SPEAKING STATISTICS
FAMILY
1.96 – Average number of children per woman in France in 2015
30.5 years old – Average age of mothers at childbirth in 2015
81,8% - Employment rate of women with two children over 3 years of age
75,2% - Out of the 13,7 million children live permanently with both parents
16,6% - Of children never live with their father
2016 – Number of births decreased by 14,000
From 2000 to 2015 – 20% decline in the number of marriages
20% - Children that live with a single parent
Taubira Law – May 17, 2013, grants same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt children
The Tanguy Generation – Children who have finished school and stay with their parents due to the
unemployment rate
6000 – Number of gay marriages in 2021
1975 – Divorce that was fully agreed from both sides was allowed
1999 – PACs was legalised (gay marriage certificate)
2013 – Gay marriage was legalised
46% - Marriages that end in divorce
66,3% - Families that have a traditional layout
24,7% - Families that are single parented
35% - Marriages in Senegal that are polygamous
CYBER SOCIETY
92% - French people that have access to the internet in 2022
25% - People who use the internet for their job search
15% - Population who is not connected to the internet
93% - Population who have a mobile phone
82% - Population who have a computer
36,6 million – French population who shop online
12,5% - French children who have been victims of cyberviolence or cyberbullying
88% - 15-24 year olds in France are registered on at least one social network
62% - Population that think that technology makes life easier
58% - Population who think that technology doesn’t make them happier
3 out of 4 – Suicides per year that are due to cyberbullying
19 million – People affected by cybercrime in 2017
72 hours – Times that victims of cybercrimes have after it to report it
21% - French people who think that technology is the best way to communicate
400% - Increase in cybercrime since 2020
80% - French population that use social media
27% - French people above 50 years old that don’t use the internet
44% - French teenagers that sleep with their phone
1/3 – French teenagers that are addicted to their phone
1/10 – French people that are victims of cyberbullying
87% - Employers that use LinkedIn in the hiring process
THE PLACE OF VOLUNTARY WORK
1,3 million – Number of charities
58% - Volunteers that say that they want to work for the public good
75% - Volunteers that volunteer to feel useful
65% - Volunteers that volunteer to react to perceived injustices
15 – Age when you can become a volunteer
21% - Of 18-34 year olds who are volunteers
31% - Volunteers with higher education degrees
31% - Volunteers that work in the social sector
22% - Volunteers that work in the sports sector
36% - Population over 15 that ‘give time for free for others’
45% - Engagement rate in charity work in men and women
, 6.6 million – Number of volunteers who devote at least 8 hours per month to their community
involvement
33% - Number of volunteers that are over 65 years old
41% - Percentage of the Swedish population that is charitable
66% - Volunteers in Canada aged 15-19
38% - Volunteers in Canada aged 65-74
28%-25% - People over 15 years old involved in volunteering in Switzerland in 2006 compared to
in 2014
A CULTURE PROUD OF ITS HERITAGE
43,180 – Number of historical monuments in France
43 – Number of French sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List
1945 – When UNESCO was founded
90 million – Average number of visitors to France each year
€330 million - Budget to protect heritage
€46.1 billion - Economic weight of culture in France in 2020
€17 to €22 – Increase in ticket prices to the Louvre
11% - Percentage of French museums that are in Île-de-France
44 million – Number of visitors to Paris in 2022
274 million - Francophones in the world
8,5% - Jobs in Guadeloupe created by tourism
5,7 million – Average number of visitors to the Eiffel Tower each year
€123 million – Government subsidy given to orchestras and musical ensembles
20% - Increase of visitors to a site if it is listed on the UNESCO list
CONTEMPORARY FRANCOPHONE MUSIC
2,5% - Decrease in interest in the physical market (CDs/Vinyl records) in 2016
59% - Percentage of music revenues from the physical market (CDs/Vinyl records)
80% - Young people who consider music to be a passion
18% - French people who can play a musical instrument
1h30 – Time that French people spend listening to music per day
70% - Teenagers that cannot do without music
42% - French population whose favourite music genre was rap
36% - French population who use the radio
€90.7 million – African music revenue in 2021
€215 million – Contribution of music festivals to the economy
21st June – Fête de la Musique
40% - Percentage of songs played on the radio that must be French speaking
20% - Percentage of songs played on the radio that must be new releases or emerging artists
70% - French population who discover new artists on the radio
97% - 15–24-year-olds who listen to music
2024 - Introduction of a tax on streaming services
¾ - Music consumers who are young people
242 – French-language albums that were released in 2014
718 – French-language albums that were released in 2003
CINEMA
205 million – Admissions to French cinemas each year
30% - French people who go to the cinema at least once a month
200 – Number of French films produced each year
Comedy – Favourite film genre in France
25% - Percentage of European cinema that is French
2,1% - French directors under 30 years old
€14 – Cost of a cinema ticket
2/3 – French people who go to the cinema at least once a year
€167.4 million – Revenue of French films
CNC – Created to protect cinema
2018 – César du public was created
FAMILY
1.96 – Average number of children per woman in France in 2015
30.5 years old – Average age of mothers at childbirth in 2015
81,8% - Employment rate of women with two children over 3 years of age
75,2% - Out of the 13,7 million children live permanently with both parents
16,6% - Of children never live with their father
2016 – Number of births decreased by 14,000
From 2000 to 2015 – 20% decline in the number of marriages
20% - Children that live with a single parent
Taubira Law – May 17, 2013, grants same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt children
The Tanguy Generation – Children who have finished school and stay with their parents due to the
unemployment rate
6000 – Number of gay marriages in 2021
1975 – Divorce that was fully agreed from both sides was allowed
1999 – PACs was legalised (gay marriage certificate)
2013 – Gay marriage was legalised
46% - Marriages that end in divorce
66,3% - Families that have a traditional layout
24,7% - Families that are single parented
35% - Marriages in Senegal that are polygamous
CYBER SOCIETY
92% - French people that have access to the internet in 2022
25% - People who use the internet for their job search
15% - Population who is not connected to the internet
93% - Population who have a mobile phone
82% - Population who have a computer
36,6 million – French population who shop online
12,5% - French children who have been victims of cyberviolence or cyberbullying
88% - 15-24 year olds in France are registered on at least one social network
62% - Population that think that technology makes life easier
58% - Population who think that technology doesn’t make them happier
3 out of 4 – Suicides per year that are due to cyberbullying
19 million – People affected by cybercrime in 2017
72 hours – Times that victims of cybercrimes have after it to report it
21% - French people who think that technology is the best way to communicate
400% - Increase in cybercrime since 2020
80% - French population that use social media
27% - French people above 50 years old that don’t use the internet
44% - French teenagers that sleep with their phone
1/3 – French teenagers that are addicted to their phone
1/10 – French people that are victims of cyberbullying
87% - Employers that use LinkedIn in the hiring process
THE PLACE OF VOLUNTARY WORK
1,3 million – Number of charities
58% - Volunteers that say that they want to work for the public good
75% - Volunteers that volunteer to feel useful
65% - Volunteers that volunteer to react to perceived injustices
15 – Age when you can become a volunteer
21% - Of 18-34 year olds who are volunteers
31% - Volunteers with higher education degrees
31% - Volunteers that work in the social sector
22% - Volunteers that work in the sports sector
36% - Population over 15 that ‘give time for free for others’
45% - Engagement rate in charity work in men and women
, 6.6 million – Number of volunteers who devote at least 8 hours per month to their community
involvement
33% - Number of volunteers that are over 65 years old
41% - Percentage of the Swedish population that is charitable
66% - Volunteers in Canada aged 15-19
38% - Volunteers in Canada aged 65-74
28%-25% - People over 15 years old involved in volunteering in Switzerland in 2006 compared to
in 2014
A CULTURE PROUD OF ITS HERITAGE
43,180 – Number of historical monuments in France
43 – Number of French sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List
1945 – When UNESCO was founded
90 million – Average number of visitors to France each year
€330 million - Budget to protect heritage
€46.1 billion - Economic weight of culture in France in 2020
€17 to €22 – Increase in ticket prices to the Louvre
11% - Percentage of French museums that are in Île-de-France
44 million – Number of visitors to Paris in 2022
274 million - Francophones in the world
8,5% - Jobs in Guadeloupe created by tourism
5,7 million – Average number of visitors to the Eiffel Tower each year
€123 million – Government subsidy given to orchestras and musical ensembles
20% - Increase of visitors to a site if it is listed on the UNESCO list
CONTEMPORARY FRANCOPHONE MUSIC
2,5% - Decrease in interest in the physical market (CDs/Vinyl records) in 2016
59% - Percentage of music revenues from the physical market (CDs/Vinyl records)
80% - Young people who consider music to be a passion
18% - French people who can play a musical instrument
1h30 – Time that French people spend listening to music per day
70% - Teenagers that cannot do without music
42% - French population whose favourite music genre was rap
36% - French population who use the radio
€90.7 million – African music revenue in 2021
€215 million – Contribution of music festivals to the economy
21st June – Fête de la Musique
40% - Percentage of songs played on the radio that must be French speaking
20% - Percentage of songs played on the radio that must be new releases or emerging artists
70% - French population who discover new artists on the radio
97% - 15–24-year-olds who listen to music
2024 - Introduction of a tax on streaming services
¾ - Music consumers who are young people
242 – French-language albums that were released in 2014
718 – French-language albums that were released in 2003
CINEMA
205 million – Admissions to French cinemas each year
30% - French people who go to the cinema at least once a month
200 – Number of French films produced each year
Comedy – Favourite film genre in France
25% - Percentage of European cinema that is French
2,1% - French directors under 30 years old
€14 – Cost of a cinema ticket
2/3 – French people who go to the cinema at least once a year
€167.4 million – Revenue of French films
CNC – Created to protect cinema
2018 – César du public was created
