France vs United States

France vs United States: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 1.64 births per woman in France and 1.62 births per woman in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 0.01 births per woman, or 1.01 times that in United States.

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births per woman · UN

France vs United States: Fertility rateFertility rate in 2023: 1.64 births per woman in France and 1.62 births per woman in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 0.01 births per woman, or 1.01 times that in United States.
FranceUnited StatesUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2009, when it overtook United States.
  • In 2023, France ranked 138 and United States ranked 142 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 1.65 births per woman and United States at 1.65 births per woman in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

YearFranceUnited StatesWorld
20231.641.622.25
20221.761.672.27
20211.81.632.29
20201.791.622.32
20191.831.682.4
20181.841.722.44
20171.861.752.5
20161.891.82.54
20151.931.832.54
20141.971.852.56
20131.971.842.57
20121.991.862.61
201121.882.59
20102.021.922.6
20091.991.992.62
20081.992.052.63
20071.952.12.62
20061.972.092.63
20051.922.042.63
20041.92.032.65
20031.872.032.66
20021.8722.68
20011.882.012.71
20001.882.032.75
19991.791.992.75
19981.761.982.78
19971.731.962.81
19961.741.962.85
19951.721.972.89
19941.671.992.93
19931.662.012.98
19921.742.043.04
19911.772.063.13
19901.782.073.31
19891.792.013.35
19881.811.943.39
19871.81.893.48
19861.831.853.5
19851.821.863.51
19841.811.833.55
19831.791.833.58
19821.921.863.71
19811.951.853.71
19801.951.863.74
19791.861.843.77
19781.831.83.79
19771.871.833.85
19761.831.793.97
19751.941.824.08
19742.131.874.26
19732.321.924.42
19722.432.064.55
19712.52.324.68
19702.482.524.83
19692.532.54.87
19682.572.514.96
19672.652.614.85
19662.782.774.96
19652.832.985.07
19642.883.265.12
19632.873.395.31
19622.793.535.02
19612.833.694.57
19602.743.734.7
19592.753.754.74
19582.693.754.93
19572.713.75.07
19562.693.624.93
19552.73.525
19542.713.485
19532.73.364.92
19522.783.295
19512.823.24.82
19502.973.094.85
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceUnited StatesWorld
20241.641.49–1.791.621.48–1.772.25
20251.641.46–1.821.621.44–1.792.24
20261.641.43–1.841.631.42–1.832.23
20271.641.41–1.871.621.39–1.852.22
20281.641.39–1.891.631.37–1.872.21
20291.641.38–1.91.631.36–1.882.2
20301.641.35–1.911.631.35–1.912.2
20311.641.34–1.931.631.33–1.932.19
20321.641.32–1.931.631.32–1.952.18
20331.641.31–1.961.631.31–1.952.17
20341.641.32–1.971.631.3–1.972.16
20351.641.3–1.981.631.28–1.982.15
20361.641.28–1.981.641.27–22.15
20371.641.29–2.011.641.26–22.14
20381.641.26–2.011.641.25–2.022.13
20391.641.25–2.021.641.24–2.022.13
20401.641.24–2.031.641.24–2.022.13
20411.641.22–2.041.641.22–2.052.12
20421.651.23–2.061.641.21–2.052.12
20431.651.22–2.061.641.2–2.042.12
20441.651.21–2.061.641.19–2.062.12
20451.651.23–2.061.651.19–2.072.12
20461.651.22–2.061.641.18–2.082.11
20471.651.21–2.071.641.18–2.082.11
20481.651.19–2.091.641.17–2.12.11
20491.651.19–2.091.641.17–2.12.1
20501.651.2–2.111.641.16–2.12.1
20511.651.18–2.121.641.16–2.12.09
20521.651.18–2.131.641.16–2.092.09
20531.651.17–2.121.641.16–2.112.08
20541.651.17–2.141.641.16–2.122.07
20551.651.14–2.151.641.15–2.142.07
20561.651.13–2.151.641.13–2.162.06
20571.651.15–2.171.641.14–2.152.05
20581.651.15–2.161.641.13–2.152.04
20591.651.14–2.161.641.13–2.152.04
20601.651.14–2.181.641.12–2.172.03
20611.651.12–2.181.641.11–2.152.02
20621.651.12–2.181.641.13–2.172.02
20631.651.14–2.21.641.11–2.172.01
20641.651.13–2.191.641.12–2.192
20651.651.12–2.191.641.12–2.22
20661.651.11–2.191.641.11–2.211.99
20671.651.1–2.211.641.1–2.211.98
20681.651.09–2.21.641.1–2.191.98
20691.651.09–2.211.641.09–2.21.97
20701.651.09–2.211.641.1–2.21.97
20711.651.09–2.221.641.08–2.21.96
20721.651.09–2.221.641.09–2.21.96
20731.651.08–2.231.641.1–2.211.95
20741.651.08–2.241.641.1–2.211.95
20751.651.09–2.241.641.09–2.221.94
20761.651.08–2.221.641.09–2.211.94
20771.651.09–2.231.641.08–2.231.94
20781.651.08–2.241.651.09–2.221.93
20791.651.08–2.241.651.09–2.221.93
20801.651.08–2.241.651.07–2.211.92
20811.651.07–2.261.651.08–2.221.92
20821.651.06–2.251.651.08–2.231.91
20831.651.07–2.261.651.06–2.241.91
20841.651.06–2.261.651.05–2.261.91
20851.651.06–2.251.651.04–2.251.9
20861.651.05–2.241.651.06–2.261.9
20871.651.05–2.251.651.04–2.281.89
20881.651.05–2.261.651.03–2.251.89
20891.651.05–2.261.651.04–2.271.88
20901.651.04–2.261.651.04–2.271.88
20911.651.05–2.291.651.04–2.251.88
20921.651.04–2.291.651.03–2.271.87
20931.651.03–2.281.651.03–2.31.87
20941.651.05–2.31.651.03–2.311.86
20951.651.03–2.31.651.02–2.311.86
20961.651.02–2.31.651.03–2.31.85
20971.651.01–2.291.651.04–2.291.85
20981.651.02–2.281.651.05–2.281.85
20991.650.98–2.291.651.05–2.291.84
21001.650.98–2.281.651.03–2.291.84

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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