Demographics

Demographics of France in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

67.249 million

TFR

1.79 Child

Median Age

41.8 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

62.8 %

Life Expectancy

83.2 Years

Net Migration Rate

1 ‰

Executive Summary

France - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

132 k people

Birth

673 k people

Death

607 k people

Net Migration

67 k people

France - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
France - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

1 ‰

Net Migration

1 ‰

Young Dependency

28.5 %

Old Dependency

34.3 %

France - Median Age
Note: Age
France - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities

Language Used

French (official) 100%, declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish, Occitan, Picard)

Religion

Roman Catholic 47%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 2%, Buddhists 2%, Orthodox 1%, Jewish 1%, other 1%, none 33%, unspecified 9%

France - Education
Note: %
France - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

France - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
France - Labor Participation by Groups
Note: %
France - Labor Participation By Sectors
Note: %

Regional Brief

France - Population in Key Regions
France - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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