Total fertility rate: births per woman in France
France: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.76 births per woman in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in France, 1946–2022
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate: births per woman in France is 1.76 births per woman, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in France peaked at 3.04 births per woman in 1947 and was at its lowest, 1.66 births per woman, in 1993.
That places France 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.01 births per woman | 3 births per woman | 3.04 births per woman | 4 |
| 1950s | 2.74 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 2.95 births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.53 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.11 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More population data for France
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 125.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.16 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 721,771 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.63 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate: births per woman in France?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in France was 1.76 births per woman in 2022, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 births per woman in 1947.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 births per woman in 1993.
- How does France rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- France ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.