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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 101 areas in 2019, at 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest32.7Mayotte
Lowest-10.2Creuse
Median-0.6101 areas
France2.1History

Top 40 areas, 2019

Mayotte: 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte32.7Guyane: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane25Seine-Saint-Denis: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis11.8Val-d’Oise: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise9.7La Réunion: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion9.4Val-de-Marne: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne8.3Essonne: 8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne8Hauts-de-Seine: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine7.5Seine-et-Marne: 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne6.6Paris: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis6.3Rhône: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône6.3Yvelines: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines6.3Haute-Savoie: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie5Haute-Garonne: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne4.2Guadeloupe: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe3.7Bouches-du-Rhône: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône3.4Oise: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise3.4Nord: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord3.3Isère: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère3.2Loire-Atlantique: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique3Ain: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin2.9Ille-et-Vilaine: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine2.8Loiret: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret2.3Bas-Rhin: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin2.2Doubs: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs1.9Gironde: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde1.9Marne: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne1.8Maine-et-Loire: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire1.6Hérault: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault1.4Seine-Maritime: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime1.4Vaucluse: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse1.2Haut-Rhin: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin1.1Savoie: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie1.1Drôme: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme1Eure: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure0.8Loire: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire0.8Eure-et-Loir: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir0.7Pas-de-Calais: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais0.7Territoire de Belfort: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerritoire de Belfort0.6Martinique: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique0.5Mayotte: 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte32.7Guyane: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane25Seine-Saint-Denis: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis11.8Val-d’Oise: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise9.7La Réunion: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion9.4Val-de-Marne: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne8.3Essonne: 8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne8Hauts-de-Seine: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine7.5Seine-et-Marne: 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne6.6Paris: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis6.3Rhône: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône6.3Yvelines: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines6.3Haute-Savoie: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie5Haute-Garonne: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne4.2Guadeloupe: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe3.7Bouches-du-Rhône: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône3.4Oise: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise3.4Nord: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord3.3Isère: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère3.2Loire-Atlantique: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique3Ain: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin2.9Ille-et-Vilaine: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine2.8Loiret: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret2.3Bas-Rhin: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin2.2Doubs: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs1.9Gironde: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde1.9Marne: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne1.8Maine-et-Loire: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire1.6Hérault: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault1.4Seine-Maritime: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime1.4Vaucluse: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse1.2Haut-Rhin: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin1.1Savoie: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie1.1Drôme: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme1Eure: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure0.8Loire: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire0.8Eure-et-Loir: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir0.7Pas-de-Calais: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais0.7Territoire de Belfort: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerritoire de Belfort0.6Martinique: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique0.5
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

RankAreas2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Mayotte32.7-0.7 pts
2Guyane25-0.4 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis11.8-0.3 pts
4Val-d’Oise9.70 pts
5La Réunion9.4-0.3 pts
6Val-de-Marne8.3+0.1 pts
7Essonne8-0.2 pts
8Hauts-de-Seine7.5-0.5 pts
9Seine-et-Marne6.6+0.2 pts
10Paris6.3+0.1 pts
10Rhône6.3-0.4 pts
10Yvelines6.3-0.2 pts
13Haute-Savoie5-0.4 pts
14Haute-Garonne4.2-0.3 pts
15Guadeloupe3.7+0.3 pts
16Bouches-du-Rhône3.4-0.2 pts
16Oise3.4-0.1 pts
18Nord3.3+0.1 pts
19Isère3.2-0.4 pts
20Loire-Atlantique3-0.2 pts
21Ain2.9-0.3 pts
22Ille-et-Vilaine2.8+0.1 pts
23Loiret2.3-0.1 pts
24Bas-Rhin2.20 pts
25Doubs1.9-0.2 pts
25Gironde1.9-0.3 pts
27Marne1.8+0.4 pts
28Maine-et-Loire1.6-0.3 pts
29Hérault1.4-0.1 pts
29Seine-Maritime1.4-0.1 pts
31Vaucluse1.2-0.4 pts
32Haut-Rhin1.1-0.3 pts
32Savoie1.1-0.4 pts
34Drôme10 pts
35Eure0.8-0.6 pts
35Loire0.8-0.4 pts
37Eure-et-Loir0.7-0.6 pts
37Pas-de-Calais0.7+0.5 pts
39Territoire de Belfort0.6-1 pts
40Martinique0.5-0.5 pts
41Meurthe-et-Moselle0.4-0.2 pts
42Côte-d’Or0.3-0.1 pts
42Indre-et-Loire0.3-0.4 pts
44Sarthe0.1+0.2 pts
45Gard00 pts
45Moselle0+0.1 pts
47Alpes-Maritimes-0.2-0.1 pts
48Puy-de-Dôme-0.3-0.5 pts
49Mayenne-0.4-0.5 pts
50Aube-0.5-0.3 pts
51Calvados-0.6-0.2 pts
51Somme-0.6-0.6 pts
51Tarn-et-Garonne-0.6-0.1 pts
54Aisne-0.8-0.3 pts
55Vienne-0.90 pts
56Corse-du-Sud-1-0.2 pts
57Haute-Corse-1.1-0.2 pts
58Ardennes-1.4+0.3 pts
59Jura-1.6+0.4 pts
59Var-1.60 pts
61Hautes-Alpes-1.7-0.4 pts
62Deux-Sèvres-1.8+0.2 pts
62Haute-Saône-1.8-0.3 pts
64Pyrénées-Atlantiques-2+0.2 pts
65Vendée-2.1-0.4 pts
66Haute-Vienne-2.30 pts
67Ardèche-2.5+0.4 pts
67Finistère-2.5+0.3 pts
67Landes-2.5+0.4 pts
70Loir-et-Cher-2.7-0.2 pts
70Morbihan-2.7-0.2 pts
72Haute-Loire-2.8-0.4 pts
72Tarn-2.8+0.6 pts
74Aude-3+0.5 pts
74Manche-3+0.1 pts
74Pyrénées-Orientales-3+0.2 pts
77Lot-et-Garonne-3.2-0.2 pts
78Meuse-3.3-0.9 pts
78Vosges-3.3-0.1 pts
78Yonne-3.3-0.3 pts
81Saône-et-Loire-3.4-0.5 pts
82Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-3.6-0.2 pts
83Charente-3.8-0.2 pts
83Cher-3.8+0.2 pts
85Haute-Marne-4.1-0.4 pts
86Charente-Maritime-4.3+0.1 pts
86Côtes-d’Armor-4.3-0.5 pts
88Orne-4.4-0.7 pts
89Hautes-Pyrénées-4.5+0.5 pts
90Aveyron-4.6-0.4 pts
91Ariège-4.8-0.7 pts
92Allier-5-0.2 pts
93Lozère-5.4-0.4 pts
94Gers-5.5+0.1 pts
95Corrèze-5.9-0.6 pts
96Indre-6+0.2 pts
97Dordogne-6.3+0.1 pts
98Lot-6.9-1.3 pts
99Cantal-7.2-0.6 pts
99Nièvre-7.2-0.4 pts
101Creuse-10.2-0.5 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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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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Mayotte, with 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Creuse, with -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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