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March 3, 20260 citations

Is the French population on a path to decline?

GPGilles PisonLTLaurent Toulemon

Key Points

  • The natural increase in the French population may turn negative by 2027 due to declining births and rising deaths.
  • Population growth in 2024 was 0.25%, with net migration accounting for 90% of this increase.
  • Data predicts stable fertility rates and migration will allow growth to continue for two additional decades.
  • Life expectancy in France is expected to slowly increase, impacting population dynamics over time.

Abstract

The population of France grew by 0.25% in 2024. Nine-tenths of this increase is attributable to net migration and one-tenth to natural increase, which has fallen in response to a decline in births and an increase in deaths. Assuming that fertility and net migration remain stable at 2024 levels and that life expectancy continues to increase slowly, the 2024 projection shows that natural increase will become negative in 2027 but that the population will continue to grow for 2 decades.

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Pison et al. (2025) studied this question.

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