Demographics
Population:
65,630,692 citizens, the 21st largest population in the world
total: 40.4 years
male: 38.8 years
female: 41.9 years
Population growth rate:
0.5%
Birth Rate:
12.7 births/1,000 population
Death Rate:
8.9 deaths/1,000 population
Major Cities:
Paris, capital, population 10.41 million
Marseille-Aix-en-Provence, population 1.457 million
Lyon, population 1.456 million
Lille, population 1.028 million
Nice-Cannes, population 977,000
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. official langauge, 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
overseas departments: French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99%
School Life Expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 16 years
Maternal Mortality Rate:
8 deaths/100,000 live births
Adult Obesity Prevalence Rate:
16.9%