Macron calls for "demographic rearmament" after French deaths outpaced births for the first time since World War II.

Macron calls for "demographic rearmament" after French deaths outpaced births for the first time since World War II.

Europe's population reckoning: How can the EU avoid falling off a demographic cliff?. It has been called Europe’s demographic time bomb: Older people are living longer, while younger people are having fewer children. Last year in France, for example, deaths outpaced births for the first time since the end of World War II, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call for "demographic rearmament".