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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 27 regions in 2016, at 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Limousin had the lowest, at -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35.8Mayotte
Lowest-4.1Limousin
Median1.327 regions
France2.9History

All regions, 2016

Mayotte: 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte35.8Guyane: 23.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane23.7La Réunion: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion10.6Ile-de-France: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIle-de-France8.5Guadeloupe: 4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe4.4Rhône-Alpes: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône-Alpes4.2Nord-Pas de Calais: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord-Pas de Calais3.3Alsace: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlsace2.7Haute-Normandie: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Normandie2.4Picardie: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPicardie2.1Pays de la Loire: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPays de la Loire1.9Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1.6Franche-Comté: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranche-Comté1.5Martinique: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique1.3Champagne-Ardenne: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsChampagne-Ardenne0.6Midi-Pyrénées: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidi-Pyrénées0.6Centre - Val de Loire: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentre - Val de Loire0.4Lorraine: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorraine0.3Languedoc-Roussillon: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLanguedoc-Roussillon0.2Aquitaine: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAquitaine-0.2Bretagne: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBretagne-0.5Corse: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCorse-0.5Basse-Normandie: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasse-Normandie-1.2Bourgogne: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBourgogne-1.8Poitou-Charentes: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoitou-Charentes-1.9Auvergne: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAuvergne-2Limousin: -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

RankRegions2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Mayotte35.8+0.5 pts
2Guyane23.7+1.1 pts
3La Réunion10.6-0.5 pts
4Ile-de-France8.5-0.2 pts
5Guadeloupe4.4-1 pts
6Rhône-Alpes4.2-0.3 pts
7Nord-Pas de Calais3.3-0.4 pts
8Alsace2.7-0.1 pts
9Haute-Normandie2.4-0.1 pts
10Picardie2.1-0.6 pts
11Pays de la Loire1.9-0.3 pts
12Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1.6-0.2 pts
13Franche-Comté1.5-0.3 pts
14Martinique1.3-1.1 pts
15Champagne-Ardenne0.6-0.2 pts
15Midi-Pyrénées0.6-0.2 pts
17Centre - Val de Loire0.4-0.1 pts
18Lorraine0.3-0.2 pts
19Languedoc-Roussillon0.2-0.4 pts
20Aquitaine-0.20 pts
21Bretagne-0.5-0.4 pts
21Corse-0.5+0.2 pts
23Basse-Normandie-1.2-0.6 pts
24Bourgogne-1.8-0.5 pts
25Poitou-Charentes-1.9-0.2 pts
26Auvergne-2-0.1 pts
27Limousin-4.10 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Mayotte, with 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Limousin, with -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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