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People of France

Population:total: 63,713,926
note: 60,876,136 in metropolitan France (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 18.6% (male 6,063,181/female 5,776,272)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 20,798,889/female 20,763,283)
65 years and over: 16.2% (male 4,274,290/female 6,038,011) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 39 years
male: 37.5 years
female: 40.4 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.588% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:12.91 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:8.55 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:1.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.002 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.708 male(s)/female
total population: 0.956 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 3.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 80.59 years
male: 77.35 years
female: 84 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.98 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.4% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:120,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 1,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective: French
Ethnic groups:Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities
overseas departments: black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian
Religions:Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
Languages:French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
overseas departments: French, Creole patois
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

France Quickstats

  • Population: 63,713,926
  • Area: 643,427 sq km
  • Density: 113 /km² (89th)
  • GDP (total): US $1.871 trillion (7th)
  • GDP (per capita): US $30,100 (20th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Euro[7] (EUR), CFP Franc[8] (XPF)
  • Dial code: +33[10]

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