Fertility Rate: France
France's fertility rate is currently 1.61 births per woman as of 2024. # France Fertility Rate France's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.61 births per woman
-3.0% y/y
Peak (1962)
2.89 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.61 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — France
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — France
Analysis# France Fertility Rate
France's fertility rate stands at 1.61 births per woman in 2024, marking an all-time low and a dramatic shift from the post-war baby boom peak of 2.89 in 1962. Over the past 64 years, the rate has declined 43.5%, reflecting fundamental changes in family planning, women's workforce participation, and social attitudes toward childbearing across the country.
The steepest declines occurred between 1960 and the early 1990s, when the rate fell from 2.73 to approximately 1.65. After stabilizing near 1.9–2.0 throughout the 2010s, France entered a renewed downward phase starting around 2015, dropping 0.35 points in just nine years. This accelerating decline suggests continued structural pressures on fertility, positioning France among Europe's lowest-fertility nations.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.61 births per woman | -3.01% |
| 2023 | 1.66 births per woman | -6.74% |
| 2022 | 1.78 births per woman | -2.73% |
| 2021 | 1.83 births per woman | +0.55% |
| 2020 | 1.82 births per woman | -2.15% |
| 2019 | 1.86 births per woman | -0.53% |
| 2018 | 1.87 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 2017 | 1.89 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 2016 | 1.92 births per woman | -2.04% |
| 2015 | 1.96 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 2014 | 2 births per woman | +0.50% |
| 2013 | 1.99 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 2012 | 2.01 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2011 | 2.01 births per woman | -0.99% |
| 2010 | 2.03 births per woman | +1.50% |
| 2009 | 2 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 2008 | 2.01 births per woman | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 1.98 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 2006 | 2 births per woman | +3.09% |
| 2005 | 1.94 births per woman | +1.04% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.92 births per woman | +1.59% |
| 2003 | 1.89 births per woman | +0.53% |
| 2002 | 1.88 births per woman | -1.05% |
| 2001 | 1.9 births per woman | +0.53% |
| 2000 | 1.89 births per woman | +4.42% |
| 1999 | 1.81 births per woman | +1.69% |
| 1998 | 1.78 births per woman | +0.56% |
| 1997 | 1.77 births per woman | +1.14% |
| 1996 | 1.75 births per woman | +0.57% |
| 1995 | 1.74 births per woman | +0.58% |
| 1994 | 1.73 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1993 | 1.73 births per woman | -0.57% |
| 1992 | 1.74 births per woman | -0.57% |
| 1991 | 1.75 births per woman | -1.13% |
| 1990 | 1.77 births per woman | -1.12% |
| 1989 | 1.79 births per woman | -1.10% |
| 1988 | 1.81 births per woman | -1.09% |
| 1987 | 1.83 births per woman | -1.08% |
| 1986 | 1.85 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 1985 | 1.86 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1984 | 1.86 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1983 | 1.86 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1982 | 1.86 births per woman | +0.54% |
| 1981 | 1.85 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1980 | 1.85 births per woman | -1.07% |
| 1979 | 1.87 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1978 | 1.89 births per woman | -2.58% |
| 1977 | 1.94 births per woman | -3.48% |
| 1976 | 2.01 births per woman | -3.83% |
| 1975 | 2.09 births per woman | -4.13% |
| 1974 | 2.18 births per woman | -4.39% |
| 1973 | 2.28 births per woman | -4.20% |
| 1972 | 2.38 births per woman | -3.64% |
| 1971 | 2.47 births per woman | -3.14% |
| 1970 | 2.55 births per woman | -2.67% |
| 1969 | 2.62 births per woman | -2.60% |
| 1968 | 2.69 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 1967 | 2.75 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 1966 | 2.8 births per woman | -1.41% |
| 1965 | 2.84 births per woman | -1.05% |
| 1964 | 2.87 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 1963 | 2.89 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1962 | 2.89 births per woman | +0.70% |
| 1961 | 2.87 births per woman | +0.70% |
| 1960 | 2.85 births per woman | — |
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