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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 27 regions in 2021, at 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Limousin had the lowest, at -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest32.2Mayotte
Lowest-5.3Limousin
Median-0.827 regions
France1.2History

All regions, 2021

Mayotte: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte32.2Guyane: 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane23.5La Réunion: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion8.8Ile-de-France: 6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIle-de-France6.8Rhône-Alpes: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône-Alpes2.6Nord-Pas de Calais: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord-Pas de Calais1.1Alsace: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlsace0.8Pays de la Loire: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPays de la Loire0.7Haute-Normandie: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Normandie0.5Picardie: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPicardie0.2Guadeloupe: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe0.1Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur-0.5Midi-Pyrénées: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidi-Pyrénées-0.6Franche-Comté: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranche-Comté-0.8Champagne-Ardenne: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChampagne-Ardenne-1.2Centre - Val de Loire: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentre - Val de Loire-1.3Aquitaine: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAquitaine-1.4Languedoc-Roussillon: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLanguedoc-Roussillon-1.4Bretagne: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBretagne-1.5Lorraine: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorraine-1.8Corse: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCorse-2.5Martinique: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique-2.8Basse-Normandie: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasse-Normandie-2.9Auvergne: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAuvergne-3.2Bourgogne: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBourgogne-3.3Poitou-Charentes: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoitou-Charentes-3.8Limousin: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLimousin-5.3Mayotte: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte32.2Guyane: 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane23.5La Réunion: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion8.8Ile-de-France: 6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIle-de-France6.8Rhône-Alpes: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône-Alpes2.6Nord-Pas de Calais: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord-Pas de Calais1.1Alsace: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlsace0.8Pays de la Loire: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPays de la Loire0.7Haute-Normandie: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Normandie0.5Picardie: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPicardie0.2Guadeloupe: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe0.1Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur-0.5Midi-Pyrénées: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidi-Pyrénées-0.6Franche-Comté: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranche-Comté-0.8Champagne-Ardenne: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChampagne-Ardenne-1.2Centre - Val de Loire: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentre - Val de Loire-1.3Aquitaine: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAquitaine-1.4Languedoc-Roussillon: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLanguedoc-Roussillon-1.4Bretagne: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBretagne-1.5Lorraine: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorraine-1.8Corse: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCorse-2.5Martinique: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique-2.8Basse-Normandie: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasse-Normandie-2.9Auvergne: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAuvergne-3.2Bourgogne: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBourgogne-3.3Poitou-Charentes: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoitou-Charentes-3.8Limousin: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLimousin-5.3
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

RankRegions2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Mayotte32.2+3.3 pts
2Guyane23.5-1 pts
3La Réunion8.8-0.4 pts
4Ile-de-France6.8+0.5 pts
5Rhône-Alpes2.6+0.9 pts
6Nord-Pas de Calais1.10 pts
7Alsace0.8+0.7 pts
8Pays de la Loire0.7+0.1 pts
9Haute-Normandie0.5+0.4 pts
10Picardie0.2+0.4 pts
11Guadeloupe0.1-3 pts
12Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur-0.5-0.4 pts
13Midi-Pyrénées-0.60 pts
14Franche-Comté-0.8+0.7 pts
15Champagne-Ardenne-1.2+0.3 pts
16Centre - Val de Loire-1.30 pts
17Aquitaine-1.4-0.3 pts
17Languedoc-Roussillon-1.4-0.2 pts
19Bretagne-1.5-0.1 pts
20Lorraine-1.8+0.6 pts
21Corse-2.5-0.4 pts
22Martinique-2.8-2.6 pts
23Basse-Normandie-2.9-0.3 pts
24Auvergne-3.2+0.7 pts
25Bourgogne-3.3+0.5 pts
26Poitou-Charentes-3.8-0.4 pts
27Limousin-5.3-0.4 pts

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Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Mayotte, with 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Limousin, with -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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