Historical record: France has never recorded so few births since the Second World War
Alarming demographic toll: Never since the Second World War have the French had so few babies
\n\nDemographically speaking, France is experiencing an unprecedented situation since the World War II. THE French have in fact never counted so many elderly people and so few babies.
\n\nA worrying decline in birth rates
\n\nFor more than a decade now, France has observed a worrying trend: a significant drop in its birth rate. INSEE figures confirm this: 2020 is the fifth consecutive year of decline in the birth rate. For the first time since the end of the World War II, the number of babies born in France is less than 730,000. Enough to shake the country where the Civil Code and the welfare state were born.
\n\nThe causes of this decrease
\n\nSeveral factors can explain this drop. Firstly, the average age at which French make babies rose considerably. In addition, the economic context, concern for the climate and career issues increasingly influence the decision to have children. Finally, the health context linked to the Covid-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this trend.
\n\nDemographic and economic consequences
\n\nThe fall in the birth rate has demographic and economic consequences. Demographic projections carried out by INSEE show that, if this trend continues, the French population could begin to decline by 2050. On the economic level, with fewer young people to finance pensions, the social protection system could become find in difficulty.
\n\nMeasures to reverse the trend
\n\nFaced with this worrying situation, measures must be taken to stimulate the birth rate. They can involve a more generous family policy, better support for reconciling professional and parental life or even specific tax incentives. It is more necessary than ever to put in place appropriate policies to reverse this trend.
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