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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Guyane had the highest natural change rate of 25 regions in 2012, at 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Limousin had the lowest, at -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24.1Guyane
Lowest-2.8Limousin
Median1.925 regions
France3.8History

All regions, 2012

Guyane: 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane24.1La Réunion: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion12.1Ile-de-France: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIle-de-France9.1Rhône-Alpes: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône-Alpes5.2Nord-Pas de Calais: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord-Pas de Calais4.6Martinique: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique4.2Haute-Normandie: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Normandie3.8Alsace: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlsace3.7Pays de la Loire: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPays de la Loire3.6Picardie: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPicardie3.6Franche-Comté: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranche-Comté2.8Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur2.5Centre - Val de Loire: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentre - Val de Loire1.9Champagne-Ardenne: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsChampagne-Ardenne1.9Lorraine: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorraine1.7Midi-Pyrénées: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidi-Pyrénées1.6Languedoc-Roussillon: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLanguedoc-Roussillon1.3Bretagne: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBretagne1.2Basse-Normandie: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasse-Normandie0.6Aquitaine: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAquitaine0.5Corse: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCorse0.3Bourgogne: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBourgogne-0.3Poitou-Charentes: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoitou-Charentes-0.5Auvergne: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAuvergne-1.1Limousin: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLimousin-2.8
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

RankRegions2012
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2011
1Guyane Provisional24.1+0.9 pts
2La Réunion Provisional12.1-0.1 pts
3Ile-de-France Provisional9.1-0.3 pts
4Rhône-Alpes Provisional5.2-0.4 pts
5Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional4.6-0.5 pts
6Martinique Provisional4.2-0.2 pts
7Haute-Normandie Provisional3.8-0.4 pts
8Alsace Provisional3.7-0.5 pts
9Pays de la Loire Provisional3.6-0.6 pts
9Picardie Provisional3.6-0.6 pts
11Franche-Comté Provisional2.8-0.4 pts
12Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional2.5-0.3 pts
13Centre - Val de Loire Provisional1.9-0.4 pts
13Champagne-Ardenne Provisional1.9-0.7 pts
15Lorraine Provisional1.7-0.4 pts
16Midi-Pyrénées Provisional1.6-0.4 pts
17Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional1.3-0.6 pts
18Bretagne Provisional1.2-0.6 pts
19Basse-Normandie Provisional0.6-0.8 pts
20Aquitaine Provisional0.5-0.7 pts
21Corse Provisional0.3-0.1 pts
22Bourgogne Provisional-0.3-0.2 pts
23Poitou-Charentes Provisional-0.5-0.5 pts
24Auvergne Provisional-1.1-0.5 pts
25Limousin Provisional-2.8-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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 regions are compared on one definition. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2012) [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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2012. 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-regions?period=2012. 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). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2012. 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-regions?period=2012.

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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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2012 [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-regions?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Guyane, with 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Limousin, with -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2012.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 regions have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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