Share of children born out of wedlock in France 1994-2022
Since 1994, the proportion of children born out of wedlock in France has risen steadily. While in the mid-1990s this phenomenon represented only a minority of births, it became the norm from 2006 onwards.
By 2022, more than 65 percent of children born in France would be born to an unmarried couple.
By 2022, more than 65 percent of children born in France would be born to an unmarried couple.
