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

France and Greece: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Greece	France	Greece
1960	47,412,964	8,331,725	-	-
1961	47,905,982	8,398,050	1.04%	0.8%
1962	48,389,516	8,448,233	1.01%	0.6%
1963	48,877,567	8,479,625	1.01%	0.37%
1964	49,401,492	8,510,429	1.07%	0.36%
1965	49,877,725	8,550,333	0.96%	0.47%
1966	50,311,637	8,613,651	0.87%	0.74%
1967	50,722,791	8,684,088	0.82%	0.82%
1968	51,112,980	8,740,765	0.77%	0.65%
1969	51,536,014	8,772,764	0.83%	0.37%
1970	52,007,169	8,792,806	0.91%	0.23%
1971	52,499,553	8,831,036	0.95%	0.43%
1972	52,962,356	8,888,628	0.88%	0.65%
1973	53,392,161	8,929,086	0.81%	0.46%
1974	53,746,571	8,962,022	0.66%	0.37%
1975	54,002,853	9,046,541	0.48%	0.94%
1976	54,232,383	9,188,150	0.43%	1.57%
1977	54,486,467	9,308,479	0.47%	1.31%
1978	54,734,030	9,429,959	0.45%	1.31%
1979	54,979,851	9,548,258	0.45%	1.25%
1980	55,274,184	9,642,505	0.54%	0.99%
1981	55,603,353	9,729,350	0.6%	0.9%
1982	55,806,789	9,789,513	0.37%	0.62%
1983	56,108,330	9,846,627	0.54%	0.58%
1984	56,383,085	9,895,801	0.49%	0.5%
1985	56,665,619	9,934,300	0.5%	0.39%
1986	56,956,002	9,967,213	0.51%	0.33%
1987	57,266,167	10,000,595	0.54%	0.33%
1988	57,598,186	10,036,983	0.58%	0.36%
1989	57,943,062	10,089,498	0.6%	0.52%
1990	58,261,012	10,196,792	0.55%	1.06%
1991	58,554,242	10,319,927	0.5%	1.21%
1992	58,846,584	10,399,061	0.5%	0.77%
1993	59,103,094	10,460,415	0.44%	0.59%
1994	59,324,863	10,512,922	0.38%	0.5%
1995	59,541,294	10,562,153	0.36%	0.47%
1996	59,754,504	10,608,800	0.36%	0.44%
1997	59,968,066	10,661,259	0.36%	0.49%
1998	60,190,684	10,720,509	0.37%	0.56%
1999	60,501,986	10,761,698	0.52%	0.38%
2000	60,918,661	10,805,808	0.69%	0.41%
2001	61,364,377	10,862,132	0.73%	0.52%
2002	61,812,142	10,902,022	0.73%	0.37%
2003	62,249,855	10,928,070	0.71%	0.24%
2004	62,707,588	10,955,141	0.74%	0.25%
2005	63,180,854	10,987,314	0.75%	0.29%
2006	63,622,342	11,020,362	0.7%	0.3%
2007	64,016,890	11,048,473	0.62%	0.26%
2008	64,375,116	11,077,841	0.56%	0.27%
2009	64,706,436	11,107,017	0.51%	0.26%
2010	65,026,211	11,121,341	0.49%	0.13%
2011	65,340,830	11,104,899	0.48%	-0.15%
2012	65,657,659	11,045,011	0.48%	-0.54%
2013	65,997,932	10,965,211	0.52%	-0.72%
2014	66,312,067	10,892,413	0.48%	-0.66%
2015	66,548,272	10,820,883	0.36%	-0.66%
2016	66,724,104	10,775,971	0.26%	-0.42%
2017	66,918,020	10,754,679	0.29%	-0.2%
2018	67,158,348	10,732,882	0.36%	-0.2%
2019	67,382,061	10,721,582	0.33%	-0.11%
2020	67,601,110	10,698,599	0.33%	-0.21%
2021	67,842,811	10,569,207	0.36%	-1.21%
2022	68,184,457	10,436,882	0.5%	-1.25%
2023	68,372,286	10,407,351	0.28%	-0.28%
2024	68,551,653	10,405,134	0.26%	-0.02%
2025	68,657,003	10,292,291	0.15%	-1.08%
2026	68,755,474	10,249,082	0.14%	-0.42%
2027	68,850,103	10,204,400	0.14%	-0.44%
2028	68,943,198	10,159,146	0.14%	-0.44%
2029	69,035,594	10,113,475	0.13%	-0.45%
2030	69,127,642	10,067,720	0.13%	-0.45%
2031	69,217,432	10,021,773	0.13%	-0.46%
2032	69,307,184	9,974,701	0.13%	-0.47%
2033	69,397,148	9,927,344	0.13%	-0.47%
2034	69,488,653	9,880,848	0.13%	-0.47%
2035	69,581,145	9,834,216	0.13%	-0.47%
2036	69,671,156	9,787,786	0.13%	-0.47%
2037	69,759,529	9,741,790	0.13%	-0.47%
2038	69,842,775	9,695,855	0.12%	-0.47%
2039	69,916,407	9,650,459	0.11%	-0.47%
2040	69,983,876	9,605,475	0.1%	-0.47%
2041	70,049,466	9,560,641	0.09%	-0.47%
2042	70,112,592	9,516,502	0.09%	-0.46%
2043	70,166,082	9,472,263	0.08%	-0.46%
2044	70,208,621	9,426,737	0.06%	-0.48%
2045	70,243,515	9,380,458	0.05%	-0.49%
2046	70,267,943	9,333,671	0.03%	-0.5%
2047	70,282,782	9,284,541	0.02%	-0.53%
2048	70,289,191	9,233,189	0.009%	-0.55%
2049	70,285,150	9,180,074	-0.006%	-0.58%
2050	70,273,103	9,125,443	-0.02%	-0.6%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Greece's population decreased by -526,889 (a 4.89% decline).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.21% to 70,273,103 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Greece will decrease by 11% to 9,125,443 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.