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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 101 areas in 2016, at 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest35.8Mayotte
Lowest-9.7Creuse
Median0.3101 areas
France2.9History

Top 40 areas, 2016

Mayotte: 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte35.8Guyane: 23.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane23.7Seine-Saint-Denis: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis12.6La Réunion: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion10.6Val-d’Oise: 10 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise10Val-de-Marne: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne8.9Hauts-de-Seine: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine8.6Essonne: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne8.2Rhône: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône7.2Seine-et-Marne: 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne6.9Yvelines: 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines6.9Paris: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis6.5Haute-Savoie: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie5.2Haute-Garonne: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne5Isère: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère4.6Guadeloupe: 4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe4.4Nord: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord4.3Oise: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise4.2Bouches-du-Rhône: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône4Ain: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin3.6Loire-Atlantique: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique3.6Doubs: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs3.5Ille-et-Vilaine: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine3.3Bas-Rhin: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin3.1Loiret: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret2.8Eure: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure2.7Gironde: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde2.7Maine-et-Loire: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire2.6Territoire de Belfort: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerritoire de Belfort2.3Eure-et-Loir: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir2.2Haut-Rhin: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin2.2Seine-Maritime: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime2.2Hérault: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault2.1Marne: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne2.1Savoie: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie2.1Vaucluse: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse2Drôme: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme1.8Meurthe-et-Moselle: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMeurthe-et-Moselle1.6Pas-de-Calais: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais1.6Indre-et-Loire: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire1.5Mayotte: 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte35.8Guyane: 23.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane23.7Seine-Saint-Denis: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis12.6La Réunion: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion10.6Val-d’Oise: 10 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise10Val-de-Marne: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne8.9Hauts-de-Seine: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine8.6Essonne: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne8.2Rhône: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône7.2Seine-et-Marne: 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne6.9Yvelines: 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines6.9Paris: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis6.5Haute-Savoie: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie5.2Haute-Garonne: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne5Isère: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère4.6Guadeloupe: 4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe4.4Nord: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord4.3Oise: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise4.2Bouches-du-Rhône: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône4Ain: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin3.6Loire-Atlantique: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique3.6Doubs: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs3.5Ille-et-Vilaine: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine3.3Bas-Rhin: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin3.1Loiret: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret2.8Eure: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure2.7Gironde: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde2.7Maine-et-Loire: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire2.6Territoire de Belfort: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerritoire de Belfort2.3Eure-et-Loir: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir2.2Haut-Rhin: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin2.2Seine-Maritime: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime2.2Hérault: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault2.1Marne: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne2.1Savoie: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie2.1Vaucluse: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse2Drôme: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme1.8Meurthe-et-Moselle: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMeurthe-et-Moselle1.6Pas-de-Calais: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais1.6Indre-et-Loire: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire1.5
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

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Mayotte35.8+0.5 pts
2Guyane23.7+1.1 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis12.6-0.2 pts
4La Réunion10.6-0.5 pts
5Val-d’Oise10-0.2 pts
6Val-de-Marne8.9-0.2 pts
7Hauts-de-Seine8.6-0.1 pts
8Essonne8.2-0.6 pts
9Rhône7.2-0.3 pts
10Seine-et-Marne6.9-0.4 pts
10Yvelines6.9-0.3 pts
12Paris6.50 pts
13Haute-Savoie5.2-0.5 pts
14Haute-Garonne5-0.3 pts
15Isère4.60 pts
16Guadeloupe4.4-1 pts
17Nord4.3-0.3 pts
18Oise4.2-0.7 pts
19Bouches-du-Rhône4-0.1 pts
20Ain3.6+0.2 pts
20Loire-Atlantique3.6-0.1 pts
22Doubs3.5-0.4 pts
23Ille-et-Vilaine3.3-0.3 pts
24Bas-Rhin3.1+0.1 pts
25Loiret2.8-0.1 pts
26Eure2.7-0.1 pts
26Gironde2.7+0.1 pts
28Maine-et-Loire2.6-0.4 pts
29Territoire de Belfort2.3+0.8 pts
30Eure-et-Loir2.2-0.3 pts
30Haut-Rhin2.2-0.3 pts
30Seine-Maritime2.2-0.2 pts
33Hérault2.1-0.3 pts
33Marne2.1-0.1 pts
33Savoie2.1-0.1 pts
36Vaucluse2-0.4 pts
37Drôme1.8-0.7 pts
38Meurthe-et-Moselle1.60 pts
38Pas-de-Calais1.6-0.5 pts
40Indre-et-Loire1.50 pts
41Loire1.3-0.6 pts
41Martinique1.3-1.1 pts
43Sarthe1.1+0.1 pts
44Côte-d’Or1-0.3 pts
44Moselle1-0.1 pts
46Gard0.8-0.1 pts
47Aube0.5-0.5 pts
47Somme0.5-0.5 pts
49Mayenne0.4-0.6 pts
50Aisne0.3-0.7 pts
50Alpes-Maritimes0.3+0.1 pts
50Calvados0.3-0.4 pts
50Puy-de-Dôme0.3-0.2 pts
50Tarn-et-Garonne0.3-0.4 pts
55Vienne0.2-0.4 pts
56Ardennes-0.5-0.3 pts
56Haute-Corse-0.5+0.1 pts
58Corse-du-Sud-0.6+0.3 pts
59Jura-0.8-0.2 pts
60Deux-Sèvres-0.9-0.1 pts
60Var-0.9-0.3 pts
62Vendée-1-0.8 pts
63Hautes-Alpes-1.1-0.7 pts
64Haute-Saône-1.2-1 pts
65Pyrénées-Atlantiques-1.3-0.1 pts
66Loir-et-Cher-1.5-0.2 pts
66Tarn-1.50 pts
68Haute-Vienne-1.8+0.1 pts
68Morbihan-1.8-0.4 pts
70Meuse-1.9-0.7 pts
71Landes-2.1-0.4 pts
71Pyrénées-Orientales-2.1-0.4 pts
73Lot-et-Garonne-2.2+0.3 pts
74Ardèche-2.3-1 pts
74Finistère-2.3-0.8 pts
74Haute-Loire-2.3-0.1 pts
74Yonne-2.3-0.8 pts
78Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-2.4-0.4 pts
78Manche-2.4-0.8 pts
80Haute-Marne-2.5-0.1 pts
80Orne-2.5-0.4 pts
80Saône-et-Loire-2.5-0.4 pts
83Charente-2.6-0.1 pts
84Aude-2.8-1 pts
84Vosges-2.8-0.7 pts
86Cher-3.1-0.2 pts
86Côtes-d’Armor-3.1-0.3 pts
88Ariège-3.4-0.7 pts
88Charente-Maritime-3.40 pts
90Hautes-Pyrénées-4-0.3 pts
91Aveyron-4.10 pts
92Allier-4.4-0.2 pts
93Lozère-4.5-0.5 pts
94Gers-4.8-0.5 pts
95Corrèze-50 pts
96Dordogne-5.7-0.3 pts
96Indre-5.7-0.2 pts
98Lot-5.9+0.1 pts
99Nièvre-6.3-0.7 pts
100Cantal-6.6-0.3 pts
101Creuse-9.7-0.5 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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Mayotte, with 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Creuse, with -9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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