Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, France's population change decreased by 6.1% compared to 2022, reaching 9.3.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.8.

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 2.2% (from 9.1 in 2018).

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