France Deaths Surpass Births in 2025
An estimated 645,000 babies were born in 2025, down from 660,000 in 2024, a decline of 2.1%. Compared with 2010, when births last peaked, the number of newborns has dropped by 24%, INSEE said. Deaths totaled about 651,000, marking a 1.5% increase from the previous year, a rise largely attributed to a severe winter influenza epidemic.
Despite the negative natural balance, France’s population continued to grow slightly, driven by net migration provisionally estimated at 176,000 people in 2025. As of January 1, 2026, the country’s population stood at approximately 69.1 million, including 66.8 million in metropolitan France and 2.3 million in overseas territories.
The report also pointed to a further decline in fertility, with the total fertility rate falling to 1.56 children per woman in 2025 from 1.61 the year before, one of the lowest levels recorded since World War I. Life expectancy at birth edged higher, reaching 85.9 years for women and 80.3 years for men, keeping France above the European Union average, according to the latest available data.
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