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NUTS 3 areas of France by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 101 areas in 2023, at 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Creuse had the lowest, at -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.5Mayotte
Lowest-9.9Creuse
Median-1.8101 areas
France0.6History

Top 40 areas, 2023

Mayotte: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte29.5Guyane: 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane21.9Seine-Saint-Denis: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Saint-Denis9.4La Réunion: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion8.2Val-d’Oise: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-d’Oise7.8Essonne: 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEssonne6.4Val-de-Marne: 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVal-de-Marne6.4Hauts-de-Seine: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHauts-de-Seine5.6Seine-et-Marne: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-et-Marne5.1Yvelines: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsYvelines5.1Rhône: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône4.3Paris: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsParis3.8Haute-Savoie: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Savoie3.2Haute-Garonne: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Garonne2.5Bouches-du-Rhône: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBouches-du-Rhône1.9Isère: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsère1.8Loire-Atlantique: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-Atlantique1.8Oise: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOise1.7Ille-et-Vilaine: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlle-et-Vilaine1.6Nord: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord1.6Ain: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAin1.5Guadeloupe: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe1.2Gironde: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGironde0.7Loiret: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoiret0.6Maine-et-Loire: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaine-et-Loire0.5Bas-Rhin: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBas-Rhin0.4Doubs: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsDoubs0Eure: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-0.1Seine-Maritime: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeine-Maritime-0.3Eure-et-Loir: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEure-et-Loir-0.4Hérault: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHérault-0.4Indre-et-Loire: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIndre-et-Loire-0.4Marne: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarne-0.4Vaucluse: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaucluse-0.5Loire: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLoire-0.6Drôme: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrôme-0.7Haut-Rhin: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaut-Rhin-0.8Pas-de-Calais: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPas-de-Calais-0.8Savoie: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSavoie-0.8Sarthe: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSarthe-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

RankAreas2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Mayotte Provisional29.5-2.6 pts
2Guyane Provisional21.9-0.4 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis Provisional9.4-0.3 pts
4La Réunion Provisional8.2+0.5 pts
5Val-d’Oise Provisional7.8-0.7 pts
6Essonne Provisional6.4-0.5 pts
6Val-de-Marne Provisional6.4-0.4 pts
8Hauts-de-Seine Provisional5.6-0.3 pts
9Seine-et-Marne Provisional5.1-0.3 pts
9Yvelines Provisional5.1-0.2 pts
11Rhône Provisional4.3-0.3 pts
12Paris Provisional3.8-0.5 pts
13Haute-Savoie Provisional3.2-0.6 pts
14Haute-Garonne Provisional2.5-0.6 pts
15Bouches-du-Rhône Provisional1.9-0.1 pts
16Isère Provisional1.8-0.3 pts
16Loire-Atlantique Provisional1.8-0.3 pts
18Oise Provisional1.7-0.6 pts
19Ille-et-Vilaine Provisional1.6-0.1 pts
19Nord Provisional1.60 pts
21Ain Provisional1.5-0.6 pts
22Guadeloupe Provisional1.20 pts
23Gironde Provisional0.7-0.2 pts
24Loiret Provisional0.6-0.6 pts
25Maine-et-Loire Provisional0.5-0.1 pts
26Bas-Rhin Provisional0.40 pts
27Doubs Provisional0-0.3 pts
28Eure Provisional-0.1-0.3 pts
29Seine-Maritime Provisional-0.3-0.3 pts
30Eure-et-Loir Provisional-0.4-0.4 pts
30Hérault Provisional-0.4-0.4 pts
30Indre-et-Loire Provisional-0.4+0.2 pts
30Marne Provisional-0.4-0.4 pts
34Vaucluse Provisional-0.5-0.4 pts
35Loire Provisional-0.6-0.3 pts
36Drôme Provisional-0.7-0.5 pts
37Haut-Rhin Provisional-0.8-0.2 pts
37Pas-de-Calais Provisional-0.8-0.1 pts
37Savoie Provisional-0.8-1 pts
40Sarthe Provisional-1+0.3 pts
41Territoire de Belfort Provisional-1.2-0.3 pts
42Martinique Provisional-1.3+0.6 pts
42Somme Provisional-1.3-0.1 pts
44Aisne Provisional-1.4+0.2 pts
44Côte-d’Or Provisional-1.4-0.4 pts
46Mayenne Provisional-1.5-0.3 pts
47Meurthe-et-Moselle Provisional-1.6-0.4 pts
48Aube Provisional-1.7-0.6 pts
48Calvados Provisional-1.7+0.5 pts
50Gard Provisional-1.8-0.4 pts
50Moselle Provisional-1.8-0.1 pts
50Tarn-et-Garonne Provisional-1.80 pts
53Alpes-Maritimes Provisional-1.9-0.1 pts
53Puy-de-Dôme Provisional-1.9-0.3 pts
55Vienne Provisional-2.3-0.2 pts
56Ardennes Provisional-2.8-0.2 pts
56Corse-du-Sud Provisional-2.80 pts
58Hautes-Alpes Provisional-2.9-0.7 pts
58Var Provisional-2.9-0.2 pts
60Jura Provisional-3-0.2 pts
61Haute-Corse Provisional-3.1-0.2 pts
61Pyrénées-Atlantiques Provisional-3.10 pts
63Haute-Vienne Provisional-3.20 pts
64Deux-Sèvres Provisional-3.3+0.4 pts
65Loir-et-Cher Provisional-3.6+0.4 pts
66Haute-Saône Provisional-3.7-0.5 pts
66Morbihan Provisional-3.7-0.1 pts
66Vendée Provisional-3.70 pts
69Tarn Provisional-3.8+0.3 pts
70Ardèche Provisional-40 pts
70Finistère Provisional-4-0.2 pts
70Lot-et-Garonne Provisional-4+0.7 pts
73Pyrénées-Orientales Provisional-4.1+0.8 pts
74Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Provisional-4.2+0.1 pts
74Landes Provisional-4.2-0.5 pts
76Haute-Loire Provisional-4.3+0.1 pts
77Saône-et-Loire Provisional-4.4+0.1 pts
78Charente Provisional-4.5+0.2 pts
78Meuse Provisional-4.5+0.1 pts
80Manche Provisional-4.6+0.2 pts
80Vosges Provisional-4.6+0.3 pts
80Yonne Provisional-4.6+0.6 pts
83Aude Provisional-4.7-0.1 pts
83Haute-Marne Provisional-4.7+0.6 pts
85Orne Provisional-5.1-0.1 pts
86Hautes-Pyrénées Provisional-5.2+1.1 pts
86Lozère Provisional-5.2+0.4 pts
88Charente-Maritime Provisional-5.7+0.4 pts
88Côtes-d’Armor Provisional-5.7+0.2 pts
90Ariège Provisional-6+0.2 pts
90Cher Provisional-6-1.3 pts
92Allier Provisional-6.20 pts
93Aveyron Provisional-6.3-0.1 pts
94Corrèze Provisional-6.6-0.3 pts
95Gers Provisional-6.9-0.8 pts
96Dordogne Provisional-7.2+0.5 pts
97Indre Provisional-7.4+0.4 pts
98Lot Provisional-7.9-0.3 pts
99Cantal Provisional-8.3-0.3 pts
100Nièvre Provisional-8.4-0.2 pts
101Creuse Provisional-9.9+1.9 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/france-provinces?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Mayotte, with 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Creuse, with -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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