Demographics of France

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/demographics-of-france

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the total population (january 1, 2025)?68,606,000
2. What is the average annual population growth (2010s)?Approximately 340,000
3. How many people live in France?In metropolitan France, about 66,352,000 people live, and when you add the overseas territories, the total is about 68,606,000.
4. Why does France have so many immigrants?Since 2004, around 200,000 new people move to France each year, mainly from Europe and Africa, and this helps the population grow.

Replacement Level Fertility: The fertility rate needed for a population to replace itself from one generation to the next, typically around 2.1 children per woman.
Natural Increase: The difference between the number of births and the number of deaths in a population over a specific period.
Immigration: The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.