Demography

France with its overseas departments and territories (DOM-TOM) has a population of 63,392,000 inhabitants.

• French population in figures

Age structure:       - Less than 20 years old: 25% of the French population (DOM-TOM included).       - 20 to 59 years old: 53.9%.       - More than 60 years old: 21.1%. Density: 110 inhabitants/km² (Metropolitan France only) Population growth rate: 0.6% Life expectancy of men: 77.2 years. Life expectancy of women: 84.1 years.

Gross birth rate: 12.7/1,000

Gross mortality rate: 8.7/1,000

Infant mortality rate (children under the age of one): 3.6/1,000

Fertility index: 1.98 children per woman. It is the second highest figure in Europe after Ireland. 47.7% of children are born of unmarried couples.  

Gross migration rate: 0.64%.

Net migration count (migrant arrivals less departures):95,000 people  

• Causes of death 

The most important causes of death in France are:       - cancer      - cardio-vascular diseases       - infectious diseases       - violent death (including accidents in the home, suicides and road accidents) Source: INED. All figures are for 2005.More information: www.ined.fr  

• Cities, agglomerations and urban areas population

Source: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_de_la_France