France: births are on the rise again in 2021, except among young people

At the Diaconesses hospital, in Paris, on November 17, 2020. © Martin Bureau / AFP

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After six years of declines, the number of births is on the rise again in France with a striking fact: conceptions accelerated after each confinement linked to Covid-19.

If the oldest women have pulled the birth rate up, the number of births to mothers under 30 is down sharply, said Thursday, September 29 the French Institute of Statistics (Insee).

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In 2021, 742,100 babies were born in France, 0.9% more than the previous year.

“ 

 ”, specifies the National Institute of Statistics.

However, this year 2021 had started with a very marked decline in births until mid-February:

, in the spring of 2020.

The “ 

[linked to Covid]

 ” could then encourage couples to “ 

 ”, explains INSEE, which

of a drop in births. nine months after the second confinement of November 2020.

The two confinements were in any case followed by an acceleration in the number of conceptions. 

Result: births jumped in the spring of 2021, as well as from the summer when, until the end of the year, the number of births was each month " 

 " than the same periods of 2020.

Finally, mothers in France are increasingly older: over the whole of 2021, women aged 30-34 had more babies and for women over 40 the increase is even higher. .

On the other hand, the number of births to mothers under 30 is down.

" 

 " if a sharp rise in births will occur this year in the fall, like last year, comments INSEE.

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(With AFP)

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