Article Extract from the French Newspaper: Liberation

France Today SMLC – HKU - V.Martinez January 2008 Article extract from the French Newspaper: Liberation. 18/01/2008

Demography: France is the second most populated country in Europe after Germany and before Great Britain and Italy.

France is champion of fecundity in Europe. A mini baby boom!

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A majority of the children are born “outside marriage. 50.5% of parents are having a baby without being married. Around 30 years ago, only 11% of the population was.

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Mothers are getting older and older when having a baby, around 30 years old.

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More and more mothers work and have a family. 85% of the women between 25 and 49 years old are working.

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There are fewer marriage and more PACS. The French are getting married at a later age.

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1 France Today SMLC – HKU - V.Martinez January 2008

Life expectancy is increasing, 84 for women, 77 for men. The number of young people is decreasing.

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More people are living alone; 14 % of the population.

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