NUTS 3 areas of France by natural population change
Seine-Saint-Denis had the highest natural population change of 101 areas in 2016, at 20,409. Dordogne had the lowest, at -2,364. The median was 159 and the figure for France was 190,320. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 20,409 | -0% |
| 2 | Paris | 14,328 | +0.4% |
| 3 | Hauts-de-Seine | 13,848 | -0.8% |
| 4 | Rhône | 13,325 | -2.5% |
| 5 | Val-d’Oise | 12,305 | -1.1% |
| 6 | Val-de-Marne | 12,241 | -2% |
| 7 | Nord | 11,120 | -6.9% |
| 8 | Essonne | 10,641 | -5.5% |
| 9 | Yvelines | 9,856 | -4.1% |
| 10 | Seine-et-Marne | 9,734 | -3.7% |
| 11 | La Réunion | 9,053 | -4.5% |
| 12 | Mayotte | 8,791 | +5.1% |
| 13 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 8,148 | -2.4% |
| 14 | Haute-Garonne | 6,807 | -5% |
| 15 | Guyane | 6,369 | +6.6% |
| 16 | Isère | 5,789 | +0.6% |
| 17 | Loire-Atlantique | 5,037 | -0.7% |
| 18 | Gironde | 4,250 | +6.5% |
| 19 | Haute-Savoie | 4,188 | -8.5% |
| 20 | Oise | 3,501 | -13.2% |
| 21 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 3,497 | -7.8% |
| 22 | Bas-Rhin | 3,435 | +2.4% |
| 23 | Seine-Maritime | 2,745 | -9.5% |
| 24 | Pas-de-Calais | 2,400 | -22.9% |
| 25 | Hérault | 2,390 | -12.5% |
| 26 | Ain | 2,284 | +5.5% |
| 27 | Maine-et-Loire | 2,119 | -12.5% |
| 28 | Guadeloupe | 1,893 | -18.3% |
| 29 | Loiret | 1,880 | -2.7% |
| 30 | Doubs | 1,878 | -9.7% |
| 31 | Eure | 1,653 | -0.4% |
| 31 | Haut-Rhin | 1,653 | -14.7% |
| 33 | Marne | 1,208 | -5.9% |
| 34 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1,147 | -1.7% |
| 35 | Vaucluse | 1,138 | -16.4% |
| 36 | Loire | 1,024 | -27.7% |
| 37 | Moselle | 994 | -10.4% |
| 38 | Eure-et-Loir | 973 | -11.1% |
| 39 | Drôme | 925 | -25.8% |
| 39 | Indre-et-Loire | 925 | +4.8% |
| 41 | Savoie | 906 | -3.1% |
| 42 | Gard | 626 | -5% |
| 43 | Sarthe | 609 | +10.9% |
| 44 | Côte-d’Or | 559 | -17.3% |
| 45 | Martinique | 498 | -45.5% |
| 46 | Territoire de Belfort | 331 | +50.5% |
| 47 | Alpes-Maritimes | 313 | +49% |
| 48 | Somme | 304 | -46.5% |
| 49 | Puy-de-Dôme | 212 | -32.5% |
| 50 | Calvados | 202 | -59% |
| 51 | Aisne | 159 | -70.5% |
| 52 | Aube | 146 | -53.5% |
| 53 | Mayenne | 125 | -57.3% |
| 54 | Vienne | 89 | -67.8% |
| 55 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 85 | -55.5% |
| 56 | Haute-Corse | -87 | +17.1% |
| 57 | Corse-du-Sud | -92 | +31.9% |
| 58 | Ardennes | -150 | -167.9% |
| 59 | Hautes-Alpes | -157 | -149.2% |
| 60 | Jura | -204 | -23.6% |
| 61 | Haute-Saône | -286 | -439.6% |
| 62 | Deux-Sèvres | -332 | -9.2% |
| 63 | Lozère | -341 | -12.2% |
| 64 | Meuse | -362 | -59.5% |
| 65 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | -393 | -18.7% |
| 66 | Haute-Marne | -446 | -6.2% |
| 67 | Loir-et-Cher | -511 | -16.9% |
| 68 | Ariège | -516 | -24.9% |
| 69 | Haute-Loire | -531 | -8.4% |
| 70 | Tarn | -564 | 0% |
| 71 | Vendée | -678 | -340.3% |
| 72 | Haute-Vienne | -690 | +3.2% |
| 73 | Orne | -716 | -17.4% |
| 74 | Lot-et-Garonne | -720 | +14.4% |
| 75 | Ardèche | -753 | -84.1% |
| 76 | Yonne | -766 | -48.4% |
| 77 | Landes | -861 | -27% |
| 78 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | -864 | -5.9% |
| 79 | Hautes-Pyrénées | -914 | -7.5% |
| 80 | Charente | -920 | -4% |
| 80 | Gers | -920 | -11.7% |
| 82 | Var | -934 | -43.7% |
| 83 | Cher | -940 | -4.9% |
| 84 | Cantal | -967 | -5% |
| 85 | Vosges | -1,014 | -30.7% |
| 86 | Aude | -1,016 | -55.6% |
| 86 | Pyrénées-Orientales | -1,016 | -27.6% |
| 88 | Lot | -1,023 | +2.2% |
| 89 | Aveyron | -1,138 | +1.4% |
| 90 | Creuse | -1,154 | -5% |
| 91 | Corrèze | -1,205 | +0.3% |
| 92 | Manche | -1,214 | -55.8% |
| 93 | Indre | -1,261 | -1.6% |
| 94 | Nièvre | -1,320 | -11.1% |
| 95 | Morbihan | -1,341 | -25.3% |
| 96 | Saône-et-Loire | -1,390 | -17.3% |
| 97 | Allier | -1,474 | -2.1% |
| 98 | Côtes-d’Armor | -1,873 | -13.1% |
| 99 | Finistère | -2,045 | -49.9% |
| 100 | Charente-Maritime | -2,199 | -0.5% |
| 101 | Dordogne | -2,364 | -5.7% |
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About this ranking
Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Population change, 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.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of France by natural population change, 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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of France by natural population change, 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-population-change/france-provinces?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of France by natural population change, 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-population-change/france-provinces?period=2016.
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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of France by natural population change, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/france-provinces?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{eurostat_nuts_3_areas_of_2016,
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title = {{Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo\_r\_gind3): NUTS 3 areas of France by natural population change, 2016}},
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Which area has the highest natural population change?
Seine-Saint-Denis, with 20,409 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest natural population change?
Dordogne, with -2,364 in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Natural population change: other rankings
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- NUTS 3 areas of Portugal
- NUTS 3 areas of Hungary
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)