Population in France compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

France vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Netherlands

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Year	Population
	France	Netherlands
2100	70,675,442	17,329,352
2099	70,692,029	17,362,626
2098	70,701,942	17,395,665
2097	70,707,028	17,429,925
2096	70,713,643	17,465,162
2095	70,707,277	17,502,567
2094	70,691,394	17,540,959
2093	70,665,663	17,580,632
2092	70,643,058	17,619,384
2091	70,615,655	17,658,238
2090	70,582,877	17,700,204
2089	70,549,228	17,739,947
2088	70,510,136	17,779,324
2087	70,470,494	17,815,257
2086	70,427,922	17,854,371
2085	70,390,427	17,890,610
2084	70,348,036	17,926,885
2083	70,296,271	17,963,416
2082	70,255,426	17,998,527
2081	70,210,373	18,032,297
2080	70,169,003	18,062,716
2079	70,127,568	18,093,254
2078	70,087,269	18,121,649
2077	70,045,257	18,150,234
2076	70,001,871	18,175,683
2075	69,959,255	18,196,574
2074	69,924,120	18,214,405
2073	69,892,712	18,232,486
2072	69,866,697	18,249,136
2071	69,838,818	18,264,367
2070	69,826,471	18,279,781
2069	69,816,539	18,295,123
2068	69,818,570	18,310,300
2067	69,826,386	18,325,333
2066	69,835,591	18,343,435
2065	69,856,319	18,364,513
2064	69,880,666	18,386,352
2063	69,910,009	18,409,851
2062	69,948,667	18,433,299
2061	69,988,307	18,460,766
2060	70,030,670	18,488,598
2059	70,076,337	18,517,020
2058	70,119,195	18,545,884
2057	70,164,701	18,576,502
2056	70,208,938	18,606,997
2055	70,258,544	18,634,546
2054	70,298,466	18,660,585
2053	70,332,664	18,686,212
2052	70,357,980	18,709,643
2051	70,383,190	18,736,166
2050	70,398,057	18,757,302
2049	70,407,335	18,777,673
2048	70,406,135	18,795,411
2047	70,394,515	18,812,362
2046	70,376,409	18,823,628
2045	70,345,569	18,834,974
2044	70,306,509	18,844,772
2043	70,260,348	18,850,396
2042	70,199,353	18,853,495
2041	70,133,877	18,852,912
2040	70,067,958	18,847,238
2039	69,998,706	18,837,931
2038	69,920,456	18,823,220
2037	69,831,930	18,804,912
2036	69,743,406	18,779,656
2035	69,651,629	18,751,144
2034	69,558,099	18,718,013
2033	69,468,319	18,676,061
2032	69,377,856	18,630,094
2031	69,288,525	18,577,582
2030	69,197,981	18,517,866
2029	69,104,114	18,449,618
2028	69,012,886	18,372,676
2027	68,917,613	18,289,268
2026	68,823,318	18,196,186
2025	68,720,337	18,087,633
2024	68,551,653	17,993,485
2023	68,372,286	17,877,117
2022	68,184,457	17,700,982
2021	67,842,811	17,533,044
2020	67,601,110	17,441,500
2019	67,382,061	17,344,874
2018	67,158,348	17,231,624
2017	66,918,020	17,131,296
2016	66,724,104	17,030,314
2015	66,548,272	16,939,923
2014	66,312,067	16,865,008
2013	65,997,932	16,804,432
2012	65,657,659	16,754,962
2011	65,340,830	16,693,074
2010	65,026,211	16,615,394
2009	64,706,436	16,530,388
2008	64,375,116	16,445,593
2007	64,016,890	16,381,696
2006	63,622,342	16,346,101
2005	63,180,854	16,319,868
2004	62,707,588	16,281,779
2003	62,249,855	16,225,302
2002	61,812,142	16,148,929
2001	61,364,377	16,046,180
2000	60,918,661	15,925,513
1999	60,501,986	15,812,088
1998	60,190,684	15,707,209
1997	59,968,066	15,610,650
1996	59,754,504	15,530,498
1995	59,541,294	15,459,006
1994	59,324,863	15,382,838
1993	59,103,094	15,290,368
1992	58,846,584	15,184,166
1991	58,554,242	15,069,798
1990	58,261,012	14,951,510
1989	57,943,062	14,848,907
1988	57,598,186	14,760,094
1987	57,266,167	14,665,037
1986	56,956,002	14,572,278
1985	56,665,619	14,491,632
1984	56,383,085	14,424,211
1983	56,108,330	14,367,070
1982	55,806,789	14,312,690
1981	55,603,353	14,247,208
1980	55,274,184	14,149,800
1979	54,979,851	14,038,270
1978	54,734,030	13,941,700
1977	54,486,467	13,856,185
1976	54,232,383	13,774,037
1975	54,002,853	13,666,335
1974	53,746,571	13,545,056
1973	53,392,161	13,439,322
1972	52,962,356	13,328,593
1971	52,499,553	13,194,497
1970	52,007,169	13,038,526
1969	51,536,014	12,877,984
1968	51,112,980	12,729,721
1967	50,722,791	12,598,201
1966	50,311,637	12,456,251
1965	49,877,725	12,294,732
1964	49,401,492	12,127,120
1963	48,877,567	11,965,966
1962	48,389,516	11,805,689
1961	47,905,982	11,638,712
1960	47,412,964	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.22% to 70,398,057 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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France

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Netherlands

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Year	Growth rate
	France	Netherlands
2100	-0.02%	-0.19%
2099	-0.01%	-0.19%
2098	-0.007%	-0.2%
2097	-0.009%	-0.2%
2096	0.009%	-0.21%
2095	0.02%	-0.22%
2094	0.04%	-0.23%
2093	0.03%	-0.22%
2092	0.04%	-0.22%
2091	0.05%	-0.24%
2090	0.05%	-0.22%
2089	0.06%	-0.22%
2088	0.06%	-0.2%
2087	0.06%	-0.22%
2086	0.05%	-0.2%
2085	0.06%	-0.2%
2084	0.07%	-0.2%
2083	0.06%	-0.2%
2082	0.06%	-0.19%
2081	0.06%	-0.17%
2080	0.06%	-0.17%
2079	0.06%	-0.16%
2078	0.06%	-0.16%
2077	0.06%	-0.14%
2076	0.06%	-0.11%
2075	0.05%	-0.1%
2074	0.04%	-0.1%
2073	0.04%	-0.09%
2072	0.04%	-0.08%
2071	0.02%	-0.08%
2070	0.01%	-0.08%
2069	-0.003%	-0.08%
2068	-0.01%	-0.08%
2067	-0.01%	-0.1%
2066	-0.03%	-0.11%
2065	-0.03%	-0.12%
2064	-0.04%	-0.13%
2063	-0.06%	-0.13%
2062	-0.06%	-0.15%
2061	-0.06%	-0.15%
2060	-0.07%	-0.15%
2059	-0.06%	-0.16%
2058	-0.06%	-0.16%
2057	-0.06%	-0.16%
2056	-0.07%	-0.15%
2055	-0.06%	-0.14%
2054	-0.05%	-0.14%
2053	-0.04%	-0.13%
2052	-0.04%	-0.14%
2051	-0.02%	-0.11%
2050	-0.01%	-0.11%
2049	0.002%	-0.09%
2048	0.02%	-0.09%
2047	0.03%	-0.06%
2046	0.04%	-0.06%
2045	0.06%	-0.05%
2044	0.07%	-0.03%
2043	0.09%	-0.02%
2042	0.09%	0.003%
2041	0.09%	0.03%
2040	0.1%	0.05%
2039	0.11%	0.08%
2038	0.13%	0.1%
2037	0.13%	0.13%
2036	0.13%	0.15%
2035	0.13%	0.18%
2034	0.13%	0.22%
2033	0.13%	0.25%
2032	0.13%	0.28%
2031	0.13%	0.32%
2030	0.14%	0.37%
2029	0.13%	0.42%
2028	0.14%	0.46%
2027	0.14%	0.51%
2026	0.15%	0.6%
2025	0.25%	0.52%
2024	0.26%	0.65%
2023	0.28%	1%
2022	0.5%	0.96%
2021	0.36%	0.52%
2020	0.33%	0.56%
2019	0.33%	0.66%
2018	0.36%	0.59%
2017	0.29%	0.59%
2016	0.26%	0.53%
2015	0.36%	0.44%
2014	0.48%	0.36%
2013	0.52%	0.3%
2012	0.48%	0.37%
2011	0.48%	0.47%
2010	0.49%	0.51%
2009	0.51%	0.52%
2008	0.56%	0.39%
2007	0.62%	0.22%
2006	0.7%	0.16%
2005	0.75%	0.23%
2004	0.74%	0.35%
2003	0.71%	0.47%
2002	0.73%	0.64%
2001	0.73%	0.76%
2000	0.69%	0.72%
1999	0.52%	0.67%
1998	0.37%	0.62%
1997	0.36%	0.52%
1996	0.36%	0.46%
1995	0.36%	0.5%
1994	0.38%	0.6%
1993	0.44%	0.7%
1992	0.5%	0.76%
1991	0.5%	0.79%
1990	0.55%	0.69%
1989	0.6%	0.6%
1988	0.58%	0.65%
1987	0.54%	0.64%
1986	0.51%	0.56%
1985	0.5%	0.47%
1984	0.49%	0.4%
1983	0.54%	0.38%
1982	0.37%	0.46%
1981	0.6%	0.69%
1980	0.54%	0.79%
1979	0.45%	0.69%
1978	0.45%	0.62%
1977	0.47%	0.6%
1976	0.43%	0.79%
1975	0.48%	0.9%
1974	0.66%	0.79%
1973	0.81%	0.83%
1972	0.88%	1.02%
1971	0.95%	1.2%
1970	0.91%	1.25%
1969	0.83%	1.16%
1968	0.77%	1.04%
1967	0.82%	1.14%
1966	0.87%	1.31%
1965	0.96%	1.38%
1964	1.07%	1.35%
1963	1.01%	1.36%
1962	1.01%	1.43%
1961	1.04%	1.32%

In 2025, the population of France grew by 0.25%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Population map with other countries

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