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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 4.19 times bigger than France's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 4.31% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

France vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Indonesia
2100 70,613,012 297,263,579
2099 70,629,584 298,386,561
2098 70,639,488 299,496,396
2097 70,644,570 300,596,542
2096 70,651,179 301,680,965
2095 70,644,818 302,745,817
2094 70,628,949 303,798,670
2093 70,603,242 304,837,512
2092 70,580,656 305,857,297
2091 70,553,277 306,853,321
2090 70,520,528 307,827,852
2089 70,486,909 308,775,620
2088 70,447,851 309,700,566
2087 70,408,245 310,605,359
2086 70,365,710 311,483,180
2085 70,328,248 312,332,996
2084 70,285,895 313,155,965
2083 70,234,175 313,952,990
2082 70,193,367 314,719,759
2081 70,148,354 315,453,880
2080 70,107,021 316,158,503
2079 70,065,621 316,839,281
2078 70,025,358 317,487,448
2077 69,983,383 318,105,938
2076 69,940,036 318,684,532
2075 69,897,457 319,239,982
2074 69,862,353 319,759,087
2073 69,830,973 320,251,181
2072 69,804,981 320,709,370
2071 69,777,127 321,136,059
2070 69,764,791 321,534,979
2069 69,754,867 321,908,058
2068 69,756,896 322,252,027
2067 69,764,705 322,566,642
2066 69,773,902 322,849,032
2065 69,794,612 323,098,730
2064 69,818,938 323,318,973
2063 69,848,255 323,506,247
2062 69,886,879 323,662,911
2061 69,926,483 323,784,985
2060 69,968,809 323,865,045
2059 70,014,435 323,904,988
2058 70,057,256 323,894,318
2057 70,102,722 323,837,237
2056 70,146,920 323,721,448
2055 70,196,482 323,552,405
2054 70,236,369 323,324,404
2053 70,270,537 323,032,528
2052 70,295,830 322,677,809
2051 70,321,018 322,252,898
2050 70,335,872 321,749,772
2049 70,345,142 321,169,163
2048 70,343,943 320,507,607
2047 70,332,332 319,778,332
2046 70,314,243 318,970,565
2045 70,283,430 318,077,606
2044 70,244,405 317,100,688
2043 70,198,284 316,041,251
2042 70,137,343 314,905,847
2041 70,071,925 313,692,611
2040 70,006,064 312,407,319
2039 69,936,874 311,049,484
2038 69,858,693 309,626,850
2037 69,770,244 308,137,773
2036 69,681,800 306,592,068
2035 69,590,103 304,988,219
2034 69,496,656 303,322,890
2033 69,406,955 301,599,483
2032 69,316,572 299,828,261
2031 69,227,320 298,003,267
2030 69,136,856 296,127,253
2029 69,043,072 294,190,935
2028 68,951,924 292,188,833
2027 68,856,735 290,114,110
2026 68,762,523 287,972,484
2025 68,659,633 285,765,617
2024 68,551,653 283,487,931
2023 68,372,286 281,190,067
2022 68,184,457 278,830,529
2021 67,842,811 276,758,053
2020 67,601,110 274,814,866
2019 67,382,061 272,489,381
2018 67,158,348 269,951,846
2017 66,918,020 267,346,658
2016 66,724,104 264,627,418
2015 66,548,272 261,799,249
2014 66,312,067 258,877,399
2013 65,997,932 255,852,467
2012 65,657,659 252,698,525
2011 65,340,830 249,470,032
2010 65,026,211 246,305,322
2009 64,706,436 243,220,028
2008 64,375,116 240,157,903
2007 64,016,890 237,062,337
2006 63,622,342 233,951,652
2005 63,180,854 230,871,650
2004 62,707,588 227,926,649
2003 62,249,855 225,048,008
2002 61,812,142 222,088,495
2001 61,364,377 219,097,902
2000 60,918,661 216,077,790
1999 60,501,986 213,004,668
1998 60,190,684 209,826,788
1997 59,968,066 206,536,095
1996 59,754,504 203,204,348
1995 59,541,294 199,888,057
1994 59,324,863 196,591,828
1993 59,103,094 193,305,168
1992 58,846,584 190,043,744
1991 58,554,242 186,778,238
1990 58,261,012 183,501,098
1989 57,943,062 180,201,630
1988 57,598,186 176,855,065
1987 57,266,167 173,511,154
1986 56,956,002 170,175,065
1985 56,665,619 166,776,185
1984 56,383,085 163,251,124
1983 56,108,330 159,651,381
1982 55,806,789 156,052,152
1981 55,603,353 152,485,035
1980 55,274,184 148,950,540
1979 54,979,851 145,434,834
1978 54,734,030 141,953,163
1977 54,486,467 138,533,541
1976 54,232,383 135,173,655
1975 54,002,853 131,843,848
1974 53,746,571 128,555,045
1973 53,392,161 125,288,515
1972 52,962,356 122,039,841
1971 52,499,553 118,833,702
1970 52,007,169 115,657,495
1969 51,536,014 112,517,639
1968 51,112,980 109,450,006
1967 50,722,791 106,526,393
1966 50,311,637 103,792,754
1965 49,877,725 101,365,130
1964 49,401,492 98,833,749
1963 48,877,567 96,051,424
1962 48,389,516 93,375,850
1961 47,905,982 90,791,249
1960 47,412,964 88,296,070

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/indonesia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Indonesia
2100 -0.02% -0.38%
2099 -0.01% -0.37%
2098 -0.007% -0.37%
2097 -0.009% -0.36%
2096 0.009% -0.35%
2095 0.02% -0.35%
2094 0.04% -0.34%
2093 0.03% -0.33%
2092 0.04% -0.32%
2091 0.05% -0.32%
2090 0.05% -0.31%
2089 0.06% -0.3%
2088 0.06% -0.29%
2087 0.06% -0.28%
2086 0.05% -0.27%
2085 0.06% -0.26%
2084 0.07% -0.25%
2083 0.06% -0.24%
2082 0.06% -0.23%
2081 0.06% -0.22%
2080 0.06% -0.21%
2079 0.06% -0.2%
2078 0.06% -0.19%
2077 0.06% -0.18%
2076 0.06% -0.17%
2075 0.05% -0.16%
2074 0.04% -0.15%
2073 0.04% -0.14%
2072 0.04% -0.13%
2071 0.02% -0.12%
2070 0.01% -0.12%
2069 -0.003% -0.11%
2068 -0.01% -0.1%
2067 -0.01% -0.09%
2066 -0.03% -0.08%
2065 -0.03% -0.07%
2064 -0.04% -0.06%
2063 -0.06% -0.05%
2062 -0.06% -0.04%
2061 -0.06% -0.02%
2060 -0.07% -0.01%
2059 -0.06% 0.003%
2058 -0.06% 0.02%
2057 -0.06% 0.04%
2056 -0.07% 0.05%
2055 -0.06% 0.07%
2054 -0.05% 0.09%
2053 -0.04% 0.11%
2052 -0.04% 0.13%
2051 -0.02% 0.16%
2050 -0.01% 0.18%
2049 0.002% 0.21%
2048 0.02% 0.23%
2047 0.03% 0.25%
2046 0.04% 0.28%
2045 0.06% 0.31%
2044 0.07% 0.34%
2043 0.09% 0.36%
2042 0.09% 0.39%
2041 0.09% 0.41%
2040 0.1% 0.44%
2039 0.11% 0.46%
2038 0.13% 0.48%
2037 0.13% 0.5%
2036 0.13% 0.53%
2035 0.13% 0.55%
2034 0.13% 0.57%
2033 0.13% 0.59%
2032 0.13% 0.61%
2031 0.13% 0.63%
2030 0.14% 0.66%
2029 0.13% 0.69%
2028 0.14% 0.72%
2027 0.14% 0.74%
2026 0.15% 0.77%
2025 0.16% 0.8%
2024 0.26% 0.82%
2023 0.28% 0.85%
2022 0.5% 0.75%
2021 0.36% 0.71%
2020 0.33% 0.85%
2019 0.33% 0.94%
2018 0.36% 0.97%
2017 0.29% 1.03%
2016 0.26% 1.08%
2015 0.36% 1.13%
2014 0.48% 1.18%
2013 0.52% 1.25%
2012 0.48% 1.29%
2011 0.48% 1.28%
2010 0.49% 1.27%
2009 0.51% 1.28%
2008 0.56% 1.31%
2007 0.62% 1.33%
2006 0.7% 1.33%
2005 0.75% 1.29%
2004 0.74% 1.28%
2003 0.71% 1.33%
2002 0.73% 1.36%
2001 0.73% 1.4%
2000 0.69% 1.44%
1999 0.52% 1.51%
1998 0.37% 1.59%
1997 0.36% 1.64%
1996 0.36% 1.66%
1995 0.36% 1.68%
1994 0.38% 1.7%
1993 0.44% 1.72%
1992 0.5% 1.75%
1991 0.5% 1.79%
1990 0.55% 1.83%
1989 0.6% 1.89%
1988 0.58% 1.93%
1987 0.54% 1.96%
1986 0.51% 2.04%
1985 0.5% 2.16%
1984 0.49% 2.25%
1983 0.54% 2.31%
1982 0.37% 2.34%
1981 0.6% 2.37%
1980 0.54% 2.42%
1979 0.45% 2.45%
1978 0.45% 2.47%
1977 0.47% 2.49%
1976 0.43% 2.53%
1975 0.48% 2.56%
1974 0.66% 2.61%
1973 0.81% 2.66%
1972 0.88% 2.7%
1971 0.95% 2.75%
1970 0.91% 2.79%
1969 0.83% 2.8%
1968 0.77% 2.74%
1967 0.82% 2.63%
1966 0.87% 2.39%
1965 0.96% 2.56%
1964 1.07% 2.9%
1963 1.01% 2.87%
1962 1.01% 2.85%
1961 1.04% 2.83%

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

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In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

France Indonesia
Current population
68788006
288551776
Population rank 23/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 3.48%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
46.6 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
50.1 seconds
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +491 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 115/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -39,509
Net migration rank 18/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -39,509
2024 - 90,527 - -38,469
2023 47,860 91,862 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 54,547 179,377 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 74,627 131,465 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 67,602 145,593 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 141,503 71,972 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 147,749 132,925 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 160,604 102,984 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 193,500 15,548 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 206,300 -345 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 265,248 52,342 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 244,192 116,297 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 256,065 103,287 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 280,966 70,178 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 286,116 52,644 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 278,238 58,032 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 283,250 79,528 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 288,076 91,973 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 305,387 132,512 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 271,677 191,417 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 282,185 200,629 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 230,325 195,616 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 253,430 191,373 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 263,867 179,476 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 268,042 171,637 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 229,907 169,448 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 222,705 20,216 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 215,885 -15,255 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 221,092 -21,463 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 220,303 -17,128 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 201,704 -4,232 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 224,592 16,892 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 229,502 61,964 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 234,216 35,201 3,288,791 3,096
1990 238,870 43,323 3,250,906 11,539
1989 243,361 82,052 3,316,792 19,905
1988 247,672 69,935 3,331,242 25,383
1987 251,971 59,890 3,304,520 26,705
1986 250,606 51,642 3,309,905 30,988
1985 249,328 66,149 3,419,412 37,451
1984 248,086 76,175 3,549,570 43,693
1983 235,655 88,166 3,558,949 47,375
1982 234,389 81,084 3,545,504 46,792
1981 222,414 69,365 3,497,244 44,710
1980 210,042 54,718 3,484,846 42,254
1979 208,923 34,295 3,460,621 43,900
1978 213,462 18,692 3,412,980 45,911
1977 217,946 44,918 3,334,779 45,610
1976 227,776 59,515 3,291,479 48,010
1975 248,413 16,139 3,263,794 56,386
1974 268,733 26,203 3,196,136 61,188
1973 282,979 103,910 3,210,643 64,991
1972 296,589 101,223 3,149,726 72,007
1971 309,747 144,321 3,111,304 79,264
1970 322,444 182,941 3,080,421 81,368
1969 329,831 160,403 3,034,825 82,955
1968 337,346 113,115 2,961,608 55,731
1967 339,843 63,018 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 352,181 96,097 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 354,132 82,879 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 360,631 163,039 2,700,138 144,819
1963 361,694 190,925 2,609,526 110,166
1962 358,082 141,634 2,525,163 106,264
1961 354,504 128,618 2,434,113 103,628
1960 346,115 143,032 2,350,971 101,631

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). In Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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