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People and Society of France
Demographics, health, education, religion, and languages of France.
Demographic Profile
Ethnic composition, age structure, and growth.
- Nationality
- noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) adjective: French
- Ethnic Groups
- Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African (Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian), Indochinese, Basque minorities
- Population
- 68,374,591
- Population (Male / Female)
- male: 33,557,094 female: 34,817,497
- Population Distribution
- much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second
- Urban Population
- urban population: 81.8% of total population rate of urbanization: 0.67% annual rate of change
- Population in Major Urban Areas
- 11.208 million PARIS (capital), 1.761 million Lyon, 1.628 million Marseille-Aix-en-Provence, 1.079 million Lille, 1.060 million Toulouse, 1.000 million Bordeaux
- Age Structure
- 0-14 years: 17.3% (male 6,060,087/female 5,792,805) 15-64 years: 60.7% (male 20,875,861/female 20,615,847) 65 years and over: 22% (male 6,621,146/female 8,408,845)
- Median Age
- otal: 42.6 years male: 41 years female: 44.2 years
- Sex Ratio at Birth
- at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female
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Medical care is comparable to that found in the United States. In an emergency, dial 15 to connect to emergency medical services. You can also dial the Europe-wide emergency response number 112 to reach an operator for all kinds of emergency services (similar to the U.S. 911 system). Non-French speakers may experience a delay while an English speaker is located. For non-emergency medical assistance in France, you may refer to this list of medical professionals.