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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Romania	France	Romania
1960	47,412,964	18,406,905	-	-
1961	47,905,982	18,555,250	1.04%	0.81%
1962	48,389,516	18,676,550	1.01%	0.65%
1963	48,877,567	18,797,850	1.01%	0.65%
1964	49,401,492	18,919,126	1.07%	0.65%
1965	49,877,725	19,031,576	0.96%	0.59%
1966	50,311,637	19,215,450	0.87%	0.97%
1967	50,722,791	19,534,242	0.82%	1.66%
1968	51,112,980	19,799,831	0.77%	1.36%
1969	51,536,014	20,009,141	0.83%	1.06%
1970	52,007,169	20,250,398	0.91%	1.21%
1971	52,499,553	20,461,567	0.95%	1.04%
1972	52,962,356	20,657,957	0.88%	0.96%
1973	53,392,161	20,835,681	0.81%	0.86%
1974	53,746,571	21,029,429	0.66%	0.93%
1975	54,002,853	21,293,583	0.48%	1.26%
1976	54,232,383	21,551,634	0.43%	1.21%
1977	54,486,467	21,756,096	0.47%	0.95%
1978	54,734,030	21,951,464	0.45%	0.9%
1979	54,979,851	22,090,488	0.45%	0.63%
1980	55,274,184	22,207,282	0.54%	0.53%
1981	55,603,353	22,353,070	0.6%	0.66%
1982	55,806,789	22,475,741	0.37%	0.55%
1983	56,108,330	22,560,478	0.54%	0.38%
1984	56,383,085	22,640,547	0.49%	0.35%
1985	56,665,619	22,732,999	0.5%	0.41%
1986	56,956,002	22,836,841	0.51%	0.46%
1987	57,266,167	22,949,430	0.54%	0.49%
1988	57,598,186	23,057,662	0.58%	0.47%
1989	57,943,062	23,161,458	0.6%	0.45%
1990	58,261,012	23,201,835	0.55%	0.17%
1991	58,554,242	23,001,155	0.5%	-0.86%
1992	58,846,584	22,794,284	0.5%	-0.9%
1993	59,103,094	22,763,280	0.44%	-0.14%
1994	59,324,863	22,730,211	0.38%	-0.15%
1995	59,541,294	22,684,270	0.36%	-0.2%
1996	59,754,504	22,619,004	0.36%	-0.29%
1997	59,968,066	22,553,978	0.36%	-0.29%
1998	60,190,684	22,507,344	0.37%	-0.21%
1999	60,501,986	22,472,040	0.52%	-0.16%
2000	60,918,661	22,442,971	0.69%	-0.13%
2001	61,364,377	22,131,970	0.73%	-1.39%
2002	61,812,142	21,730,496	0.73%	-1.81%
2003	62,249,855	21,574,326	0.71%	-0.72%
2004	62,707,588	21,451,748	0.74%	-0.57%
2005	63,180,854	21,319,685	0.75%	-0.62%
2006	63,622,342	21,193,760	0.7%	-0.59%
2007	64,016,890	20,882,982	0.62%	-1.47%
2008	64,375,116	20,537,875	0.56%	-1.65%
2009	64,706,436	20,367,487	0.51%	-0.83%
2010	65,026,211	20,246,871	0.49%	-0.59%
2011	65,340,830	20,147,528	0.48%	-0.49%
2012	65,657,659	20,058,035	0.48%	-0.44%
2013	65,997,932	19,983,693	0.52%	-0.37%
2014	66,312,067	19,908,979	0.48%	-0.37%
2015	66,548,272	19,815,616	0.36%	-0.47%
2016	66,724,104	19,702,267	0.26%	-0.57%
2017	66,918,020	19,588,715	0.29%	-0.58%
2018	67,158,348	19,473,970	0.36%	-0.59%
2019	67,382,061	19,371,648	0.33%	-0.53%
2020	67,601,110	19,265,250	0.33%	-0.55%
2021	67,842,811	19,122,059	0.36%	-0.74%
2022	68,184,457	19,048,502	0.5%	-0.38%
2023	68,372,286	19,061,062	0.28%	0.07%
2024	68,551,653	19,051,804	0.26%	-0.05%
2025	68,657,003	18,945,157	0.15%	-0.56%
2026	68,755,474	18,836,893	0.14%	-0.57%
2027	68,850,103	18,727,645	0.14%	-0.58%
2028	68,943,198	18,617,757	0.14%	-0.59%
2029	69,035,594	18,506,702	0.13%	-0.6%
2030	69,127,642	18,394,947	0.13%	-0.6%
2031	69,217,432	18,282,991	0.13%	-0.61%
2032	69,307,184	18,170,681	0.13%	-0.61%
2033	69,397,148	18,057,661	0.13%	-0.62%
2034	69,488,653	17,943,814	0.13%	-0.63%
2035	69,581,145	17,828,772	0.13%	-0.64%
2036	69,671,156	17,712,177	0.13%	-0.65%
2037	69,759,529	17,595,189	0.13%	-0.66%
2038	69,842,775	17,477,597	0.12%	-0.67%
2039	69,916,407	17,360,012	0.11%	-0.67%
2040	69,983,876	17,242,939	0.1%	-0.67%
2041	70,049,466	17,124,773	0.09%	-0.69%
2042	70,112,592	17,006,515	0.09%	-0.69%
2043	70,166,082	16,888,882	0.08%	-0.69%
2044	70,208,621	16,770,593	0.06%	-0.7%
2045	70,243,515	16,652,406	0.05%	-0.7%
2046	70,267,943	16,534,847	0.03%	-0.71%
2047	70,282,782	16,416,456	0.02%	-0.72%
2048	70,289,191	16,297,099	0.009%	-0.73%
2049	70,285,150	16,177,534	-0.006%	-0.73%
2050	70,273,103	16,058,209	-0.02%	-0.74%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% decline).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.