# France Live births / birth rate

France Live births / birth rate was 644,343 in 2025, down 2.6% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1994.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 644,343 (2025) to 799,671 (2015), averaging 732,370.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.BIRTHS.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: —
- Coverage: 1994-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (32 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/live-births-birth-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 644,343 |
| 2024 | 661,236 |
| 2023 | 678,333 |
| 2022 | 726,533 |
| 2021 | 742,602 |
| 2020 | 735,775 |
| 2019 | 754,008 |
| 2018 | 759,199 |
| 2017 | 770,045 |
| 2016 | 784,325 |
| 2015 | 799,671 |
| 2014 | 819,328 |
| 2013 | 812,343 |
| 2012 | 821,844 |
| 2011 | 824,263 |
| 2010 | 833,654 |
| 2009 | 825,564 |
| 2008 | 829,311 |
| 2007 | 819,605 |
| 2006 | 830,288 |
| 2005 | 807,787 |
| 2004 | 800,240 |
| 2003 | 793,893 |
| 2002 | 793,606 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.BIRTHS.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.BIRTHS.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```