The latest statistics from INSEE (National Institute of Statistics) reveal that demographic trends are steady. France will have 74 million inhabitants in 2050, that is, 7 million more than at the beginning of 2017 (66.9 million).
Globally, the population has continually evolved at a rapid pace. It was especially from the 19th century, after hundreds of years, that it reached one billion people. After that, it strongly accelerated, growing from 6 to 7 billion in twelve years.
This represents an annual growth of 0.3%, although this increase is expected to gradually decline slightly while remaining positive until 2050.
On the other hand, what is encouraging yet concerning for the financial accounts is that the senior population will greatly increase to the detriment of the working-age population, which will decrease! By 2050, France is expected to have 8.6 million more people over the age of 65, totaling 20 million. While the population grows by 0.3% per year, the number of seniors is increasing by 1.5%! Those over 75 will represent 16.4% of the population, or 12.1 million people, compared to 9% in 2013.
Conversely, those aged 25-65 (working-age) would decrease by 588,000 people and would only account for half of the population. The proportion of young people under 20 would increase very slightly, representing 22.3% of the population. The ratio would be 122 people over 65 for every 100 under 20. This was 71 seniors for every 100 young people in 2013.
Globally, the population has continually evolved at a rapid pace. It was especially from the 19th century, after hundreds of years, that it reached one billion people. After that, it strongly accelerated, growing from 6 to 7 billion in 12 years.
