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France

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  • Population.............................................................................68,521,974 (2023 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..................................................................0.31% (2023 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................11.56 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Death rate..................................................9.51 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Net migration rate.................................1.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Ethnic groups*................................Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African (Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian), Indochinese, Basque minorities

* Overseas departments: Black, White, Mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian

Note: The above figure is for metropolitan France and five overseas regions; the metropolitan France population is 62,814,233

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People in France rally for far-right politician Marine Le Pen on May Day.
Profile
May 5, 2022

France Reckons with Immigration Amid Reality of Rising Far Right

Over recent decades, France has sought to build a more selective immigration system that welcomes students and well-educated workers but enacts restrictions for asylum seekers. This country profile examines France's immigration policies and trends, including the rise of far-right political parties that have used immigration as a wedge to increase their base and their influence.

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Profile
November 1, 2004
The Challenge of French Diversity

Since the mid-19th century, French immigration policy has had two aims: to meet the needs of the labor market by introducing migrant workers, and to compensate French demographic deficits by favoring the permanent installation of foreign families, while ensuring their integration. This country profile examines France's approach to migration.

Feature
October 1, 2003
French Government Revives Assimilation Policy
Sylvia Zappi outlines a new government action plan for integrating immigrants that reasserts France's previously abandoned assimilationist policy.
Feature
August 1, 2003
French Muslims, Government Grapple With Integration Pains
France's traditions of secularism and Roman Catholicism are being tested as the country tries to integrate a growing Muslim population, according to Patrick Simon of INED.
Feature
February 1, 2003
Sangatte Shutdown Signals New Anglo-French Cooperation
New measures by the United Kingdom to control illegal immigration, coupled with France's closure of a center long used as a base for asylum seekers trying to slip into the UK, signal fresh cooperation between London and Paris.
Feature
January 1, 2003
French Integration Policy: Old Goals in New Bottles?
France is introducing a new three-pronged approach to immigrant integration: a revised integration plan, a proactive campaign against discrimination, and a more open but still highly selective immigration policy.
Feature
November 1, 2002
After Protests, France's Undocumented Community Hopes for Permits
In the wake of mass protests by their community and supporters, tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants in France are awaiting word on their applications for legal residency. Sylvia Zappi, of Le Monde, describes the current situation.
Feature
September 1, 2002
Options Dwindle for Asylum Seekers in France
Fewer opportunities may await asylum seekers in France, where stricter policies are overlapping with strained resources.
Feature
July 1, 2002
French Voters Rebuff Immigration's Resurgent Foes
Though roundly defeated in the French presidential elections, the extreme right may continue to influence French immigration policy.

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Reports
May 2012

French National Identity and Integration: Who Belongs to the National Community?

This report explores how French national identity and sense of belonging are both defined and expressed. The discussion revolves around the issues of “hyphenated identities” and whether the split allegiances of dual citizens weaken social cohesion in France.

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