The French population increases more slowly than before. A slowdown in population growth in almost all regions, according to an INSEE balance sheet published on Wednesday.
Le Monde with AFP
The growth of the French population continues to weaken, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). Between 2013 and 2019, the population increased by 0.4% each year, compared to 0.5% between 2008 and 2013, NOTE INSEE in a Focus See Wednesday 29 December
In cause, a natural balance – the number of deaths subtracts the number of births – less important. “It’s still [him] who makes the population growth in France, [standing at 0.3% per year, but it is less and lower,” says the institute.
The apparent migration balance – the number of people leaving a territory subtracts that of the number of people settling – contributes again for 0.1% of the total growth of the population.
The Atlantic facade very dynamic
In general, all regions have seen their population growth slow down between 2013 and 2019, “with the notable exceptions of Guyana and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. It is the only region of metropolis Growth is strengthened by the Var “, says Valérie Roux, head of the Department of Demography at INSEE.
If some territories are very dynamic, including the Ile-de-France (1% growth each year for the Seine-Saint-Denis) and the Atlantic Facade (1.2% for the Loire-Atlantique), twenty Departments lost locals each year in France, against eleven during the previous period. “They are mainly located in the” diagonal of the vacuum “and Paris, note Valérie Roux. In very unfortunate autonomous rural territories, the decline in population is more due to the natural balance than the migratory balance: it is the effect aging from baby boom generation and lowering the average number of children per woman, “she adds.