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 68,756,508 people compared to 3,153,904 in Namibia.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 21.8 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 (8.07% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.15M (58.3% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2100 for Namibia.
France vs Namibia: live population counter
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| Current population |
68756508
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3153904
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| Population rank | 23/197 | 134/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
2.93 minutes
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7.84 minutes
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| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
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6.85 minutes
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| One death every |
50.1 seconds
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28.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
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2.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | +90,527 | +4,211 |
| Daily growth/decline | +491 | +184 |
| Annual growth/decline | +179,367 | +67,036 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +2.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 153/197 | 41/197 |
France and Namibia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 591,465 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 603,067 | 1.04% | 1.96% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 615,759 | 1.01% | 2.1% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 629,589 | 1.01% | 2.25% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 644,530 | 1.07% | 2.37% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 660,558 | 0.96% | 2.49% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 677,655 | 0.87% | 2.59% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 696,045 | 0.82% | 2.71% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 715,542 | 0.77% | 2.8% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 736,120 | 0.83% | 2.88% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 757,868 | 0.91% | 2.95% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 780,584 | 0.95% | 3% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 804,399 | 0.88% | 3.05% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 828,928 | 0.81% | 3.05% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 854,320 | 0.66% | 3.06% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 881,032 | 0.48% | 3.13% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 906,566 | 0.43% | 2.9% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 931,104 | 0.47% | 2.71% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 947,269 | 0.45% | 1.74% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 962,825 | 0.45% | 1.64% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 981,434 | 0.54% | 1.93% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 992,500 | 0.6% | 1.13% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 1,010,308 | 0.37% | 1.79% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 1,037,511 | 0.54% | 2.69% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 1,065,989 | 0.49% | 2.74% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 1,096,890 | 0.5% | 2.9% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 1,131,081 | 0.51% | 3.12% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 1,167,889 | 0.54% | 3.25% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 1,209,696 | 0.58% | 3.58% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 1,288,947 | 0.6% | 6.55% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 1,369,303 | 0.55% | 6.23% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 1,415,684 | 0.5% | 3.39% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 1,461,322 | 0.5% | 3.22% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 1,508,697 | 0.44% | 3.24% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 1,556,304 | 0.38% | 3.16% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 1,602,170 | 0.36% | 2.95% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 1,646,103 | 0.36% | 2.74% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 1,689,264 | 0.36% | 2.62% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 1,732,745 | 0.37% | 2.57% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 1,776,368 | 0.52% | 2.52% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 1,818,647 | 0.69% | 2.38% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 1,857,048 | 0.73% | 2.11% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 1,889,970 | 0.73% | 1.77% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 1,917,464 | 0.71% | 1.45% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 1,942,082 | 0.74% | 1.28% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 1,966,582 | 0.75% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 1,991,888 | 0.7% | 1.29% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 2,018,600 | 0.62% | 1.34% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 2,047,056 | 0.56% | 1.41% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 2,077,394 | 0.51% | 1.48% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 2,109,811 | 0.49% | 1.56% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 2,146,325 | 0.48% | 1.73% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 2,194,654 | 0.48% | 2.25% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 2,252,508 | 0.52% | 2.64% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 2,312,139 | 0.48% | 2.65% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 2,374,300 | 0.36% | 2.69% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 2,439,213 | 0.26% | 2.73% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 2,506,853 | 0.29% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 2,577,327 | 0.36% | 2.81% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 2,650,494 | 0.33% | 2.84% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 2,728,762 | 0.33% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 2,810,548 | 0.36% | 3% |
| 2022 | 68,184,457 | 2,889,662 | 0.5% | 2.81% |
| 2023 | 68,372,286 | 2,963,095 | 0.28% | 2.54% |
| 2024 | 68,551,653 | 3,030,131 | 0.26% | 2.26% |
| 2025 | 68,657,003 | 3,092,826 | 0.15% | 2.07% |
| 2026 | 68,755,474 | 3,153,252 | 0.14% | 1.95% |
| 2027 | 68,850,103 | 3,212,910 | 0.14% | 1.89% |
| 2028 | 68,943,198 | 3,272,166 | 0.14% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 69,035,594 | 3,330,819 | 0.13% | 1.79% |
| 2030 | 69,127,642 | 3,389,961 | 0.13% | 1.78% |
| 2031 | 69,217,432 | 3,449,508 | 0.13% | 1.76% |
| 2032 | 69,307,184 | 3,508,245 | 0.13% | 1.7% |
| 2033 | 69,397,148 | 3,565,349 | 0.13% | 1.63% |
| 2034 | 69,488,653 | 3,621,829 | 0.13% | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 69,581,145 | 3,678,888 | 0.13% | 1.58% |
| 2036 | 69,671,156 | 3,735,939 | 0.13% | 1.55% |
| 2037 | 69,759,529 | 3,792,807 | 0.13% | 1.52% |
| 2038 | 69,842,775 | 3,850,310 | 0.12% | 1.52% |
| 2039 | 69,916,407 | 3,907,182 | 0.11% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 69,983,876 | 3,962,414 | 0.1% | 1.41% |
| 2041 | 70,049,466 | 4,017,690 | 0.09% | 1.4% |
| 2042 | 70,112,592 | 4,073,359 | 0.09% | 1.39% |
| 2043 | 70,166,082 | 4,129,577 | 0.08% | 1.38% |
| 2044 | 70,208,621 | 4,186,114 | 0.06% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 70,243,515 | 4,243,359 | 0.05% | 1.37% |
| 2046 | 70,267,943 | 4,299,969 | 0.03% | 1.33% |
| 2047 | 70,282,782 | 4,355,507 | 0.02% | 1.29% |
| 2048 | 70,289,191 | 4,409,459 | 0.009% | 1.24% |
| 2049 | 70,285,150 | 4,460,507 | -0.006% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 70,273,103 | 4,512,307 | -0.02% | 1.16% |
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 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 714,691 (a 29.3% 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 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 Namibia will increase by 43.1% to 4,512,307 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.
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 |
| Windhoek | 431K |
| Walvis Bay | 103K |
| Rehoboth | 40.8K |
| Tsumeb | 35K |
| Swakopmund | 34.3K |
| Gobabis | 33.4K |
| Otjiwarongo | 28.2K |
| Mariental | 12.5K |
| Oshikango | 12.4K |
| Omaruru | 10.7K |
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Population differences between France and Namibia
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| Life expectancy | 83.7 years | 67.8 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 25.5 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 22.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 3.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 9.53 ppl/mi² |
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