Number of births in France from 2004-2023

In 2023, there were 640,000 births in France. In 2022, France was the European country with the second-highest number of live births behind Germany. 

The recent decrease in births in France

Despite having one of the highest fertility rate in Europe, France, like other Western countries, appears to be experiencing a decrease in its number of births in recent years. According to the source, the number of births has kept decreasing since 2011, after a period of gradual increase. The country has reached its highest number of births in 2010. That year 802,000 babies were born in France. Since then, the number of births is declining.

To be born in France

In 2022, male babies represented most births in France. In 2023, life expectancy at birth for French males was 80 years, whereas it amounted to 85.7 years for females. Thus, France was one of the countries worldwide with the lowest infant mortality rate.