisional4.9-0.9 pts
18Loire-Atlantique Provisional4.8-0.5 pts
19Bouches-du-Rhône Provisional4.6-0.2 pts
19Doubs Provisional4.6-0.5 pts
19Loiret Provisional4.6-0.2 pts
22Maine-et-Loire Provisional4.5-0.7 pts
23Ain Provisional4.3-0.6 pts
24Martinique Provisional4.2-0.2 pts
25Eure Provisional4.1-0.7 pts
26Bas-Rhin Provisional3.9-0.4 pts
27Eure-et-Loir Provisional3.7-0.6 pts
27Seine-Maritime Provisional3.7-0.3 pts
27Vaucluse Provisional3.7-0.4 pts
30Haut-Rhin Provisional3.3-0.6 pts
31Drôme Provisional3.2-0.4 pts
31Savoie Provisional3.2-0.7 pts
33Marne Provisional3.1-0.8 pts
33Pas-de-Calais Provisional3.1-0.9 pts
35Hérault Provisional3-0.4 pts
35Territoire de Belfort Provisional3-1 pts
37Gironde Provisional2.9-0.7 pts
37Mayenne Provisional2.9-0.4 pts
39Indre-et-Loire Provisional2.6-0.1 pts
39Loire Provisional2.6-0.5 pts
39Meurthe-et-Moselle Provisional2.6-0.5 pts
42Côte-d’Or Provisional2.3-0.4 pts
43Moselle Provisional2.2-0.2 pts
43Somme Provisional2.2-0.6 pts
45Aisne Provisional2.1-0.9 pts
45Calvados Provisional2.1-0.9 pts
45Sarthe Provisional2.1-0.8 pts
48Aube Provisional1.9-0.6 pts
48Tarn-et-Garonne Provisional1.9-1.2 pts
50Gard Provisional1.8-0.8 pts
51Vendée Provisional1.7-0.8 pts
52Vienne Provisional1.4-0.5 pts
53Haute-Saône Provisional1.2-0.1 pts
54Ardennes Provisional1.1-0.3 pts
54Puy-de-Dôme Provisional1.1-0.4 pts
56Hautes-Alpes Provisional1-0.2 pts
57Alpes-Maritimes Provisional0.7-0.5 pts
58Deux-Sèvres Provisional0.6-0.2 pts
58Jura Provisional0.60 pts
60Meuse Provisional0.5-0.4 pts
61Haute-Corse Provisional0.3-0.5 pts
61Loir-et-Cher Provisional0.3-0.6 pts
61Var Provisional0.3-0.4 pts
64Corse-du-Sud Provisional0.2+0.4 pts
64Morbihan Provisional0.2-0.4 pts
66Ardèche Provisional-0.2-0.4 pts
66Manche Provisional-0.2-0.3 pts
68Haute-Vienne Provisional-0.4-0.3 pts
68Tarn Provisional-0.4-0.6 pts
70Landes Provisional-0.5-0.5 pts
70Pyrénées-Atlantiques Provisional-0.5-0.7 pts
72Finistère Provisional-0.6-0.7 pts
72Saône-et-Loire Provisional-0.6-0.1 pts
74Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Provisional-0.7-0.2 pts
74Pyrénées-Orientales Provisional-0.7-0.4 pts
76Haute-Marne Provisional-0.8-1 pts
77Vosges Provisional-1-0.8 pts
77Yonne Provisional-1-0.4 pts
79Lot-et-Garonne Provisional-1.1-0.7 pts
80Côtes-d’Armor Provisional-1.2-0.2 pts
81Charente Provisional-1.3-0.3 pts
82Aude Provisional-1.4-1.2 pts
82Haute-Loire Provisional-1.4-1.2 pts
84Orne Provisional-1.5-1.4 pts
85Cher Provisional-1.8-0.8 pts
86Charente-Maritime Provisional-1.9-0.8 pts
87Hautes-Pyrénées Provisional-2.7-0.3 pts
88Ariège Provisional-3-1.2 pts
88Aveyron Provisional-3-0.9 pts
90Allier Provisional-3.1-0.1 pts
91Gers Provisional-3.2-0.1 pts
91Lozère Provisional-3.20 pts
93Indre Provisional-3.5-0.7 pts
93Lot Provisional-3.5+0.5 pts
95Corrèze Provisional-3.9-0.1 pts
96Dordogne Provisional-4.1-1.2 pts
97Nièvre Provisional-4.9-0.3 pts
98Cantal Provisional-5.6-1 pts
99Creuse Provisional-7.7+0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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. 2 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Guyane, with 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Creuse, with -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2012.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 areas have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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