France claims EU fertility - by Caroline Wyatt
France says it has now probably overtaken Ireland as Europe's most fertile country, with French women having an average of two children each. Irish women have 1.9 children each, with the European average at 1.5.
The French birth rate has been growing steadily and has reached its highest level for 25 years. Three-quarters of France's population growth comes from births, the rest from immigration. The population has now reached 63 million.The growth in the birth rate here over the past 25 years may well be thanks to successive governments' family-friendly policies.
The French state tries to make it easy for women to work and have children, rather than having to choose between the two.
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