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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 3.25 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 1.09% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

France vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Kazakhstan
2100 70,613,012 33,848,663
2099 70,629,584 33,772,741
2098 70,639,488 33,695,479
2097 70,644,570 33,615,447
2096 70,651,179 33,523,978
2095 70,644,818 33,424,720
2094 70,628,949 33,326,027
2093 70,603,242 33,224,553
2092 70,580,656 33,128,053
2091 70,553,277 33,024,570
2090 70,520,528 32,918,505
2089 70,486,909 32,809,364
2088 70,447,851 32,697,677
2087 70,408,245 32,574,802
2086 70,365,710 32,450,913
2085 70,328,248 32,326,215
2084 70,285,895 32,198,072
2083 70,234,175 32,062,485
2082 70,193,367 31,936,199
2081 70,148,354 31,798,193
2080 70,107,021 31,659,824
2079 70,065,621 31,525,030
2078 70,025,358 31,377,560
2077 69,983,383 31,230,620
2076 69,940,036 31,082,855
2075 69,897,457 30,934,158
2074 69,862,353 30,781,840
2073 69,830,973 30,635,989
2072 69,804,981 30,488,022
2071 69,777,127 30,336,588
2070 69,764,791 30,183,464
2069 69,754,867 30,024,249
2068 69,756,896 29,872,612
2067 69,764,705 29,722,383
2066 69,773,902 29,568,138
2065 69,794,612 29,406,227
2064 69,818,938 29,245,499
2063 69,848,255 29,081,885
2062 69,886,879 28,917,277
2061 69,926,483 28,748,398
2060 69,968,809 28,577,830
2059 70,014,435 28,401,552
2058 70,057,256 28,224,769
2057 70,102,722 28,046,842
2056 70,146,920 27,852,110
2055 70,196,482 27,652,544
2054 70,236,369 27,453,980
2053 70,270,537 27,243,894
2052 70,295,830 27,031,990
2051 70,321,018 26,818,727
2050 70,335,872 26,602,802
2049 70,345,142 26,385,294
2048 70,343,943 26,155,898
2047 70,332,332 25,920,222
2046 70,314,243 25,687,222
2045 70,283,430 25,451,058
2044 70,244,405 25,215,227
2043 70,198,284 24,979,701
2042 70,137,343 24,746,212
2041 70,071,925 24,516,106
2040 70,006,064 24,281,719
2039 69,936,874 24,055,361
2038 69,858,693 23,829,916
2037 69,770,244 23,608,263
2036 69,681,800 23,382,815
2035 69,590,103 23,159,205
2034 69,496,656 22,934,543
2033 69,406,955 22,708,727
2032 69,316,572 22,478,234
2031 69,227,320 22,254,688
2030 69,136,856 22,027,730
2029 69,043,072 21,799,495
2028 68,951,924 21,566,108
2027 68,856,735 21,333,660
2026 68,762,523 21,098,089
2025 68,659,633 20,850,907
2024 68,551,653 20,592,571
2023 68,372,286 20,330,104
2022 68,184,457 20,034,609
2021 67,842,811 19,743,603
2020 67,601,110 19,482,117
2019 67,382,061 19,209,555
2018 67,158,348 18,932,727
2017 66,918,020 18,651,931
2016 66,724,104 18,363,600
2015 66,548,272 18,084,169
2014 66,312,067 17,816,285
2013 65,997,932 17,556,502
2012 65,657,659 17,306,106
2011 65,340,830 17,066,002
2010 65,026,211 16,836,810
2009 64,706,436 16,619,846
2008 64,375,116 16,426,525
2007 64,016,890 16,257,214
2006 63,622,342 16,103,716
2005 63,180,854 15,968,117
2004 62,707,588 15,850,159
2003 62,249,855 15,747,380
2002 61,812,142 15,656,677
2001 61,364,377 15,575,550
2000 60,918,661 15,501,103
1999 60,501,986 15,455,874
1998 60,190,684 15,647,785
1997 59,968,066 16,043,251
1996 59,754,504 16,416,027
1995 59,541,294 16,730,536
1994 59,324,863 17,043,771
1993 59,103,094 17,274,487
1992 58,846,584 17,332,625
1991 58,554,242 17,278,600
1990 58,261,012 17,154,054
1989 57,943,062 16,997,013
1988 57,598,186 16,781,168
1987 57,266,167 16,527,715
1986 56,956,002 16,262,702
1985 56,665,619 16,031,090
1984 56,383,085 15,844,621
1983 56,108,330 15,665,551
1982 55,806,789 15,492,595
1981 55,603,353 15,323,082
1980 55,274,184 15,152,949
1979 54,979,851 14,978,696
1978 54,734,030 14,711,497
1977 54,486,467 14,353,265
1976 54,232,383 13,998,738
1975 54,002,853 13,700,843
1974 53,746,571 13,454,570
1973 53,392,161 13,208,121
1972 52,962,356 12,951,798
1971 52,499,553 12,684,813
1970 52,007,169 12,419,057
1969 51,536,014 12,156,212
1968 51,112,980 11,879,182
1967 50,722,791 11,584,428
1966 50,311,637 11,288,989
1965 49,877,725 10,993,183
1964 49,401,492 10,690,309
1963 48,877,567 10,377,466
1962 48,389,516 10,058,928
1961 47,905,982 9,742,085
1960 47,412,964 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Kazakhstan
2100 -0.02% 0.22%
2099 -0.01% 0.23%
2098 -0.007% 0.24%
2097 -0.009% 0.27%
2096 0.009% 0.3%
2095 0.02% 0.3%
2094 0.04% 0.31%
2093 0.03% 0.29%
2092 0.04% 0.31%
2091 0.05% 0.32%
2090 0.05% 0.33%
2089 0.06% 0.34%
2088 0.06% 0.38%
2087 0.06% 0.38%
2086 0.05% 0.39%
2085 0.06% 0.4%
2084 0.07% 0.42%
2083 0.06% 0.4%
2082 0.06% 0.43%
2081 0.06% 0.44%
2080 0.06% 0.43%
2079 0.06% 0.47%
2078 0.06% 0.47%
2077 0.06% 0.48%
2076 0.06% 0.48%
2075 0.05% 0.49%
2074 0.04% 0.48%
2073 0.04% 0.49%
2072 0.04% 0.5%
2071 0.02% 0.51%
2070 0.01% 0.53%
2069 -0.003% 0.51%
2068 -0.01% 0.51%
2067 -0.01% 0.52%
2066 -0.03% 0.55%
2065 -0.03% 0.55%
2064 -0.04% 0.56%
2063 -0.06% 0.57%
2062 -0.06% 0.59%
2061 -0.06% 0.6%
2060 -0.07% 0.62%
2059 -0.06% 0.63%
2058 -0.06% 0.63%
2057 -0.06% 0.7%
2056 -0.07% 0.72%
2055 -0.06% 0.72%
2054 -0.05% 0.77%
2053 -0.04% 0.78%
2052 -0.04% 0.8%
2051 -0.02% 0.81%
2050 -0.01% 0.82%
2049 0.002% 0.88%
2048 0.02% 0.91%
2047 0.03% 0.91%
2046 0.04% 0.93%
2045 0.06% 0.94%
2044 0.07% 0.94%
2043 0.09% 0.94%
2042 0.09% 0.94%
2041 0.09% 0.97%
2040 0.1% 0.94%
2039 0.11% 0.95%
2038 0.13% 0.94%
2037 0.13% 0.96%
2036 0.13% 0.97%
2035 0.13% 0.98%
2034 0.13% 0.99%
2033 0.13% 1.03%
2032 0.13% 1%
2031 0.13% 1.03%
2030 0.14% 1.05%
2029 0.13% 1.08%
2028 0.14% 1.09%
2027 0.14% 1.12%
2026 0.15% 1.19%
2025 0.16% 1.25%
2024 0.26% 1.29%
2023 0.28% 1.47%
2022 0.5% 1.47%
2021 0.36% 1.34%
2020 0.33% 1.42%
2019 0.33% 1.46%
2018 0.36% 1.51%
2017 0.29% 1.57%
2016 0.26% 1.55%
2015 0.36% 1.5%
2014 0.48% 1.48%
2013 0.52% 1.45%
2012 0.48% 1.41%
2011 0.48% 1.36%
2010 0.49% 1.31%
2009 0.51% 1.18%
2008 0.56% 1.04%
2007 0.62% 0.95%
2006 0.7% 0.85%
2005 0.75% 0.74%
2004 0.74% 0.65%
2003 0.71% 0.58%
2002 0.73% 0.52%
2001 0.73% 0.48%
2000 0.69% 0.29%
1999 0.52% -1.23%
1998 0.37% -2.46%
1997 0.36% -2.27%
1996 0.36% -1.88%
1995 0.36% -1.84%
1994 0.38% -1.34%
1993 0.44% -0.34%
1992 0.5% 0.31%
1991 0.5% 0.73%
1990 0.55% 0.92%
1989 0.6% 1.29%
1988 0.58% 1.53%
1987 0.54% 1.63%
1986 0.51% 1.44%
1985 0.5% 1.18%
1984 0.49% 1.14%
1983 0.54% 1.12%
1982 0.37% 1.11%
1981 0.6% 1.12%
1980 0.54% 1.16%
1979 0.45% 1.82%
1978 0.45% 2.5%
1977 0.47% 2.53%
1976 0.43% 2.17%
1975 0.48% 1.83%
1974 0.66% 1.87%
1973 0.81% 1.98%
1972 0.88% 2.1%
1971 0.95% 2.14%
1970 0.91% 2.16%
1969 0.83% 2.33%
1968 0.77% 2.54%
1967 0.82% 2.62%
1966 0.87% 2.69%
1965 0.96% 2.83%
1964 1.07% 3.01%
1963 1.01% 3.17%
1962 1.01% 3.25%
1961 1.04% 3.31%

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

France Kazakhstan
Current population
68788006
21161809
Population rank 23/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.26%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
2 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
1.28 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 +719
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 82/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -8,834
Net migration rank 18/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -8,834
2024 - 90,527 - -7,368
2023 47,860 91,862 273,013 -4,822
2022 54,547 179,377 277,019 45,755
2021 74,627 131,465 269,026 -9,804
2020 67,602 145,593 272,458 -8,716
2019 141,503 71,972 278,788 2,594
2018 147,749 132,925 278,917 -6,644
2017 160,604 102,984 268,066 21,248
2016 193,500 15,548 277,878 9,478
2015 206,300 -345 273,523 -2,011
2014 265,248 52,342 274,406 -10,170
2013 244,192 116,297 259,239 -3,925
2012 256,065 103,287 249,987 -4,512
2011 280,966 70,178 237,883 -3,160
2010 286,116 52,644 230,479 -6,840
2009 278,238 58,032 218,036 -7,758
2008 283,250 79,528 214,169 -37,796
2007 288,076 91,973 188,486 -26,237
2006 305,387 132,512 166,480 -21,728
2005 271,677 191,417 146,619 -20,171
2004 282,185 200,629 132,286 -22,841
2003 230,325 195,616 112,137 -16,027
2002 253,430 191,373 93,564 -8,272
2001 263,867 179,476 84,279 -7,333
2000 268,042 171,637 80,699 -8,754
1999 229,907 169,448 79,536 -61,031
1998 222,705 20,216 85,735 -488,075
1997 215,885 -15,255 92,778 -481,380
1996 221,092 -21,463 112,384 -469,331
1995 220,303 -17,128 140,721 -412,775
1994 201,704 -4,232 165,631 -520,028
1993 224,592 16,892 185,649 -292,682
1992 229,502 61,964 204,785 -214,015
1991 234,216 35,201 221,581 -104,271
1990 238,870 43,323 235,113 -103,336
1989 243,361 82,052 254,394 -72,096
1988 247,672 69,935 275,278 -25,892
1987 251,971 59,890 290,227 -32,724
1986 250,606 51,642 295,818 -23,297
1985 249,328 66,149 293,834 -103,115
1984 248,086 76,175 278,485 -96,266
1983 235,655 88,166 260,471 -84,566
1982 234,389 81,084 246,983 -76,976
1981 222,414 69,365 243,652 -74,624
1980 210,042 54,718 238,977 -67,731
1979 208,923 34,295 237,442 -60,198
1978 213,462 18,692 225,895 131,248
1977 217,946 44,918 224,284 135,047
1976 227,776 59,515 221,992 127,735
1975 248,413 16,139 219,748 26,332
1974 268,733 26,203 217,668 28,807
1973 282,979 103,910 215,940 30,467
1972 296,589 101,223 212,319 53,914
1971 309,747 144,321 202,450 65,291
1970 322,444 182,941 191,775 72,000
1969 329,831 160,403 184,118 77,805
1968 337,346 113,115 186,254 105,890
1967 339,843 63,018 191,536 105,830
1966 352,181 96,097 191,506 101,999
1965 354,132 82,879 194,470 103,626
1964 360,631 163,039 208,899 98,761
1963 361,694 190,925 223,105 94,932
1962 358,082 141,634 228,177 90,842
1961 354,504 128,618 228,686 85,981
1960 346,115 143,032 226,027 83,525

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/kazakhstan | 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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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