The question was phrased by the source as follows: “Some believe that civilization as we know it will collapse in the years to come. Personally, do you completely agree, tend to agree, tend to disagree or not at all agree with this diagnosis?"
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Belief in the risk of a civilizational collapse in France 2019
This graph shows the proportion of French people believing in a possible and imminent collapse of our civilization as we know it in 2020. In total, ** percent of the surveyed people supported the theory of a potential collapse. Collapsology is a school of thought which theorizes and studies the possibility of a collapse of post-industrial society due to climatic disturbances due to atmospheric warming.
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IFOP. (February 12, 2020). Do you believe in a possible collapse of our civilization? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1154581/french-people-believing-in-collapsology/
IFOP. "Do you believe in a possible collapse of our civilization?." Chart. February 12, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1154581/french-people-believing-in-collapsology/
IFOP. (2020). Do you believe in a possible collapse of our civilization?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1154581/french-people-believing-in-collapsology/
IFOP. "Do You Believe in a Possible Collapse of Our Civilization?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Feb 2020, /statistics/1154581/french-people-believing-in-collapsology/
IFOP, Do you believe in a possible collapse of our civilization? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1154581/french-people-believing-in-collapsology/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Do you believe in a possible collapse of our civilization? [Graph], IFOP, February 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1154581/french-people-believing-in-collapsology/
