France Records More Deaths than Births

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This is revealed by the monthly figures published by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. If it does not surprise the demographers, this phenomenon occurs earlier than expected.

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In 2025, a natural negative population balance "is of the order of the possible", INSEE estimated. This phenomenon was expected from the demographers but "it occurs earlier than expected", due to a smaller than anticipated number of births, he added.

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While the number of deaths now exceeds that of births, France is entering a new demographic era. Gilles Pison, a demographer at the Ined, deciphers the causes of this shift, its consequences on...

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Between May 2024 and May 2025, there were 800 more deaths than births. However, as a result of immigration, the population continues to increase.