Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural population change

Ile-de-France had the highest natural population change of 26 regions in 2013, at 108,158. Limousin had the lowest, at -2,405. The median was 3,653 and the figure for France was 242,978. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest108,158Ile-de-France

Lowest-2,405Limousin

Median3,65326 regions

France242,978History

All regions, 2013

persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2013 persons	Change on 2012
1	Ile-de-France	108,158	-0.5%
2	Rhône-Alpes	32,675	-2.1%
3	Nord-Pas de Calais	18,323	-1%
4	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	12,992	+7.1%
5	Pays de la Loire	12,445	-5%
6	La Réunion	9,744	-3.7%
7	Picardie	6,579	-5.9%
8	Alsace	6,470	-5.2%
9	Haute-Normandie	6,175	-13%
10	Guyane	5,708	-1.9%
11	Midi-Pyrénées	4,209	-12.3%
12	Languedoc-Roussillon	3,945	+13.3%
13	Centre - Val de Loire	3,777	-23.9%
14	Lorraine	3,528	-9.8%
15	Franche-Comté	3,138	-6.3%
16	Bretagne	2,891	-23.8%
17	Guadeloupe	2,728	-8.2%
18	Champagne-Ardenne	2,405	-5.5%
19	Aquitaine	1,868	+8.2%
20	Martinique	1,226	-25.2%
21	Basse-Normandie	343	-61.5%
22	Corse	-122	-237.1%
23	Bourgogne	-836	-60.2%
24	Auvergne	-1,453	+5.2%
25	Poitou-Charentes	-1,632	-91.3%
26	Limousin	-2,405	-18.2%

Other periods

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 regions are compared on one definition. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2013) [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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2013. 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-regions?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2013. 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-regions?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2013 [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-regions?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_regions_of_france_nuts_2013,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo\_r\_gind3): Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2013}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/france-regions?period=2013. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

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Which region has the highest natural population change?

Ile-de-France, with 108,158 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Limousin, with -2,405 in 2013.

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. 1 regions have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.