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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 1.86 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.28% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

France vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Mozambique
2100 70,613,012 105,684,658
2099 70,629,584 105,291,198
2098 70,639,488 104,859,475
2097 70,644,570 104,428,679
2096 70,651,179 103,962,668
2095 70,644,818 103,480,514
2094 70,628,949 102,989,197
2093 70,603,242 102,464,565
2092 70,580,656 101,929,545
2091 70,553,277 101,410,418
2090 70,520,528 100,829,728
2089 70,486,909 100,211,758
2088 70,447,851 99,594,130
2087 70,408,245 98,943,096
2086 70,365,710 98,288,529
2085 70,328,248 97,609,760
2084 70,285,895 96,926,143
2083 70,234,175 96,193,441
2082 70,193,367 95,449,095
2081 70,148,354 94,708,064
2080 70,107,021 93,957,824
2079 70,065,621 93,171,561
2078 70,025,358 92,350,666
2077 69,983,383 91,530,198
2076 69,940,036 90,699,125
2075 69,897,457 89,848,943
2074 69,862,353 88,999,187
2073 69,830,973 88,113,398
2072 69,804,981 87,210,961
2071 69,777,127 86,283,286
2070 69,764,791 85,349,704
2069 69,754,867 84,361,565
2068 69,756,896 83,400,997
2067 69,764,705 82,437,397
2066 69,773,902 81,437,030
2065 69,794,612 80,446,244
2064 69,818,938 79,433,801
2063 69,848,255 78,430,632
2062 69,886,879 77,376,597
2061 69,926,483 76,274,806
2060 69,968,809 75,197,384
2059 70,014,435 74,082,771
2058 70,057,256 72,958,774
2057 70,102,722 71,828,186
2056 70,146,920 70,677,889
2055 70,196,482 69,542,373
2054 70,236,369 68,419,331
2053 70,270,537 67,306,817
2052 70,295,830 66,163,407
2051 70,321,018 65,032,770
2050 70,335,872 63,898,302
2049 70,345,142 62,731,532
2048 70,343,943 61,579,833
2047 70,332,332 60,424,101
2046 70,314,243 59,273,421
2045 70,283,430 58,132,244
2044 70,244,405 56,969,604
2043 70,198,284 55,814,906
2042 70,137,343 54,633,120
2041 70,071,925 53,476,191
2040 70,006,064 52,305,805
2039 69,936,874 51,136,087
2038 69,858,693 49,973,820
2037 69,770,244 48,827,661
2036 69,681,800 47,668,628
2035 69,590,103 46,520,419
2034 69,496,656 45,358,645
2033 69,406,955 44,229,218
2032 69,316,572 43,102,655
2031 69,227,320 41,993,535
2030 69,136,856 40,901,742
2029 69,043,072 39,818,379
2028 68,951,924 38,748,841
2027 68,856,735 37,696,739
2026 68,762,523 36,660,958
2025 68,659,633 35,650,681
2024 68,551,653 34,631,766
2023 68,372,286 33,635,160
2022 68,184,457 32,656,246
2021 67,842,811 31,707,800
2020 67,601,110 30,783,688
2019 67,382,061 29,884,380
2018 67,158,348 29,018,644
2017 66,918,020 28,166,393
2016 66,724,104 27,337,105
2015 66,548,272 26,547,572
2014 66,312,067 25,788,475
2013 65,997,932 25,051,611
2012 65,657,659 24,337,846
2011 65,340,830 23,649,039
2010 65,026,211 22,999,235
2009 64,706,436 22,391,745
2008 64,375,116 21,819,036
2007 64,016,890 21,287,635
2006 63,622,342 20,787,087
2005 63,180,854 20,304,569
2004 62,707,588 19,840,313
2003 62,249,855 19,392,475
2002 61,812,142 18,958,338
2001 61,364,377 18,537,729
2000 60,918,661 18,129,653
1999 60,501,986 17,734,506
1998 60,190,684 17,340,464
1997 59,968,066 16,949,982
1996 59,754,504 16,492,480
1995 59,541,294 15,960,530
1994 59,324,863 15,033,853
1993 59,103,094 14,051,192
1992 58,846,584 13,613,316
1991 58,554,242 13,352,090
1990 58,261,012 13,094,537
1989 57,943,062 12,906,842
1988 57,598,186 12,800,558
1987 57,266,167 12,822,574
1986 56,956,002 12,770,578
1985 56,665,619 12,548,949
1984 56,383,085 12,315,954
1983 56,108,330 12,073,822
1982 55,806,789 11,824,370
1981 55,603,353 11,568,127
1980 55,274,184 11,336,221
1979 54,979,851 11,028,809
1978 54,734,030 10,618,250
1977 54,486,467 10,224,975
1976 54,232,383 9,867,209
1975 54,002,853 9,540,817
1974 53,746,571 9,236,093
1973 53,392,161 8,954,242
1972 52,962,356 8,692,935
1971 52,499,553 8,456,317
1970 52,007,169 8,250,506
1969 51,536,014 8,066,951
1968 51,112,980 7,892,613
1967 50,722,791 7,724,550
1966 50,311,637 7,562,990
1965 49,877,725 7,406,421
1964 49,401,492 7,255,061
1963 48,877,567 7,109,828
1962 48,389,516 6,969,364
1961 47,905,982 6,834,936
1960 47,412,964 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Mozambique
2100 -0.02% 0.37%
2099 -0.01% 0.41%
2098 -0.007% 0.41%
2097 -0.009% 0.45%
2096 0.009% 0.47%
2095 0.02% 0.48%
2094 0.04% 0.51%
2093 0.03% 0.52%
2092 0.04% 0.51%
2091 0.05% 0.58%
2090 0.05% 0.62%
2089 0.06% 0.62%
2088 0.06% 0.66%
2087 0.06% 0.67%
2086 0.05% 0.7%
2085 0.06% 0.71%
2084 0.07% 0.76%
2083 0.06% 0.78%
2082 0.06% 0.78%
2081 0.06% 0.8%
2080 0.06% 0.84%
2079 0.06% 0.89%
2078 0.06% 0.9%
2077 0.06% 0.92%
2076 0.06% 0.95%
2075 0.05% 0.95%
2074 0.04% 1.01%
2073 0.04% 1.03%
2072 0.04% 1.08%
2071 0.02% 1.09%
2070 0.01% 1.17%
2069 -0.003% 1.15%
2068 -0.01% 1.17%
2067 -0.01% 1.23%
2066 -0.03% 1.23%
2065 -0.03% 1.27%
2064 -0.04% 1.28%
2063 -0.06% 1.36%
2062 -0.06% 1.44%
2061 -0.06% 1.43%
2060 -0.07% 1.5%
2059 -0.06% 1.54%
2058 -0.06% 1.57%
2057 -0.06% 1.63%
2056 -0.07% 1.63%
2055 -0.06% 1.64%
2054 -0.05% 1.65%
2053 -0.04% 1.73%
2052 -0.04% 1.74%
2051 -0.02% 1.78%
2050 -0.01% 1.86%
2049 0.002% 1.87%
2048 0.02% 1.91%
2047 0.03% 1.94%
2046 0.04% 1.96%
2045 0.06% 2.04%
2044 0.07% 2.07%
2043 0.09% 2.16%
2042 0.09% 2.16%
2041 0.09% 2.24%
2040 0.1% 2.29%
2039 0.11% 2.33%
2038 0.13% 2.35%
2037 0.13% 2.43%
2036 0.13% 2.47%
2035 0.13% 2.56%
2034 0.13% 2.55%
2033 0.13% 2.61%
2032 0.13% 2.64%
2031 0.13% 2.67%
2030 0.14% 2.72%
2029 0.13% 2.76%
2028 0.14% 2.79%
2027 0.14% 2.83%
2026 0.15% 2.83%
2025 0.16% 2.94%
2024 0.26% 2.96%
2023 0.28% 3%
2022 0.5% 2.99%
2021 0.36% 3%
2020 0.33% 3.01%
2019 0.33% 2.98%
2018 0.36% 3.03%
2017 0.29% 3.03%
2016 0.26% 2.97%
2015 0.36% 2.94%
2014 0.48% 2.94%
2013 0.52% 2.93%
2012 0.48% 2.91%
2011 0.48% 2.83%
2010 0.49% 2.71%
2009 0.51% 2.62%
2008 0.56% 2.5%
2007 0.62% 2.41%
2006 0.7% 2.38%
2005 0.75% 2.34%
2004 0.74% 2.31%
2003 0.71% 2.29%
2002 0.73% 2.27%
2001 0.73% 2.25%
2000 0.69% 2.23%
1999 0.52% 2.27%
1998 0.37% 2.3%
1997 0.36% 2.77%
1996 0.36% 3.33%
1995 0.36% 6.16%
1994 0.38% 6.99%
1993 0.44% 3.22%
1992 0.5% 1.96%
1991 0.5% 1.97%
1990 0.55% 1.45%
1989 0.6% 0.83%
1988 0.58% -0.17%
1987 0.54% 0.41%
1986 0.51% 1.77%
1985 0.5% 1.89%
1984 0.49% 2.01%
1983 0.54% 2.11%
1982 0.37% 2.22%
1981 0.6% 2.05%
1980 0.54% 2.79%
1979 0.45% 3.87%
1978 0.45% 3.85%
1977 0.47% 3.63%
1976 0.43% 3.42%
1975 0.48% 3.3%
1974 0.66% 3.15%
1973 0.81% 3.01%
1972 0.88% 2.8%
1971 0.95% 2.49%
1970 0.91% 2.28%
1969 0.83% 2.21%
1968 0.77% 2.18%
1967 0.82% 2.14%
1966 0.87% 2.11%
1965 0.96% 2.09%
1964 1.07% 2.04%
1963 1.01% 2.02%
1962 1.01% 1.97%
1961 1.04% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

France Mozambique
Current population
68788006
36941128
Population rank 23/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.45%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
46.6 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
50.1 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 16/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -65,573
Net migration rank 18/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -65,573
2024 - 90,527 - -38,940
2023 47,860 91,862 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 54,547 179,377 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 74,627 131,465 951,234 -23,103
2020 67,602 145,593 945,952 -25,864
2019 141,503 71,972 927,581 -49,080
2018 147,749 132,925 903,176 -50,224
2017 160,604 102,984 876,594 -25,043
2016 193,500 15,548 850,430 -43,398
2015 206,300 -345 824,435 -52,374
2014 265,248 52,342 799,778 -53,625
2013 244,192 116,297 784,641 -57,067
2012 256,065 103,287 763,088 -63,131
2011 280,966 70,178 741,303 -63,638
2010 286,116 52,644 719,025 -97,079
2009 278,238 58,032 693,673 -100,625
2008 283,250 79,528 654,920 -102,534
2007 288,076 91,973 610,913 -100,490
2006 305,387 132,512 586,009 -95,333
2005 271,677 191,417 570,132 -95,770
2004 282,185 200,629 554,973 -100,824
2003 230,325 195,616 540,992 -99,484
2002 253,430 191,373 529,867 -103,102
2001 263,867 179,476 519,594 -105,130
2000 268,042 171,637 506,162 -104,476
1999 229,907 169,448 491,814 -103,223
1998 222,705 20,216 474,453 -74,952
1997 215,885 -15,255 461,209 -79,732
1996 221,092 -21,463 442,559 90,975
1995 220,303 -17,128 421,630 108,751
1994 201,704 -4,232 384,821 938,163
1993 224,592 16,892 369,518 272,829
1992 229,502 61,964 362,373 -128,960
1991 234,216 35,201 357,676 -68,644
1990 238,870 43,323 353,290 -127,215
1989 243,361 82,052 348,833 -199,509
1988 247,672 69,935 349,480 -286,247
1987 251,971 59,890 334,438 -441,710
1986 250,606 51,642 332,609 -121,350
1985 249,328 66,149 307,625 -75,642
1984 248,086 76,175 304,524 -70,532
1983 235,655 88,166 324,158 -73,899
1982 234,389 81,084 321,493 -72,852
1981 222,414 69,365 322,207 -58,347
1980 210,042 54,718 349,586 -149,650
1979 208,923 34,295 331,162 83,699
1978 213,462 18,692 310,403 95,859
1977 217,946 44,918 289,193 91,082
1976 227,776 59,515 273,924 61,326
1975 248,413 16,139 257,984 59,562
1974 268,733 26,203 240,665 51,238
1973 282,979 103,910 226,847 44,951
1972 296,589 101,223 215,793 35,023
1971 309,747 144,321 211,137 11,297
1970 322,444 182,941 207,385 -18,197
1969 329,831 160,403 202,174 -24,251
1968 337,346 113,115 197,623 -26,872
1967 339,843 63,018 193,044 -27,672
1966 352,181 96,097 189,218 -31,462
1965 354,132 82,879 185,931 -30,538
1964 360,631 163,039 182,334 -35,005
1963 361,694 190,925 180,867 -37,738
1962 358,082 141,634 176,297 -38,504
1961 354,504 128,618 171,236 -40,181
1960 346,115 143,032 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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