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

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The latest officially reported population of France was 68,720,337 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,871,753 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 1.96 times bigger than Peru's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.9M (8.25% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

France vs Peru: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Peru
2100 70,675,442 38,442,430
2099 70,692,029 38,609,486
2098 70,701,942 38,774,265
2097 70,707,028 38,937,509
2096 70,713,643 39,098,598
2095 70,707,277 39,257,494
2094 70,691,394 39,413,146
2093 70,665,663 39,567,920
2092 70,643,058 39,718,895
2091 70,615,655 39,867,036
2090 70,582,877 40,012,169
2089 70,549,228 40,153,701
2088 70,510,136 40,292,740
2087 70,470,494 40,428,045
2086 70,427,922 40,558,786
2085 70,390,427 40,685,268
2084 70,348,036 40,807,007
2083 70,296,271 40,923,102
2082 70,255,426 41,034,801
2081 70,210,373 41,140,743
2080 70,169,003 41,241,207
2079 70,127,568 41,334,845
2078 70,087,269 41,422,439
2077 70,045,257 41,503,511
2076 70,001,871 41,578,164
2075 69,959,255 41,645,808
2074 69,924,120 41,706,491
2073 69,892,712 41,759,277
2072 69,866,697 41,804,713
2071 69,838,818 41,842,534
2070 69,826,471 41,873,019
2069 69,816,539 41,895,381
2068 69,818,570 41,909,248
2067 69,826,386 41,914,729
2066 69,835,591 41,912,112
2065 69,856,319 41,901,353
2064 69,880,666 41,882,691
2063 69,910,009 41,855,037
2062 69,948,667 41,819,132
2061 69,988,307 41,774,412
2060 70,030,670 41,721,225
2059 70,076,337 41,659,921
2058 70,119,195 41,590,180
2057 70,164,701 41,511,131
2056 70,208,938 41,423,914
2055 70,258,544 41,327,613
2054 70,298,466 41,223,066
2053 70,332,664 41,109,699
2052 70,357,980 40,988,952
2051 70,383,190 40,860,060
2050 70,398,057 40,722,627
2049 70,407,335 40,577,434
2048 70,406,135 40,424,258
2047 70,394,515 40,261,875
2046 70,376,409 40,090,240
2045 70,345,569 39,910,095
2044 70,306,509 39,720,613
2043 70,260,348 39,523,731
2042 70,199,353 39,318,023
2041 70,133,877 39,103,923
2040 70,067,958 38,882,017
2039 69,998,706 38,652,110
2038 69,920,456 38,414,521
2037 69,831,930 38,168,782
2036 69,743,406 37,914,498
2035 69,651,629 37,652,693
2034 69,558,099 37,382,554
2033 69,468,319 37,105,048
2032 69,377,856 36,820,835
2031 69,288,525 36,529,111
2030 69,197,981 36,228,701
2029 69,104,114 35,919,668
2028 69,012,886 35,600,666
2027 68,917,613 35,271,163
2026 68,823,318 34,930,183
2025 68,720,337 34,576,665
2024 68,551,653 34,217,848
2023 68,372,286 33,845,617
2022 68,184,457 33,475,438
2021 67,842,811 33,155,882
2020 67,601,110 32,838,579
2019 67,382,061 32,449,303
2018 67,158,348 31,897,584
2017 66,918,020 31,324,637
2016 66,724,104 30,866,494
2015 66,548,272 30,457,600
2014 66,312,067 30,115,826
2013 65,997,932 29,817,919
2012 65,657,659 29,550,366
2011 65,340,830 29,304,086
2010 65,026,211 29,086,019
2009 64,706,436 28,896,811
2008 64,375,116 28,719,041
2007 64,016,890 28,530,699
2006 63,622,342 28,324,491
2005 63,180,854 28,101,180
2004 62,707,588 27,852,190
2003 62,249,855 27,580,490
2002 61,812,142 27,288,217
2001 61,364,377 26,964,601
2000 60,918,661 26,598,331
1999 60,501,986 26,186,504
1998 60,190,684 25,738,095
1997 59,968,066 25,274,147
1996 59,754,504 24,811,171
1995 59,541,294 24,348,919
1994 59,324,863 23,881,493
1993 59,103,094 23,413,783
1992 58,846,584 22,946,340
1991 58,554,242 22,483,775
1990 58,261,012 22,014,771
1989 57,943,062 21,532,589
1988 57,598,186 21,054,702
1987 57,266,167 20,582,320
1986 56,956,002 20,117,122
1985 56,665,619 19,648,204
1984 56,383,085 19,174,716
1983 56,108,330 18,705,957
1982 55,806,789 18,246,503
1981 55,603,353 17,798,805
1980 55,274,184 17,360,949
1979 54,979,851 16,933,139
1978 54,734,030 16,516,059
1977 54,486,467 16,109,806
1976 54,232,383 15,716,809
1975 54,002,853 15,333,957
1974 53,746,571 14,956,552
1973 53,392,161 14,582,867
1972 52,962,356 14,210,147
1971 52,499,553 13,838,067
1970 52,007,169 13,501,237
1969 51,536,014 13,166,767
1968 51,112,980 12,803,993
1967 50,722,791 12,448,814
1966 50,311,637 12,101,297
1965 49,877,725 11,761,085
1964 49,401,492 11,427,978
1963 48,877,567 11,102,099
1962 48,389,516 10,784,612
1961 47,905,982 10,475,123
1960 47,412,964 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Peru
2100 -0.02% -0.43%
2099 -0.01% -0.42%
2098 -0.007% -0.42%
2097 -0.009% -0.41%
2096 0.009% -0.4%
2095 0.02% -0.39%
2094 0.04% -0.39%
2093 0.03% -0.38%
2092 0.04% -0.37%
2091 0.05% -0.36%
2090 0.05% -0.35%
2089 0.06% -0.35%
2088 0.06% -0.33%
2087 0.06% -0.32%
2086 0.05% -0.31%
2085 0.06% -0.3%
2084 0.07% -0.28%
2083 0.06% -0.27%
2082 0.06% -0.26%
2081 0.06% -0.24%
2080 0.06% -0.23%
2079 0.06% -0.21%
2078 0.06% -0.2%
2077 0.06% -0.18%
2076 0.06% -0.16%
2075 0.05% -0.15%
2074 0.04% -0.13%
2073 0.04% -0.11%
2072 0.04% -0.09%
2071 0.02% -0.07%
2070 0.01% -0.05%
2069 -0.003% -0.03%
2068 -0.01% -0.01%
2067 -0.01% 0.006%
2066 -0.03% 0.03%
2065 -0.03% 0.04%
2064 -0.04% 0.07%
2063 -0.06% 0.09%
2062 -0.06% 0.11%
2061 -0.06% 0.13%
2060 -0.07% 0.15%
2059 -0.06% 0.17%
2058 -0.06% 0.19%
2057 -0.06% 0.21%
2056 -0.07% 0.23%
2055 -0.06% 0.25%
2054 -0.05% 0.28%
2053 -0.04% 0.29%
2052 -0.04% 0.32%
2051 -0.02% 0.34%
2050 -0.01% 0.36%
2049 0.002% 0.38%
2048 0.02% 0.4%
2047 0.03% 0.43%
2046 0.04% 0.45%
2045 0.06% 0.48%
2044 0.07% 0.5%
2043 0.09% 0.52%
2042 0.09% 0.55%
2041 0.09% 0.57%
2040 0.1% 0.59%
2039 0.11% 0.62%
2038 0.13% 0.64%
2037 0.13% 0.67%
2036 0.13% 0.7%
2035 0.13% 0.72%
2034 0.13% 0.75%
2033 0.13% 0.77%
2032 0.13% 0.8%
2031 0.13% 0.83%
2030 0.14% 0.86%
2029 0.13% 0.9%
2028 0.14% 0.93%
2027 0.14% 0.98%
2026 0.15% 1.02%
2025 0.25% 1.05%
2024 0.26% 1.1%
2023 0.28% 1.11%
2022 0.5% 0.96%
2021 0.36% 0.97%
2020 0.33% 1.2%
2019 0.33% 1.73%
2018 0.36% 1.83%
2017 0.29% 1.48%
2016 0.26% 1.34%
2015 0.36% 1.13%
2014 0.48% 1%
2013 0.52% 0.91%
2012 0.48% 0.84%
2011 0.48% 0.75%
2010 0.49% 0.65%
2009 0.51% 0.62%
2008 0.56% 0.66%
2007 0.62% 0.73%
2006 0.7% 0.79%
2005 0.75% 0.89%
2004 0.74% 0.99%
2003 0.71% 1.07%
2002 0.73% 1.2%
2001 0.73% 1.38%
2000 0.69% 1.57%
1999 0.52% 1.74%
1998 0.37% 1.84%
1997 0.36% 1.87%
1996 0.36% 1.9%
1995 0.36% 1.96%
1994 0.38% 2%
1993 0.44% 2.04%
1992 0.5% 2.06%
1991 0.5% 2.13%
1990 0.55% 2.24%
1989 0.6% 2.27%
1988 0.58% 2.3%
1987 0.54% 2.31%
1986 0.51% 2.39%
1985 0.5% 2.47%
1984 0.49% 2.51%
1983 0.54% 2.52%
1982 0.37% 2.52%
1981 0.6% 2.52%
1980 0.54% 2.53%
1979 0.45% 2.53%
1978 0.45% 2.52%
1977 0.47% 2.5%
1976 0.43% 2.5%
1975 0.48% 2.52%
1974 0.66% 2.56%
1973 0.81% 2.62%
1972 0.88% 2.69%
1971 0.95% 2.49%
1970 0.91% 2.54%
1969 0.83% 2.83%
1968 0.77% 2.85%
1967 0.82% 2.87%
1966 0.87% 2.89%
1965 0.96% 2.91%
1964 1.07% 2.94%
1963 1.01% 2.94%
1962 1.01% 2.95%
1961 1.04% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2025, the population of France grew by 0.25%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

France Peru
Current population
68871753
35105331
Population rank 23/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.42%
One net population change
3.12 minutes
1.47 minutes
One birth every
47.4 seconds
58.5 seconds
One death every
48.9 seconds
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +462 +983
Annual growth/decline +168,684 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +0.25% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 97/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 +11,931
Net migration rank 18/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - 11,931
2024 20,566 90,527 347,517 18,406
2023 34,186 91,862 353,788 24,783
2022 54,547 179,377 327,859 33,982
2021 74,627 131,465 235,440 41,868
2020 67,602 145,593 301,950 55,375
2019 141,503 71,972 346,981 74,270
2018 147,749 132,925 343,123 339,067
2017 160,604 102,984 349,333 114,382
2016 193,500 15,548 355,859 96,740
2015 206,300 -345 362,781 2,421
2014 265,248 52,342 368,708 -50,383
2013 244,192 116,297 372,694 -95,214
2012 256,065 103,287 376,501 -118,863
2011 280,966 70,178 383,268 -148,339
2010 286,116 52,644 382,510 -181,302
2009 278,238 58,032 396,522 -219,314
2008 283,250 79,528 413,640 -235,307
2007 288,076 91,973 435,122 -236,745
2006 305,387 132,512 445,884 -231,851
2005 271,677 191,417 454,199 -221,652
2004 282,185 200,629 459,617 -194,171
2003 230,325 195,616 459,243 -181,276
2002 253,430 191,373 463,709 -157,158
2001 263,867 179,476 470,154 -129,481
2000 268,042 171,637 484,222 -92,353
1999 229,907 169,448 487,095 -55,325
1998 222,705 20,216 489,436 -24,388
1997 215,885 -15,255 495,348 -32,515
1996 221,092 -21,463 501,855 -38,749
1995 220,303 -17,128 507,894 -46,499
1994 201,704 -4,232 512,735 -39,299
1993 224,592 16,892 513,769 -51,775
1992 229,502 61,964 514,618 -41,702
1991 234,216 35,201 513,867 -61,645
1990 238,870 43,323 515,233 -29,437
1989 243,361 82,052 512,152 -33,569
1988 247,672 69,935 508,429 -31,238
1987 251,971 59,890 502,229 -34,651
1986 250,606 51,642 496,712 -33,891
1985 249,328 66,149 488,887 -13,887
1984 248,086 76,175 477,968 -6,007
1983 235,655 88,166 469,781 -4,243
1982 234,389 81,084 461,107 -7,748
1981 222,414 69,365 453,158 -11,123
1980 210,042 54,718 445,100 -11,446
1979 208,923 34,295 439,110 -17,148
1978 213,462 18,692 432,127 -19,939
1977 217,946 44,918 425,428 -25,117
1976 227,776 59,515 420,284 -34,602
1975 248,413 16,139 414,400 -34,382
1974 268,733 26,203 408,299 -33,493
1973 282,979 103,910 400,752 -28,191
1972 296,589 101,223 396,960 -24,100
1971 309,747 144,321 391,506 -20,209
1970 322,444 182,941 318,022 -15,653
1969 329,831 160,403 379,347 -12,776
1968 337,346 113,115 372,379 -13,389
1967 339,843 63,018 365,224 -13,837
1966 352,181 96,097 356,819 -13,166
1965 354,132 82,879 349,245 -12,470
1964 360,631 163,039 341,570 -12,129
1963 361,694 190,925 332,352 -10,040
1962 358,082 141,634 321,716 -9,051
1961 354,504 128,618 313,385 -7,063
1960 346,115 143,032 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/peru | 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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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