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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Russia	France	Russia
1960	47,412,964	119,897,000	-	-
1961	47,905,982	121,236,000	1.04%	1.12%
1962	48,389,516	122,591,000	1.01%	1.12%
1963	48,877,567	123,960,000	1.01%	1.12%
1964	49,401,492	125,345,000	1.07%	1.12%
1965	49,877,725	126,745,000	0.96%	1.12%
1966	50,311,637	127,468,000	0.87%	0.57%
1967	50,722,791	128,196,000	0.82%	0.57%
1968	51,112,980	128,928,000	0.77%	0.57%
1969	51,536,014	129,664,000	0.83%	0.57%
1970	52,007,169	130,404,000	0.91%	0.57%
1971	52,499,553	131,155,000	0.95%	0.58%
1972	52,962,356	131,909,000	0.88%	0.57%
1973	53,392,161	132,669,000	0.81%	0.58%
1974	53,746,571	133,432,000	0.66%	0.58%
1975	54,002,853	134,200,000	0.48%	0.58%
1976	54,232,383	135,147,000	0.43%	0.71%
1977	54,486,467	136,100,000	0.47%	0.71%
1978	54,734,030	137,060,000	0.45%	0.71%
1979	54,979,851	138,027,000	0.45%	0.71%
1980	55,274,184	139,010,000	0.54%	0.71%
1981	55,603,353	139,941,000	0.6%	0.67%
1982	55,806,789	140,823,000	0.37%	0.63%
1983	56,108,330	141,668,000	0.54%	0.6%
1984	56,383,085	142,745,000	0.49%	0.76%
1985	56,665,619	143,858,000	0.5%	0.78%
1986	56,956,002	144,894,000	0.51%	0.72%
1987	57,266,167	145,908,000	0.54%	0.7%
1988	57,598,186	146,857,000	0.58%	0.65%
1989	57,943,062	147,721,000	0.6%	0.59%
1990	58,261,012	147,969,406	0.55%	0.17%
1991	58,554,242	148,394,216	0.5%	0.29%
1992	58,846,584	148,538,197	0.5%	0.1%
1993	59,103,094	148,458,777	0.44%	-0.05%
1994	59,324,863	148,407,912	0.38%	-0.03%
1995	59,541,294	148,375,787	0.36%	-0.02%
1996	59,754,504	148,160,129	0.36%	-0.15%
1997	59,968,066	147,915,361	0.36%	-0.17%
1998	60,190,684	147,670,784	0.37%	-0.17%
1999	60,501,986	147,214,776	0.52%	-0.31%
2000	60,918,661	146,596,869	0.69%	-0.42%
2001	61,364,377	145,976,482	0.73%	-0.42%
2002	61,812,142	145,306,497	0.73%	-0.46%
2003	62,249,855	144,648,618	0.71%	-0.45%
2004	62,707,588	144,067,316	0.74%	-0.4%
2005	63,180,854	143,518,814	0.75%	-0.38%
2006	63,622,342	143,049,637	0.7%	-0.33%
2007	64,016,890	142,805,114	0.62%	-0.17%
2008	64,375,116	142,742,366	0.56%	-0.04%
2009	64,706,436	142,785,348	0.51%	0.03%
2010	65,026,211	142,849,468	0.49%	0.04%
2011	65,340,830	143,018,195	0.48%	0.12%
2012	65,657,659	143,378,447	0.48%	0.25%
2013	65,997,932	143,805,638	0.52%	0.3%
2014	66,312,067	144,237,223	0.48%	0.3%
2015	66,548,272	144,640,716	0.36%	0.28%
2016	66,724,104	145,015,460	0.26%	0.26%
2017	66,918,020	145,293,260	0.29%	0.19%
2018	67,158,348	145,398,106	0.36%	0.07%
2019	67,382,061	145,453,291	0.33%	0.04%
2020	67,601,110	145,245,148	0.33%	-0.14%
2021	67,842,811	144,746,762	0.36%	-0.34%
2022	68,065,015	144,236,933	0.33%	-0.35%
2023	68,287,487	143,826,130	0.33%	-0.28%
2024	68,516,699	143,533,851	0.34%	-0.2%
2025	68,621,995	142,718,132	0.15%	-0.57%
2026	68,720,416	142,120,553	0.14%	-0.42%
2027	68,814,997	141,773,330	0.14%	-0.24%
2028	68,908,044	141,402,326	0.14%	-0.26%
2029	69,000,393	141,021,009	0.13%	-0.27%
2030	69,092,395	140,628,883	0.13%	-0.28%
2031	69,182,139	140,218,596	0.13%	-0.29%
2032	69,271,844	139,807,207	0.13%	-0.29%
2033	69,361,763	139,414,947	0.13%	-0.28%
2034	69,453,221	139,034,543	0.13%	-0.27%
2035	69,545,666	138,666,694	0.13%	-0.26%
2036	69,635,631	138,311,757	0.13%	-0.26%
2037	69,723,960	137,968,177	0.13%	-0.25%
2038	69,807,163	137,643,032	0.12%	-0.24%
2039	69,880,758	137,336,299	0.11%	-0.22%
2040	69,948,192	137,053,347	0.1%	-0.21%
2041	70,013,748	136,795,588	0.09%	-0.19%
2042	70,076,842	136,558,692	0.09%	-0.17%
2043	70,130,305	136,335,849	0.08%	-0.16%
2044	70,172,822	136,124,845	0.06%	-0.15%
2045	70,207,698	135,933,758	0.05%	-0.14%
2046	70,232,113	135,756,848	0.03%	-0.13%
2047	70,246,945	135,574,181	0.02%	-0.13%
2048	70,253,351	135,372,557	0.009%	-0.15%
2049	70,249,312	135,156,911	-0.006%	-0.16%
2050	70,237,272	134,923,391	-0.02%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of France increased by 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, France gained 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2005 and is 23rd in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.24% to 70,237,272 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.