The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,756,508 people compared to 5,362,441 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 12.8 times bigger than New Zealand's.
- France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
- Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.07% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.36M (28.1% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people compared to the peak of 5.95M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
France vs New Zealand: live population counter
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
68756508
|
5362441
|
| Population rank | 23/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
2.93 minutes
|
6.01 minutes
|
| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
|
9.31 minutes
|
| One death every |
50.1 seconds
|
14 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
|
28 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | +90,527 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +491 | +240 |
| Annual growth/decline | +179,367 | +87,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +1.68% |
| Population growth rate rank | 153/197 | 65/197 |
France and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 2,419,700 | 1.04% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 2,482,000 | 1.01% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 2,531,800 | 1.01% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 2,585,400 | 1.07% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 2,628,400 | 0.96% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 2,675,900 | 0.87% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 2,724,100 | 0.82% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 2,748,100 | 0.77% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 2,772,800 | 0.83% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 2,810,700 | 0.91% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 2,853,000 | 0.95% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 2,903,900 | 0.88% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 2,961,300 | 0.81% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 3,023,700 | 0.66% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 3,083,100 | 0.48% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 3,110,500 | 0.43% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 3,120,200 | 0.47% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 3,121,200 | 0.45% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 3,109,000 | 0.45% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 3,112,900 | 0.54% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 3,124,900 | 0.6% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 3,156,100 | 0.37% | 1% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 3,199,300 | 0.54% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 3,227,100 | 0.49% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 3,247,100 | 0.5% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 3,246,300 | 0.51% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 3,274,400 | 0.54% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 3,283,400 | 0.58% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 3,299,200 | 0.6% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 3,329,800 | 0.55% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 3,495,100 | 0.5% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 3,531,700 | 0.5% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 3,572,200 | 0.44% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 3,620,000 | 0.38% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 3,673,400 | 0.36% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 3,732,000 | 0.36% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 3,781,300 | 0.36% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 3,815,000 | 0.37% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 3,835,100 | 0.52% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 3,857,700 | 0.69% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 3,880,500 | 0.73% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 3,948,500 | 0.73% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 4,027,200 | 0.71% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 4,087,500 | 0.74% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 4,133,900 | 0.75% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 4,184,600 | 0.7% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 4,223,800 | 0.62% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 4,259,800 | 0.56% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 4,302,600 | 0.51% | 1% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 4,350,700 | 0.49% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 4,384,000 | 0.48% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 4,408,100 | 0.48% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 4,442,100 | 0.52% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 4,516,500 | 0.48% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 4,609,400 | 0.36% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 4,714,100 | 0.26% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 4,813,600 | 0.29% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 4,900,600 | 0.36% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 4,970,300 | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 5,072,400 | 0.33% | 2.05% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 5,084,600 | 0.36% | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 68,184,457 | 5,081,700 | 0.5% | -0.06% |
| 2023 | 68,372,286 | 5,200,000 | 0.28% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 68,551,653 | 5,287,500 | 0.26% | 1.68% |
| 2025 | 68,657,003 | 5,325,989 | 0.15% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 68,755,474 | 5,362,071 | 0.14% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 68,850,103 | 5,395,933 | 0.14% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 68,943,198 | 5,427,327 | 0.14% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 69,035,594 | 5,456,502 | 0.13% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 69,127,642 | 5,483,630 | 0.13% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 69,217,432 | 5,509,118 | 0.13% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 69,307,184 | 5,533,087 | 0.13% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 69,397,148 | 5,555,912 | 0.13% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 69,488,653 | 5,577,658 | 0.13% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 69,581,145 | 5,598,481 | 0.13% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 69,671,156 | 5,618,949 | 0.13% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 69,759,529 | 5,638,796 | 0.13% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 69,842,775 | 5,658,606 | 0.12% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 69,916,407 | 5,677,983 | 0.11% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 69,983,876 | 5,696,537 | 0.1% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 70,049,466 | 5,715,286 | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 70,112,592 | 5,733,881 | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 70,166,082 | 5,750,997 | 0.08% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 70,208,621 | 5,766,545 | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 70,243,515 | 5,780,970 | 0.05% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 70,267,943 | 5,794,046 | 0.03% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 70,282,782 | 5,805,663 | 0.02% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 70,289,191 | 5,816,692 | 0.009% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 70,285,150 | 5,826,512 | -0.006% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 70,273,103 | 5,836,471 | -0.02% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 648,341 (a 13.8% growth).
France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people and rank change from 125th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
|
|
|
|---|---|
| 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 |
|
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
Compare countries by 7 more topics
Population differences between France and New Zealand
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.7 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Population
Growth rate visualization in other countries
Growth rate
Relevant pages:
By topic
vs
comparisons:
Population comparisons