France’s falling birth rate explained

France’s birth rate hit its lowest level since World War II last year - a threat to the country’s long-term social model. #France had been an outlier in Europe, maintaining a solid birth rate while numbers collapsed in Germany, Italy and Spain.

President Macron has vowed to tackle the issue by offering better parental leave and combating infertility. But many of the measures his government is mulling have failed to work in other countries. The strain on the financing of the social system is also being compounded by increased longevity - the French are living longer than ever.
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