French Demography in the Eighteenth Century.

The article presents a study on the demographic transition in France in the eighteenth century. It should be remembered that in the demographic field, the eighteenth century is essentially a period of transition. It is notable that during the eighteenth century, the population of France increased by seven to eight million inhabitants, which means that, during this period France was a country in which the population was already both large and dense. This country, with a dense rural population, was also one of the most highly civilized of its time. According to the population statistics provided in the article, the number of births has remained more or less same between the period 1770 to 1783. It is also notable that the rate of marriages increased from 185,069 to 229,827. The death rate among civil population marginally increased in the same period while the increase in the death rate of persons in religious orders was almost negligent. Number of births in France in 1784 exceeded the number of deaths by 78,493.