Sébastien Oliveau – Article in The Conversation: «The French population in 2070: should we be concerned about a demographic decline?»

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Article by Sébastien Oliveau, geographer, director of the MSH Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay; Aix-Marseille Université - MESOPOLHIS, DEMOMED (Mediterranean Demographic Observatory), published on 18 June 2026 on the media outlet’s website The Conversation.

In 2025, France recorded more deaths than births. What does this situation – the first of its kind since 1945 – tell us about the country’s demographic future? To what extent can we assess population trends?