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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 101 areas in 2022, at 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32.1Mayotte
Lowest-11.8Creuse
Median-1.8101 areas
France0.8History

Top 40 areas, 2022

Mayotte: 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte32.1Guyane: 22.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane22.3Seine-Saint-Denis: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis9.7Val-d’Oise: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise8.5La Réunion: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion7.7Essonne: 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne6.9Val-de-Marne: 6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne6.8Hauts-de-Seine: 5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine5.9Seine-et-Marne: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne5.4Yvelines: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines5.3Rhône: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône4.6Paris: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis4.3Haute-Savoie: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie3.8Haute-Garonne: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne3.1Oise: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise2.3Ain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin2.1Isère: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère2.1Loire-Atlantique: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique2.1Bouches-du-Rhône: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône2Ille-et-Vilaine: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine1.7Nord: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord1.6Guadeloupe: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe1.2Loiret: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret1.2Gironde: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde0.9Maine-et-Loire: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire0.6Bas-Rhin: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin0.4Doubs: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs0.3Eure: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure0.2Savoie: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie0.2Eure-et-Loir: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir0Hérault: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault0Marne: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne0Seine-Maritime: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime0Vaucluse: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse-0.1Drôme: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme-0.2Loire: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-0.3Haut-Rhin: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin-0.6Indre-et-Loire: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire-0.6Pas-de-Calais: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais-0.7Territoire de Belfort: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerritoire de Belfort-0.9
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

RankAreas2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Mayotte32.1-0.1 pts
2Guyane22.3-1.2 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis9.7+0.3 pts
4Val-d’Oise8.5-0.2 pts
5La Réunion7.7-1.1 pts
6Essonne6.9-0.2 pts
7Val-de-Marne6.8-0.2 pts
8Hauts-de-Seine5.9-0.5 pts
9Seine-et-Marne5.4-0.3 pts
10Yvelines5.3-0.4 pts
11Rhône4.6-0.6 pts
12Paris4.3-1 pts
13Haute-Savoie3.8-0.5 pts
14Haute-Garonne3.1-0.6 pts
15Oise2.30 pts
16Ain2.1-0.5 pts
16Isère2.1-0.4 pts
16Loire-Atlantique2.1-0.7 pts
19Bouches-du-Rhône2+0.1 pts
20Ille-et-Vilaine1.7-0.6 pts
21Nord1.6-0.4 pts
22Guadeloupe1.2+1.1 pts
22Loiret1.2+0.1 pts
24Gironde0.9-0.6 pts
25Maine-et-Loire0.6-0.9 pts
26Bas-Rhin0.4-0.9 pts
27Doubs0.3-0.9 pts
28Eure0.2-0.2 pts
28Savoie0.2-0.7 pts
30Eure-et-Loir0+0.1 pts
30Hérault0-0.5 pts
30Marne0-0.8 pts
30Seine-Maritime0-0.5 pts
34Vaucluse-0.1-0.3 pts
35Drôme-0.2-0.4 pts
36Loire-0.3-0.1 pts
37Haut-Rhin-0.6-0.8 pts
37Indre-et-Loire-0.6-0.5 pts
39Pas-de-Calais-0.7-0.3 pts
40Territoire de Belfort-0.9-0.1 pts
41Côte-d’Or-1-0.8 pts
42Aube-1.1+0.3 pts
43Mayenne-1.2-0.4 pts
43Meurthe-et-Moselle-1.2-0.4 pts
43Somme-1.20 pts
46Sarthe-1.3-0.3 pts
47Gard-1.4-0.4 pts
48Aisne-1.6+0.1 pts
48Puy-de-Dôme-1.6-0.7 pts
50Moselle-1.7-0.4 pts
51Alpes-Maritimes-1.8+0.1 pts
51Tarn-et-Garonne-1.8-1 pts
53Martinique-1.9+0.9 pts
54Vienne-2.1-0.6 pts
55Calvados-2.2-1 pts
55Hautes-Alpes-2.2-0.1 pts
57Ardennes-2.6+0.3 pts
58Var-2.7+0.3 pts
59Corse-du-Sud-2.8-0.5 pts
59Jura-2.8+0.2 pts
61Haute-Corse-2.9-0.2 pts
62Pyrénées-Atlantiques-3.1-0.9 pts
63Haute-Saône-3.2-0.3 pts
63Haute-Vienne-3.2-0.1 pts
65Morbihan-3.6-0.5 pts
66Deux-Sèvres-3.7-0.3 pts
66Landes-3.7-0.5 pts
66Vendée-3.7-1 pts
69Finistère-3.8-1 pts
70Ardèche-4-1 pts
70Loir-et-Cher-4-0.8 pts
72Tarn-4.1-0.4 pts
73Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-4.3+0.2 pts
74Haute-Loire-4.4-1.1 pts
75Saône-et-Loire-4.5-0.7 pts
76Aude-4.6-0.3 pts
76Meuse-4.6-1 pts
78Charente-4.7-0.4 pts
78Cher-4.7+0.3 pts
78Lot-et-Garonne-4.7-0.5 pts
81Manche-4.8-1 pts
82Pyrénées-Orientales-4.9-1.2 pts
82Vosges-4.9-0.5 pts
84Orne-5+0.5 pts
85Yonne-5.2-1 pts
86Haute-Marne-5.3-0.1 pts
87Lozère-5.6+0.5 pts
88Côtes-d’Armor-5.9-1.7 pts
89Charente-Maritime-6.1-0.9 pts
89Gers-6.1-0.9 pts
91Allier-6.2-0.7 pts
91Ariège-6.2-1 pts
91Aveyron-6.2-1.2 pts
94Corrèze-6.3-0.1 pts
94Hautes-Pyrénées-6.3-0.7 pts
96Lot-7.6-1.2 pts
97Dordogne-7.7-0.1 pts
98Indre-7.8-1.3 pts
99Cantal-8+0.1 pts
100Nièvre-8.2+0.1 pts
101Creuse-11.8-1.3 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Mayotte, with 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Creuse, with -11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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