Demographics in France

The demography of France is monitored by the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED) and the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE). As of the 1 January 2017, almost 67 million people lived in the French Republic (66,991,000), including all the five overseas departments (2,132,000), but excluding the overseas collectivities and territories (604,000).[3] 64,859,000 of these lived in Metropolitan France, the part of France located in Europe.

In March 2017 the population of France officially reached the 67 million mark. The 66 million mark was reached in the beginning of 2014.[4]

Between the years 2010 and 2017 the population of France grew from 64,613 million to 66,991 million or with about 2,4 million people for a span of 7 years, making France one of the fastest growing countries in Europe. The population of France is growing with 1 million people every 3 years. For an average annual growth of 340,000 people, or a grow rate of +0,6%. [5]

France was historically Europe's most populous nation. During the Middle Ages, more than one quarter of Europe's total population was French; by the 17th century, this had decreased slightly to one fifth. By the beginning of the 20th century, other European nations, such as Germany and Russia, had caught up with and overtaken it. However, the country's population sharply increased with the baby boom following World War II.

According to INSEE, since 2004, 200,000 immigrants entered annually into the country. One out of two was born in Europe and one in three in Africa. Between 2009 and 2012, the number of Europeans entering France increased sharply (+ 12% per year on average).

The national birth rate, after dropping for a time, began to rebound in the 1990s and currently the country's fertility rate is close to the replacement level. According to a 2006 INSEE study, "The natural increase is close to 300,000 people, a level that has not been reached in more than thirty years."

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