The latest officially reported population of France was 68,516,699 in 2024 vs 11,947 people in Nauru in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,701,054 people compared to 12,088 in Nauru.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 5,683 times bigger than Nauru's.
- France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Nauru is the 195th.
- The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.0001% for Nauru.
- For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.34% per year vs +1.17% in Nauru.
- Since 2005, the population of France has increased from 63.2M people to 68.7M (8.74% growth), while Nauru has grown from 10K to 12.1K (20.3% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people compared to the peak of 20.6K people in 2100 for Nauru.
France vs Nauru: live population counter
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| Current population |
68701054
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12088
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| Population rank | 23/197 | 195/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.0001% |
| One net population change |
2.29 minutes
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5.07 days
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| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
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1.21 days
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| One death every |
50.2 seconds
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4.1 days
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
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3.02 days
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| Annual migration change | +90,527 | -121 |
| Daily growth/decline | +628 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +229,212 | +72 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | +0.61% |
| Population growth rate rank | 147/197 | 127/197 |
France and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 4,607 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 4,774 | 1.04% | 3.62% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 4,979 | 1.01% | 4.29% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 5,226 | 1.01% | 4.96% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 5,515 | 1.07% | 5.53% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 5,832 | 0.96% | 5.75% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 6,043 | 0.87% | 3.62% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 6,135 | 0.82% | 1.52% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 6,328 | 0.77% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 6,581 | 0.83% | 4% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 6,710 | 0.91% | 1.96% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 6,762 | 0.95% | 0.77% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 6,812 | 0.88% | 0.74% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 6,866 | 0.81% | 0.79% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 6,923 | 0.66% | 0.83% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 6,987 | 0.48% | 0.92% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 7,064 | 0.43% | 1.1% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 7,163 | 0.47% | 1.4% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 7,298 | 0.45% | 1.88% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 7,468 | 0.45% | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 7,649 | 0.54% | 2.42% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 7,839 | 0.6% | 2.48% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 8,040 | 0.37% | 2.56% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 8,216 | 0.54% | 2.19% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 8,377 | 0.49% | 1.96% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 8,551 | 0.5% | 2.08% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 8,742 | 0.51% | 2.23% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 8,946 | 0.54% | 2.33% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 9,165 | 0.58% | 2.45% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 9,390 | 0.6% | 2.45% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 9,622 | 0.55% | 2.47% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 9,850 | 0.5% | 2.37% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 10,021 | 0.5% | 1.74% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 10,102 | 0.44% | 0.81% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 10,137 | 0.38% | 0.35% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 10,165 | 0.36% | 0.28% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 10,183 | 0.36% | 0.18% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 10,197 | 0.36% | 0.14% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 10,198 | 0.37% | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 10,187 | 0.52% | -0.11% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 10,168 | 0.69% | -0.19% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 10,130 | 0.73% | -0.37% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 10,082 | 0.73% | -0.47% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 10,059 | 0.71% | -0.23% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 10,060 | 0.74% | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 10,049 | 0.75% | -0.11% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 10,034 | 0.7% | -0.15% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 10,020 | 0.62% | -0.14% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 10,009 | 0.56% | -0.11% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 10,016 | 0.51% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 10,043 | 0.49% | 0.27% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 10,098 | 0.48% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 10,267 | 0.48% | 1.67% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 10,517 | 0.52% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 10,742 | 0.48% | 2.14% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 10,954 | 0.36% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 11,150 | 0.26% | 1.79% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 11,324 | 0.29% | 1.56% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 11,477 | 0.36% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 11,587 | 0.33% | 0.96% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 11,643 | 0.33% | 0.48% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 11,709 | 0.36% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | 68,065,015 | 11,801 | 0.33% | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 68,287,487 | 11,875 | 0.33% | 0.63% |
| 2024 | 68,516,699 | 11,947 | 0.34% | 0.61% |
| 2025 | 68,621,995 | 12,030 | 0.15% | 0.7% |
| 2026 | 68,720,416 | 12,103 | 0.14% | 0.61% |
| 2027 | 68,814,997 | 12,196 | 0.14% | 0.77% |
| 2028 | 68,908,044 | 12,296 | 0.14% | 0.82% |
| 2029 | 69,000,393 | 12,403 | 0.13% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 69,092,395 | 12,519 | 0.13% | 0.94% |
| 2031 | 69,182,139 | 12,645 | 0.13% | 1% |
| 2032 | 69,271,844 | 12,785 | 0.13% | 1.11% |
| 2033 | 69,361,763 | 12,921 | 0.13% | 1.06% |
| 2034 | 69,453,221 | 13,071 | 0.13% | 1.16% |
| 2035 | 69,545,666 | 13,230 | 0.13% | 1.22% |
| 2036 | 69,635,631 | 13,391 | 0.13% | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 69,723,960 | 13,541 | 0.13% | 1.12% |
| 2038 | 69,807,163 | 13,697 | 0.12% | 1.16% |
| 2039 | 69,880,758 | 13,857 | 0.11% | 1.17% |
| 2040 | 69,948,192 | 14,041 | 0.1% | 1.33% |
| 2041 | 70,013,748 | 14,220 | 0.09% | 1.27% |
| 2042 | 70,076,842 | 14,402 | 0.09% | 1.28% |
| 2043 | 70,130,305 | 14,579 | 0.08% | 1.23% |
| 2044 | 70,172,822 | 14,754 | 0.06% | 1.2% |
| 2045 | 70,207,698 | 14,920 | 0.05% | 1.13% |
| 2046 | 70,232,113 | 15,098 | 0.03% | 1.19% |
| 2047 | 70,246,945 | 15,268 | 0.02% | 1.12% |
| 2048 | 70,253,351 | 15,431 | 0.009% | 1.07% |
| 2049 | 70,249,312 | 15,595 | -0.006% | 1.06% |
| 2050 | 70,237,272 | 15,751 | -0.02% | 1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of France increased by 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, France gained 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).
France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2005 and is 23rd in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.
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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Population differences between France and Nauru
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| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 62.4 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 25.3 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 21.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 3.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 1,547 ppl/mi² |
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