The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,756,508 people compared to 5,648,774 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 12.2 times bigger than Norway's.
- France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
- The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.07% for Norway.
- For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
- Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.07% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.65M (21.2% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2050 for Norway.
France vs Norway: live population counter
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| Current population |
68756508
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5648774
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| Population rank | 23/197 | 119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
2.93 minutes
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9.98 minutes
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| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
50.1 seconds
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12.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
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11.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +90,527 | +44,356 |
| Daily growth/decline | +491 | +144 |
| Annual growth/decline | +179,367 | +52,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +0.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 153/197 | 106/197 |
France and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 3,609,800 | 1.04% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 3,638,918 | 1.01% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 3,666,537 | 1.01% | 0.76% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 3,694,339 | 1.07% | 0.76% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 3,723,168 | 0.96% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 3,753,012 | 0.87% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 3,784,539 | 0.82% | 0.84% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 3,816,486 | 0.77% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 3,847,707 | 0.83% | 0.82% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 3,875,763 | 0.91% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 3,903,039 | 0.95% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 3,933,004 | 0.88% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 3,960,612 | 0.81% | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 3,985,258 | 0.66% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 4,007,313 | 0.48% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 4,026,152 | 0.43% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 4,043,205 | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 4,058,671 | 0.45% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 4,072,517 | 0.45% | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 4,085,620 | 0.54% | 0.32% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 4,099,702 | 0.6% | 0.34% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 4,114,787 | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 4,128,432 | 0.54% | 0.33% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 4,140,099 | 0.49% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 4,152,516 | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 4,167,354 | 0.51% | 0.36% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 4,186,905 | 0.54% | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 4,209,488 | 0.58% | 0.54% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 4,226,901 | 0.6% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 4,241,473 | 0.55% | 0.34% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 4,261,732 | 0.5% | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 4,286,401 | 0.5% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 4,311,991 | 0.44% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 4,336,613 | 0.38% | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 4,359,184 | 0.36% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 4,381,336 | 0.36% | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 4,405,157 | 0.36% | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 4,431,464 | 0.37% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 4,461,913 | 0.52% | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 4,490,967 | 0.69% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 4,513,751 | 0.73% | 0.51% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 4,538,159 | 0.73% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 4,564,855 | 0.71% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 4,591,910 | 0.74% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 4,623,291 | 0.75% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 4,660,677 | 0.7% | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 4,709,153 | 0.62% | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 4,768,212 | 0.56% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 4,828,726 | 0.51% | 1.27% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 4,889,252 | 0.49% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 4,953,088 | 0.48% | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 5,018,573 | 0.48% | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 5,079,623 | 0.52% | 1.22% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 5,137,232 | 0.48% | 1.13% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 5,188,607 | 0.36% | 1% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 5,234,519 | 0.26% | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 5,276,968 | 0.29% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 5,311,916 | 0.36% | 0.66% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 5,347,896 | 0.33% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 5,379,475 | 0.33% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 5,408,320 | 0.36% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 68,184,457 | 5,457,127 | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 68,372,286 | 5,519,601 | 0.28% | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 68,551,653 | 5,572,279 | 0.26% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 68,657,003 | 5,618,660 | 0.15% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 68,755,474 | 5,648,550 | 0.14% | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 68,850,103 | 5,669,092 | 0.14% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 68,943,198 | 5,688,782 | 0.14% | 0.35% |
| 2029 | 69,035,594 | 5,707,214 | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| 2030 | 69,127,642 | 5,724,593 | 0.13% | 0.3% |
| 2031 | 69,217,432 | 5,741,147 | 0.13% | 0.29% |
| 2032 | 69,307,184 | 5,756,671 | 0.13% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 69,397,148 | 5,771,055 | 0.13% | 0.25% |
| 2034 | 69,488,653 | 5,784,415 | 0.13% | 0.23% |
| 2035 | 69,581,145 | 5,796,858 | 0.13% | 0.22% |
| 2036 | 69,671,156 | 5,808,729 | 0.13% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 69,759,529 | 5,820,002 | 0.13% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 69,842,775 | 5,830,612 | 0.12% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 69,916,407 | 5,840,501 | 0.11% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 69,983,876 | 5,849,280 | 0.1% | 0.15% |
| 2041 | 70,049,466 | 5,857,353 | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| 2042 | 70,112,592 | 5,864,774 | 0.09% | 0.13% |
| 2043 | 70,166,082 | 5,870,964 | 0.08% | 0.11% |
| 2044 | 70,208,621 | 5,876,299 | 0.06% | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 70,243,515 | 5,881,399 | 0.05% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 70,267,943 | 5,885,779 | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 70,282,782 | 5,889,164 | 0.02% | 0.06% |
| 2048 | 70,289,191 | 5,892,138 | 0.009% | 0.05% |
| 2049 | 70,285,150 | 5,894,308 | -0.006% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 70,273,103 | 5,895,200 | -0.02% | 0.02% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Norway's population increased by 414,255 (a 7.91% growth).
France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
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 Norway
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| Life expectancy | 83.7 years | 83.8 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 41.3 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 40.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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