This inversion of the demographic pyramid tends to cause palpitations among economists, who see declining birth rates as a dire threat to pension systems built on models of perpetual growth.

With fewer people dying and migration adding another 183,000 residents last year, France's population was 68.4 million at the start of 2024 – 0.3 percent more than the year before.

To sustain its social model, keep its economy running, and address an aging population, France will need to rely on an additional 310,000 immigrant workers annually until 2040-2050. According to a ...

France's population grows slightly while China's population shrinks Although the French population grew by 0,3 percent to over 68 million people in 2022, the national statistics agency says its ...