The latest officially reported population of France was 68,516,699 in 2024 vs 24,478,595 people in Mali in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,701,054 people compared to 25,787,988 in Mali.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 2.66 times bigger than Mali's.
- France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
- The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.31% for Mali.
- For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.34% per year vs +3.12% in Mali.
- Since 2005, the population of France has increased from 63.2M people to 68.7M (8.74% growth), while Mali has grown from 13.5M to 25.8M (90.5% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people compared to the peak of 79.4M people in 2100 for Mali.
France vs Mali: live population counter
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| Current population |
68701054
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25787988
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| Population rank | 23/197 | 58/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.31% |
| One net population change |
2.29 minutes
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44.5 seconds
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| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
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33.1 seconds
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| One death every |
50.2 seconds
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2.56 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
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11.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +90,527 | -46,880 |
| Daily growth/decline | +628 | +1,944 |
| Annual growth/decline | +229,212 | +709,468 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | +2.98% |
| Population growth rate rank | 147/197 | 16/197 |
France and Mali: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 5,402,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 5,482,283 | 1.04% | 1.48% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 5,563,917 | 1.01% | 1.49% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 5,646,605 | 1.01% | 1.49% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 5,730,125 | 1.07% | 1.48% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 5,815,487 | 0.96% | 1.49% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 5,902,204 | 0.87% | 1.49% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 5,990,906 | 0.82% | 1.5% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 6,082,979 | 0.77% | 1.54% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 6,177,704 | 0.83% | 1.56% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 6,276,472 | 0.91% | 1.6% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 6,377,944 | 0.95% | 1.62% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 6,483,726 | 0.88% | 1.66% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 6,597,106 | 0.81% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 6,715,436 | 0.66% | 1.79% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 6,837,261 | 0.48% | 1.81% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 6,960,979 | 0.43% | 1.81% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 7,090,979 | 0.47% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 7,229,651 | 0.45% | 1.96% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 7,375,266 | 0.45% | 2.01% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 7,530,515 | 0.54% | 2.1% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 7,692,766 | 0.6% | 2.15% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 7,860,194 | 0.37% | 2.18% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 8,034,400 | 0.54% | 2.22% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 8,208,599 | 0.49% | 2.17% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 8,374,663 | 0.5% | 2.02% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 8,531,277 | 0.51% | 1.87% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 8,681,164 | 0.54% | 1.76% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 8,833,996 | 0.58% | 1.76% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 8,999,938 | 0.6% | 1.88% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 9,178,830 | 0.55% | 1.99% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 9,362,888 | 0.5% | 2.01% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 9,553,540 | 0.5% | 2.04% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 9,754,786 | 0.44% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 9,967,031 | 0.38% | 2.18% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 10,185,365 | 0.36% | 2.19% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 10,407,278 | 0.36% | 2.18% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 10,646,495 | 0.36% | 2.3% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 10,919,573 | 0.37% | 2.56% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 11,227,415 | 0.52% | 2.82% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 11,559,290 | 0.69% | 2.96% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 11,912,158 | 0.73% | 3.05% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 12,288,050 | 0.73% | 3.16% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 12,684,955 | 0.71% | 3.23% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 13,102,409 | 0.74% | 3.29% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 13,538,647 | 0.75% | 3.33% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 13,990,139 | 0.7% | 3.33% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 14,457,775 | 0.62% | 3.34% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 14,940,782 | 0.56% | 3.34% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 15,435,539 | 0.51% | 3.31% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 15,945,198 | 0.49% | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 16,469,049 | 0.48% | 3.29% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 16,957,033 | 0.48% | 2.96% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 17,459,615 | 0.52% | 2.96% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 18,020,267 | 0.48% | 3.21% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 18,593,022 | 0.36% | 3.18% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 19,191,289 | 0.26% | 3.22% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 19,813,011 | 0.29% | 3.24% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 20,442,030 | 0.36% | 3.17% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 21,068,405 | 0.33% | 3.06% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 21,713,836 | 0.33% | 3.06% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 22,388,630 | 0.36% | 3.11% |
| 2022 | 68,065,015 | 23,072,640 | 0.33% | 3.06% |
| 2023 | 68,287,487 | 23,769,127 | 0.33% | 3.02% |
| 2024 | 68,516,699 | 24,478,595 | 0.34% | 2.98% |
| 2025 | 68,621,995 | 25,198,817 | 0.15% | 2.94% |
| 2026 | 68,720,416 | 25,932,275 | 0.14% | 2.91% |
| 2027 | 68,814,997 | 26,679,171 | 0.14% | 2.88% |
| 2028 | 68,908,044 | 27,440,613 | 0.14% | 2.85% |
| 2029 | 69,000,393 | 28,215,513 | 0.13% | 2.82% |
| 2030 | 69,092,395 | 29,002,864 | 0.13% | 2.79% |
| 2031 | 69,182,139 | 29,804,545 | 0.13% | 2.76% |
| 2032 | 69,271,844 | 30,618,893 | 0.13% | 2.73% |
| 2033 | 69,361,763 | 31,442,801 | 0.13% | 2.69% |
| 2034 | 69,453,221 | 32,276,672 | 0.13% | 2.65% |
| 2035 | 69,545,666 | 33,118,344 | 0.13% | 2.61% |
| 2036 | 69,635,631 | 33,967,889 | 0.13% | 2.57% |
| 2037 | 69,723,960 | 34,823,450 | 0.13% | 2.52% |
| 2038 | 69,807,163 | 35,685,576 | 0.12% | 2.48% |
| 2039 | 69,880,758 | 36,549,487 | 0.11% | 2.42% |
| 2040 | 69,948,192 | 37,413,641 | 0.1% | 2.36% |
| 2041 | 70,013,748 | 38,280,868 | 0.09% | 2.32% |
| 2042 | 70,076,842 | 39,151,280 | 0.09% | 2.27% |
| 2043 | 70,130,305 | 40,026,317 | 0.08% | 2.24% |
| 2044 | 70,172,822 | 40,902,500 | 0.06% | 2.19% |
| 2045 | 70,207,698 | 41,778,984 | 0.05% | 2.14% |
| 2046 | 70,232,113 | 42,655,642 | 0.03% | 2.1% |
| 2047 | 70,246,945 | 43,530,852 | 0.02% | 2.05% |
| 2048 | 70,253,351 | 44,405,715 | 0.009% | 2.01% |
| 2049 | 70,249,312 | 45,279,772 | -0.006% | 1.97% |
| 2050 | 70,237,272 | 46,154,079 | -0.02% | 1.93% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of France increased by 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth), while Mali gained 5,054,375 people (a 37.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, France gained 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth), while Mali's population increased by 7,194,966 (a 38.7% growth).
France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2005 and is 23rd in 2025. Mali was ranked 66th in 2005 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 79% to 46,154,079 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.
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Population differences between France and Mali
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| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 60.9 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 21.3 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 16.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 5.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
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