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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 21.7 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

France vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Namibia
2100 70,613,012 5,958,153
2099 70,629,584 5,952,623
2098 70,639,488 5,947,142
2097 70,644,570 5,942,285
2096 70,651,179 5,938,162
2095 70,644,818 5,930,395
2094 70,628,949 5,922,248
2093 70,603,242 5,911,235
2092 70,580,656 5,899,026
2091 70,553,277 5,886,490
2090 70,520,528 5,871,938
2089 70,486,909 5,858,234
2088 70,447,851 5,842,720
2087 70,408,245 5,825,856
2086 70,365,710 5,806,643
2085 70,328,248 5,789,246
2084 70,285,895 5,771,050
2083 70,234,175 5,751,610
2082 70,193,367 5,730,648
2081 70,148,354 5,707,476
2080 70,107,021 5,682,842
2079 70,065,621 5,659,698
2078 70,025,358 5,634,313
2077 69,983,383 5,608,096
2076 69,940,036 5,580,829
2075 69,897,457 5,551,107
2074 69,862,353 5,522,025
2073 69,830,973 5,494,180
2072 69,804,981 5,464,749
2071 69,777,127 5,434,461
2070 69,764,791 5,403,822
2069 69,754,867 5,371,517
2068 69,756,896 5,336,950
2067 69,764,705 5,300,707
2066 69,773,902 5,263,191
2065 69,794,612 5,227,346
2064 69,818,938 5,190,323
2063 69,848,255 5,150,579
2062 69,886,879 5,109,760
2061 69,926,483 5,068,478
2060 69,968,809 5,023,587
2059 70,014,435 4,979,591
2058 70,057,256 4,933,964
2057 70,102,722 4,887,985
2056 70,146,920 4,840,537
2055 70,196,482 4,790,848
2054 70,236,369 4,741,942
2053 70,270,537 4,691,180
2052 70,295,830 4,639,835
2051 70,321,018 4,587,353
2050 70,335,872 4,533,502
2049 70,345,142 4,482,650
2048 70,343,943 4,430,309
2047 70,332,332 4,373,597
2046 70,314,243 4,318,050
2045 70,283,430 4,259,166
2044 70,244,405 4,202,338
2043 70,198,284 4,144,892
2042 70,137,343 4,088,713
2041 70,071,925 4,032,347
2040 70,006,064 3,976,987
2039 69,936,874 3,920,720
2038 69,858,693 3,862,015
2037 69,770,244 3,804,482
2036 69,681,800 3,747,072
2035 69,590,103 3,689,163
2034 69,496,656 3,631,737
2033 69,406,955 3,575,000
2032 69,316,572 3,516,310
2031 69,227,320 3,456,265
2030 69,136,856 3,395,964
2029 69,043,072 3,336,698
2028 68,951,924 3,277,428
2027 68,856,735 3,216,917
2026 68,762,523 3,156,839
2025 68,659,633 3,094,769
2024 68,551,653 3,030,131
2023 68,372,286 2,963,095
2022 68,184,457 2,889,662
2021 67,842,811 2,810,548
2020 67,601,110 2,728,762
2019 67,382,061 2,650,494
2018 67,158,348 2,577,327
2017 66,918,020 2,506,853
2016 66,724,104 2,439,213
2015 66,548,272 2,374,300
2014 66,312,067 2,312,139
2013 65,997,932 2,252,508
2012 65,657,659 2,194,654
2011 65,340,830 2,146,325
2010 65,026,211 2,109,811
2009 64,706,436 2,077,394
2008 64,375,116 2,047,056
2007 64,016,890 2,018,600
2006 63,622,342 1,991,888
2005 63,180,854 1,966,582
2004 62,707,588 1,942,082
2003 62,249,855 1,917,464
2002 61,812,142 1,889,970
2001 61,364,377 1,857,048
2000 60,918,661 1,818,647
1999 60,501,986 1,776,368
1998 60,190,684 1,732,745
1997 59,968,066 1,689,264
1996 59,754,504 1,646,103
1995 59,541,294 1,602,170
1994 59,324,863 1,556,304
1993 59,103,094 1,508,697
1992 58,846,584 1,461,322
1991 58,554,242 1,415,684
1990 58,261,012 1,369,303
1989 57,943,062 1,288,947
1988 57,598,186 1,209,696
1987 57,266,167 1,167,889
1986 56,956,002 1,131,081
1985 56,665,619 1,096,890
1984 56,383,085 1,065,989
1983 56,108,330 1,037,511
1982 55,806,789 1,010,308
1981 55,603,353 992,500
1980 55,274,184 981,434
1979 54,979,851 962,825
1978 54,734,030 947,269
1977 54,486,467 931,104
1976 54,232,383 906,566
1975 54,002,853 881,032
1974 53,746,571 854,320
1973 53,392,161 828,928
1972 52,962,356 804,399
1971 52,499,553 780,584
1970 52,007,169 757,868
1969 51,536,014 736,120
1968 51,112,980 715,542
1967 50,722,791 696,045
1966 50,311,637 677,655
1965 49,877,725 660,558
1964 49,401,492 644,530
1963 48,877,567 629,589
1962 48,389,516 615,759
1961 47,905,982 603,067
1960 47,412,964 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Namibia
2100 -0.02% 0.09%
2099 -0.01% 0.09%
2098 -0.007% 0.08%
2097 -0.009% 0.07%
2096 0.009% 0.13%
2095 0.02% 0.14%
2094 0.04% 0.19%
2093 0.03% 0.21%
2092 0.04% 0.21%
2091 0.05% 0.25%
2090 0.05% 0.23%
2089 0.06% 0.27%
2088 0.06% 0.29%
2087 0.06% 0.33%
2086 0.05% 0.3%
2085 0.06% 0.32%
2084 0.07% 0.34%
2083 0.06% 0.37%
2082 0.06% 0.41%
2081 0.06% 0.43%
2080 0.06% 0.41%
2079 0.06% 0.45%
2078 0.06% 0.47%
2077 0.06% 0.49%
2076 0.06% 0.54%
2075 0.05% 0.53%
2074 0.04% 0.51%
2073 0.04% 0.54%
2072 0.04% 0.56%
2071 0.02% 0.57%
2070 0.01% 0.6%
2069 -0.003% 0.65%
2068 -0.01% 0.68%
2067 -0.01% 0.71%
2066 -0.03% 0.69%
2065 -0.03% 0.71%
2064 -0.04% 0.77%
2063 -0.06% 0.8%
2062 -0.06% 0.81%
2061 -0.06% 0.89%
2060 -0.07% 0.88%
2059 -0.06% 0.92%
2058 -0.06% 0.94%
2057 -0.06% 0.98%
2056 -0.07% 1.04%
2055 -0.06% 1.03%
2054 -0.05% 1.08%
2053 -0.04% 1.11%
2052 -0.04% 1.14%
2051 -0.02% 1.19%
2050 -0.01% 1.13%
2049 0.002% 1.18%
2048 0.02% 1.3%
2047 0.03% 1.29%
2046 0.04% 1.38%
2045 0.06% 1.35%
2044 0.07% 1.39%
2043 0.09% 1.37%
2042 0.09% 1.4%
2041 0.09% 1.39%
2040 0.1% 1.44%
2039 0.11% 1.52%
2038 0.13% 1.51%
2037 0.13% 1.53%
2036 0.13% 1.57%
2035 0.13% 1.58%
2034 0.13% 1.59%
2033 0.13% 1.67%
2032 0.13% 1.74%
2031 0.13% 1.78%
2030 0.14% 1.78%
2029 0.13% 1.81%
2028 0.14% 1.88%
2027 0.14% 1.9%
2026 0.15% 2.01%
2025 0.16% 2.13%
2024 0.26% 2.26%
2023 0.28% 2.54%
2022 0.5% 2.81%
2021 0.36% 3%
2020 0.33% 2.95%
2019 0.33% 2.84%
2018 0.36% 2.81%
2017 0.29% 2.77%
2016 0.26% 2.73%
2015 0.36% 2.69%
2014 0.48% 2.65%
2013 0.52% 2.64%
2012 0.48% 2.25%
2011 0.48% 1.73%
2010 0.49% 1.56%
2009 0.51% 1.48%
2008 0.56% 1.41%
2007 0.62% 1.34%
2006 0.7% 1.29%
2005 0.75% 1.26%
2004 0.74% 1.28%
2003 0.71% 1.45%
2002 0.73% 1.77%
2001 0.73% 2.11%
2000 0.69% 2.38%
1999 0.52% 2.52%
1998 0.37% 2.57%
1997 0.36% 2.62%
1996 0.36% 2.74%
1995 0.36% 2.95%
1994 0.38% 3.16%
1993 0.44% 3.24%
1992 0.5% 3.22%
1991 0.5% 3.39%
1990 0.55% 6.23%
1989 0.6% 6.55%
1988 0.58% 3.58%
1987 0.54% 3.25%
1986 0.51% 3.12%
1985 0.5% 2.9%
1984 0.49% 2.74%
1983 0.54% 2.69%
1982 0.37% 1.79%
1981 0.6% 1.13%
1980 0.54% 1.93%
1979 0.45% 1.64%
1978 0.45% 1.74%
1977 0.47% 2.71%
1976 0.43% 2.9%
1975 0.48% 3.13%
1974 0.66% 3.06%
1973 0.81% 3.05%
1972 0.88% 3.05%
1971 0.95% 3%
1970 0.91% 2.95%
1969 0.83% 2.88%
1968 0.77% 2.8%
1967 0.82% 2.71%
1966 0.87% 2.59%
1965 0.96% 2.49%
1964 1.07% 2.37%
1963 1.01% 2.25%
1962 1.01% 2.1%
1961 1.04% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

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

Live population counters

France Namibia
Current population
68788006
3173089
Population rank 23/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.04%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
6.85 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 +184
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 41/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change +91,737 +1,866
Net migration rank 18/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - 1,866
2024 - 90,527 - 4,211
2023 47,860 91,862 58,435 11,675
2022 54,547 179,377 54,534 22,212
2021 74,627 131,465 50,160 31,327
2020 67,602 145,593 55,034 27,056
2019 141,503 71,972 54,769 19,676
2018 147,749 132,925 53,970 17,920
2017 160,604 102,984 52,975 16,080
2016 193,500 15,548 52,228 14,002
2015 206,300 -345 50,846 12,755
2014 265,248 52,342 49,581 11,134
2013 244,192 116,297 47,801 10,748
2012 256,065 103,287 46,204 10,957
2011 280,966 70,178 43,557 -4,067
2010 286,116 52,644 42,046 -8,518
2009 278,238 58,032 39,942 -8,626
2008 283,250 79,528 38,147 -8,775
2007 288,076 91,973 36,430 -8,905
2006 305,387 132,512 34,690 -8,792
2005 271,677 191,417 32,909 -8,195
2004 282,185 200,629 31,478 -7,192
2003 230,325 195,616 31,115 -6,153
2002 253,430 191,373 31,947 -1,913
2001 263,867 179,476 32,942 2,869
2000 268,042 171,637 35,280 5,709
1999 229,907 169,448 37,233 6,333
1998 222,705 20,216 37,500 6,180
1997 215,885 -15,255 37,256 6,023
1996 221,092 -21,463 37,177 5,866
1995 220,303 -17,128 39,119 5,712
1994 201,704 -4,232 41,316 5,578
1993 224,592 16,892 42,861 5,464
1992 229,502 61,964 43,945 2,487
1991 234,216 35,201 44,523 309
1990 238,870 43,323 43,956 3,969
1989 243,361 82,052 37,715 75,072
1988 247,672 69,935 34,798 10,916
1987 251,971 59,890 33,340 4,559
1986 250,606 51,642 31,764 3,953
1985 249,328 66,149 30,575 2,090
1984 248,086 76,175 29,395 -267
1983 235,655 88,166 28,307 -481
1982 234,389 81,084 27,474 -889
1981 222,414 69,365 27,938 -18,901
1980 210,042 54,718 28,142 -15,041
1979 208,923 34,295 28,930 -4,818
1978 213,462 18,692 29,821 -22,827
1977 217,946 44,918 29,241 -3,907
1976 227,776 59,515 28,785 -5,048
1975 248,413 16,139 27,882 -553
1974 268,733 26,203 26,844 -744
1973 282,979 103,910 25,754 -1,066
1972 296,589 101,223 24,606 -236
1971 309,747 144,321 23,467 -208
1970 322,444 182,941 22,414 -244
1969 329,831 160,403 21,387 -57
1968 337,346 113,115 20,470 -636
1967 339,843 63,018 19,498 -339
1966 352,181 96,097 18,635 -1,023
1965 354,132 82,879 17,902 -1,327
1964 360,631 163,039 17,134 -1,660
1963 361,694 190,925 16,430 -2,016
1962 358,082 141,634 15,656 -2,403
1961 354,504 128,618 14,936 -2,807
1960 346,115 143,032 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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