Pro-natalist Policies in France By:Max Green

Total area: sq km Population : 1992: (projected): (projected): Population growth rate: 0.41% Birth rate: 13.4 births per 1000 persons Fertility rate:1.8 children born per woman Infant mortality rate:7.3 deaths per1000 births

 The war has left a deficit in the 45 to 55 year old bracket. These are currently of working age and struggling to pay for the dependant population.  When the baby boom generation (after WW2) reach pensionable age they will be a huge drain on government funds.  General De Gaulle said that the only way to maintain their status as a major power was with a high birth rate.

`  Payment of up to f to couples having a 3 rd child  Generous maternity grant for women expecting a child  Guaranteed minimum family income for child-bearing couples of about 4500f a month  Other families allowances to increase the purchasing power of three-child families  Increase in maternity leave from 4 to 6 months  30% fare reduction on all public transport for parents with three children  Pension schemes for housewives or mothers

 Predicted population for 2010 was 58,766,000 (1992)  Predicted population for 2025 was 58, (1992)  Est. population=59,000,000  Policy has worked population has continued to increase.