Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2021, France's population change decreased by 2.0% compared to 2020, reaching 9.7.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 11.9.

France ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.0% (from 8.9 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.