Fertility & birth rates in France and Seychelles

Fertility rate in France vs Seychelles chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in France was 1.66 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check France vs the Seychelles population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	France	Seychelles
1960	2.85	5.31
1961	2.87	5.42
1962	2.89	5.51
1963	2.89	5.61
1964	2.87	5.69
1965	2.84	5.72
1966	2.8	6.13
1967	2.75	5.9
1968	2.69	5.61
1969	2.62	5.48
1970	2.55	5.31
1971	2.47	5.69
1972	2.38	5.16
1973	2.28	4.78
1974	2.18	5.1
1975	2.09	4.75
1976	2.01	4.09
1977	1.94	3.75
1978	1.89	3.92
1979	1.87	3.66
1980	1.85	3.79
1981	1.85	3.67
1982	1.86	3.13
1983	1.86	3.22
1984	1.86	3.24
1985	1.86	3.09
1986	1.85	3.07
1987	1.83	2.92
1988	1.81	2.79
1989	1.79	2.67
1990	1.77	2.61
1991	1.75	2.69
1992	1.74	2.53
1993	1.73	2.58
1994	1.73	2.6
1995	1.74	2.36
1996	1.75	2.31
1997	1.77	2.1
1998	1.78	2.04
1999	1.81	2.04
2000	1.89	2.08
2001	1.9	1.98
2002	1.88	2.04
2003	1.89	2.06
2004	1.92	2.01
2005	1.94	2.2
2006	2	2.11
2007	1.98	2.24
2008	2.01	2.33
2009	2	2.38
2010	2.03	2.16
2011	2.01	2.33
2012	2.01	2.37
2013	1.99	2.26
2014	2	2.25
2015	1.96	2.31
2016	1.92	2.39
2017	1.89	2.41
2018	1.87	2.41
2019	1.86	2.36
2020	1.83	2.29
2021	1.84	2.46
2022	1.79	2.01
2023	1.66	2.02
2024	1.66	2
2025	1.66	1.97
2026	1.66	1.95
2027	1.66	1.93
2028	1.66	1.91
2029	1.66	1.89
2030	1.66	1.88
2031	1.66	1.86
2032	1.66	1.85
2033	1.66	1.84
2034	1.66	1.83
2035	1.66	1.82
2036	1.66	1.81
2037	1.67	1.8
2038	1.66	1.79
2039	1.66	1.79
2040	1.66	1.78
2041	1.67	1.78
2042	1.67	1.77
2043	1.67	1.77
2044	1.67	1.76
2045	1.67	1.75
2046	1.67	1.75
2047	1.67	1.75
2048	1.67	1.74
2049	1.67	1.74
2050	1.67	1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	France	Seychelles
1960	26.5%	38.6%
1961	26.5%	39.1%
1962	26.2%	39.7%
1963	26%	40.3%
1964	25.8%	40.9%
1965	25.6%	41.5%
1966	25.4%	42.1%
1967	25.3%	42.7%
1968	25.1%	43.1%
1969	25%	43.4%
1970	24.8%	43.6%
1971	24.7%	43.4%
1972	24.6%	43%
1973	24.4%	42.5%
1974	24.2%	41.9%
1975	23.9%	41.2%
1976	23.6%	40.5%
1977	23.3%	39.7%
1978	23%	38.8%
1979	22.7%	37.9%
1980	22.4%	37.1%
1981	22.1%	36.4%
1982	21.9%	35.7%
1983	21.7%	35.2%
1984	21.5%	34.8%
1985	21.3%	34.4%
1986	21%	34.1%
1987	20.7%	33.8%
1988	20.5%	33.4%
1989	20.3%	32.9%
1990	20.1%	32.4%
1991	20.1%	31.9%
1992	20%	31.5%
1993	19.9%	31%
1994	19.7%	30.6%
1995	19.5%	30.3%
1996	19.3%	29.8%
1997	19.1%	29.3%
1998	19%	28.8%
1999	19%	28.2%
2000	18.9%	27.6%
2001	18.9%	27%
2002	18.8%	26.5%
2003	18.7%	26%
2004	18.6%	25.5%
2005	18.5%	25%
2006	18.5%	24.5%
2007	18.4%	24%
2008	18.5%	23.5%
2009	18.5%	22.9%
2010	18.5%	22.5%
2011	18.5%	22.2%
2012	18.5%	22%
2013	18.4%	21.8%
2014	18.3%	21.6%
2015	18.2%	21.4%
2016	18.1%	21.2%
2017	17.9%	21%
2018	17.8%	20.9%
2019	17.6%	20.7%
2020	17.4%	20.6%
2021	17.2%	20.4%
2022	17%	20.3%
2023	16.8%	20.1%
2024	16.5%	20%
2025	16.2%	19.8%
2026	16%	19.6%
2027	15.7%	19.4%
2028	15.5%	19.3%
2029	15.3%	19.2%
2030	15.1%	19.2%
2031	15%	19.1%
2032	14.8%	19%
2033	14.8%	18.8%
2034	14.7%	18.7%
2035	14.7%	18.5%
2036	14.7%	18.3%
2037	14.7%	18.1%
2038	14.7%	18%
2039	14.8%	17.8%
2040	14.9%	17.6%
2041	15%	17.4%
2042	15.1%	17.3%
2043	15.2%	17.1%
2044	15.3%	16.9%
2045	15.4%	16.8%
2046	15.5%	16.7%
2047	15.5%	16.6%
2048	15.5%	16.5%
2049	15.6%	16.4%
2050	15.6%	16.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.5% of the population in France and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 20.1% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of France and the Seychelles compared.

Natural population change in France vs Seychelles by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.2% in France and +0.82% in the Seychelles. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	France	Seychelles
1960	346,115	977
1961	354,504	1,040
1962	358,082	1,083
1963	361,694	1,123
1964	360,631	1,155
1965	354,132	1,165
1966	352,181	1,280
1967	339,843	1,217
1968	337,346	1,145
1969	329,831	1,119
1970	322,444	1,087
1971	309,747	1,373
1972	296,589	1,199
1973	282,979	1,166
1974	268,733	1,361
1975	248,413	1,376
1976	227,776	1,174
1977	217,946	1,125
1978	213,462	1,330
1979	208,923	1,292
1980	210,042	1,386
1981	222,414	1,358
1982	234,389	1,069
1983	235,655	1,209
1984	248,086	1,255
1985	249,328	1,259
1986	250,606	1,222
1987	251,971	1,172
1988	247,672	1,135
1989	243,361	1,030
1990	238,870	1,070
1991	234,216	1,162
1992	229,502	1,076
1993	224,592	1,091
1994	201,704	1,136
1995	220,303	1,054
1996	221,092	1,047
1997	215,885	873
1998	222,705	844
1999	229,907	901
2000	268,042	958
2001	263,867	885
2002	253,430	837
2003	230,325	828
2004	282,185	842
2005	271,677	861
2006	305,387	804
2007	288,076	867
2008	283,250	887
2009	278,238	900
2010	286,116	844
2011	280,966	936
2012	256,065	989
2013	244,192	846
2014	265,248	832
2015	206,300	888
2016	193,500	900
2017	160,604	901
2018	147,749	842
2019	141,503	811
2020	67,602	886
2021	74,627	744
2022	54,452	635
2023	47,802	683

Maternal mortality chart: France vs Seychelles

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in France, compared to 42 deaths in the Seychelles.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	France	Seychelles
1985	20	69
1986	20	65
1987	19	62
1988	19	60
1989	19	61
1990	18	53
1991	18	54
1992	17	50
1993	16	49
1994	15	45
1995	15	40
1996	13	39
1997	11	37
1998	10	41
1999	10	41
2000	9	45
2001	9	43
2002	9	45
2003	9	47
2004	9	52
2005	9	50
2006	9	51
2007	9	52
2008	10	51
2009	10	51
2010	9	50
2011	9	50
2012	9	49
2013	9	48
2014	9	46
2015	9	46
2016	9	47
2017	8	47
2018	9	49
2019	8	48
2020	9	51
2021	9	74
2022	9	89
2023	7	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.43% in France and 1.43% in the Seychelles. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	France	Seychelles
1960	2.85%	10.5%
1961	2.7%	10.3%
1962	2.57%	10.2%
1963	2.45%	10%
1964	2.34%	9.8%
1965	2.24%	9.55%
1966	2.14%	9.26%
1967	2.06%	8.92%
1968	1.99%	8.52%
1969	1.91%	8.07%
1970	1.82%	7.58%
1971	1.74%	7.09%
1972	1.66%	6.59%
1973	1.6%	6.09%
1974	1.54%	5.59%
1975	1.49%	5.09%
1976	1.44%	4.6%
1977	1.39%	4.14%
1978	1.34%	3.72%
1979	1.28%	3.34%
1980	1.24%	3.01%
1981	1.19%	2.74%
1982	1.15%	2.51%
1983	1.11%	2.32%
1984	1.07%	2.16%
1985	1.04%	2.04%
1986	1.01%	1.93%
1987	0.98%	1.84%
1988	0.96%	1.76%
1989	0.93%	1.69%
1990	0.9%	1.63%
1991	0.86%	1.58%
1992	0.81%	1.53%
1993	0.75%	1.49%
1994	0.7%	1.46%
1995	0.65%	1.43%
1996	0.61%	1.41%
1997	0.58%	1.4%
1998	0.57%	1.39%
1999	0.55%	1.38%
2000	0.54%	1.38%
2001	0.52%	1.37%
2002	0.51%	1.37%
2003	0.49%	1.37%
2004	0.48%	1.38%
2005	0.46%	1.38%
2006	0.45%	1.38%
2007	0.44%	1.39%
2008	0.44%	1.39%
2009	0.43%	1.4%
2010	0.42%	1.41%
2011	0.42%	1.42%
2012	0.41%	1.43%
2013	0.41%	1.44%
2014	0.41%	1.45%
2015	0.42%	1.45%
2016	0.42%	1.46%
2017	0.42%	1.47%
2018	0.42%	1.48%
2019	0.42%	1.48%
2020	0.42%	1.48%
2021	0.43%	1.47%
2022	0.43%	1.45%
2023	0.43%	1.43%