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France Faces First Postwar Demographic Shift as Deaths Edge Past Births

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Source: The Guardian
France Faces First Postwar Demographic Shift as Deaths Edge Past Births
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France recorded more deaths (651,000) than births (645,000) in 2025—the first such postwar occurrence—while the fertility rate fell to 1.56, the lowest since WWI and a 24% drop from 2010. Despite this, the population rose to 69.1 million thanks to net migration of about 176,000, signaling an aging society and demographic pressures facing Europe.

Topics:worldeurope#aging-population#births-vs-deaths#europe#fertility-rate#france#net-migration
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  1. France records more deaths than births for first time since end of second world war  The Guardian
  2. France's population decline presents a political challenge  Le Monde.fr
  3. Deaths outnumber births in France for first time since World War Two  Reuters
  4. In numbers: France's births, death and marriages in 2025  The Local France
  5. Deaths outnumber births in France  France 24

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