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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 101 areas in 2018, at 33.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest33.4Mayotte
Lowest-9.7Creuse
Median-0.2101 areas
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Top 40 areas, 2018

Mayotte: 33.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte33.4Guyane: 25.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane25.4Seine-Saint-Denis: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis12.1La Réunion: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion9.7Val-d’Oise: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise9.7Essonne: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne8.2Val-de-Marne: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne8.2Hauts-de-Seine: 8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine8Rhône: 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône6.7Yvelines: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines6.5Seine-et-Marne: 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne6.4Paris: 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis6.2Haute-Savoie: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie5.4Haute-Garonne: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne4.5Bouches-du-Rhône: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône3.6Isère: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère3.6Oise: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise3.5Guadeloupe: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe3.4Ain: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin3.2Loire-Atlantique: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique3.2Nord: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord3.2Ille-et-Vilaine: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine2.7Loiret: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret2.4Bas-Rhin: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin2.2Gironde: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde2.2Doubs: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs2.1Maine-et-Loire: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire1.9Territoire de Belfort: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerritoire de Belfort1.6Vaucluse: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse1.6Hérault: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault1.5Savoie: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie1.5Seine-Maritime: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime1.5Eure: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure1.4Haut-Rhin: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin1.4Marne: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne1.4Eure-et-Loir: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir1.3Loire: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire1.2Drôme: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme1Martinique: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique1Indre-et-Loire: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire0.7Mayotte: 33.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte33.4Guyane: 25.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane25.4Seine-Saint-Denis: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis12.1La Réunion: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion9.7Val-d’Oise: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise9.7Essonne: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne8.2Val-de-Marne: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne8.2Hauts-de-Seine: 8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine8Rhône: 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône6.7Yvelines: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines6.5Seine-et-Marne: 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne6.4Paris: 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis6.2Haute-Savoie: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie5.4Haute-Garonne: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne4.5Bouches-du-Rhône: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône3.6Isère: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère3.6Oise: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise3.5Guadeloupe: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe3.4Ain: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin3.2Loire-Atlantique: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique3.2Nord: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord3.2Ille-et-Vilaine: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine2.7Loiret: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret2.4Bas-Rhin: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin2.2Gironde: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde2.2Doubs: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs2.1Maine-et-Loire: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire1.9Territoire de Belfort: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerritoire de Belfort1.6Vaucluse: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse1.6Hérault: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault1.5Savoie: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie1.5Seine-Maritime: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime1.5Eure: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure1.4Haut-Rhin: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin1.4Marne: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne1.4Eure-et-Loir: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir1.3Loire: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire1.2Drôme: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme1Martinique: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique1Indre-et-Loire: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire0.7
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

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Mayotte33.4-2 pts
2Guyane25.4-0.6 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis12.1-0.3 pts
4La Réunion9.7-0.9 pts
4Val-d’Oise9.7-0.1 pts
6Essonne8.20 pts
6Val-de-Marne8.2-0.6 pts
8Hauts-de-Seine80 pts
9Rhône6.7-0.1 pts
10Yvelines6.5-0.1 pts
11Seine-et-Marne6.4-0.4 pts
12Paris6.2+0.2 pts
13Haute-Savoie5.4+0.4 pts
14Haute-Garonne4.5-0.1 pts
15Bouches-du-Rhône3.6-0.1 pts
15Isère3.6-0.5 pts
17Oise3.5-0.4 pts
18Guadeloupe3.4+0.2 pts
19Ain3.2+0.3 pts
19Loire-Atlantique3.2-0.2 pts
19Nord3.2-0.5 pts
22Ille-et-Vilaine2.7-0.3 pts
23Loiret2.4+0.1 pts
24Bas-Rhin2.2-0.4 pts
24Gironde2.20 pts
26Doubs2.1-0.7 pts
27Maine-et-Loire1.9-0.3 pts
28Territoire de Belfort1.6-0.4 pts
28Vaucluse1.6-0.1 pts
30Hérault1.5-0.1 pts
30Savoie1.5-0.1 pts
30Seine-Maritime1.5-0.4 pts
33Eure1.4-0.4 pts
33Haut-Rhin1.4-0.4 pts
33Marne1.4+0.1 pts
36Eure-et-Loir1.3-0.4 pts
37Loire1.2+0.2 pts
38Drôme1-0.5 pts
38Martinique1-0.1 pts
40Indre-et-Loire0.70 pts
41Meurthe-et-Moselle0.6-0.5 pts
42Côte-d’Or0.4-0.2 pts
43Pas-de-Calais0.2-1 pts
43Puy-de-Dôme0.2+0.3 pts
45Mayenne0.1+0.2 pts
46Gard0-0.6 pts
46Somme0-0.5 pts
48Alpes-Maritimes-0.1+0.1 pts
48Moselle-0.1-0.6 pts
48Sarthe-0.1-0.1 pts
51Aube-0.20 pts
52Calvados-0.40 pts
53Aisne-0.5-0.9 pts
53Tarn-et-Garonne-0.5-0.1 pts
55Corse-du-Sud-0.80 pts
56Haute-Corse-0.9-0.2 pts
56Vienne-0.9-0.9 pts
58Hautes-Alpes-1.3-0.1 pts
59Haute-Saône-1.5+0.1 pts
60Var-1.6-0.3 pts
61Ardennes-1.7-0.1 pts
61Vendée-1.7-0.1 pts
63Deux-Sèvres-20 pts
63Jura-2-0.5 pts
65Pyrénées-Atlantiques-2.2-0.2 pts
66Haute-Vienne-2.3-0.3 pts
67Haute-Loire-2.4+0.5 pts
67Meuse-2.4-0.9 pts
69Loir-et-Cher-2.5-0.1 pts
69Morbihan-2.5-0.4 pts
71Finistère-2.8-0.5 pts
72Ardèche-2.9-0.5 pts
72Landes-2.9+0.1 pts
72Saône-et-Loire-2.90 pts
75Lot-et-Garonne-3+0.5 pts
75Yonne-30 pts
77Manche-3.1-0.5 pts
78Pyrénées-Orientales-3.2-0.5 pts
78Vosges-3.2-0.3 pts
80Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-3.4-0.7 pts
80Tarn-3.4-0.6 pts
82Aude-3.5-0.6 pts
83Charente-3.6-0.3 pts
84Haute-Marne-3.7-0.1 pts
84Orne-3.7-0.8 pts
86Côtes-d’Armor-3.8-0.3 pts
87Cher-4-0.9 pts
88Ariège-4.1+0.4 pts
89Aveyron-4.2+0.4 pts
90Charente-Maritime-4.4-0.1 pts
91Allier-4.8-0.4 pts
92Hautes-Pyrénées-5-1.1 pts
92Lozère-5+0.6 pts
94Corrèze-5.3-0.3 pts
95Gers-5.6+0.4 pts
95Lot-5.6+0.4 pts
97Indre-6.2+0.1 pts
98Dordogne-6.4-0.4 pts
99Cantal-6.6+1.3 pts
100Nièvre-6.8+0.5 pts
101Creuse-9.70 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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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Mayotte, with 33.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Creuse, with -9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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