| People | France |
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Population:
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total: 64,057,792
note: 62,150,775 in metropolitan France (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 77% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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101 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.6% (male 6,129,729/female 5,838,925)
15-64 years: 65% (male 20,963,124/female 20,929,280)
65 years and over: 16.4% (male 4,403,248/female 6,155,767) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 39.4 years
male: 38 years
female: 40.9 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.549% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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12.57 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.48 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 80.98 years
male: 77.79 years
female: 84.33 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.98 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.4% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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140,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,600 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective: French |
Ethnic groups:
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Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities
overseas departments: black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan |
Languages:
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French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
overseas departments: French, Creole patois |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.7% of GDP (2005) |
People - note:
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void |
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