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English: France population pyramid in 1914 Note: Data relates to Metropolitan France and does not include Overseas France. Date: 28 May 2023: Source:
The loss of the important coal, steel and glass production regions of Alsace and Lorraine would cause further problems. The industrial worker population increased from 23% in 1870 to 39% in 1914. Nevertheless, France remained a rather rural country in the early 1900s with 40% of the population still farmers in 1914.
Between the years 2010–17, the population of France grew from 64,613,000 to 66,991,000 (i.e. about 2.4 million people in a span of 7 years), making France one of the fastest-growing countries in Europe. The population of France is growing by 1,000,000 people every three years- an average annual increase of 340,000 people, or +0.6%. [7]
These tables give an idea of estimated population at various dates from the earliest times to ... 1914 1925 1936 1950 1975 London: ... France: 540,000: 530,000: 556,000:
In 2004, population growth was 0.68% and almost reached North American levels (2004 was the year with the highest increase in French population since 1974). France is now well ahead of all other European countries in population growth (except for the Republic of Ireland) and in 2003, France's natural population growth (excluding immigration ...
The population of Lille fell from 217,000 inhabitants at the beginning of 1914 to 112,000 in October 1918 and that of Roubaix from 122,723 to 77,824, while Tourcoing's population fell from 82,644 to 58,674. Some localities near the front and some towns in the Ardennes were emptied of the majority of their population.
Le Petit Journal: French occupation of Taza in May 1914. ... and while some immigration did occur, by 1763 New France only had a population of some 65,000. [133]
1871–1914: 20th century. ... France's population was 13 million people in 1484 and 20 million in 1700. It had the second largest population in Europe around 1700 ...