US EditionDeaths overtake births in France for first time since World War II
Deaths exceeded births by 6,000 in 2025 due to low fertility and aging baby boomers, while net migration added 176,000 to France's population, INSEE reported.
- For the first time since World War II, France recorded more deaths than births in 2025.
- France's fertility rate dropped to 1.56 children per woman in 2025, the lowest level since World War I.
- Despite more deaths than births, France's population grew slightly to 69.1 million due to net migration estimated at 176,000.
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The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) confirmed that the number of deaths exceeded that of births, a situation that did not occur more than 80 years ago
France sees more deaths than births for first time since World War II
France records more deaths than births in 2025, marking a historic demographic shift. For the first time since the end of the Second World War, the country recorded "6,000 more deaths than births", according to figures released by INSEE, France's national institute of statistics and economic studies.
Deaths outnumber births in France for first time since World War Two
France recorded more deaths than births in 2025 for the first time since the end of World War Two, a development that erodes its long-held demographic advantage over other European Union nations, official figures showed on Tuesday.
PARIS.- France recorded more deaths than births in 2025, for the first time since the end of the Second World War, according to what the National Institute of Statistics Insee indicated on Tuesday, in a context of debate on a fall in the birth rate.As of January 1, 2026, 69.1 million people lived in France, a growth of 0.25% compared to the previous year due only to the migration balance (+176,000 people), according to this official body.The nat…
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