Qui sont les Français en 2011? Births.

In 2010, 828 000 babies were born in France. This was some sort of a record after 2006 and 2008 which were already very good years. Since 2005, French women have become "birth champions" with an average of 2,01 children per child bearing age woman. Far more babies are born nowadays comparing to 10 years ago. Women become mothers later and later.The average age to give birth is now 30,1. It is worth mentionning that comparing to 20 years, twice as many women become mothers after their 40th birthday.The birth rate in France, in 2009, was 12,8 childbirths per 1000 people.