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Additionally, fewer deaths over the same period translated into a 0.3-percent increase in the overall French population...
Births in France fell to their lowest annual number since World War II in 2023, the national statistics bureau INSEE said..
Around 678,000 babies were born in 2023, data showed, marking a drop of 6.6 percent from the previous year and the lowest number for any year since 1946..
France now has a population of 68.4 million on January 1, as per data which also showed that 631,000 people died in France in 2023, a fall of 6.5 percent from the previous year..
Migration added 183,000 people to the overall population last year, INSEE said, adding that the life expectancy for people in France rose to a new record- at 85.7 years for women and 80 for men. . Unlock a world of Benefits with HT!.
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