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

France and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Qatar	France	Qatar
1960	47,412,964	36,010	-	-
1961	47,905,982	39,680	1.04%	10.2%
1962	48,389,516	44,630	1.01%	12.5%
1963	48,877,567	50,380	1.01%	12.9%
1964	49,401,492	56,867	1.07%	12.9%
1965	49,877,725	64,065	0.96%	12.7%
1966	50,311,637	72,192	0.87%	12.7%
1967	50,722,791	81,439	0.82%	12.8%
1968	51,112,980	91,749	0.77%	12.7%
1969	51,536,014	103,025	0.83%	12.3%
1970	52,007,169	116,350	0.91%	12.9%
1971	52,499,553	131,346	0.95%	12.9%
1972	52,962,356	146,506	0.88%	11.5%
1973	53,392,161	161,841	0.81%	10.5%
1974	53,746,571	177,362	0.66%	9.59%
1975	54,002,853	193,087	0.48%	8.87%
1976	54,232,383	209,052	0.43%	8.27%
1977	54,486,467	225,285	0.47%	7.77%
1978	54,734,030	241,808	0.45%	7.33%
1979	54,979,851	258,670	0.45%	6.97%
1980	55,274,184	275,913	0.54%	6.67%
1981	55,603,353	293,553	0.6%	6.39%
1982	55,806,789	311,537	0.37%	6.13%
1983	56,108,330	329,709	0.54%	5.83%
1984	56,383,085	347,878	0.49%	5.51%
1985	56,665,619	365,940	0.5%	5.19%
1986	56,956,002	382,422	0.51%	4.5%
1987	57,266,167	397,005	0.54%	3.81%
1988	57,598,186	411,264	0.58%	3.59%
1989	57,943,062	425,646	0.6%	3.5%
1990	58,261,012	440,175	0.55%	3.41%
1991	58,554,242	454,853	0.5%	3.33%
1992	58,846,584	469,657	0.5%	3.25%
1993	59,103,094	484,545	0.44%	3.17%
1994	59,324,863	499,459	0.38%	3.08%
1995	59,541,294	514,325	0.36%	2.98%
1996	59,754,504	529,019	0.36%	2.86%
1997	59,968,066	550,500	0.36%	4.06%
1998	60,190,684	580,540	0.37%	5.46%
1999	60,501,986	612,500	0.52%	5.51%
2000	60,918,661	644,989	0.69%	5.3%
2001	61,364,377	677,925	0.73%	5.11%
2002	61,812,142	711,205	0.73%	4.91%
2003	62,249,855	744,682	0.71%	4.71%
2004	62,707,588	773,332	0.74%	3.85%
2005	63,180,854	825,408	0.75%	6.73%
2006	63,622,342	972,831	0.7%	17.9%
2007	64,016,890	1,208,595	0.62%	24.2%
2008	64,375,116	1,426,938	0.56%	18.1%
2009	64,706,436	1,608,903	0.51%	12.8%
2010	65,026,211	1,616,832	0.49%	0.49%
2011	65,340,830	1,624,761	0.48%	0.49%
2012	65,657,659	1,722,438	0.48%	6.01%
2013	65,997,932	1,916,426	0.52%	11.3%
2014	66,312,067	2,151,745	0.48%	12.3%
2015	66,548,272	2,344,557	0.36%	8.96%
2016	66,724,104	2,477,113	0.26%	5.65%
2017	66,918,020	2,545,820	0.29%	2.77%
2018	67,158,348	2,580,734	0.36%	1.37%
2019	67,382,061	2,638,657	0.33%	2.24%
2020	67,601,110	2,794,148	0.33%	5.89%
2021	67,842,811	2,504,910	0.36%	-10.4%
2022	68,184,457	2,657,333	0.5%	6.08%
2023	68,372,286	2,656,032	0.28%	-0.05%
2024	68,551,653	2,857,822	0.26%	7.6%
2025	68,657,003	2,921,065	0.15%	2.21%
2026	68,755,474	2,975,134	0.14%	1.85%
2027	68,850,103	3,019,526	0.14%	1.49%
2028	68,943,198	3,057,695	0.14%	1.26%
2029	69,035,594	3,092,803	0.13%	1.15%
2030	69,127,642	3,125,174	0.13%	1.05%
2031	69,217,432	3,156,754	0.13%	1.01%
2032	69,307,184	3,189,188	0.13%	1.03%
2033	69,397,148	3,222,500	0.13%	1.04%
2034	69,488,653	3,256,691	0.13%	1.06%
2035	69,581,145	3,291,711	0.13%	1.08%
2036	69,671,156	3,327,585	0.13%	1.09%
2037	69,759,529	3,364,333	0.13%	1.1%
2038	69,842,775	3,401,906	0.12%	1.12%
2039	69,916,407	3,440,293	0.11%	1.13%
2040	69,983,876	3,479,439	0.1%	1.14%
2041	70,049,466	3,519,302	0.09%	1.15%
2042	70,112,592	3,559,840	0.09%	1.15%
2043	70,166,082	3,601,019	0.08%	1.16%
2044	70,208,621	3,642,784	0.06%	1.16%
2045	70,243,515	3,685,111	0.05%	1.16%
2046	70,267,943	3,727,959	0.03%	1.16%
2047	70,282,782	3,771,287	0.02%	1.16%
2048	70,289,191	3,815,108	0.009%	1.16%
2049	70,285,150	3,859,368	-0.006%	1.16%
2050	70,273,103	3,904,074	-0.02%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.