Population in France compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

France and North Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	North Korea	France	North Korea
1960	47,412,964	11,722,953	-	-
1961	47,905,982	11,990,713	1.04%	2.28%
1962	48,389,516	12,262,882	1.01%	2.27%
1963	48,877,567	12,567,057	1.01%	2.48%
1964	49,401,492	12,889,770	1.07%	2.57%
1965	49,877,725	13,219,369	0.96%	2.56%
1966	50,311,637	13,569,094	0.87%	2.65%
1967	50,722,791	13,958,350	0.82%	2.87%
1968	51,112,980	14,365,596	0.77%	2.92%
1969	51,536,014	14,767,615	0.83%	2.8%
1970	52,007,169	15,172,775	0.91%	2.74%
1971	52,499,553	15,572,457	0.95%	2.63%
1972	52,962,356	15,975,069	0.88%	2.59%
1973	53,392,161	16,350,367	0.81%	2.35%
1974	53,746,571	16,673,121	0.66%	1.97%
1975	54,002,853	16,971,055	0.48%	1.79%
1976	54,232,383	17,243,450	0.43%	1.61%
1977	54,486,467	17,492,798	0.47%	1.45%
1978	54,734,030	17,735,995	0.45%	1.39%
1979	54,979,851	17,983,470	0.45%	1.4%
1980	55,274,184	18,236,786	0.54%	1.41%
1981	55,603,353	18,501,295	0.6%	1.45%
1982	55,806,789	18,776,357	0.37%	1.49%
1983	56,108,330	19,054,034	0.54%	1.48%
1984	56,383,085	19,335,043	0.49%	1.47%
1985	56,665,619	19,620,388	0.5%	1.48%
1986	56,956,002	19,910,855	0.51%	1.48%
1987	57,266,167	20,205,483	0.54%	1.48%
1988	57,598,186	20,503,161	0.58%	1.47%
1989	57,943,062	20,804,367	0.6%	1.47%
1990	58,261,012	21,112,137	0.55%	1.48%
1991	58,554,242	21,428,638	0.5%	1.5%
1992	58,846,584	21,750,911	0.5%	1.5%
1993	59,103,094	22,073,352	0.44%	1.48%
1994	59,324,863	22,393,975	0.38%	1.45%
1995	59,541,294	22,669,304	0.36%	1.23%
1996	59,754,504	22,895,746	0.36%	1%
1997	59,968,066	23,110,830	0.36%	0.94%
1998	60,190,684	23,311,564	0.37%	0.87%
1999	60,501,986	23,497,599	0.52%	0.8%
2000	60,918,661	23,665,910	0.69%	0.72%
2001	61,364,377	23,815,358	0.73%	0.63%
2002	61,812,142	23,943,973	0.73%	0.54%
2003	62,249,855	24,090,380	0.71%	0.61%
2004	62,707,588	24,254,943	0.74%	0.68%
2005	63,180,854	24,396,433	0.75%	0.58%
2006	63,622,342	24,524,507	0.7%	0.52%
2007	64,016,890	24,646,383	0.62%	0.5%
2008	64,375,116	24,764,618	0.56%	0.48%
2009	64,706,436	24,878,332	0.51%	0.46%
2010	65,026,211	24,987,258	0.49%	0.44%
2011	65,340,830	25,097,874	0.48%	0.44%
2012	65,657,659	25,211,728	0.48%	0.45%
2013	65,997,932	25,329,451	0.52%	0.47%
2014	66,312,067	25,451,262	0.48%	0.48%
2015	66,548,272	25,575,350	0.36%	0.49%
2016	66,724,104	25,698,326	0.26%	0.48%
2017	66,918,020	25,817,709	0.29%	0.46%
2018	67,158,348	25,931,147	0.36%	0.44%
2019	67,382,061	26,037,632	0.33%	0.41%
2020	67,601,110	26,136,312	0.33%	0.38%
2021	67,842,811	26,232,534	0.36%	0.37%
2022	68,184,457	26,328,845	0.5%	0.37%
2023	68,372,286	26,418,204	0.28%	0.34%
2024	68,551,653	26,498,823	0.26%	0.31%
2025	68,657,003	26,571,033	0.15%	0.27%
2026	68,755,474	26,633,682	0.14%	0.24%
2027	68,850,103	26,686,492	0.14%	0.2%
2028	68,943,198	26,729,261	0.14%	0.16%
2029	69,035,594	26,762,008	0.13%	0.12%
2030	69,127,642	26,784,894	0.13%	0.09%
2031	69,217,432	26,797,946	0.13%	0.05%
2032	69,307,184	26,801,071	0.13%	0.01%
2033	69,397,148	26,795,061	0.13%	-0.02%
2034	69,488,653	26,780,481	0.13%	-0.05%
2035	69,581,145	26,757,705	0.13%	-0.09%
2036	69,671,156	26,727,309	0.13%	-0.11%
2037	69,759,529	26,689,907	0.13%	-0.14%
2038	69,842,775	26,646,323	0.12%	-0.16%
2039	69,916,407	26,596,967	0.11%	-0.19%
2040	69,983,876	26,542,417	0.1%	-0.21%
2041	70,049,466	26,483,475	0.09%	-0.22%
2042	70,112,592	26,420,812	0.09%	-0.24%
2043	70,166,082	26,354,324	0.08%	-0.25%
2044	70,208,621	26,284,000	0.06%	-0.27%
2045	70,243,515	26,210,196	0.05%	-0.28%
2046	70,267,943	26,132,922	0.03%	-0.29%
2047	70,282,782	26,052,086	0.02%	-0.31%
2048	70,289,191	25,967,581	0.009%	-0.32%
2049	70,285,150	25,879,244	-0.006%	-0.34%
2050	70,273,103	25,787,120	-0.02%	-0.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 935,933 (a 3.64% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 North Korea will decrease by 3.18% to 25,787,120 people and rank change from 56th to 66th.