Falling births, migration-driven population growth, residential moves and mobility:
Published on 16 December 2025 On January 1, 2025, France had 68.6 million inhabitants, 169,000 more than the year before. Population growth has never been so low since the end of World War II. And in 2024 that growth was due almost entirely to positive net migration, estimated at 152,000. The change is particularly pronounced ...