France began giving incentives for childbirth in 1850, and today the French government pays each mother a total of US $ 7000 over the period from the sixth month of her pregnancy until her child reaches age three. Although the birthrate in France has not risen greatly because of these measures, it is nonetheless now the highest among European countries.
法國從一八五○年開始獎勵生育，如今法國婦女從懷孕六個月起到孩子三歲止，政府陸續發放七千美金，雖然法國生育率並沒有因此大幅提升，但在歐洲國家中卻高居榜首。