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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 101 areas in 2021, at 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32.2Mayotte
Lowest-10.5Creuse
Median-1.4101 areas
France1.2History

Top 40 areas, 2021

Mayotte: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte32.2Guyane: 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane23.5Seine-Saint-Denis: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis9.4La Réunion: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion8.8Val-d’Oise: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise8.7Essonne: 7.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne7.1Val-de-Marne: 7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne7Hauts-de-Seine: 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine6.4Seine-et-Marne: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne5.7Yvelines: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines5.7Paris: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis5.3Rhône: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône5.2Haute-Savoie: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie4.3Haute-Garonne: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne3.7Loire-Atlantique: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique2.8Ain: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin2.6Isère: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère2.5Ille-et-Vilaine: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine2.3Oise: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise2.3Nord: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord2Bouches-du-Rhône: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône1.9Gironde: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde1.5Maine-et-Loire: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire1.5Bas-Rhin: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin1.3Doubs: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs1.2Loiret: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret1.1Savoie: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie0.9Marne: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne0.8Hérault: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault0.5Seine-Maritime: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime0.5Eure: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure0.4Drôme: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme0.2Haut-Rhin: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin0.2Vaucluse: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse0.2Guadeloupe: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe0.1Eure-et-Loir: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir-0.1Indre-et-Loire: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire-0.1Côte-d’Or: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCôte-d’Or-0.2Loire: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-0.2Pas-de-Calais: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais-0.4
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

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Mayotte32.2+3.3 pts
2Guyane23.5-1 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis9.4-0.5 pts
4La Réunion8.8-0.4 pts
5Val-d’Oise8.7+0.9 pts
6Essonne7.1+0.5 pts
7Val-de-Marne7+0.5 pts
8Hauts-de-Seine6.4+0.5 pts
9Seine-et-Marne5.7+0.6 pts
9Yvelines5.7+0.8 pts
11Paris5.3+0.7 pts
12Rhône5.2+0.6 pts
13Haute-Savoie4.3+1 pts
14Haute-Garonne3.7-0.2 pts
15Loire-Atlantique2.8+0.2 pts
16Ain2.6+1.2 pts
17Isère2.5+0.7 pts
18Ille-et-Vilaine2.3-0.3 pts
18Oise2.3+0.4 pts
20Nord2+0.1 pts
21Bouches-du-Rhône1.90 pts
22Gironde1.5-0.4 pts
22Maine-et-Loire1.5+0.5 pts
24Bas-Rhin1.3+0.4 pts
25Doubs1.2+0.7 pts
26Loiret1.1-0.8 pts
27Savoie0.9+1.9 pts
28Marne0.8+0.5 pts
29Hérault0.5-0.3 pts
29Seine-Maritime0.5+0.3 pts
31Eure0.4+0.5 pts
32Drôme0.2+0.4 pts
32Haut-Rhin0.2+1.4 pts
32Vaucluse0.2-0.2 pts
35Guadeloupe0.1-3 pts
36Eure-et-Loir-0.10 pts
36Indre-et-Loire-0.10 pts
38Côte-d’Or-0.2+0.6 pts
38Loire-0.2+1.2 pts
40Pas-de-Calais-0.4+0.1 pts
41Mayenne-0.8+0.5 pts
41Meurthe-et-Moselle-0.8+0.3 pts
41Tarn-et-Garonne-0.8+0.7 pts
41Territoire de Belfort-0.8+0.6 pts
45Puy-de-Dôme-0.9+0.4 pts
46Gard-10 pts
46Sarthe-1-0.2 pts
48Calvados-1.20 pts
48Somme-1.2+0.5 pts
50Moselle-1.3+0.5 pts
51Aube-1.4-0.1 pts
52Vienne-1.5-0.3 pts
53Aisne-1.7+0.3 pts
54Alpes-Maritimes-1.9-0.8 pts
55Hautes-Alpes-2.1+1.5 pts
56Pyrénées-Atlantiques-2.2+0.1 pts
57Corse-du-Sud-2.30 pts
58Haute-Corse-2.7-0.9 pts
58Vendée-2.7-0.4 pts
60Finistère-2.8+0.1 pts
60Martinique-2.8-2.6 pts
62Ardennes-2.9-0.2 pts
62Haute-Saône-2.9+1 pts
64Ardèche-3+1.6 pts
64Jura-3+0.5 pts
64Var-3-0.8 pts
67Haute-Vienne-3.1-0.4 pts
67Morbihan-3.1-0.1 pts
69Landes-3.2+0.1 pts
69Loir-et-Cher-3.2+0.6 pts
71Haute-Loire-3.3+1.6 pts
72Deux-Sèvres-3.4-0.6 pts
73Meuse-3.6+1.6 pts
74Pyrénées-Orientales-3.7-0.2 pts
74Tarn-3.7-0.3 pts
76Manche-3.8-0.4 pts
76Saône-et-Loire-3.8+1.2 pts
78Côtes-d’Armor-4.2+0.1 pts
78Lot-et-Garonne-4.2+0.1 pts
78Yonne-4.2-0.2 pts
81Aude-4.3-0.5 pts
81Charente-4.3-0.4 pts
83Vosges-4.4+1.2 pts
84Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-4.50 pts
85Aveyron-5+0.2 pts
85Cher-5+0.3 pts
87Ariège-5.2-0.4 pts
87Charente-Maritime-5.2-0.2 pts
87Gers-5.2+0.3 pts
87Haute-Marne-5.2+0.6 pts
91Allier-5.5+1.1 pts
91Orne-5.5-0.5 pts
93Hautes-Pyrénées-5.6-0.4 pts
94Lozère-6.1+0.3 pts
95Corrèze-6.2-0.7 pts
96Lot-6.4+0.3 pts
97Indre-6.5+0.8 pts
98Dordogne-7.6-1.3 pts
99Cantal-8.1-0.4 pts
100Nièvre-8.3+0.1 pts
101Creuse-10.5+0.3 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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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Mayotte, with 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Creuse, with -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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