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For the first time in six years, the number of births increased in 2021. This is explained by the Covid-19 pandemic and by the confinements, which gave rise to a baby boom when they ended.
2021 has been a busy year for maternity hospitals as 742,100 babies were born that year. For the first time since 2015, the number of births has increased. A study by INSEE shows that the Covid-19 epidemic is the cause of this jump in the birth rate. Nine months after the first confinement, births have multiplied. “We were happy to have him come and it’s a message of hope, especially after confinement”testifies a mother, whose son was born during this period.
After the second confinement, an increase in births was again observed. This increase concerns women over 30, while the youngest have postponed their plans for a child. “There may also have been, due to the confinements, young couples (…) who were geographically distant”, explains Isabelle Robert-Bobée, head of the demographic surveys and studies division at INSEE. According to the first figures for the year 2022, the number of births could break records.