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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 101 areas in 2020, at 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest28.9Mayotte
Lowest-10.8Creuse
Median-1.4101 areas
France1History

Top 40 areas, 2020

Mayotte: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte28.9Guyane: 24.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane24.5Seine-Saint-Denis: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis9.9La Réunion: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion9.2Val-d’Oise: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise7.8Essonne: 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne6.6Val-de-Marne: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne6.5Hauts-de-Seine: 5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine5.9Seine-et-Marne: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne5.1Yvelines: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines4.9Paris: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis4.6Rhône: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône4.6Haute-Garonne: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne3.9Haute-Savoie: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie3.3Guadeloupe: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe3.1Ille-et-Vilaine: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine2.6Loire-Atlantique: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique2.6Bouches-du-Rhône: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône1.9Gironde: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde1.9Loiret: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret1.9Nord: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord1.9Oise: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise1.9Isère: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère1.8Ain: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin1.4Maine-et-Loire: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire1Bas-Rhin: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin0.9Hérault: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault0.8Doubs: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs0.5Vaucluse: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse0.4Marne: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne0.3Seine-Maritime: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime0.2Eure: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-0.1Eure-et-Loir: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir-0.1Indre-et-Loire: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire-0.1Drôme: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme-0.2Martinique: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique-0.2Pas-de-Calais: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais-0.5Côte-d’Or: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCôte-d’Or-0.8Sarthe: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSarthe-0.8Gard: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGard-1
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

RankAreas2020
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Mayotte28.9-3.8 pts
2Guyane24.5-0.5 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis9.9-1.9 pts
4La Réunion9.2-0.2 pts
5Val-d’Oise7.8-1.9 pts
6Essonne6.6-1.4 pts
7Val-de-Marne6.5-1.8 pts
8Hauts-de-Seine5.9-1.6 pts
9Seine-et-Marne5.1-1.5 pts
10Yvelines4.9-1.4 pts
11Paris4.6-1.7 pts
11Rhône4.6-1.7 pts
13Haute-Garonne3.9-0.3 pts
14Haute-Savoie3.3-1.7 pts
15Guadeloupe3.1-0.6 pts
16Ille-et-Vilaine2.6-0.2 pts
16Loire-Atlantique2.6-0.4 pts
18Bouches-du-Rhône1.9-1.5 pts
18Gironde1.90 pts
18Loiret1.9-0.4 pts
18Nord1.9-1.4 pts
18Oise1.9-1.5 pts
23Isère1.8-1.4 pts
24Ain1.4-1.5 pts
25Maine-et-Loire1-0.6 pts
26Bas-Rhin0.9-1.3 pts
27Hérault0.8-0.6 pts
28Doubs0.5-1.4 pts
29Vaucluse0.4-0.8 pts
30Marne0.3-1.5 pts
31Seine-Maritime0.2-1.2 pts
32Eure-0.1-0.9 pts
32Eure-et-Loir-0.1-0.8 pts
32Indre-et-Loire-0.1-0.4 pts
35Drôme-0.2-1.2 pts
35Martinique-0.2-0.7 pts
37Pas-de-Calais-0.5-1.2 pts
38Côte-d’Or-0.8-1.1 pts
38Sarthe-0.8-0.9 pts
40Gard-1-1 pts
40Savoie-1-2.1 pts
42Alpes-Maritimes-1.1-0.9 pts
42Meurthe-et-Moselle-1.1-1.5 pts
44Calvados-1.2-0.6 pts
44Haut-Rhin-1.2-2.3 pts
44Vienne-1.2-0.3 pts
47Aube-1.3-0.8 pts
47Mayenne-1.3-0.9 pts
47Puy-de-Dôme-1.3-1 pts
50Loire-1.4-2.2 pts
50Territoire de Belfort-1.4-2 pts
52Tarn-et-Garonne-1.5-0.9 pts
53Somme-1.7-1.1 pts
54Haute-Corse-1.8-0.7 pts
54Moselle-1.8-1.8 pts
56Aisne-2-1.2 pts
57Var-2.2-0.6 pts
58Corse-du-Sud-2.3-1.3 pts
58Pyrénées-Atlantiques-2.3-0.3 pts
58Vendée-2.3-0.2 pts
61Ardennes-2.7-1.3 pts
61Haute-Vienne-2.7-0.4 pts
63Deux-Sèvres-2.8-1 pts
64Finistère-2.9-0.4 pts
65Morbihan-3-0.3 pts
66Landes-3.3-0.8 pts
67Manche-3.4-0.4 pts
67Tarn-3.4-0.6 pts
69Jura-3.5-1.9 pts
69Pyrénées-Orientales-3.5-0.5 pts
71Hautes-Alpes-3.6-1.9 pts
72Aude-3.8-0.8 pts
72Loir-et-Cher-3.8-1.1 pts
74Charente-3.9-0.1 pts
74Haute-Saône-3.9-2.1 pts
76Yonne-4-0.7 pts
77Côtes-d’Armor-4.30 pts
77Lot-et-Garonne-4.3-1.1 pts
79Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-4.5-0.9 pts
80Ardèche-4.6-2.1 pts
81Ariège-4.80 pts
82Haute-Loire-4.9-2.1 pts
83Charente-Maritime-5-0.7 pts
83Orne-5-0.6 pts
83Saône-et-Loire-5-1.6 pts
86Aveyron-5.2-0.6 pts
86Hautes-Pyrénées-5.2-0.7 pts
86Meuse-5.2-1.9 pts
89Cher-5.3-1.5 pts
90Corrèze-5.5+0.4 pts
90Gers-5.50 pts
92Vosges-5.6-2.3 pts
93Haute-Marne-5.8-1.7 pts
94Dordogne-6.30 pts
95Lozère-6.4-1 pts
96Allier-6.6-1.6 pts
97Lot-6.7+0.2 pts
98Indre-7.3-1.3 pts
99Cantal-7.7-0.5 pts
100Nièvre-8.4-1.2 pts
101Creuse-10.8-0.6 pts

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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. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Mayotte, with 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Creuse, with -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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