France Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of France is 68,788,006 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 68,551,653 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, France has had an average growth rate of 0.41% per year.
Since 2006, population has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth in 20 years).
France is projected to reach 70.7M people in 2096.
France is ranked 23/197 by population and was ranked 20th in 2006.
France accounts for 0.83% of the world's population.

France population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	70,613,012	-0.02%
2099	70,629,584	-0.01%
2098	70,639,488	-0.007%
2097	70,644,570	-0.009%
2096	70,651,179	0.009%
2095	70,644,818	0.02%
2094	70,628,949	0.04%
2093	70,603,242	0.03%
2092	70,580,656	0.04%
2091	70,553,277	0.05%
2090	70,520,528	0.05%
2089	70,486,909	0.06%
2088	70,447,851	0.06%
2087	70,408,245	0.06%
2086	70,365,710	0.05%
2085	70,328,248	0.06%
2084	70,285,895	0.07%
2083	70,234,175	0.06%
2082	70,193,367	0.06%
2081	70,148,354	0.06%
2080	70,107,021	0.06%
2079	70,065,621	0.06%
2078	70,025,358	0.06%
2077	69,983,383	0.06%
2076	69,940,036	0.06%
2075	69,897,457	0.05%
2074	69,862,353	0.04%
2073	69,830,973	0.04%
2072	69,804,981	0.04%
2071	69,777,127	0.02%
2070	69,764,791	0.01%
2069	69,754,867	-0.003%
2068	69,756,896	-0.01%
2067	69,764,705	-0.01%
2066	69,773,902	-0.03%
2065	69,794,612	-0.03%
2064	69,818,938	-0.04%
2063	69,848,255	-0.06%
2062	69,886,879	-0.06%
2061	69,926,483	-0.06%
2060	69,968,809	-0.07%
2059	70,014,435	-0.06%
2058	70,057,256	-0.06%
2057	70,102,722	-0.06%
2056	70,146,920	-0.07%
2055	70,196,482	-0.06%
2054	70,236,369	-0.05%
2053	70,270,537	-0.04%
2052	70,295,830	-0.04%
2051	70,321,018	-0.02%
2050	70,335,872	-0.01%
2049	70,345,142	0.002%
2048	70,343,943	0.02%
2047	70,332,332	0.03%
2046	70,314,243	0.04%
2045	70,283,430	0.06%
2044	70,244,405	0.07%
2043	70,198,284	0.09%
2042	70,137,343	0.09%
2041	70,071,925	0.09%
2040	70,006,064	0.1%
2039	69,936,874	0.11%
2038	69,858,693	0.13%
2037	69,770,244	0.13%
2036	69,681,800	0.13%
2035	69,590,103	0.13%
2034	69,496,656	0.13%
2033	69,406,955	0.13%
2032	69,316,572	0.13%
2031	69,227,320	0.13%
2030	69,136,856	0.14%
2029	69,043,072	0.13%
2028	68,951,924	0.14%
2027	68,856,735	0.14%
2026	68,762,523	0.15%
2025	68,659,633	0.16%
2024	68,551,653	0.26%
2023	68,372,286	0.28%
2022	68,184,457	0.5%
2021	67,842,811	0.36%
2020	67,601,110	0.33%
2019	67,382,061	0.33%
2018	67,158,348	0.36%
2017	66,918,020	0.29%
2016	66,724,104	0.26%
2015	66,548,272	0.36%
2014	66,312,067	0.48%
2013	65,997,932	0.52%
2012	65,657,659	0.48%
2011	65,340,830	0.48%
2010	65,026,211	0.49%
2009	64,706,436	0.51%
2008	64,375,116	0.56%
2007	64,016,890	0.62%
2006	63,622,342	0.7%
2005	63,180,854	0.75%
2004	62,707,588	0.74%
2003	62,249,855	0.71%
2002	61,812,142	0.73%
2001	61,364,377	0.73%
2000	60,918,661	0.69%
1999	60,501,986	0.52%
1998	60,190,684	0.37%
1997	59,968,066	0.36%
1996	59,754,504	0.36%
1995	59,541,294	0.36%
1994	59,324,863	0.38%
1993	59,103,094	0.44%
1992	58,846,584	0.5%
1991	58,554,242	0.5%
1990	58,261,012	0.55%
1989	57,943,062	0.6%
1988	57,598,186	0.58%
1987	57,266,167	0.54%
1986	56,956,002	0.51%
1985	56,665,619	0.5%
1984	56,383,085	0.49%
1983	56,108,330	0.54%
1982	55,806,789	0.37%
1981	55,603,353	0.6%
1980	55,274,184	0.54%
1979	54,979,851	0.45%
1978	54,734,030	0.45%
1977	54,486,467	0.47%
1976	54,232,383	0.43%
1975	54,002,853	0.48%
1974	53,746,571	0.66%
1973	53,392,161	0.81%
1972	52,962,356	0.88%
1971	52,499,553	0.95%
1970	52,007,169	0.91%
1969	51,536,014	0.83%
1968	51,112,980	0.77%
1967	50,722,791	0.82%
1966	50,311,637	0.87%
1965	49,877,725	0.96%
1964	49,401,492	1.07%
1963	48,877,567	1.01%
1962	48,389,516	1.01%
1961	47,905,982	1.04%
1960	47,412,964	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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France has a population of 68.8M as of 2026, compared to 66.7M in 2016, 63.6M in 2006, and 59.8M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.31% per year. France is ranked 148th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) France will have 70,314,243 people (2.22% growth) with a rank change from 23rd to 27th.

By the year 2100, France's population is projected to grow by 2.65% from its current level to 70.6M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	91,737
2024	-	-	90,527
2023	139,722	47,860	91,862
2022	233,924	54,547	179,377
2021	206,092	74,627	131,465
2020	213,195	67,602	145,593
2019	213,475	141,503	71,972
2018	280,674	147,749	132,925
2017	263,588	160,604	102,984
2016	209,048	193,500	15,548
2015	205,955	206,300	-345
2014	317,590	265,248	52,342
2013	360,489	244,192	116,297
2012	359,352	256,065	103,287
2011	351,144	280,966	70,178
2010	338,760	286,116	52,644
2009	336,270	278,238	58,032
2008	362,778	283,250	79,528
2007	380,049	288,076	91,973
2006	437,899	305,387	132,512
2005	463,094	271,677	191,417
2004	482,814	282,185	200,629
2003	425,941	230,325	195,616
2002	444,803	253,430	191,373
2001	443,343	263,867	179,476
2000	439,679	268,042	171,637
1999	399,355	229,907	169,448
1998	242,921	222,705	20,216
1997	200,630	215,885	-15,255
1996	199,629	221,092	-21,463
1995	203,175	220,303	-17,128
1994	197,472	201,704	-4,232
1993	241,484	224,592	16,892
1992	291,466	229,502	61,964
1991	269,417	234,216	35,201
1990	282,193	238,870	43,323
1989	325,413	243,361	82,052
1988	317,607	247,672	69,935
1987	311,861	251,971	59,890
1986	302,248	250,606	51,642
1985	315,477	249,328	66,149
1984	324,261	248,086	76,175
1983	323,821	235,655	88,166
1982	315,473	234,389	81,084
1981	291,779	222,414	69,365
1980	264,760	210,042	54,718
1979	243,218	208,923	34,295
1978	232,154	213,462	18,692
1977	262,864	217,946	44,918
1976	287,291	227,776	59,515
1975	264,552	248,413	16,139
1974	294,936	268,733	26,203
1973	386,889	282,979	103,910
1972	397,812	296,589	101,223
1971	454,068	309,747	144,321
1970	505,385	322,444	182,941
1969	490,234	329,831	160,403
1968	450,461	337,346	113,115
1967	402,861	339,843	63,018
1966	448,278	352,181	96,097
1965	437,011	354,132	82,879
1964	523,670	360,631	163,039
1963	552,619	361,694	190,925
1962	499,716	358,082	141,634
1961	483,122	354,504	128,618
1960	489,147	346,115	143,032

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 7,322,210 and 11.5% in 2010.

France population clock

	France	Rank
Current population	68788006	23/197
Percent of world population	0.83%	23/197
One net population change	2.93 minutes	69/197
One birth every	46.6 seconds	45/196
One death every	50.1 seconds	20/196
Daily growth/decline	+491	69/197
Annual growth/decline	+179,367	69/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.26%	152/197
One migration net change every	5.75 minutes	18/196
Annual migration change	+91,737	18/196
Foreign-born residents	9,186,757	5/195
Foreign-born share of population	13.8%	49/195

Largest cities by population

France
City	Population
Paris	2.11M
Marseille	886K
Lyon	519K
Toulouse	515K
Nice	358K
Nantes	328K
Montpellier	310K
Strasbourg	294K
Bordeaux	268K
Lille	238K

France population statistics

	France	World
Life expectancy	83.7 years	73.8 years
Average age	42.6 years	33.8 years
Median age	43 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	48.5:51.5	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.66 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	330 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of France.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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