Pro-natalist
Policies in France
By:Max Green
•Total area:
547030sq km
•Population:
1992: 56876000
2010(projected): 58766000
2025(projected): 58613000
•Population growth rate: 0.41%
•Birth rate:
13.4 births per 1000 persons
•Fertility rate:
1.8 children born per woman
•Infant mortality rate:7.3 deaths per1000 births
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The war has left a deficit in
the 45 to 55 year old bracket.
These are currently of
working age and struggling
to pay for the dependant
population.
When the baby boom
generation (after WW2)
reach pensionable age they
will be a huge drain on
government funds.
General De Gaulle said that
the only way to maintain
their status as a major power
was with a high birth rate.
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Payment of up to 10 000f to couples having a 3rd child
Generous maternity grant for women expecting a child
Guaranteed minimum family income for child-bearing
couples of about 4500f a month
Other families allowances to increase the purchasing
power of three-child families
Increase in maternity leave from 4 to 6 months
30% fare reduction on all public transport for parents with
three children
Pension schemes for housewives or mothers
3
2.5
2
No. of
children per 1.5
woman
1
European
average
France
0.5
0
1965 1975 1985 1988 1990 1992
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Predicted population for
2010 was 58,766,000
(1992)
Predicted population for
2025 was 58,613.000
(1992)
Est.
population=59,000,000
Policy has worked
population has
continued to increase.