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Welcome to the FAQ page of the French National Institute for Demographic Studies (Institut national d’études démographiques, INED) . It gives answers to the questions most frequently asked by our website visitors.

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How many blended families are there in France?

Is it true that half of all babies in France are born to unmarried parents?

How many mixed marriages are there in France?

How many single-parent families are there in France?

How many children in France live in a single-parent family?

Why were families larger in the past than nowadays?

How many children in France live in a blended family?

Why were families larger in the past than nowadays?

How many people have been born since the first humans lived on Earth?

What are the most widely used contraceptive methods across the world?

What would be the level of fertility in France if there were no immigrants?

What does the term “disability” mean?

Is it true that deaths outnumber births in Europe?

Is it true that women live longer than men?

Will AIDS wipe out the population of Africa?

Could humans live to 150?

Will the scale of international migration increase over the coming years?

What would be the level of fertility in France if there were no immigrants?

How many immigrants are there in France?

What proportion of the homeless in France are women?

What proportion of the homeless in France are women?

Is it true that women live longer than men?

Are there more men or more women in the world?

Could humans live to 150?

Is it true that deaths outnumber births in Europe?

How many people have been born since the first humans lived on Earth?

Are there more men or more women in the world?

What are the most widely used contraceptive methods across the world?

Will there be too many humans on Earth one day?

The world population is almost 7.8 billion. According to the United Nations, this figure was reached on October 31 in 2011. But can we be sure? What is the margin of error?

What do demographers do?

Will AIDS wipe out the population of Africa?