Population in Metropolitan France 21 indicators covering population for Metropolitan France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 63.54 million 2012 up 6.1% 8th Live births (total) by month 790,290 Number 2012 up 3.8% 4th Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 63.70 million Number 2013 up 6.0% 8th Population on 1 January by age group and sex 63.70 million Number 2013 up 6.0% 8th Population on 1 January by age and sex 63.70 million Number 2013 up 6.0% 8th Population structure indicators at national level 56.7 2013 up 5.4% 25th Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 790,290 Number 2012 up 3.8% 4th Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 790,290 Number 2012 up 3.8% 2nd Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 559,227 Number 2012 up 4.5% 7th Fertility indicators 30.1 2012 up 2.0% 40th Fertility rates by age 1.99 Number 2012 up 6.9% 1st Live births by mother's age and birth order 796,896 Number 2006 up 75.0% 2nd Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and birth order 796,896 Number 2006 up 77.6% 2nd Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate 856.7 Rate 2010 down 4.7% 31st Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 856.4 Rate 2010 down 5.9% 32nd Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 901.1 Rate 2010 down 6.2% 28th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 814.5 Rate 2010 down 5.5% 35th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - standardised death rate, 3 year 891.4 Rate 2010 down 18.9% 41st Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age 63.70 million Number 2013 up 2.5% 8th Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex 790,290 Number 2012 up 0.5% 4th Causes of death - standardised death rate 880.4 Rate 2010 down 18.5% 41st