France's ageing population will drive public spending to pandemic-era highs in coming decades while eroding tax income, the ...

France's population is set to see a significant geographical shift in the next 50 years. Image: AFP/Datawrapper Forecasts predict that the French population in 2070 will be about the same size it is ...

“In France, as in much of the world, yields have risen this year on concerns that industrialised democracies will increasingly struggle to meet their obligations due to ageing populations and ...

France's generous pension system has toppled governments there over questions of how to fund it. It's part of a broader problem, as nations rethink how to fund care for their aging populations. France ...

France’s prison population hit a record high on May 1, with 83,681 inmates held in facilities that have a capacity of just 62,570, justice ministry data showed on Saturday. Over the past year, ...

A record number of inmates were serving time in France at the start of this month, official data showed Friday, as the country battles serious prison overcrowding. France counted 73,080 inmates in ...

An inmate passes through a door under the supervision of a guard, at the Paris-La Santé prison, April 15, 2022. BENJAMIN GIRETTE FOR "LE MONDE" As of April 1, 71,053 people were incarcerated in French ...