The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 677,012 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,756,508 people compared to 691,571 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 99.4 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
- The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
- For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.02% in Luxembourg.
- Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.07% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 692K (46.3% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people compared to the peak of 806K people in 2061 for Luxembourg.
France vs Luxembourg: live population counter
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| Current population |
68756508
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691571
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| Population rank | 23/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
2.93 minutes
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49.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
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1.38 hours
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| One death every |
50.1 seconds
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1.99 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
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1.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | +90,527 | +5,677 |
| Daily growth/decline | +491 | +29 |
| Annual growth/decline | +179,367 | +10,582 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +1.59% |
| Population growth rate rank | 153/197 | 67/197 |
France and Luxembourg: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 313,970 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 316,845 | 1.04% | 0.92% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 320,750 | 1.01% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 324,100 | 1.01% | 1.04% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 327,750 | 1.07% | 1.13% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 331,500 | 0.96% | 1.14% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 333,895 | 0.87% | 0.72% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 334,995 | 0.82% | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 335,850 | 0.77% | 0.26% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 337,500 | 0.83% | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 339,171 | 0.91% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 342,421 | 0.95% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 346,600 | 0.88% | 1.22% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 350,450 | 0.81% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 355,050 | 0.66% | 1.31% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 358,950 | 0.48% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 360,731 | 0.43% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 361,358 | 0.47% | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 362,007 | 0.45% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 362,856 | 0.45% | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 364,150 | 0.54% | 0.36% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 365,225 | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 365,525 | 0.37% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 365,622 | 0.54% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 365,998 | 0.49% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 366,706 | 0.5% | 0.19% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 368,355 | 0.51% | 0.45% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 370,750 | 0.54% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 373,450 | 0.58% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 377,100 | 0.6% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 381,850 | 0.55% | 1.26% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 387,000 | 0.5% | 1.35% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 392,175 | 0.5% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 397,475 | 0.44% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 402,925 | 0.38% | 1.37% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 408,625 | 0.36% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 414,225 | 0.36% | 1.37% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 419,450 | 0.36% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 424,700 | 0.37% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 430,475 | 0.52% | 1.36% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 436,300 | 0.69% | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 441,525 | 0.73% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 446,175 | 0.73% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 451,630 | 0.71% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 458,095 | 0.74% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 465,158 | 0.75% | 1.54% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 472,637 | 0.7% | 1.61% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 479,993 | 0.62% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 488,650 | 0.56% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 497,783 | 0.51% | 1.87% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 506,953 | 0.49% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 518,347 | 0.48% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 530,946 | 0.48% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 543,360 | 0.52% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 556,319 | 0.48% | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 569,604 | 0.36% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 582,014 | 0.26% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 596,336 | 0.29% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 607,950 | 0.36% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 620,001 | 0.33% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 630,419 | 0.33% | 1.68% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 640,064 | 0.36% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | 68,184,457 | 653,103 | 0.5% | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 68,372,286 | 666,430 | 0.28% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 68,551,653 | 677,012 | 0.26% | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 68,657,003 | 684,467 | 0.15% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 68,755,474 | 691,496 | 0.14% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 68,850,103 | 698,375 | 0.14% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 68,943,198 | 705,222 | 0.14% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 69,035,594 | 711,761 | 0.13% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 69,127,642 | 717,879 | 0.13% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 69,217,432 | 723,679 | 0.13% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 69,307,184 | 729,358 | 0.13% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 69,397,148 | 734,839 | 0.13% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 69,488,653 | 739,997 | 0.13% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 69,581,145 | 745,000 | 0.13% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 69,671,156 | 749,815 | 0.13% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 69,759,529 | 754,334 | 0.13% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 69,842,775 | 758,761 | 0.12% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 69,916,407 | 763,128 | 0.11% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 69,983,876 | 767,173 | 0.1% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 70,049,466 | 770,954 | 0.09% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 70,112,592 | 774,612 | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 70,166,082 | 778,001 | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 70,208,621 | 781,123 | 0.06% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 70,243,515 | 784,141 | 0.05% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 70,267,943 | 786,968 | 0.03% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 70,282,782 | 789,534 | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 70,289,191 | 791,997 | 0.009% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 70,285,150 | 794,237 | -0.006% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 70,273,103 | 796,129 | -0.02% | 0.24% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 109,557 (a 18.8% growth).
France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Paris | 2.15M |
| Marseille | 877K |
| Lyon | 521K |
| Toulouse | 512K |
| Nice | 354K |
| Nantes | 325K |
| Strasbourg | 292K |
| Toulon | 181K |
| Saint-Etienne | 173K |
| Saint-Denis | 156K |
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between France and Luxembourg
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| Life expectancy | 83.7 years | 82.6 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 40.6 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 40.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 681 ppl/mi² |
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