Fertility rate estimates and projections in France
The total fertility rate in France was 1.64 births per woman in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1950.
France, 2023 (latest estimate)
1.64
Change from 2022
−6.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
1.43 births per woman
Projection for 2030
1.64 births per woman
Projection for 2050
1.65 births per woman
Projection for 2100
1.65 births per woman
Position in 2023
135th of 216
Fertility rate estimates and projections in France over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Live births per woman. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | France |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 1.64 births per woman |
| 2022 | 1.76 births per woman |
| 2021 | 1.80 births per woman |
| 2020 | 1.79 births per woman |
| 2019 | 1.83 births per woman |
| 2018 | 1.84 births per woman |
| 2017 | 1.86 births per woman |
| 2016 | 1.89 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.93 births per woman |
| 2014 | 1.97 births per woman |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −6.9% from 1.76 births per woman in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.97 births per woman, the figure has changed by −16.9%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, France has the 135th highest value.
More for France
All statistics for France
Total fertility rate
1.61p (Provisional) births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
66,438,822 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Population on 1 January
68,882,600p (Provisional) people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
68,882,600p (Provisional) people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.3p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.4p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat