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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 29.4 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

France vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Moldova
2100 70,613,012 1,175,882
2099 70,629,584 1,186,641
2098 70,639,488 1,197,541
2097 70,644,570 1,208,458
2096 70,651,179 1,219,478
2095 70,644,818 1,230,573
2094 70,628,949 1,241,540
2093 70,603,242 1,252,531
2092 70,580,656 1,263,471
2091 70,553,277 1,274,372
2090 70,520,528 1,285,020
2089 70,486,909 1,295,696
2088 70,447,851 1,306,424
2087 70,408,245 1,317,064
2086 70,365,710 1,327,799
2085 70,328,248 1,338,702
2084 70,285,895 1,349,432
2083 70,234,175 1,360,333
2082 70,193,367 1,371,322
2081 70,148,354 1,382,447
2080 70,107,021 1,393,733
2079 70,065,621 1,405,298
2078 70,025,358 1,417,062
2077 69,983,383 1,429,240
2076 69,940,036 1,441,240
2075 69,897,457 1,453,677
2074 69,862,353 1,466,568
2073 69,830,973 1,479,672
2072 69,804,981 1,493,311
2071 69,777,127 1,507,315
2070 69,764,791 1,522,149
2069 69,754,867 1,537,091
2068 69,756,896 1,552,724
2067 69,764,705 1,568,676
2066 69,773,902 1,584,782
2065 69,794,612 1,601,356
2064 69,818,938 1,618,317
2063 69,848,255 1,635,288
2062 69,886,879 1,652,720
2061 69,926,483 1,670,255
2060 69,968,809 1,688,120
2059 70,014,435 1,705,595
2058 70,057,256 1,722,942
2057 70,102,722 1,740,252
2056 70,146,920 1,757,829
2055 70,196,482 1,775,082
2054 70,236,369 1,792,262
2053 70,270,537 1,809,221
2052 70,295,830 1,825,831
2051 70,321,018 1,842,337
2050 70,335,872 1,858,281
2049 70,345,142 1,874,666
2048 70,343,943 1,890,586
2047 70,332,332 1,906,615
2046 70,314,243 1,922,962
2045 70,283,430 1,939,938
2044 70,244,405 1,956,858
2043 70,198,284 1,974,616
2042 70,137,343 1,992,765
2041 70,071,925 2,011,342
2040 70,006,064 2,030,732
2039 69,936,874 2,051,163
2038 69,858,693 2,071,871
2037 69,770,244 2,093,068
2036 69,681,800 2,114,669
2035 69,590,103 2,136,998
2034 69,496,656 2,159,450
2033 69,406,955 2,182,023
2032 69,316,572 2,204,431
2031 69,227,320 2,227,006
2030 69,136,856 2,250,038
2029 69,043,072 2,272,963
2028 68,951,924 2,295,739
2027 68,856,735 2,318,425
2026 68,762,523 2,341,166
2025 68,659,633 2,373,265
2024 68,551,653 2,402,306
2023 68,372,286 2,457,783
2022 68,184,457 2,528,654
2021 67,842,811 2,595,809
2020 67,601,110 2,635,130
2019 67,382,061 2,664,224
2018 67,158,348 2,707,203
2017 66,918,020 2,755,189
2016 66,724,104 2,803,186
2015 66,548,272 2,835,978
2014 66,312,067 2,857,815
2013 65,997,932 2,859,558
2012 65,657,659 2,860,324
2011 65,340,830 2,860,699
2010 65,026,211 2,862,354
2009 64,706,436 2,865,213
2008 64,375,116 2,868,833
2007 64,016,890 2,874,299
2006 63,622,342 2,880,967
2005 63,180,854 2,888,985
2004 62,707,588 2,896,023
2003 62,249,855 2,903,198
2002 61,812,142 2,911,385
2001 61,364,377 2,918,135
2000 60,918,661 2,924,668
1999 60,501,986 2,930,622
1998 60,190,684 2,935,227
1997 59,968,066 2,936,413
1996 59,754,504 2,947,293
1995 59,541,294 2,953,200
1994 59,324,863 2,966,745
1993 59,103,094 2,975,966
1992 58,846,584 2,980,965
1991 58,554,242 2,981,566
1990 58,261,012 2,977,912
1989 57,943,062 2,970,039
1988 57,598,186 2,948,891
1987 57,266,167 2,916,306
1986 56,956,002 2,883,057
1985 56,665,619 2,850,787
1984 56,383,085 2,820,518
1983 56,108,330 2,791,207
1982 55,806,789 2,763,101
1981 55,603,353 2,735,987
1980 55,274,184 2,708,675
1979 54,979,851 2,683,035
1978 54,734,030 2,656,211
1977 54,486,467 2,626,298
1976 54,232,383 2,596,491
1975 54,002,853 2,566,998
1974 53,746,571 2,538,164
1973 53,392,161 2,510,584
1972 52,962,356 2,484,742
1971 52,499,553 2,460,611
1970 52,007,169 2,437,590
1969 51,536,014 2,408,469
1968 51,112,980 2,373,073
1967 50,722,791 2,337,695
1966 50,311,637 2,301,871
1965 49,877,725 2,265,287
1964 49,401,492 2,228,000
1963 48,877,567 2,188,895
1962 48,389,516 2,147,227
1961 47,905,982 2,103,327
1960 47,412,964 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Moldova
2100 -0.02% -0.91%
2099 -0.01% -0.91%
2098 -0.007% -0.9%
2097 -0.009% -0.9%
2096 0.009% -0.9%
2095 0.02% -0.88%
2094 0.04% -0.88%
2093 0.03% -0.87%
2092 0.04% -0.86%
2091 0.05% -0.83%
2090 0.05% -0.82%
2089 0.06% -0.82%
2088 0.06% -0.81%
2087 0.06% -0.81%
2086 0.05% -0.81%
2085 0.06% -0.8%
2084 0.07% -0.8%
2083 0.06% -0.8%
2082 0.06% -0.8%
2081 0.06% -0.81%
2080 0.06% -0.82%
2079 0.06% -0.83%
2078 0.06% -0.85%
2077 0.06% -0.83%
2076 0.06% -0.86%
2075 0.05% -0.88%
2074 0.04% -0.89%
2073 0.04% -0.91%
2072 0.04% -0.93%
2071 0.02% -0.97%
2070 0.01% -0.97%
2069 -0.003% -1.01%
2068 -0.01% -1.02%
2067 -0.01% -1.02%
2066 -0.03% -1.03%
2065 -0.03% -1.05%
2064 -0.04% -1.04%
2063 -0.06% -1.05%
2062 -0.06% -1.05%
2061 -0.06% -1.06%
2060 -0.07% -1.02%
2059 -0.06% -1.01%
2058 -0.06% -0.99%
2057 -0.06% -1%
2056 -0.07% -0.97%
2055 -0.06% -0.96%
2054 -0.05% -0.94%
2053 -0.04% -0.91%
2052 -0.04% -0.9%
2051 -0.02% -0.86%
2050 -0.01% -0.87%
2049 0.002% -0.84%
2048 0.02% -0.84%
2047 0.03% -0.85%
2046 0.04% -0.88%
2045 0.06% -0.86%
2044 0.07% -0.9%
2043 0.09% -0.91%
2042 0.09% -0.92%
2041 0.09% -0.95%
2040 0.1% -1%
2039 0.11% -1%
2038 0.13% -1.01%
2037 0.13% -1.02%
2036 0.13% -1.04%
2035 0.13% -1.04%
2034 0.13% -1.03%
2033 0.13% -1.02%
2032 0.13% -1.01%
2031 0.13% -1.02%
2030 0.14% -1.01%
2029 0.13% -0.99%
2028 0.14% -0.98%
2027 0.14% -0.97%
2026 0.15% -1.35%
2025 0.16% -1.21%
2024 0.26% -2.26%
2023 0.28% -2.8%
2022 0.5% -2.59%
2021 0.36% -1.49%
2020 0.33% -1.09%
2019 0.33% -1.59%
2018 0.36% -1.74%
2017 0.29% -1.71%
2016 0.26% -1.16%
2015 0.36% -0.76%
2014 0.48% -0.06%
2013 0.52% -0.03%
2012 0.48% -0.01%
2011 0.48% -0.06%
2010 0.49% -0.1%
2009 0.51% -0.13%
2008 0.56% -0.19%
2007 0.62% -0.23%
2006 0.7% -0.28%
2005 0.75% -0.24%
2004 0.74% -0.25%
2003 0.71% -0.28%
2002 0.73% -0.23%
2001 0.73% -0.22%
2000 0.69% -0.2%
1999 0.52% -0.16%
1998 0.37% -0.04%
1997 0.36% -0.37%
1996 0.36% -0.2%
1995 0.36% -0.46%
1994 0.38% -0.31%
1993 0.44% -0.17%
1992 0.5% -0.02%
1991 0.5% 0.12%
1990 0.55% 0.27%
1989 0.6% 0.72%
1988 0.58% 1.12%
1987 0.54% 1.15%
1986 0.51% 1.13%
1985 0.5% 1.07%
1984 0.49% 1.05%
1983 0.54% 1.02%
1982 0.37% 0.99%
1981 0.6% 1.01%
1980 0.54% 0.96%
1979 0.45% 1.01%
1978 0.45% 1.14%
1977 0.47% 1.15%
1976 0.43% 1.15%
1975 0.48% 1.14%
1974 0.66% 1.1%
1973 0.81% 1.04%
1972 0.88% 0.98%
1971 0.95% 0.94%
1970 0.91% 1.21%
1969 0.83% 1.49%
1968 0.77% 1.51%
1967 0.82% 1.56%
1966 0.87% 1.61%
1965 0.96% 1.67%
1964 1.07% 1.79%
1963 1.01% 1.94%
1962 1.01% 2.09%
1961 1.04% 2.2%

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/moldova | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

France Moldova
Current population
68788006
2341166
Population rank 23/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.03%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
9.47 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 -152
Annual growth/decline +179,367 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 196/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -29,766
Net migration rank 18/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -29,766
2024 - 90,527 - -27,088
2023 47,860 91,862 -7,007 -18,570
2022 54,547 179,377 -6,385 89,154
2021 74,627 131,465 -13,444 -33,405
2020 67,602 145,593 -7,067 -33,405
2019 141,503 71,972 -3,416 -41,233
2018 147,749 132,925 -961 -36,085
2017 160,604 102,984 1,402 -43,871
2016 193,500 15,548 4,580 -51,642
2015 206,300 -345 6,049 -59,399
2014 265,248 52,342 7,248 -67,175
2013 244,192 116,297 3,537 -77,571
2012 256,065 103,287 5,581 -81,215
2011 280,966 70,178 5,948 -82,271
2010 286,116 52,644 7,456 -84,039
2009 278,238 58,032 7,492 -83,546
2008 283,250 79,528 5,210 -79,593
2007 288,076 91,973 3,490 -75,734
2006 305,387 132,512 2,406 -72,061
2005 271,677 191,417 2,005 -68,681
2004 282,185 200,629 1,714 -52,491
2003 230,325 195,616 -322 -46,947
2002 253,430 191,373 -1,249 -45,833
2001 263,867 179,476 -718 -45,043
2000 268,042 171,637 -324 -43,854
1999 229,907 169,448 642 -43,111
1998 222,705 20,216 2,140 -41,975
1997 215,885 -15,255 4,669 -41,743
1996 221,092 -21,463 2,655 -33,369
1995 220,303 -17,128 5,534 -31,975
1994 201,704 -4,232 9,921 -31,616
1993 224,592 16,892 13,886 -31,526
1992 229,502 61,964 17,373 -30,136
1991 234,216 35,201 21,127 -29,204
1990 238,870 43,323 25,824 -30,053
1989 243,361 82,052 29,638 -29,307
1988 247,672 69,935 35,608 -4,989
1987 251,971 59,890 40,122 -10,796
1986 250,606 51,642 39,463 -8,769
1985 249,328 66,149 38,060 -10,627
1984 248,086 76,175 38,108 -12,732
1983 235,655 88,166 36,076 -10,543
1982 234,389 81,084 32,814 -8,412
1981 222,414 69,365 31,360 -6,452
1980 210,042 54,718 30,053 -3,693
1979 208,923 34,295 28,322 -6,912
1978 213,462 18,692 27,622 3,483
1977 217,946 44,918 27,707 3,245
1976 227,776 59,515 27,801 2,885
1975 248,413 16,139 27,677 2,355
1974 268,733 26,203 27,219 1,785
1973 282,979 103,910 25,967 1,156
1972 296,589 101,223 24,626 481
1971 309,747 144,321 23,359 -61
1970 322,444 182,941 22,314 606
1969 329,831 160,403 21,768 20,561
1968 337,346 113,115 22,005 19,830
1967 339,843 63,018 22,654 19,175
1966 352,181 96,097 23,720 18,601
1965 354,132 82,879 24,916 18,066
1964 360,631 163,039 25,860 17,509
1963 361,694 190,925 29,382 16,816
1962 358,082 141,634 32,082 15,884
1961 354,504 128,618 35,180 14,818
1960 346,115 143,032 36,352 13,697

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/moldova | 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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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