France now counts 63.753 million inhabitants; the average age to be married is 31.3 years for men and 29.3 years for women; 50.5% of births now happen outside marriage, compared to only 10% a generation ago, in 1977; a male born in 2007 can expect to live to 77.5 years and a female to 84.4 years (for women, this is the highest life expectancy in Europe.)
France now counts 63.753 million inhabitants; the average age to be married is 31.3 years for men and 29.3 years for women; 50.5% of births now happen outside marriage, compared to only 10% a generation ago, in 1977; a male born in 2007 can expect to live to 77.5 years and a female to 84.4 years (for women, this is the highest life expectancy in Europe.)