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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 27 regions in 2015, at 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Limousin had the lowest, at -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35.3Mayotte
Lowest-4.1Limousin
Median1.827 regions
France3.1History

All regions, 2015

Mayotte: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte35.3Guyane: 22.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane22.6La Réunion: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion11.1Ile-de-France: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIle-de-France8.7Guadeloupe: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe5.4Rhône-Alpes: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône-Alpes4.5Nord-Pas de Calais: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord-Pas de Calais3.7Alsace: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlsace2.8Picardie: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPicardie2.7Haute-Normandie: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Normandie2.5Martinique: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique2.4Pays de la Loire: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPays de la Loire2.2Franche-Comté: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranche-Comté1.8Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1.8Champagne-Ardenne: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsChampagne-Ardenne0.8Midi-Pyrénées: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidi-Pyrénées0.8Languedoc-Roussillon: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLanguedoc-Roussillon0.6Centre - Val de Loire: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentre - Val de Loire0.5Lorraine: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorraine0.5Bretagne: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBretagne-0.1Aquitaine: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAquitaine-0.2Basse-Normandie: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasse-Normandie-0.6Corse: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCorse-0.7Bourgogne: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBourgogne-1.3Poitou-Charentes: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoitou-Charentes-1.7Auvergne: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAuvergne-1.9Limousin: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLimousin-4.1
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

RankRegions2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Mayotte35.3+5.8 pts
2Guyane22.6-0.1 pts
3La Réunion11.1-0.4 pts
4Ile-de-France8.7-0.6 pts
5Guadeloupe5.4+0.3 pts
6Rhône-Alpes4.5-0.8 pts
7Nord-Pas de Calais3.7-1 pts
8Alsace2.8-1 pts
9Picardie2.7-0.8 pts
10Haute-Normandie2.5-0.7 pts
11Martinique2.4-0.3 pts
12Pays de la Loire2.2-1.2 pts
13Franche-Comté1.8-0.8 pts
13Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1.8-0.8 pts
15Champagne-Ardenne0.8-1.1 pts
15Midi-Pyrénées0.8-0.9 pts
17Languedoc-Roussillon0.6-0.7 pts
18Centre - Val de Loire0.5-1.2 pts
18Lorraine0.5-1.1 pts
20Bretagne-0.1-1 pts
21Aquitaine-0.2-0.8 pts
22Basse-Normandie-0.6-0.9 pts
23Corse-0.7-0.5 pts
24Bourgogne-1.3-1 pts
25Poitou-Charentes-1.7-1.3 pts
26Auvergne-1.9-1.1 pts
27Limousin-4.1-1.3 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 regions 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) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Mayotte, with 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Limousin, with -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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