SURVEY - On a scale of 0 to 10, what level of immigration do the French want?

Europe 1 10:02 a.m., February 11, 2024

It's a subject that comes back very regularly to the forefront of the political and media scene, and which sometimes causes a stir: immigration. Between those who want a wider opening of French borders, and those who campaign on the contrary for a lower level, the debates are legion. But what exactly do the French want? This is the question answered by a CSA survey for Europe 1, CNews and

*, via a value scale.

A significant left-right divide

On a scale of 0 to 10, 0 corresponding to zero immigration and 10 to total opening of borders, what level of immigration do you want in France? The panel places the cursor on the score of 3.9/10. A result which varies from simple to double, and even from simple to triple depending on political orientation.

Left-wing sympathizers in fact increase the average with immigration to 5.7/10. The least inclined to a policy facilitating immigration are the Socialists with 5.1/10, while at the other end, we find the supporters of La France insoumise who place the cursor at 6.4/10. 

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On the other side of the political spectrum, the story is clearly different. Right-wing supporters estimate that the immigration level should reach 2.4 out of 10, or half the left's 5.7. Republican supporters place the cursor at 2.9/10, while for the National Rally, it should be at 1.8/10.   

*Self-administered online panel questionnaire carried out on February 8 and 9. Nationally representative sample of 1012 people aged 18 and over. Quota method based on the criteria of sex, age and profession of the respondent after stratification by region and category of agglomeration. To ensure the representativeness of the results, the data were adjusted for the variables of sex, age, profession, region and urban category.