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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Iceland	France	Iceland
1960	47,412,964	175,574	-	-
1961	47,905,982	179,029	1.04%	1.97%
1962	48,389,516	182,378	1.01%	1.87%
1963	48,877,567	185,653	1.01%	1.8%
1964	49,401,492	188,983	1.07%	1.79%
1965	49,877,725	192,286	0.96%	1.75%
1966	50,311,637	195,570	0.87%	1.71%
1967	50,722,791	198,751	0.82%	1.63%
1968	51,112,980	201,488	0.77%	1.38%
1969	51,536,014	203,369	0.83%	0.93%
1970	52,007,169	204,438	0.91%	0.53%
1971	52,499,553	206,098	0.95%	0.81%
1972	52,962,356	209,137	0.88%	1.47%
1973	53,392,161	212,317	0.81%	1.52%
1974	53,746,571	215,209	0.66%	1.36%
1975	54,002,853	217,979	0.48%	1.29%
1976	54,232,383	220,154	0.43%	1%
1977	54,486,467	221,799	0.47%	0.75%
1978	54,734,030	223,537	0.45%	0.78%
1979	54,979,851	225,735	0.45%	0.98%
1980	55,274,184	228,138	0.54%	1.06%
1981	55,603,353	230,755	0.6%	1.15%
1982	55,806,789	233,860	0.37%	1.35%
1983	56,108,330	236,977	0.54%	1.33%
1984	56,383,085	239,511	0.49%	1.07%
1985	56,665,619	241,405	0.5%	0.79%
1986	56,956,002	243,180	0.51%	0.74%
1987	57,266,167	245,859	0.54%	1.1%
1988	57,598,186	249,740	0.58%	1.58%
1989	57,943,062	252,852	0.6%	1.25%
1990	58,261,012	254,826	0.55%	0.78%
1991	58,554,242	257,797	0.5%	1.17%
1992	58,846,584	261,057	0.5%	1.26%
1993	59,103,094	263,725	0.44%	1.02%
1994	59,324,863	266,021	0.38%	0.87%
1995	59,541,294	267,468	0.36%	0.54%
1996	59,754,504	268,916	0.36%	0.54%
1997	59,968,066	271,128	0.36%	0.82%
1998	60,190,684	274,047	0.37%	1.08%
1999	60,501,986	277,381	0.52%	1.22%
2000	60,918,661	281,205	0.69%	1.38%
2001	61,364,377	284,968	0.73%	1.34%
2002	61,812,142	287,523	0.73%	0.9%
2003	62,249,855	289,521	0.71%	0.69%
2004	62,707,588	292,074	0.74%	0.88%
2005	63,180,854	296,734	0.75%	1.6%
2006	63,622,342	303,782	0.7%	2.38%
2007	64,016,890	311,566	0.62%	2.56%
2008	64,375,116	317,414	0.56%	1.88%
2009	64,706,436	318,499	0.51%	0.34%
2010	65,026,211	318,041	0.49%	-0.14%
2011	65,340,830	319,014	0.48%	0.31%
2012	65,657,659	320,716	0.48%	0.53%
2013	65,997,932	323,764	0.52%	0.95%
2014	66,312,067	327,386	0.48%	1.12%
2015	66,548,272	330,815	0.36%	1.05%
2016	66,724,104	335,439	0.26%	1.4%
2017	66,918,020	343,400	0.29%	2.37%
2018	67,158,348	352,721	0.36%	2.71%
2019	67,382,061	360,563	0.33%	2.22%
2020	67,601,110	366,463	0.33%	1.64%
2021	67,842,811	372,520	0.36%	1.65%
2022	68,065,015	382,003	0.33%	2.55%
2023	68,287,487	393,349	0.33%	2.97%
2024	68,516,699	404,610	0.34%	2.86%
2025	68,621,995	409,614	0.15%	1.24%
2026	68,720,416	413,792	0.14%	1.02%
2027	68,814,997	417,406	0.14%	0.87%
2028	68,908,044	420,691	0.14%	0.79%
2029	69,000,393	423,592	0.13%	0.69%
2030	69,092,395	426,158	0.13%	0.61%
2031	69,182,139	428,479	0.13%	0.54%
2032	69,271,844	430,544	0.13%	0.48%
2033	69,361,763	432,406	0.13%	0.43%
2034	69,453,221	434,083	0.13%	0.39%
2035	69,545,666	435,646	0.13%	0.36%
2036	69,635,631	437,132	0.13%	0.34%
2037	69,723,960	438,466	0.13%	0.31%
2038	69,807,163	439,670	0.12%	0.27%
2039	69,880,758	440,754	0.11%	0.25%
2040	69,948,192	441,687	0.1%	0.21%
2041	70,013,748	442,487	0.09%	0.18%
2042	70,076,842	443,200	0.09%	0.16%
2043	70,130,305	443,884	0.08%	0.15%
2044	70,172,822	444,457	0.06%	0.13%
2045	70,207,698	444,812	0.05%	0.08%
2046	70,232,113	445,028	0.03%	0.05%
2047	70,246,945	445,183	0.02%	0.03%
2048	70,253,351	445,283	0.009%	0.02%
2049	70,249,312	445,335	-0.006%	0.01%
2050	70,237,272	445,330	-0.02%	-0.001%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of France increased by 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, France gained 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2005 and is 23rd in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.24% to 70,237,272 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.