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Population in France compared to Germany: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 1.2 times bigger than France's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

France vs Germany: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Germany
2100 70,613,012 69,929,981
2099 70,629,584 69,956,854
2098 70,639,488 69,973,838
2097 70,644,570 70,015,834
2096 70,651,179 70,046,713
2095 70,644,818 70,067,131
2094 70,628,949 70,085,911
2093 70,603,242 70,106,718
2092 70,580,656 70,132,132
2091 70,553,277 70,178,440
2090 70,520,528 70,240,137
2089 70,486,909 70,294,005
2088 70,447,851 70,352,443
2087 70,408,245 70,434,814
2086 70,365,710 70,532,124
2085 70,328,248 70,627,602
2084 70,285,895 70,722,960
2083 70,234,175 70,829,392
2082 70,193,367 70,932,273
2081 70,148,354 71,045,881
2080 70,107,021 71,171,519
2079 70,065,621 71,305,544
2078 70,025,358 71,445,484
2077 69,983,383 71,601,117
2076 69,940,036 71,757,525
2075 69,897,457 71,891,567
2074 69,862,353 72,046,795
2073 69,830,973 72,206,145
2072 69,804,981 72,356,324
2071 69,777,127 72,517,749
2070 69,764,791 72,664,462
2069 69,754,867 72,828,330
2068 69,756,896 72,993,859
2067 69,764,705 73,178,408
2066 69,773,902 73,370,207
2065 69,794,612 73,561,648
2064 69,818,938 73,762,096
2063 69,848,255 73,971,537
2062 69,886,879 74,198,775
2061 69,926,483 74,426,082
2060 69,968,809 74,678,280
2059 70,014,435 74,932,496
2058 70,057,256 75,206,278
2057 70,102,722 75,482,742
2056 70,146,920 75,756,281
2055 70,196,482 76,041,477
2054 70,236,369 76,325,196
2053 70,270,537 76,595,801
2052 70,295,830 76,839,962
2051 70,321,018 77,084,029
2050 70,335,872 77,325,459
2049 70,345,142 77,569,721
2048 70,343,943 77,818,888
2047 70,332,332 78,049,343
2046 70,314,243 78,272,834
2045 70,283,430 78,497,690
2044 70,244,405 78,722,126
2043 70,198,284 78,936,540
2042 70,137,343 79,130,312
2041 70,071,925 79,324,161
2040 70,006,064 79,536,735
2039 69,936,874 79,754,631
2038 69,858,693 79,978,474
2037 69,770,244 80,194,225
2036 69,681,800 80,425,162
2035 69,590,103 80,640,951
2034 69,496,656 80,844,719
2033 69,406,955 81,069,119
2032 69,316,572 81,286,326
2031 69,227,320 81,520,272
2030 69,136,856 81,736,996
2029 69,043,072 81,963,002
2028 68,951,924 82,178,048
2027 68,856,735 82,384,302
2026 68,762,523 82,575,542
2025 68,659,633 83,233,941
2024 68,551,653 83,516,593
2023 68,372,286 83,287,273
2022 68,184,457 83,177,813
2021 67,842,811 83,196,078
2020 67,601,110 83,160,871
2019 67,382,061 83,092,962
2018 67,158,348 82,905,782
2017 66,918,020 82,657,002
2016 66,724,104 82,348,669
2015 66,548,272 81,686,611
2014 66,312,067 80,982,500
2013 65,997,932 80,645,605
2012 65,657,659 80,425,823
2011 65,340,830 80,274,983
2010 65,026,211 81,776,930
2009 64,706,436 81,902,307
2008 64,375,116 82,110,097
2007 64,016,890 82,266,372
2006 63,622,342 82,376,451
2005 63,180,854 82,469,422
2004 62,707,588 82,516,260
2003 62,249,855 82,534,176
2002 61,812,142 82,488,495
2001 61,364,377 82,349,925
2000 60,918,661 82,211,508
1999 60,501,986 82,100,243
1998 60,190,684 82,047,195
1997 59,968,066 82,034,771
1996 59,754,504 81,914,831
1995 59,541,294 81,678,051
1994 59,324,863 81,438,348
1993 59,103,094 81,156,363
1992 58,846,584 80,624,598
1991 58,554,242 80,013,896
1990 58,261,012 79,433,029
1989 57,943,062 78,751,283
1988 57,598,186 78,144,619
1987 57,266,167 77,839,920
1986 56,956,002 77,720,436
1985 56,665,619 77,684,873
1984 56,383,085 77,858,685
1983 56,108,330 78,128,282
1982 55,806,789 78,333,366
1981 55,603,353 78,407,907
1980 55,274,184 78,288,576
1979 54,979,851 78,126,350
1978 54,734,030 78,091,820
1977 54,486,467 78,159,814
1976 54,232,383 78,336,950
1975 54,002,853 78,673,554
1974 53,746,571 78,967,433
1973 53,392,161 78,936,666
1972 52,962,356 78,688,452
1971 52,499,553 78,312,842
1970 52,007,169 78,169,289
1969 51,536,014 77,909,682
1968 51,112,980 77,294,314
1967 50,722,791 76,951,336
1966 50,311,637 76,600,311
1965 49,877,725 75,963,695
1964 49,401,492 75,318,337
1963 48,877,567 74,714,353
1962 48,389,516 74,025,784
1961 47,905,982 73,377,632
1960 47,412,964 72,814,900

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Germany
2100 -0.02% -0.04%
2099 -0.01% -0.02%
2098 -0.007% -0.06%
2097 -0.009% -0.04%
2096 0.009% -0.03%
2095 0.02% -0.03%
2094 0.04% -0.03%
2093 0.03% -0.04%
2092 0.04% -0.07%
2091 0.05% -0.09%
2090 0.05% -0.08%
2089 0.06% -0.08%
2088 0.06% -0.12%
2087 0.06% -0.14%
2086 0.05% -0.14%
2085 0.06% -0.13%
2084 0.07% -0.15%
2083 0.06% -0.15%
2082 0.06% -0.16%
2081 0.06% -0.18%
2080 0.06% -0.19%
2079 0.06% -0.2%
2078 0.06% -0.22%
2077 0.06% -0.22%
2076 0.06% -0.19%
2075 0.05% -0.22%
2074 0.04% -0.22%
2073 0.04% -0.21%
2072 0.04% -0.22%
2071 0.02% -0.2%
2070 0.01% -0.23%
2069 -0.003% -0.23%
2068 -0.01% -0.25%
2067 -0.01% -0.26%
2066 -0.03% -0.26%
2065 -0.03% -0.27%
2064 -0.04% -0.28%
2063 -0.06% -0.31%
2062 -0.06% -0.31%
2061 -0.06% -0.34%
2060 -0.07% -0.34%
2059 -0.06% -0.36%
2058 -0.06% -0.37%
2057 -0.06% -0.36%
2056 -0.07% -0.38%
2055 -0.06% -0.37%
2054 -0.05% -0.35%
2053 -0.04% -0.32%
2052 -0.04% -0.32%
2051 -0.02% -0.31%
2050 -0.01% -0.31%
2049 0.002% -0.32%
2048 0.02% -0.3%
2047 0.03% -0.29%
2046 0.04% -0.29%
2045 0.06% -0.29%
2044 0.07% -0.27%
2043 0.09% -0.24%
2042 0.09% -0.24%
2041 0.09% -0.27%
2040 0.1% -0.27%
2039 0.11% -0.28%
2038 0.13% -0.27%
2037 0.13% -0.29%
2036 0.13% -0.27%
2035 0.13% -0.25%
2034 0.13% -0.28%
2033 0.13% -0.27%
2032 0.13% -0.29%
2031 0.13% -0.27%
2030 0.14% -0.28%
2029 0.13% -0.26%
2028 0.14% -0.25%
2027 0.14% -0.23%
2026 0.15% -0.79%
2025 0.16% -0.34%
2024 0.26% 0.28%
2023 0.28% 0.13%
2022 0.5% -0.02%
2021 0.36% 0.04%
2020 0.33% 0.08%
2019 0.33% 0.23%
2018 0.36% 0.3%
2017 0.29% 0.37%
2016 0.26% 0.81%
2015 0.36% 0.87%
2014 0.48% 0.42%
2013 0.52% 0.27%
2012 0.48% 0.19%
2011 0.48% -1.84%
2010 0.49% -0.15%
2009 0.51% -0.25%
2008 0.56% -0.19%
2007 0.62% -0.13%
2006 0.7% -0.11%
2005 0.75% -0.06%
2004 0.74% -0.02%
2003 0.71% 0.06%
2002 0.73% 0.17%
2001 0.73% 0.17%
2000 0.69% 0.14%
1999 0.52% 0.06%
1998 0.37% 0.02%
1997 0.36% 0.15%
1996 0.36% 0.29%
1995 0.36% 0.29%
1994 0.38% 0.35%
1993 0.44% 0.66%
1992 0.5% 0.76%
1991 0.5% 0.73%
1990 0.55% 0.87%
1989 0.6% 0.78%
1988 0.58% 0.39%
1987 0.54% 0.15%
1986 0.51% 0.05%
1985 0.5% -0.22%
1984 0.49% -0.35%
1983 0.54% -0.26%
1982 0.37% -0.1%
1981 0.6% 0.15%
1980 0.54% 0.21%
1979 0.45% 0.04%
1978 0.45% -0.09%
1977 0.47% -0.23%
1976 0.43% -0.43%
1975 0.48% -0.37%
1974 0.66% 0.04%
1973 0.81% 0.32%
1972 0.88% 0.48%
1971 0.95% 0.18%
1970 0.91% 0.33%
1969 0.83% 0.8%
1968 0.77% 0.45%
1967 0.82% 0.46%
1966 0.87% 0.84%
1965 0.96% 0.86%
1964 1.07% 0.81%
1963 1.01% 0.93%
1962 1.01% 0.88%
1961 1.04% 0.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/france/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

France Germany
Current population
68788006
82575542
Population rank 23/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 1%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
45.6 seconds
One death every
50.1 seconds
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +491 +628
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 151/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -334,072
Net migration rank 18/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -334,072
2024 - 90,527 - 36,954
2023 47,860 91,862 -333,149 609,553
2022 54,547 179,377 -324,394 981,552
2021 74,627 131,465 -224,629 310,264
2020 67,602 145,593 -216,218 203,468
2019 141,503 71,972 -157,877 319,082
2018 147,749 132,925 -165,812 403,908
2017 160,604 102,984 -148,783 452,988
2016 193,500 15,548 -123,523 517,480
2015 206,300 -345 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 265,248 52,342 -153,866 592,338
2013 244,192 116,297 -209,679 462,384
2012 256,065 103,287 -193,022 199,143
2011 280,966 70,178 -184,632 295,282
2010 286,116 52,644 -179,909 130,116
2009 278,238 58,032 -188,375 46,533
2008 283,250 79,528 -164,220 -23,341
2007 288,076 91,973 -148,080 -24,772
2006 305,387 132,512 -148,278 -489,056
2005 271,677 191,417 -148,445 81,351
2004 282,185 200,629 -107,271 81,735
2003 230,325 195,616 -140,309 142,009
2002 253,430 191,373 -123,733 218,795
2001 263,867 179,476 -98,820 272,875
2000 268,042 171,637 -73,990 174,594
1999 229,907 169,448 -73,890 219,280
1998 222,705 20,216 -65,637 -754,469
1997 215,885 -15,255 -49,221 93,281
1996 221,092 -21,463 -90,107 281,280
1995 220,303 -17,128 -114,349 398,077
1994 201,704 -4,232 -114,013 315,585
1993 224,592 16,892 -105,503 462,096
1992 229,502 61,964 -80,625 811,606
1991 234,216 35,201 -80,014 602,638
1990 238,870 43,323 -15,887 679,702
1989 243,361 82,052 -23,625 761,002
1988 247,672 69,935 -7,815 515,962
1987 251,971 59,890 -31,136 174,272
1986 250,606 51,642 -77,721 212,822
1985 249,328 66,149 -116,527 103,556
1984 248,086 76,175 -109,002 -150,771
1983 235,655 88,166 -109,380 -81,349
1982 234,389 81,084 -78,333 -58,121
1981 222,414 69,365 -94,090 130,713
1980 210,042 54,718 -86,117 324,203
1979 208,923 34,295 -125,002 237,705
1978 213,462 18,692 -140,566 117,167
1977 217,946 44,918 -125,055 33,881
1976 227,776 59,515 -164,508 -79,761
1975 248,413 16,139 -212,418 -207,740
1974 268,733 26,203 -150,038 -15,126
1973 282,979 103,910 -149,980 386,881
1972 296,589 101,223 -62,950 336,015
1971 309,747 144,321 46,988 450,328
1970 322,444 182,941 70,352 -273,498
1969 329,831 160,403 155,820 584,017
1968 337,346 113,115 239,612 293,307
1967 339,843 63,018 353,977 -174,155
1966 352,181 96,097 405,982 134,107
1965 354,132 82,879 410,204 338,258
1964 360,631 163,039 482,038 69,825
1963 361,694 190,925 455,757 205,976
1962 358,082 141,634 436,752 276,505
1961 354,504 128,618 462,279 27,534
1960 346,115 143,032 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/germany | CC BY

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). In Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

Biggest 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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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