France birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in France chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in France was 1.66 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1975. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.73 — a -4.05% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	France	World
1960	2.85	4.69
1961	2.87	4.56
1962	2.89	5.02
1963	2.89	5.31
1964	2.87	5.13
1965	2.84	5.08
1966	2.8	4.97
1967	2.75	4.87
1968	2.69	4.98
1969	2.62	4.88
1970	2.55	4.84
1971	2.47	4.69
1972	2.38	4.55
1973	2.28	4.42
1974	2.18	4.26
1975	2.09	4.07
1976	2.01	3.97
1977	1.94	3.84
1978	1.89	3.77
1979	1.87	3.76
1980	1.85	3.73
1981	1.85	3.71
1982	1.86	3.72
1983	1.86	3.59
1984	1.86	3.57
1985	1.86	3.53
1986	1.85	3.51
1987	1.83	3.48
1988	1.81	3.39
1989	1.79	3.35
1990	1.77	3.31
1991	1.75	3.13
1992	1.74	3.04
1993	1.73	2.97
1994	1.73	2.92
1995	1.74	2.87
1996	1.75	2.82
1997	1.77	2.78
1998	1.78	2.75
1999	1.81	2.72
2000	1.89	2.73
2001	1.9	2.69
2002	1.88	2.66
2003	1.89	2.64
2004	1.92	2.63
2005	1.94	2.61
2006	2	2.61
2007	1.98	2.6
2008	2.01	2.6
2009	2	2.59
2010	2.03	2.57
2011	2.01	2.55
2012	2.01	2.56
2013	1.99	2.53
2014	2	2.52
2015	1.96	2.49
2016	1.92	2.49
2017	1.89	2.46
2018	1.87	2.39
2019	1.86	2.35
2020	1.83	2.28
2021	1.84	2.25
2022	1.79	2.22
2023	1.66	2.2
2024	1.66	2.19
2025	1.66	2.18
2026	1.66	2.18
2027	1.66	2.17
2028	1.66	2.16
2029	1.66	2.15
2030	1.66	2.14
2031	1.66	2.13
2032	1.66	2.12
2033	1.66	2.12
2034	1.66	2.11
2035	1.66	2.1
2036	1.66	2.09
2037	1.67	2.09
2038	1.66	2.08
2039	1.66	2.08
2040	1.66	2.08
2041	1.67	2.07
2042	1.67	2.07
2043	1.67	2.07
2044	1.67	2.07
2045	1.67	2.06
2046	1.67	2.06
2047	1.67	2.06
2048	1.67	2.05
2049	1.67	2.05
2050	1.67	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1% were to women under 20 years old, 36.4% to women ages 20-29, and 62.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 3.52%, 62.1%, and 34.4% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in France by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	France	World
1960	26.5%	37.4%
1961	26.5%	37.5%
1962	26.2%	37.6%
1963	26%	37.8%
1964	25.8%	38%
1965	25.6%	38%
1966	25.4%	38%
1967	25.3%	38%
1968	25.1%	37.9%
1969	25%	37.8%
1970	24.8%	37.7%
1971	24.7%	37.6%
1972	24.6%	37.5%
1973	24.4%	37.3%
1974	24.2%	37.2%
1975	23.9%	37.1%
1976	23.6%	36.9%
1977	23.3%	36.7%
1978	23%	36.3%
1979	22.7%	35.9%
1980	22.4%	35.5%
1981	22.1%	35.2%
1982	21.9%	34.9%
1983	21.7%	34.6%
1984	21.5%	34.3%
1985	21.3%	34%
1986	21%	33.8%
1987	20.7%	33.6%
1988	20.5%	33.4%
1989	20.3%	33.2%
1990	20.1%	33%
1991	20.1%	32.9%
1992	20%	32.7%
1993	19.9%	32.5%
1994	19.7%	32.3%
1995	19.5%	32.1%
1996	19.3%	31.8%
1997	19.1%	31.5%
1998	19%	31.1%
1999	19%	30.8%
2000	18.9%	30.4%
2001	18.9%	30%
2002	18.8%	29.6%
2003	18.7%	29.2%
2004	18.6%	28.8%
2005	18.5%	28.5%
2006	18.5%	28.1%
2007	18.4%	27.9%
2008	18.5%	27.6%
2009	18.5%	27.5%
2010	18.5%	27.3%
2011	18.5%	27.1%
2012	18.5%	27%
2013	18.4%	26.9%
2014	18.3%	26.8%
2015	18.2%	26.6%
2016	18.1%	26.5%
2017	17.9%	26.4%
2018	17.8%	26.2%
2019	17.6%	26%
2020	17.4%	25.8%
2021	17.2%	25.6%
2022	17%	25.3%
2023	16.8%	25%
2024	16.5%	24.7%
2025	16.2%	24.4%
2026	16%	24.1%
2027	15.7%	23.8%
2028	15.5%	23.4%
2029	15.3%	23.1%
2030	15.1%	22.8%
2031	15%	22.6%
2032	14.8%	22.3%
2033	14.8%	22.1%
2034	14.7%	21.9%
2035	14.7%	21.7%
2036	14.7%	21.6%
2037	14.7%	21.5%
2038	14.7%	21.4%
2039	14.8%	21.3%
2040	14.9%	21.2%
2041	15%	21.1%
2042	15.1%	21%
2043	15.2%	21%
2044	15.3%	20.9%
2045	15.4%	20.8%
2046	15.5%	20.7%
2047	15.5%	20.7%
2048	15.5%	20.6%
2049	15.6%	20.5%
2050	15.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in France was 26.5% in 1960, 19.9% in 1993, and 16.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of France.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in France, excluding migration, has been +0.2% annually. On average, 135,938 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	France
1960	346,115
1961	354,504
1962	358,082
1963	361,694
1964	360,631
1965	354,132
1966	352,181
1967	339,843
1968	337,346
1969	329,831
1970	322,444
1971	309,747
1972	296,589
1973	282,979
1974	268,733
1975	248,413
1976	227,776
1977	217,946
1978	213,462
1979	208,923
1980	210,042
1981	222,414
1982	234,389
1983	235,655
1984	248,086
1985	249,328
1986	250,606
1987	251,971
1988	247,672
1989	243,361
1990	238,870
1991	234,216
1992	229,502
1993	224,592
1994	201,704
1995	220,303
1996	221,092
1997	215,885
1998	222,705
1999	229,907
2000	268,042
2001	263,867
2002	253,430
2003	230,325
2004	282,185
2005	271,677
2006	305,387
2007	288,076
2008	283,250
2009	278,238
2010	286,116
2011	280,966
2012	256,065
2013	244,192
2014	265,248
2015	206,300
2016	193,500
2017	160,604
2018	147,749
2019	141,503
2020	67,602
2021	74,627
2022	54,452
2023	47,802

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in France was 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.007% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -22.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	France	World
1985	20	460
1986	20	438
1987	19	429
1988	19	414
1989	19	401
1990	18	391
1991	18	395
1992	17	395
1993	16	389
1994	15	382
1995	15	371
1996	13	366
1997	11	358
1998	10	360
1999	10	340
2000	9	328
2001	9	321
2002	9	311
2003	9	301
2004	9	291
2005	9	283
2006	9	276
2007	9	269
2008	10	264
2009	10	258
2010	9	253
2011	9	247
2012	9	239
2013	9	235
2014	9	231
2015	9	228
2016	9	220
2017	8	215
2018	9	211
2019	8	207
2020	9	211
2021	9	242
2022	9	203
2023	7	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in France was 4.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.43% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	France	World
1960	2.85%	18.5%
1961	2.7%	18.1%
1962	2.57%	17.8%
1963	2.45%	17.5%
1964	2.34%	17.7%
1965	2.24%	17.5%
1966	2.14%	17.3%
1967	2.06%	17%
1968	1.99%	16.5%
1969	1.91%	15.5%
1970	1.82%	15.2%
1971	1.74%	15.1%
1972	1.66%	14.4%
1973	1.6%	14.1%
1974	1.54%	13.7%
1975	1.49%	13.4%
1976	1.44%	13%
1977	1.39%	12.5%
1978	1.34%	12.1%
1979	1.28%	11.7%
1980	1.24%	11.4%
1981	1.19%	11%
1982	1.15%	10.8%
1983	1.11%	10.6%
1984	1.07%	10.4%
1985	1.04%	10.1%
1986	1.01%	9.81%
1987	0.98%	9.47%
1988	0.96%	9.31%
1989	0.93%	9.02%
1990	0.9%	8.81%
1991	0.86%	8.66%
1992	0.81%	8.46%
1993	0.75%	8.19%
1994	0.7%	7.98%
1995	0.65%	7.76%
1996	0.61%	7.52%
1997	0.58%	7.28%
1998	0.57%	7.05%
1999	0.55%	6.76%
2000	0.54%	6.48%
2001	0.52%	6.21%
2002	0.51%	5.94%
2003	0.49%	5.65%
2004	0.48%	5.43%
2005	0.46%	5.16%
2006	0.45%	4.92%
2007	0.44%	4.7%
2008	0.44%	4.5%
2009	0.43%	4.31%
2010	0.42%	4.11%
2011	0.42%	3.97%
2012	0.41%	3.77%
2013	0.41%	3.61%
2014	0.41%	3.48%
2015	0.42%	3.35%
2016	0.42%	3.23%
2017	0.42%	3.11%
2018	0.42%	2.97%
2019	0.42%	2.86%
2020	0.42%	2.75%
2021	0.43%	2.66%
2022	0.43%	2.59%
2023	0.43%	2.49%