The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,756,508 people compared to 7,098,301 in Nicaragua.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 9.69 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
- France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
- The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
- For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
- Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.07% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.1M (31% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people compared to the peak of 9.24M people in 2071 for Nicaragua.
France vs Nicaragua: live population counter
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| Current population |
68756508
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7098301
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| Population rank | 23/197 | 107/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
2.93 minutes
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5.68 minutes
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| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
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3.98 minutes
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| One death every |
50.1 seconds
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16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
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1.07 hours
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| Annual migration change | +90,527 | -8,189 |
| Daily growth/decline | +491 | +253 |
| Annual growth/decline | +179,367 | +92,527 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +1.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 153/197 | 79/197 |
France and Nicaragua: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 1,782,370 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 1,836,451 | 1.04% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 1,892,320 | 1.01% | 3.04% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 1,950,159 | 1.01% | 3.06% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 2,010,176 | 1.07% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 2,072,681 | 0.96% | 3.11% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 2,137,820 | 0.87% | 3.14% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 2,205,567 | 0.82% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 2,275,836 | 0.77% | 3.19% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 2,348,398 | 0.83% | 3.19% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 2,423,065 | 0.91% | 3.18% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 2,499,825 | 0.95% | 3.17% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 2,573,578 | 0.88% | 2.95% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 2,649,278 | 0.81% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 2,732,075 | 0.66% | 3.13% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 2,816,943 | 0.48% | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 2,903,851 | 0.43% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 2,992,534 | 0.47% | 3.05% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 3,080,314 | 0.45% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 3,164,525 | 0.45% | 2.73% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 3,252,403 | 0.54% | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 3,345,674 | 0.6% | 2.87% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 3,438,745 | 0.37% | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 3,530,282 | 0.54% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 3,619,104 | 0.49% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 3,706,479 | 0.5% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 3,794,157 | 0.51% | 2.37% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 3,882,164 | 0.54% | 2.32% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 3,972,320 | 0.58% | 2.32% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 4,066,476 | 0.6% | 2.37% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 4,162,559 | 0.55% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 4,259,637 | 0.5% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 4,357,026 | 0.5% | 2.29% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 4,453,732 | 0.44% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 4,549,316 | 0.38% | 2.15% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 4,642,931 | 0.36% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 4,729,974 | 0.36% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 4,809,573 | 0.36% | 1.68% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 4,883,655 | 0.37% | 1.54% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 4,954,018 | 0.52% | 1.44% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 5,022,633 | 0.69% | 1.39% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 5,087,825 | 0.73% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 5,149,909 | 0.73% | 1.22% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 5,210,963 | 0.71% | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 5,272,912 | 0.74% | 1.19% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 5,342,105 | 0.75% | 1.31% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 5,418,855 | 0.7% | 1.44% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 5,497,243 | 0.62% | 1.45% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 5,576,593 | 0.56% | 1.44% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 5,656,601 | 0.51% | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 5,737,450 | 0.49% | 1.43% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 5,819,051 | 0.48% | 1.42% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 5,901,287 | 0.48% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 5,983,845 | 0.52% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 6,066,492 | 0.48% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 6,149,417 | 0.36% | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 6,232,666 | 0.26% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 6,316,231 | 0.29% | 1.34% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 6,400,080 | 0.36% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 6,483,657 | 0.33% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 6,565,267 | 0.33% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 6,644,741 | 0.36% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 68,184,457 | 6,730,654 | 0.5% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | 68,372,286 | 6,823,613 | 0.28% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 68,551,653 | 6,916,140 | 0.26% | 1.36% |
| 2025 | 68,657,003 | 7,007,511 | 0.15% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 68,755,474 | 7,097,335 | 0.14% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 68,850,103 | 7,185,724 | 0.14% | 1.25% |
| 2028 | 68,943,198 | 7,272,691 | 0.14% | 1.21% |
| 2029 | 69,035,594 | 7,358,003 | 0.13% | 1.17% |
| 2030 | 69,127,642 | 7,441,612 | 0.13% | 1.14% |
| 2031 | 69,217,432 | 7,523,773 | 0.13% | 1.1% |
| 2032 | 69,307,184 | 7,604,398 | 0.13% | 1.07% |
| 2033 | 69,397,148 | 7,683,391 | 0.13% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 69,488,653 | 7,760,901 | 0.13% | 1.01% |
| 2035 | 69,581,145 | 7,836,706 | 0.13% | 0.98% |
| 2036 | 69,671,156 | 7,910,787 | 0.13% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 69,759,529 | 7,983,295 | 0.13% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 69,842,775 | 8,054,140 | 0.12% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 69,916,407 | 8,122,959 | 0.11% | 0.85% |
| 2040 | 69,983,876 | 8,189,916 | 0.1% | 0.82% |
| 2041 | 70,049,466 | 8,255,163 | 0.09% | 0.8% |
| 2042 | 70,112,592 | 8,318,515 | 0.09% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 70,166,082 | 8,380,014 | 0.08% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 70,208,621 | 8,439,720 | 0.06% | 0.71% |
| 2045 | 70,243,515 | 8,497,618 | 0.05% | 0.69% |
| 2046 | 70,267,943 | 8,553,413 | 0.03% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 70,282,782 | 8,607,283 | 0.02% | 0.63% |
| 2048 | 70,289,191 | 8,659,292 | 0.009% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 70,285,150 | 8,708,929 | -0.006% | 0.57% |
| 2050 | 70,273,103 | 8,756,439 | -0.02% | 0.55% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 865,635 (a 13.9% growth).
France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,756,439 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.
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 Nicaragua
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| Life expectancy | 83.7 years | 75.4 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 29.3 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 26.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 148.9 ppl/mi² |
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