Fertility indicators in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France: Fertility indicators was 30.1 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
30.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 57 countries
All-time high
30.1
in 2011
All-time low
26.5
in 1977
Years of data
53
1960–2012
Fertility indicators in Metropolitan France, 1960–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Metropolitan France recorded 30.1 for fertility indicators in 2012. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility indicators in Metropolitan France peaked at 30.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.5, in 1977.
That places Metropolitan France 40th out of 57 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Fertility indicators in Metropolitan France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.6 | — |
| 1961 | 27.6 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 27.5 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 27.4 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 27.4 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 27.3 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 27.3 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 27.3 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 27.3 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 27.3 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 27.2 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 27.1 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 27 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 26.9 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 26.8 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 26.7 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 26.6 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 26.5 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 27 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 27.1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 27.3 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 27.5 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 27.7 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 27.9 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 28.2 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 28.7 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 28.8 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 29 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 29.3 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 29.4 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.81 | 26.5 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.46 | 26.8 | 28.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.87 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.67 | 29.4 | 29.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.07 | 30 | 30.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Metropolitan France
More population data for Metropolitan France
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 63.54 million (2012)
- Live births (total) by month 790,290 Number (2012)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 63.70 million Number (2013)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 63.70 million Number (2013)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 63.70 million Number (2013)
- Population structure indicators at national level 56.7 (2013)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 790,290 Number (2012)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 790,290 Number (2012)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 559,227 Number (2012)
- Fertility rates by age 1.99 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility indicators in Metropolitan France?
- Fertility indicators in Metropolitan France was 30.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest fertility indicators recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest fertility indicators recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5 in 1977.
- How does Metropolitan France rank for fertility indicators?
- Metropolitan France ranks 40th out of 57 countries with data for 2012.
- Is fertility indicators rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Metropolitan France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Fertility indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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