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

France and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Netherlands	France	Netherlands
1960	47,412,964	11,486,631	-	-
1961	47,905,982	11,638,712	1.04%	1.32%
1962	48,389,516	11,805,689	1.01%	1.43%
1963	48,877,567	11,965,966	1.01%	1.36%
1964	49,401,492	12,127,120	1.07%	1.35%
1965	49,877,725	12,294,732	0.96%	1.38%
1966	50,311,637	12,456,251	0.87%	1.31%
1967	50,722,791	12,598,201	0.82%	1.14%
1968	51,112,980	12,729,721	0.77%	1.04%
1969	51,536,014	12,877,984	0.83%	1.16%
1970	52,007,169	13,038,526	0.91%	1.25%
1971	52,499,553	13,194,497	0.95%	1.2%
1972	52,962,356	13,328,593	0.88%	1.02%
1973	53,392,161	13,439,322	0.81%	0.83%
1974	53,746,571	13,545,056	0.66%	0.79%
1975	54,002,853	13,666,335	0.48%	0.9%
1976	54,232,383	13,774,037	0.43%	0.79%
1977	54,486,467	13,856,185	0.47%	0.6%
1978	54,734,030	13,941,700	0.45%	0.62%
1979	54,979,851	14,038,270	0.45%	0.69%
1980	55,274,184	14,149,800	0.54%	0.79%
1981	55,603,353	14,247,208	0.6%	0.69%
1982	55,806,789	14,312,690	0.37%	0.46%
1983	56,108,330	14,367,070	0.54%	0.38%
1984	56,383,085	14,424,211	0.49%	0.4%
1985	56,665,619	14,491,632	0.5%	0.47%
1986	56,956,002	14,572,278	0.51%	0.56%
1987	57,266,167	14,665,037	0.54%	0.64%
1988	57,598,186	14,760,094	0.58%	0.65%
1989	57,943,062	14,848,907	0.6%	0.6%
1990	58,261,012	14,951,510	0.55%	0.69%
1991	58,554,242	15,069,798	0.5%	0.79%
1992	58,846,584	15,184,166	0.5%	0.76%
1993	59,103,094	15,290,368	0.44%	0.7%
1994	59,324,863	15,382,838	0.38%	0.6%
1995	59,541,294	15,459,006	0.36%	0.5%
1996	59,754,504	15,530,498	0.36%	0.46%
1997	59,968,066	15,610,650	0.36%	0.52%
1998	60,190,684	15,707,209	0.37%	0.62%
1999	60,501,986	15,812,088	0.52%	0.67%
2000	60,918,661	15,925,513	0.69%	0.72%
2001	61,364,377	16,046,180	0.73%	0.76%
2002	61,812,142	16,148,929	0.73%	0.64%
2003	62,249,855	16,225,302	0.71%	0.47%
2004	62,707,588	16,281,779	0.74%	0.35%
2005	63,180,854	16,319,868	0.75%	0.23%
2006	63,622,342	16,346,101	0.7%	0.16%
2007	64,016,890	16,381,696	0.62%	0.22%
2008	64,375,116	16,445,593	0.56%	0.39%
2009	64,706,436	16,530,388	0.51%	0.52%
2010	65,026,211	16,615,394	0.49%	0.51%
2011	65,340,830	16,693,074	0.48%	0.47%
2012	65,657,659	16,754,962	0.48%	0.37%
2013	65,997,932	16,804,432	0.52%	0.3%
2014	66,312,067	16,865,008	0.48%	0.36%
2015	66,548,272	16,939,923	0.36%	0.44%
2016	66,724,104	17,030,314	0.26%	0.53%
2017	66,918,020	17,131,296	0.29%	0.59%
2018	67,158,348	17,231,624	0.36%	0.59%
2019	67,382,061	17,344,874	0.33%	0.66%
2020	67,601,110	17,441,500	0.33%	0.56%
2021	67,842,811	17,533,044	0.36%	0.52%
2022	68,184,457	17,700,982	0.5%	0.96%
2023	68,372,286	17,877,117	0.28%	1%
2024	68,551,653	17,993,485	0.26%	0.65%
2025	68,657,003	18,110,044	0.15%	0.65%
2026	68,755,474	18,210,675	0.14%	0.56%
2027	68,850,103	18,298,766	0.14%	0.48%
2028	68,943,198	18,378,805	0.14%	0.44%
2029	69,035,594	18,451,273	0.13%	0.39%
2030	69,127,642	18,515,139	0.13%	0.35%
2031	69,217,432	18,571,158	0.13%	0.3%
2032	69,307,184	18,620,309	0.13%	0.26%
2033	69,397,148	18,664,195	0.13%	0.24%
2034	69,488,653	18,701,674	0.13%	0.2%
2035	69,581,145	18,732,440	0.13%	0.16%
2036	69,671,156	18,759,270	0.13%	0.14%
2037	69,759,529	18,781,008	0.13%	0.12%
2038	69,842,775	18,797,497	0.12%	0.09%
2039	69,916,407	18,809,490	0.11%	0.06%
2040	69,983,876	18,816,959	0.1%	0.04%
2041	70,049,466	18,820,083	0.09%	0.02%
2042	70,112,592	18,818,821	0.09%	-0.007%
2043	70,166,082	18,814,475	0.08%	-0.02%
2044	70,208,621	18,806,778	0.06%	-0.04%
2045	70,243,515	18,796,219	0.05%	-0.06%
2046	70,267,943	18,784,939	0.03%	-0.06%
2047	70,282,782	18,770,867	0.02%	-0.07%
2048	70,289,191	18,753,541	0.009%	-0.09%
2049	70,285,150	18,734,516	-0.006%	-0.1%
2050	70,273,103	18,713,797	-0.02%	-0.11%

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 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,181,323 (a 6.94% 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 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.