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On 1 January 2022, the population of France was 67.8 million, 187,000 more than on 1 January 2021. Numbers of births, abortions, and marriages in 2021 were higher than in 2020 but did not return to the levels observed before the COVID-19 pandemic (2019). Mortality followed a similar pattern, with an improvement in 2021, but not a return to pre-crisis levels. In 2021, France was one of nine countries in EU-27 with positive natural population increase, although net migration made a larger contribution to demographic growth. The French population is still growing, therefore, but more slowly than before the pandemic. In 2020, admissions of third-country nationals with a residence permit fell sharply due to the health crisis. Admissions for employment reasons decreased most markedly. Inflows were concentrated in the Paris region (Île-de-France). In 2021, the total fertility rate increased very slightly (1.83 children per woman) due mainly to an increase in rates at ages 30–39, with an age profile that varies across regions. The number of abortions remained stable between 2020 and 2021, but the share of medical abortions is increasing each year (77% in 2021), above all those managed in non-hospital settings. There are large geographical disparities, however, due to inequalities in care provision at local level. The upturn in marriages in 2021 only partially made up for those that could not be celebrated in 2020. PACS unions outnumbered marriages for the first time in 2020. Marriages are more frequent in eastern France, and PACS civil unions along the Atlantic coast and in the south-west. While lower than in 2020, the number of deaths remained high in 2021. Life expectancy in 2021 was still 4.6 months lower than in 2019 for men, and 1.4 months lower for women. Estimated excess mortality was 6.3% in 2021, after reaching 7.5% in 2020. The most affected regions are not necessarily those where mortality was initially high.

On 1 January 2021, the population of France was 67.4 million, 120,000 more than on 1 January 2020. Unlike many European countries, the French population did not decline, but growth slowed sharply due mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected all components of population change. Provisional data indicate that the number of residence permits valid for at least 1 year granted to third-country nationals likely fell in 2020 (–10,000), particularly among immigrants from Africa and those entering France for family or humanitarian reasons. Births also fell sharply, with a spectacular dip 9 months after the lockdown. This drop reflects a decrease in the number of conceptions and not an increase in abortions, whose number fell in 2020, notably in the months following the first lockdown. But the two demographic events most affected by the pandemic were marriages, which became impossible because of strict social distancing rules imposed during lockdown (–70,000), and, as expected, mortality. Life expectancy fell by 0.56 years for males and 0.45 years for females, dropping back to the levels observed 6 years previously.

International audience; Le 1er janvier 2021, la France comptait 67,4 millions d’habitants soit 120 000 de plus qu’au 1er janvier 2020.Contrairement à de nombreux pays européens, la population de la France n’a pas diminué, mais marque un trèsfort ralentissement, du fait principalement de la crise sanitaire engendrée par la pandémie de Covid qui a eudes effets sur toutes les composantes démographiques. L’année 2020 devrait voir diminuer le nombre de titresde séjours d’au moins un an délivrés à des personnes des pays tiers (– 10 000), notamment ceux en provenancede pays d’Afrique et ceux pour causes « familiale » et « humanitaire ». Le nombre de naissances a égalementfortement baissé, particulièrement 9 mois après le confinement. Cette baisse s’explique par une diminution dunombre de conceptions et non une augmentation des interruptions volontaires de grossesses qui sont en recul,notamment les mois suivant le premier confinement. Mais les deux phénomènes les plus fortement affectéssont, d’une part, les mariages rendus impossibles du fait des règles sanitaires (– 70 000) et, comme on pouvaits’y attendre, la mortalité avec une diminution de l’espérance de vie de 0,56 an pour les hommes et 0,45 an pourles femmes, soit un retour au niveau de mortalité observé 6 ans auparavant.

On 1 January 2020, France had a population of slightly above 67 million people, of whom 14.4 million were under age 18. The downtrend in births continued (754,000) in 2019, as did the ongoing increase in deaths (612,000). Natural increase is still the main driver of population growth. Inflows of foreigners from outside the European Union and Switzerland increased in 2018 (249,474 arrivals, up 4.9% from 2017). One in 10 incoming migrants were minors. The total fertility rate remained practically stable in 2019 (1.87 children per woman), and the increase in mean age at childbearing continued. Births to mothers under age 18 accounted for 0.5% of total births. The number of abortions (230,000) and the total abortion rate (0.58) increased slightly in 2019. The steady downtrend among women under 18 continued, however, and this age group accounted for just 3.5% of abortions in that year. Marriages (235,000) and PACS civil unions (209,000) increased in 2018, although the numerical difference between them continued to narrow. Age at marriage in France pursued its increase (35.4 years for women and 37.9 years for men). In 2018, 2.6% of marriages and 4.1% of PACS unions were between same-sex partners. Remarriage after divorce or widowhood is increasingly rare, and each divorce affects less than one minor child on average (0.91). Life expectancy is still increasing, but at a slower pace. It reached 79.7 years for men and 85.6 years for women in 2019. Mortality below age 15 is very low, and most deaths in this age group occur in the first year of life. Contrary to many other European countries, infant mortality has stagnated in France for the last 10 years.

On 1 January 2019, the population of France was nearly 67 million (66.99 million), representing 13.1% of the population of the European Union. The year 2018 was marked by a low number of births (759,000) and a number of deaths (614,000) that topped 600,000 for the first time since the Second World War. There was an increase in inflows from third countries whose nationals are required to hold a residence permit to live in France (237,742 people, +9% with respect to 2016). Men increasingly outnumber women in these inflows due to the growing share of predominantly male inflows from Africa and Asia. France has one of Europe’s lowest immigration rates. With a total fertility rate of 1.87 children per woman, France still ranks first in Europe in fertility. The total abortion rate was 0.5 per woman in 2018. The number of PACS unions is gradually catching up with the number of marriages (4 PACS for 5 marriages). The share of same-sex unions remained stable in 2017 (3.1% of all marriages, 3.8% of all PACS unions). Last, life expectancy is still increasing but at a slower pace. It is the highest in Europe for women but not for men, who are in ninth position. While France has an unusually low prevalence of deaths from cardiovascular diseases, the situation is much less favourable for mortality at younger ages, infant mortality in particular.; Le 1er janvier 2019, la France comptait tout juste 67 millions d’habitants (66,99) soit 13,1 % de la population de l’Union européenne des 28. L’année 2018 se caractérise par le faible nombre de naissances (759 000) et un nombre de décès qui dépasse 600 000 pour la première fois depuis l’après-guerre (614 000). Le flux d’entrées d’étrangers soumis à l’obligation d’un titre de séjour est en augmentation (237 742 personnes, + 9 % par rapport à 2016). Ce flux se masculinise du fait de la part croissante des personnes en provenance d’Afrique et d’Asie. La France se caractérise par un taux d’immigration parmi les plus faible d’Europe. Avec un indice conjoncturel de fécondité de 1,87 enfant par femme, la France reste le pays le plus fécond d’Europe. Toutefois la baisse observée depuis 4 ans interroge et il est encore difficile de savoir si elle est conjoncturelle ou le signe d’une diminution plus durable. L’indice conjoncturel d’IVG est pour sa part de 0,56 par femme en 2018. Petit à petit, le nombre de pacs rejoint le nombre de mariages (4 pacs pour 5 mariages). Les unions entre personnes de même sexe représentent une part stable en 2017 (3,1 % des mariages et 3,8 % des pacs). Enfin, l’espérance de vie augmente encore mais à un rythme ralentit. Elle est la plus élevée d’Europe pour les femmes, ce qui n’est pas le cas pour les hommes (9e). Si la France se démarque par une prévalence faible des décès par maladie cardiovasculaire, la situation est nettement moins favorable pour la mortalité aux âges jeunes et notamment très jeunes (mortalité infantile).