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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural population change

Ile-de-France had the highest natural population change of 27 regions in 2017, at 100,237. Poitou-Charentes had the lowest, at -4,707. The median was 423 and the figure for France was 163,635. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest100,237Ile-de-France
Lowest-4,707Poitou-Charentes
Median42327 regions
France163,635History

All regions, 2017

Ile-de-France: 100,237 personsIle-de-France100,237Rhône-Alpes: 25,068 personsRhône-Alpes25,068Nord-Pas de Calais: 11,406 personsNord-Pas de Calais11,406La Réunion: 9,035 personsLa Réunion9,035Mayotte: 9,027 personsMayotte9,027Guyane: 7,093 personsGuyane7,093Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 6,214 personsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur6,214Pays de la Loire: 5,480 personsPays de la Loire5,480Alsace: 4,309 personsAlsace4,309Picardie: 3,661 personsPicardie3,661Haute-Normandie: 3,432 personsHaute-Normandie3,432Guadeloupe: 1,353 personsGuadeloupe1,353Franche-Comté: 1,034 personsFranche-Comté1,034Martinique: 423 personsMartinique423Midi-Pyrénées: 119 personsMidi-Pyrénées119Lorraine: -47 personsLorraine-47Corse: -247 personsCorse-247Champagne-Ardenne: -350 personsChampagne-Ardenne-350Centre - Val de Loire: -446 personsCentre - Val de Loire-446Languedoc-Roussillon: -461 personsLanguedoc-Roussillon-461Basse-Normandie: -2,331 personsBasse-Normandie-2,331Bretagne: -2,603 personsBretagne-2,603Aquitaine: -2,736 personsAquitaine-2,736Limousin: -3,130 personsLimousin-3,130Auvergne: -3,354 personsAuvergne-3,354Bourgogne: -3,820 personsBourgogne-3,820Poitou-Charentes: -4,707 personsPoitou-Charentes-4,707
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
persons		Change on 2016
1Ile-de-France100,237-3%
2Rhône-Alpes25,068-9.5%
3Nord-Pas de Calais11,406-15.6%
4La Réunion9,035-0.2%
5Mayotte9,027+2.7%
6Guyane7,093+11.4%
7Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur6,214-23.4%
8Pays de la Loire5,480-24%
9Alsace4,309-15.3%
10Picardie3,661-7.6%
11Haute-Normandie3,432-22%
12Guadeloupe1,353-28.5%
13Franche-Comté1,034-39.8%
14Martinique423-15.1%
15Midi-Pyrénées119-93.5%
16Lorraine-47-106.1%
17Corse-247-38%
18Champagne-Ardenne-350-146.2%
19Centre - Val de Loire-446-141.8%
20Languedoc-Roussillon-461-171.7%
21Basse-Normandie-2,331-34.9%
22Bretagne-2,603-47.7%
23Aquitaine-2,736-389.4%
24Limousin-3,130-2.7%
25Auvergne-3,354-21.5%
26Bourgogne-3,820-31%
27Poitou-Charentes-4,707-40%

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. 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.

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest natural population change?

Ile-de-France, with 100,237 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Poitou-Charentes, with -4,707 in 2017.

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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.

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