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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Mayotte had the highest natural change rate of 27 regions in 2023, at 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Limousin had the lowest, at -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for France was 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.5Mayotte
Lowest-5.4Limousin
Median-1.527 regions
France0.6History

All regions, 2023

Mayotte: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMayotte29.5Guyane: 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuyane21.9La Réunion: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Réunion8.2Ile-de-France: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIle-de-France6.1Rhône-Alpes: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRhône-Alpes1.7Guadeloupe: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadeloupe1.2Nord-Pas de Calais: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNord-Pas de Calais0.7Alsace: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlsace-0.1Pays de la Loire: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPays de la Loire-0.1Picardie: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPicardie-0.1Haute-Normandie: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaute-Normandie-0.2Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur-0.5Martinique: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartinique-1.3Franche-Comté: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranche-Comté-1.5Midi-Pyrénées: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidi-Pyrénées-1.5Champagne-Ardenne: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsChampagne-Ardenne-1.7Centre - Val de Loire: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentre - Val de Loire-1.8Aquitaine: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAquitaine-2Languedoc-Roussillon: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLanguedoc-Roussillon-2.1Bretagne: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBretagne-2.4Lorraine: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorraine-2.4Corse: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCorse-3Basse-Normandie: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasse-Normandie-3.3Bourgogne: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBourgogne-3.9Auvergne: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAuvergne-4Poitou-Charentes: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoitou-Charentes-4.2Limousin: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLimousin-5.4
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

RankRegions2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Mayotte Provisional29.5-2.6 pts
2Guyane Provisional21.9-0.4 pts
3La Réunion Provisional8.2+0.5 pts
4Ile-de-France Provisional6.1-0.4 pts
5Rhône-Alpes Provisional1.7-0.4 pts
6Guadeloupe Provisional1.20 pts
7Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional0.7-0.1 pts
8Alsace Provisional-0.1-0.1 pts
8Pays de la Loire Provisional-0.1-0.1 pts
8Picardie Provisional-0.1-0.3 pts
11Haute-Normandie Provisional-0.2-0.3 pts
12Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional-0.5-0.1 pts
13Martinique Provisional-1.3+0.6 pts
14Franche-Comté Provisional-1.5-0.3 pts
14Midi-Pyrénées Provisional-1.5-0.2 pts
16Champagne-Ardenne Provisional-1.7-0.2 pts
17Centre - Val de Loire Provisional-1.8-0.3 pts
18Aquitaine Provisional-20 pts
19Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional-2.1-0.2 pts
20Bretagne Provisional-2.4-0.1 pts
20Lorraine Provisional-2.4-0.1 pts
22Corse Provisional-3-0.2 pts
23Basse-Normandie Provisional-3.3+0.3 pts
24Bourgogne Provisional-3.90 pts
25Auvergne Provisional-4-0.2 pts
26Poitou-Charentes Provisional-4.2+0.2 pts
27Limousin Provisional-5.4+0.2 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Mayotte, with 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Limousin, with -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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