{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fr-live-births","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-live-births","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-live-births/","title":"France Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000) (2025)","description":"France's Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000): 9.3 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, -3.1% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_GIND), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","France","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"France","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"France Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_GIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"France"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"France (2025)","value":"9.3","unit":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-3.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-3.1%","unit":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"France Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":12.8},{"period":"2006","value":13.1},{"period":"2007","value":12.8},{"period":"2008","value":12.9},{"period":"2009","value":12.8},{"period":"2010","value":12.9},{"period":"2011","value":12.7},{"period":"2012","value":12.6},{"period":"2013","value":12.4},{"period":"2014","value":12.4},{"period":"2015","value":12},{"period":"2016","value":11.8},{"period":"2017","value":11.5},{"period":"2018","value":11.3},{"period":"2019","value":11.2},{"period":"2020","value":10.9},{"period":"2021","value":10.9},{"period":"2022","value":10.6},{"period":"2023","value":9.9},{"period":"2024","value":9.6},{"period":"2025","value":9.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"9.3","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2024","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"-6.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"-2.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"11.2","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"11.5","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"12.0","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"12.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"12.4","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"12.6","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"12.9","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"12.8","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"12.9","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"12.8","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"13.1","yoyChange":"+2.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks live births in France expressed as the crude birth rate — live births per 1,000 inhabitants, not an absolute count. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 13.1 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.3 in 2025. The latest reading of 9.3 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3."}]}