Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 27 regions in 2022, at 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Limousin had the lowest, at -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest32.1Mayotte
Lowest-5.6Limousin
Median-1.327 regions
France0.8History

All regions, 2022

Mayotte: 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte32.1Guyane: 22.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane22.3La Réunion: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion7.7Ile-de-France: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIle-de-France6.5Rhône-Alpes: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône-Alpes2.1Guadeloupe: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe1.2Nord-Pas de Calais: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord-Pas de Calais0.8Picardie: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPicardie0.2Haute-Normandie: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Normandie0.1Alsace: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlsace0Pays de la Loire: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsPays de la Loire0Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur-0.4Franche-Comté: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranche-Comté-1.2Midi-Pyrénées: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidi-Pyrénées-1.3Centre - Val de Loire: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentre - Val de Loire-1.5Champagne-Ardenne: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsChampagne-Ardenne-1.5Languedoc-Roussillon: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLanguedoc-Roussillon-1.9Martinique: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique-1.9Aquitaine: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAquitaine-2Bretagne: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBretagne-2.3Lorraine: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorraine-2.3Corse: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCorse-2.8Basse-Normandie: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasse-Normandie-3.6Auvergne: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAuvergne-3.8Bourgogne: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBourgogne-3.9Poitou-Charentes: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoitou-Charentes-4.4Limousin: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLimousin-5.6Mayotte: 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte32.1Guyane: 22.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane22.3La Réunion: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion7.7Ile-de-France: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIle-de-France6.5Rhône-Alpes: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône-Alpes2.1Guadeloupe: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe1.2Nord-Pas de Calais: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord-Pas de Calais0.8Picardie: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPicardie0.2Haute-Normandie: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Normandie0.1Alsace: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlsace0Pays de la Loire: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsPays de la Loire0Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur-0.4Franche-Comté: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranche-Comté-1.2Midi-Pyrénées: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidi-Pyrénées-1.3Centre - Val de Loire: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentre - Val de Loire-1.5Champagne-Ardenne: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsChampagne-Ardenne-1.5Languedoc-Roussillon: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLanguedoc-Roussillon-1.9Martinique: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique-1.9Aquitaine: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAquitaine-2Bretagne: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBretagne-2.3Lorraine: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorraine-2.3Corse: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCorse-2.8Basse-Normandie: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasse-Normandie-3.6Auvergne: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAuvergne-3.8Bourgogne: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBourgogne-3.9Poitou-Charentes: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoitou-Charentes-4.4Limousin: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLimousin-5.6
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

RankRegions2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Mayotte32.1-0.1 pts
2Guyane22.3-1.2 pts
3La Réunion7.7-1.1 pts
4Ile-de-France6.5-0.3 pts
5Rhône-Alpes2.1-0.5 pts
6Guadeloupe1.2+1.1 pts
7Nord-Pas de Calais0.8-0.3 pts
8Picardie0.20 pts
9Haute-Normandie0.1-0.4 pts
10Alsace0-0.8 pts
10Pays de la Loire0-0.7 pts
12Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur-0.4+0.1 pts
13Franche-Comté-1.2-0.4 pts
14Midi-Pyrénées-1.3-0.7 pts
15Centre - Val de Loire-1.5-0.2 pts
15Champagne-Ardenne-1.5-0.3 pts
17Languedoc-Roussillon-1.9-0.5 pts
17Martinique-1.9+0.9 pts
19Aquitaine-2-0.6 pts
20Bretagne-2.3-0.8 pts
20Lorraine-2.3-0.5 pts
22Corse-2.8-0.3 pts
23Basse-Normandie-3.6-0.7 pts
24Auvergne-3.8-0.6 pts
25Bourgogne-3.9-0.6 pts
26Poitou-Charentes-4.4-0.6 pts
27Limousin-5.6-0.3 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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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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Mayotte, with 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Limousin, with -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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