{"id":38947,"date":"2026-01-07T17:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mesopolhis.fr\/?p=38947"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:51:19","slug":"sebastien-oliveau-the-conversation-the-end-natural-growth-in-france-should-we-be-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mesopolhis.fr\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/sebastien-oliveau-the-conversation-the-end-natural-growth-in-france-should-we-be-worried\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e9bastien Oliveau - Article & video in The Conversation: \u00abThe end of natural growth in France: should we be worried?\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article by S\u00e9bastien Oliveau<\/a>, geographer, director of the MSH Paris-Saclay, Universit\u00e9 Paris-Saclay; Aix-Marseille Universit\u00e9 - MESOPOLHIS, DEMOMED (Mediterranean Demographic Observatory)<\/a>, published on 23 August 2025 on the media website The Conversation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the first time in a long time, deaths outnumber births in France. Is this really a surprise, or have we simply forgotten to look at the trends? This expected moment is actually a consequence of the end of the demographic transition, which began at the end of the XVIII\u1d49 century.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Article reprinted online by the daily newspaper Sud Ouest<\/em> : available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To find out more, watch the video \u00ab2025, a demographic turning point: fewer births than deaths in France\u00bb.\u00bb<\/a> broadcast on the social networks of The Conversation France<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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