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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 101 areas in 2015, at 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest35.3Mayotte
Lowest-9.2Creuse
Median0.7101 areas
France3.1History

Top 40 areas, 2015

Mayotte: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte35.3Guyane: 22.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane22.6Seine-Saint-Denis: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis12.8La Réunion: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion11.1Val-d’Oise: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise10.2Val-de-Marne: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne9.1Essonne: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne8.8Hauts-de-Seine: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine8.7Rhône: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône7.5Seine-et-Marne: 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne7.3Yvelines: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines7.2Paris: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis6.5Haute-Savoie: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie5.7Guadeloupe: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe5.4Haute-Garonne: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne5.3Oise: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise4.9Isère: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère4.6Nord: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord4.6Bouches-du-Rhône: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône4.1Doubs: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs3.9Loire-Atlantique: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique3.7Ille-et-Vilaine: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine3.6Ain: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin3.4Bas-Rhin: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin3Maine-et-Loire: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire3Loiret: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret2.9Eure: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure2.8Gironde: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde2.6Drôme: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme2.5Eure-et-Loir: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir2.5Haut-Rhin: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin2.5Hérault: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault2.4Martinique: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique2.4Seine-Maritime: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime2.4Vaucluse: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse2.4Marne: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne2.2Savoie: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie2.2Pas-de-Calais: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais2.1Loire: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire1.9Meurthe-et-Moselle: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMeurthe-et-Moselle1.6Mayotte: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte35.3Guyane: 22.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane22.6Seine-Saint-Denis: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis12.8La Réunion: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion11.1Val-d’Oise: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise10.2Val-de-Marne: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne9.1Essonne: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne8.8Hauts-de-Seine: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine8.7Rhône: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône7.5Seine-et-Marne: 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne7.3Yvelines: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines7.2Paris: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis6.5Haute-Savoie: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie5.7Guadeloupe: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe5.4Haute-Garonne: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne5.3Oise: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise4.9Isère: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère4.6Nord: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord4.6Bouches-du-Rhône: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône4.1Doubs: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs3.9Loire-Atlantique: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique3.7Ille-et-Vilaine: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine3.6Ain: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin3.4Bas-Rhin: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin3Maine-et-Loire: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire3Loiret: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret2.9Eure: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure2.8Gironde: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde2.6Drôme: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme2.5Eure-et-Loir: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir2.5Haut-Rhin: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin2.5Hérault: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault2.4Martinique: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique2.4Seine-Maritime: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime2.4Vaucluse: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse2.4Marne: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne2.2Savoie: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie2.2Pas-de-Calais: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais2.1Loire: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire1.9Meurthe-et-Moselle: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMeurthe-et-Moselle1.6
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

RankAreas2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Mayotte35.3+5.8 pts
2Guyane22.6-0.1 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis12.8-0.6 pts
4La Réunion11.1-0.4 pts
5Val-d’Oise10.2-0.4 pts
6Val-de-Marne9.1-0.8 pts
7Essonne8.8-0.3 pts
8Hauts-de-Seine8.7-0.8 pts
9Rhône7.5-0.7 pts
10Seine-et-Marne7.3-0.8 pts
11Yvelines7.2-0.6 pts
12Paris6.5-0.6 pts
13Haute-Savoie5.7-0.4 pts
14Guadeloupe5.4+0.3 pts
15Haute-Garonne5.3-0.6 pts
16Oise4.9-0.7 pts
17Isère4.6-1.1 pts
17Nord4.6-0.9 pts
19Bouches-du-Rhône4.1-0.7 pts
20Doubs3.9-0.5 pts
21Loire-Atlantique3.7-1 pts
22Ille-et-Vilaine3.6-0.9 pts
23Ain3.4-1.1 pts
24Bas-Rhin3-1.1 pts
24Maine-et-Loire3-1.3 pts
26Loiret2.9-0.8 pts
27Eure2.8-0.6 pts
28Gironde2.6-0.5 pts
29Drôme2.5-0.6 pts
29Eure-et-Loir2.5-1.3 pts
29Haut-Rhin2.5-0.9 pts
32Hérault2.4-0.5 pts
32Martinique2.4-0.3 pts
32Seine-Maritime2.4-0.7 pts
32Vaucluse2.4-1.4 pts
36Marne2.2-1.4 pts
36Savoie2.2-1.2 pts
38Pas-de-Calais2.1-1.3 pts
39Loire1.9-0.7 pts
40Meurthe-et-Moselle1.6-1 pts
41Indre-et-Loire1.5-1 pts
41Territoire de Belfort1.5-1.7 pts
43Côte-d’Or1.3-1.2 pts
44Moselle1.1-0.9 pts
45Aisne1-0.9 pts
45Aube1-0.3 pts
45Mayenne1-1.3 pts
45Sarthe1-1.4 pts
45Somme1-0.9 pts
50Gard0.9-1 pts
51Calvados0.7-1.1 pts
51Tarn-et-Garonne0.7-0.8 pts
53Vienne0.6-1.2 pts
54Puy-de-Dôme0.5-0.9 pts
55Alpes-Maritimes0.2-0.7 pts
56Ardennes-0.2-1 pts
56Haute-Saône-0.2-0.7 pts
56Vendée-0.2-1.2 pts
59Hautes-Alpes-0.4-0.8 pts
60Haute-Corse-0.6-0.8 pts
60Jura-0.6-0.9 pts
60Var-0.6-1 pts
63Deux-Sèvres-0.8-0.9 pts
64Corse-du-Sud-0.9-0.3 pts
65Meuse-1.2-1.2 pts
65Pyrénées-Atlantiques-1.2-0.9 pts
67Ardèche-1.3-0.8 pts
67Loir-et-Cher-1.3-1.3 pts
69Morbihan-1.4-1.3 pts
70Finistère-1.5-1 pts
70Tarn-1.5-1 pts
70Yonne-1.5-0.7 pts
73Manche-1.6-0.8 pts
74Landes-1.7-0.5 pts
74Pyrénées-Orientales-1.7-1 pts
76Aude-1.8-0.4 pts
77Haute-Vienne-1.9-1.5 pts
78Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-2-0.3 pts
79Orne-2.1-0.4 pts
79Saône-et-Loire-2.1-1.2 pts
79Vosges-2.1-1.1 pts
82Haute-Loire-2.2-1.2 pts
83Haute-Marne-2.4-1.7 pts
84Charente-2.5-1.5 pts
84Lot-et-Garonne-2.5-1.2 pts
86Ariège-2.70 pts
87Côtes-d’Armor-2.8-1 pts
88Cher-2.9-1.5 pts
89Charente-Maritime-3.4-1.4 pts
90Hautes-Pyrénées-3.7-1.2 pts
91Lozère-4-0.6 pts
92Aveyron-4.1-1.5 pts
93Allier-4.2-1.4 pts
94Gers-4.3-1.2 pts
95Corrèze-5-1.1 pts
96Dordogne-5.4-1.2 pts
97Indre-5.5-1.5 pts
98Nièvre-5.6-0.4 pts
99Lot-6-1.7 pts
100Cantal-6.3-1.1 pts
101Creuse-9.2-1 pts

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

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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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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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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Mayotte, with 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Creuse, with -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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