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Report predicts 9 million fewer Catholics in France in 30 years
April 08, 2015
If current demographic trends continue, the number of baptized Catholics in France will fall from approximately 44.1 million today to 35.2 million in 2045, according to the French Christian magazine La Vie.
The average age of the baptized is expected to increase to 54.
With the French population expected to rise from 64.2 million to 70.7 million in the next 30 years, the percentage of French who are Catholics will decline from 69% to just under 50%.
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