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Population in France compared to Norway: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of France was 68,720,337 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,871,753 people compared to 5,660,666 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 +0.32% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.9M (8.25% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

France vs Norway: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Norway
2100 70,675,442 5,426,970
2099 70,692,029 5,439,664
2098 70,701,942 5,451,717
2097 70,707,028 5,463,190
2096 70,713,643 5,474,994
2095 70,707,277 5,487,368
2094 70,691,394 5,499,514
2093 70,665,663 5,512,056
2092 70,643,058 5,524,021
2091 70,615,655 5,535,989
2090 70,582,877 5,548,825
2089 70,549,228 5,561,462
2088 70,510,136 5,574,757
2087 70,470,494 5,588,831
2086 70,427,922 5,602,569
2085 70,390,427 5,616,010
2084 70,348,036 5,629,675
2083 70,296,271 5,642,568
2082 70,255,426 5,654,975
2081 70,210,373 5,666,885
2080 70,169,003 5,678,624
2079 70,127,568 5,689,711
2078 70,087,269 5,700,349
2077 70,045,257 5,710,483
2076 70,001,871 5,720,209
2075 69,959,255 5,729,904
2074 69,924,120 5,739,940
2073 69,892,712 5,749,872
2072 69,866,697 5,759,499
2071 69,838,818 5,768,298
2070 69,826,471 5,777,747
2069 69,816,539 5,786,471
2068 69,818,570 5,795,734
2067 69,826,386 5,805,627
2066 69,835,591 5,815,585
2065 69,856,319 5,825,356
2064 69,880,666 5,835,081
2063 69,910,009 5,844,519
2062 69,948,667 5,853,646
2061 69,988,307 5,861,677
2060 70,030,670 5,869,390
2059 70,076,337 5,875,920
2058 70,119,195 5,881,790
2057 70,164,701 5,888,181
2056 70,208,938 5,894,125
2055 70,258,544 5,899,106
2054 70,298,466 5,903,121
2053 70,332,664 5,906,126
2052 70,357,980 5,907,281
2051 70,383,190 5,907,735
2050 70,398,057 5,907,355
2049 70,407,335 5,905,940
2048 70,406,135 5,903,025
2047 70,394,515 5,899,964
2046 70,376,409 5,896,254
2045 70,345,569 5,891,177
2044 70,306,509 5,886,031
2043 70,260,348 5,880,486
2042 70,199,353 5,873,632
2041 70,133,877 5,865,604
2040 70,067,958 5,857,447
2039 69,998,706 5,848,023
2038 69,920,456 5,837,628
2037 69,831,930 5,826,752
2036 69,743,406 5,815,042
2035 69,651,629 5,802,966
2034 69,558,099 5,790,086
2033 69,468,319 5,776,187
2032 69,377,856 5,761,261
2031 69,288,525 5,745,071
2030 69,197,981 5,728,104
2029 69,104,114 5,710,229
2028 69,012,886 5,691,155
2027 68,917,613 5,670,783
2026 68,823,318 5,649,981
2025 68,720,337 5,610,870
2024 68,551,653 5,572,279
2023 68,372,286 5,519,601
2022 68,184,457 5,457,127
2021 67,842,811 5,408,320
2020 67,601,110 5,379,475
2019 67,382,061 5,347,896
2018 67,158,348 5,311,916
2017 66,918,020 5,276,968
2016 66,724,104 5,234,519
2015 66,548,272 5,188,607
2014 66,312,067 5,137,232
2013 65,997,932 5,079,623
2012 65,657,659 5,018,573
2011 65,340,830 4,953,088
2010 65,026,211 4,889,252
2009 64,706,436 4,828,726
2008 64,375,116 4,768,212
2007 64,016,890 4,709,153
2006 63,622,342 4,660,677
2005 63,180,854 4,623,291
2004 62,707,588 4,591,910
2003 62,249,855 4,564,855
2002 61,812,142 4,538,159
2001 61,364,377 4,513,751
2000 60,918,661 4,490,967
1999 60,501,986 4,461,913
1998 60,190,684 4,431,464
1997 59,968,066 4,405,157
1996 59,754,504 4,381,336
1995 59,541,294 4,359,184
1994 59,324,863 4,336,613
1993 59,103,094 4,311,991
1992 58,846,584 4,286,401
1991 58,554,242 4,261,732
1990 58,261,012 4,241,473
1989 57,943,062 4,226,901
1988 57,598,186 4,209,488
1987 57,266,167 4,186,905
1986 56,956,002 4,167,354
1985 56,665,619 4,152,516
1984 56,383,085 4,140,099
1983 56,108,330 4,128,432
1982 55,806,789 4,114,787
1981 55,603,353 4,099,702
1980 55,274,184 4,085,620
1979 54,979,851 4,072,517
1978 54,734,030 4,058,671
1977 54,486,467 4,043,205
1976 54,232,383 4,026,152
1975 54,002,853 4,007,313
1974 53,746,571 3,985,258
1973 53,392,161 3,960,612
1972 52,962,356 3,933,004
1971 52,499,553 3,903,039
1970 52,007,169 3,875,763
1969 51,536,014 3,847,707
1968 51,112,980 3,816,486
1967 50,722,791 3,784,539
1966 50,311,637 3,753,012
1965 49,877,725 3,723,168
1964 49,401,492 3,694,339
1963 48,877,567 3,666,537
1962 48,389,516 3,638,918
1961 47,905,982 3,609,800
1960 47,412,964 3,581,239

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/france/norway | CC BY

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 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% 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 in 24 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.22% to 70,398,057 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Norway
2100 -0.02% -0.23%
2099 -0.01% -0.22%
2098 -0.007% -0.21%
2097 -0.009% -0.22%
2096 0.009% -0.23%
2095 0.02% -0.22%
2094 0.04% -0.23%
2093 0.03% -0.22%
2092 0.04% -0.22%
2091 0.05% -0.23%
2090 0.05% -0.23%
2089 0.06% -0.24%
2088 0.06% -0.25%
2087 0.06% -0.25%
2086 0.05% -0.24%
2085 0.06% -0.24%
2084 0.07% -0.23%
2083 0.06% -0.22%
2082 0.06% -0.21%
2081 0.06% -0.21%
2080 0.06% -0.19%
2079 0.06% -0.19%
2078 0.06% -0.18%
2077 0.06% -0.17%
2076 0.06% -0.17%
2075 0.05% -0.17%
2074 0.04% -0.17%
2073 0.04% -0.17%
2072 0.04% -0.15%
2071 0.02% -0.16%
2070 0.01% -0.15%
2069 -0.003% -0.16%
2068 -0.01% -0.17%
2067 -0.01% -0.17%
2066 -0.03% -0.17%
2065 -0.03% -0.17%
2064 -0.04% -0.16%
2063 -0.06% -0.16%
2062 -0.06% -0.14%
2061 -0.06% -0.13%
2060 -0.07% -0.11%
2059 -0.06% -0.1%
2058 -0.06% -0.11%
2057 -0.06% -0.1%
2056 -0.07% -0.08%
2055 -0.06% -0.07%
2054 -0.05% -0.05%
2053 -0.04% -0.02%
2052 -0.04% -0.008%
2051 -0.02% 0.006%
2050 -0.01% 0.02%
2049 0.002% 0.05%
2048 0.02% 0.05%
2047 0.03% 0.06%
2046 0.04% 0.09%
2045 0.06% 0.09%
2044 0.07% 0.09%
2043 0.09% 0.12%
2042 0.09% 0.14%
2041 0.09% 0.14%
2040 0.1% 0.16%
2039 0.11% 0.18%
2038 0.13% 0.19%
2037 0.13% 0.2%
2036 0.13% 0.21%
2035 0.13% 0.22%
2034 0.13% 0.24%
2033 0.13% 0.26%
2032 0.13% 0.28%
2031 0.13% 0.3%
2030 0.14% 0.31%
2029 0.13% 0.34%
2028 0.14% 0.36%
2027 0.14% 0.37%
2026 0.15% 0.7%
2025 0.25% 0.69%
2024 0.26% 0.95%
2023 0.28% 1.14%
2022 0.5% 0.9%
2021 0.36% 0.54%
2020 0.33% 0.59%
2019 0.33% 0.68%
2018 0.36% 0.66%
2017 0.29% 0.81%
2016 0.26% 0.88%
2015 0.36% 1%
2014 0.48% 1.13%
2013 0.52% 1.22%
2012 0.48% 1.32%
2011 0.48% 1.31%
2010 0.49% 1.25%
2009 0.51% 1.27%
2008 0.56% 1.25%
2007 0.62% 1.04%
2006 0.7% 0.81%
2005 0.75% 0.68%
2004 0.74% 0.59%
2003 0.71% 0.59%
2002 0.73% 0.54%
2001 0.73% 0.51%
2000 0.69% 0.65%
1999 0.52% 0.69%
1998 0.37% 0.6%
1997 0.36% 0.54%
1996 0.36% 0.51%
1995 0.36% 0.52%
1994 0.38% 0.57%
1993 0.44% 0.6%
1992 0.5% 0.58%
1991 0.5% 0.48%
1990 0.55% 0.34%
1989 0.6% 0.41%
1988 0.58% 0.54%
1987 0.54% 0.47%
1986 0.51% 0.36%
1985 0.5% 0.3%
1984 0.49% 0.28%
1983 0.54% 0.33%
1982 0.37% 0.37%
1981 0.6% 0.34%
1980 0.54% 0.32%
1979 0.45% 0.34%
1978 0.45% 0.38%
1977 0.47% 0.42%
1976 0.43% 0.47%
1975 0.48% 0.55%
1974 0.66% 0.62%
1973 0.81% 0.7%
1972 0.88% 0.77%
1971 0.95% 0.7%
1970 0.91% 0.73%
1969 0.83% 0.82%
1968 0.77% 0.84%
1967 0.82% 0.84%
1966 0.87% 0.8%
1965 0.96% 0.78%
1964 1.07% 0.76%
1963 1.01% 0.76%
1962 1.01% 0.81%
1961 1.04% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/france/norway | CC BY

In 2025, the population of France grew by 0.25%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

France Norway
Current population
68871753
5660666
Population rank 23/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.07%
One net population change
3.12 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
47.4 seconds
9.72 minutes
One death every
48.9 seconds
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +462 +106
Annual growth/decline +168,684 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +0.25% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 117/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 +29,798
Net migration rank 18/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - 29,798
2024 20,566 90,527 10,030 44,356
2023 34,186 91,862 8,280 53,806
2022 54,547 179,377 5,457 58,040
2021 74,627 131,465 14,062 19,804
2020 67,602 145,593 12,372 11,277
2019 141,503 71,972 13,904 25,707
2018 147,749 132,925 14,342 18,473
2017 160,604 102,984 15,831 21,657
2016 193,500 15,548 17,797 26,417
2015 206,300 -345 18,160 30,242
2014 265,248 52,342 18,494 38,522
2013 244,192 116,297 17,779 40,690
2012 256,065 103,287 18,066 47,883
2011 280,966 70,178 18,822 47,454
2010 286,116 52,644 20,046 42,865
2009 278,238 58,032 20,280 39,316
2008 283,250 79,528 19,073 44,002
2007 288,076 91,973 16,482 40,111
2006 305,387 132,512 17,244 24,054
2005 271,677 191,417 15,719 18,588
2004 282,185 200,629 15,612 13,412
2003 230,325 195,616 14,151 11,389
2002 253,430 191,373 10,892 17,279
2001 263,867 179,476 13,090 7,906
2000 268,042 171,637 15,269 9,805
1999 229,907 169,448 14,278 19,147
1998 222,705 20,216 14,181 13,519
1997 215,885 -15,255 15,418 9,744
1996 221,092 -21,463 17,087 5,671
1995 220,303 -17,128 14,821 6,343
1994 201,704 -4,232 16,045 7,580
1993 224,592 16,892 12,936 12,567
1992 229,502 61,964 15,431 10,218
1991 234,216 35,201 16,194 7,949
1990 238,870 43,323 14,845 1,818
1989 243,361 82,052 13,949 -1,730
1988 247,672 69,935 12,207 10,380
1987 251,971 59,890 9,212 13,907
1986 250,606 51,642 8,751 7,616
1985 249,328 66,149 6,644 6,725
1984 248,086 76,175 7,452 3,856
1983 235,655 88,166 7,844 4,120
1982 234,389 81,084 9,875 5,749
1981 222,414 69,365 9,020 6,010
1980 210,042 54,718 9,806 3,763
1979 208,923 34,295 10,181 2,839
1978 213,462 18,692 11,364 3,823
1977 217,946 44,918 11,321 4,845
1976 227,776 59,515 13,286 4,779
1975 248,413 16,139 16,430 3,312
1974 268,733 26,203 20,324 4,425
1973 282,979 103,910 21,387 3,414
1972 296,589 101,223 24,777 5,603
1971 309,747 144,321 26,541 3,031
1970 322,444 182,941 25,968 -1,034
1969 329,831 160,403 28,858 2,230
1968 337,346 113,115 29,387 1,761
1967 339,843 63,018 30,276 2,460
1966 352,181 96,097 31,150 -888
1965 354,132 82,879 31,275 -1,525
1964 360,631 163,039 30,293 -1,571
1963 361,694 190,925 26,766 1,061
1962 358,082 141,634 28,020 655
1961 354,504 128,618 29,239 1,437
1960 346,115 143,032 29,366 -1,427

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/france/norway | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 53.4% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,101,184 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 961,908 people). In Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

Biggest cities by population

France
City Population
Paris 2.1M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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