France's population will be 72 million people by 2050, up from 63.9 million today, according to the official population monitor, Ined. By mid-century there will be nearly as many French as Germans as France's population rises and Germany's declines, reports RFI.
In 1950 there were 42 million people living in mainland France, Ined twice-yearly report points out. By 2004 the number had passed the 60 million bar and it is continuing to rise, with a birth rate of two children per woman in 2013.
That is down from 1950's 2.93 children per woman but it has risen from 1990's 1.78 and remained the same since 2011.
The world birth rate is 2.5 per woman and the demographic institute predicts that the world population will hit 9.7 billion in 2050, compared to 7.1 billion today.
Read more of this report from RFI.