Civil partnerships or PACS for "Civil Solidarity Pact" is a common practice in France. This contract does not bring the same rights and duties to the couple as a marriage contract, but it does make it possible to organize life together. Introduced in 1999, the PACS was the first type of contract giving rights to same-sex couples.
The practice has increased sharply over the first ten years, reaching more than 200,000 unions in 2010. The practice then lost interest among the French before increasing again to reach its peak in 2018 with nearly 210,000 unions.
Total number of civil partnerships (PACS) contracted in France from 1999 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of civil unions
2022
192,000
2021
209,461
2020
173,894
2019
196,370
2018
208,871
2017
195,633
2016
191,537
2015
188,947
2014
173,731
2013
168,692
2012
160,690
2011
152,213
2010
205,550
2009
174,629
2008
145,960
2007
101,978
2006
77,347
2005
60,462
2004
40,080
2003
31,570
2002
25,305
2001
19,629
2000
22,271
1999
6,151
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Insee. (January 17, 2023). Total number of civil partnerships (PACS) contracted in France from 1999 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/460219/civil-partenerships-france/
Insee. "Total number of civil partnerships (PACS) contracted in France from 1999 to 2022." Chart. January 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460219/civil-partenerships-france/
Insee. (2023). Total number of civil partnerships (PACS) contracted in France from 1999 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460219/civil-partenerships-france/
Insee. "Total Number of Civil Partnerships (Pacs) Contracted in France from 1999 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460219/civil-partenerships-france/
Insee, Total number of civil partnerships (PACS) contracted in France from 1999 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460219/civil-partenerships-france/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total number of civil partnerships (PACS) contracted in France from 1999 to 2022 [Graph], Insee, January 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/460219/civil-partenerships-france/
