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FRENCH people are living longer and have one of the highest birth rates in Europe, new population research  has revealed. 

According to the latest figures, a child born today will live seven years longer than they would if they were born in 1981. 

Girls can expect to live to 84.5 - up two months on the previous year's estimate. For new-born boys, the life expectancy is 77.8. 

A 60-year-old man in France today can expect to live to 82.2 on average - and 87 for women. The proportion of over-60s continues to rise, now at 23%. 

 France's population grew by 346,000 last year to 64.7 million. It  is the second biggest country in Europe behind Germany on 81.7 million.
 


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