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EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TODAY: FRANCE

The People of France

Population: 64,836,154 Ethnic groups: Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese and Basque minorities Age structure:

0–14 years: 18.59% 15–64 years: 62.29% 65 years and over: 19.12%

Population growth rate: 0.41% Birth rate: 12.3 births/1,000 pop. Death rate: 9.3 deaths/1,000 pop. Migration rate: 1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 pop. Infant mortality rate: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 81.8 years Male: 78.7 years Female: 85.1 years Total fertility rate: 2.07 children born/woman Religions: Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 63–66%, Jewish 0.5–0.75%, Buddhist 0.5–0.75%, Muslim 7–9%, unaffiliated 0.5–1.0%, none 23–28%

Languages: French Literacy rate: 99%

Source: www.cia.gov 2017

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