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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 2021, at 84,582. Poitou-Charentes had the lowest, at -6,918. The median was -1,015 and the figure for France was 80,823. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest84,582Ile-de-France
Lowest-6,918Poitou-Charentes
Median-1,01527 regions
France80,823History

All regions, 2021

Ile-de-France: 84,582 personsIle-de-France84,582Rhône-Alpes: 17,774 personsRhône-Alpes17,774Mayotte: 9,469 personsMayotte9,469La Réunion: 7,720 personsLa Réunion7,720Guyane: 6,762 personsGuyane6,762Nord-Pas de Calais: 4,637 personsNord-Pas de Calais4,637Pays de la Loire: 2,733 personsPays de la Loire2,733Alsace: 1,598 personsAlsace1,598Haute-Normandie: 875 personsHaute-Normandie875Picardie: 325 personsPicardie325Guadeloupe: 24 personsGuadeloupe24Corse: -889 personsCorse-889Franche-Comté: -928 personsFranche-Comté-928Martinique: -1,015 personsMartinique-1,015Champagne-Ardenne: -1,642 personsChampagne-Ardenne-1,642Midi-Pyrénées: -1,995 personsMidi-Pyrénées-1,995Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: -2,499 personsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur-2,499Centre - Val de Loire: -3,306 personsCentre - Val de Loire-3,306Limousin: -3,845 personsLimousin-3,845Languedoc-Roussillon: -4,144 personsLanguedoc-Roussillon-4,144Basse-Normandie: -4,236 personsBasse-Normandie-4,236Lorraine: -4,240 personsLorraine-4,240Auvergne: -4,393 personsAuvergne-4,393Aquitaine: -4,867 personsAquitaine-4,867Bretagne: -5,032 personsBretagne-5,032Bourgogne: -5,303 personsBourgogne-5,303Poitou-Charentes: -6,918 personsPoitou-Charentes-6,918
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Ile-de-France84,582+8.6%
2Rhône-Alpes17,774+55.3%
3Mayotte9,469+15.2%
4La Réunion7,720-3.4%
5Guyane6,762-3.4%
6Nord-Pas de Calais4,637+7.3%
7Pays de la Loire2,733+26.1%
8Alsace1,598+1,547.4%
9Haute-Normandie875+273.9%
10Picardie325+182.5%
11Guadeloupe24-98.1%
12Corse-889-25%
13Franche-Comté-928+47.7%
14Martinique-1,015-1,745.5%
15Champagne-Ardenne-1,642+17.4%
16Midi-Pyrénées-1,995-9.3%
17Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur-2,499-243.3%
18Centre - Val de Loire-3,306-1%
19Limousin-3,845-7.2%
20Languedoc-Roussillon-4,144-22.6%
21Basse-Normandie-4,236-8.6%
22Lorraine-4,240+25%
23Auvergne-4,393+17.7%
24Aquitaine-4,867-23.8%
25Bretagne-5,032-6.1%
26Bourgogne-5,303+14.8%
27Poitou-Charentes-6,918-11.6%

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural population change?

Ile-de-France, with 84,582 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Poitou-Charentes, with -6,918 in 2021.

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