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

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The latest officially reported population of France was 68,720,337 in 2025 vs 219,306 people in Samoa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,871,753 people compared to 221,158 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 311 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.84% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.9M (8.25% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.8% growth).

France vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Samoa
2100 70,675,442 384,035
2099 70,692,029 382,728
2098 70,701,942 381,414
2097 70,707,028 380,066
2096 70,713,643 378,599
2095 70,707,277 377,074
2094 70,691,394 375,519
2093 70,665,663 373,888
2092 70,643,058 372,169
2091 70,615,655 370,373
2090 70,582,877 368,608
2089 70,549,228 366,755
2088 70,510,136 364,803
2087 70,470,494 362,850
2086 70,427,922 360,862
2085 70,390,427 358,840
2084 70,348,036 356,781
2083 70,296,271 354,649
2082 70,255,426 352,438
2081 70,210,373 350,145
2080 70,169,003 347,866
2079 70,127,568 345,496
2078 70,087,269 343,017
2077 70,045,257 340,475
2076 70,001,871 337,881
2075 69,959,255 335,254
2074 69,924,120 332,652
2073 69,892,712 329,962
2072 69,866,697 327,203
2071 69,838,818 324,322
2070 69,826,471 321,610
2069 69,816,539 318,855
2068 69,818,570 316,041
2067 69,826,386 313,344
2066 69,835,591 310,581
2065 69,856,319 307,946
2064 69,880,666 305,328
2063 69,910,009 302,731
2062 69,948,667 300,188
2061 69,988,307 297,795
2060 70,030,670 295,379
2059 70,076,337 292,975
2058 70,119,195 290,541
2057 70,164,701 288,249
2056 70,208,938 286,049
2055 70,258,544 283,835
2054 70,298,466 281,645
2053 70,332,664 279,406
2052 70,357,980 277,095
2051 70,383,190 274,684
2050 70,398,057 272,285
2049 70,407,335 269,817
2048 70,406,135 267,350
2047 70,394,515 264,875
2046 70,376,409 262,303
2045 70,345,569 259,670
2044 70,306,509 256,996
2043 70,260,348 254,462
2042 70,199,353 251,813
2041 70,133,877 249,169
2040 70,067,958 246,598
2039 69,998,706 244,088
2038 69,920,456 241,568
2037 69,831,930 239,227
2036 69,743,406 236,940
2035 69,651,629 234,725
2034 69,558,099 232,695
2033 69,468,319 230,809
2032 69,377,856 229,073
2031 69,288,525 227,359
2030 69,197,981 225,842
2029 69,104,114 224,425
2028 69,012,886 223,027
2027 68,917,613 221,755
2026 68,823,318 220,528
2025 68,720,337 219,306
2024 68,551,653 218,019
2023 68,372,286 216,663
2022 68,184,457 215,261
2021 67,842,811 213,779
2020 67,601,110 211,944
2019 67,382,061 209,780
2018 67,158,348 207,582
2017 66,918,020 205,415
2016 66,724,104 203,499
2015 66,548,272 201,782
2014 66,312,067 200,037
2013 65,997,932 198,268
2012 65,657,659 196,498
2011 65,340,830 194,713
2010 65,026,211 193,023
2009 64,706,436 191,513
2008 64,375,116 190,107
2007 64,016,890 188,753
2006 63,622,342 187,709
2005 63,180,854 186,978
2004 62,707,588 186,249
2003 62,249,855 185,430
2002 61,812,142 184,471
2001 61,364,377 183,166
2000 60,918,661 181,685
1999 60,501,986 180,275
1998 60,190,684 178,905
1997 59,968,066 177,547
1996 59,754,504 176,071
1995 59,541,294 174,571
1994 59,324,863 173,159
1993 59,103,094 171,774
1992 58,846,584 170,331
1991 58,554,242 169,368
1990 58,261,012 169,042
1989 57,943,062 168,768
1988 57,598,186 168,346
1987 57,266,167 167,661
1986 56,956,002 167,061
1985 56,665,619 166,849
1984 56,383,085 166,796
1983 56,108,330 166,714
1982 55,806,789 166,484
1981 55,603,353 165,678
1980 55,274,184 164,322
1979 54,979,851 162,882
1978 54,734,030 161,375
1977 54,486,467 159,753
1976 54,232,383 157,113
1975 54,002,853 153,344
1974 53,746,571 149,431
1973 53,392,161 146,516
1972 52,962,356 144,538
1971 52,499,553 142,503
1970 52,007,169 140,400
1969 51,536,014 138,233
1968 51,112,980 136,020
1967 50,722,791 133,764
1966 50,311,637 131,073
1965 49,877,725 127,978
1964 49,401,492 124,894
1963 48,877,567 121,764
1962 48,389,516 118,597
1961 47,905,982 115,496
1960 47,412,964 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,659 people (a 8.68% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.1% to 272,285 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Samoa
2100 -0.02% 0.34%
2099 -0.01% 0.34%
2098 -0.007% 0.35%
2097 -0.009% 0.39%
2096 0.009% 0.4%
2095 0.02% 0.41%
2094 0.04% 0.44%
2093 0.03% 0.46%
2092 0.04% 0.48%
2091 0.05% 0.48%
2090 0.05% 0.51%
2089 0.06% 0.54%
2088 0.06% 0.54%
2087 0.06% 0.55%
2086 0.05% 0.56%
2085 0.06% 0.58%
2084 0.07% 0.6%
2083 0.06% 0.63%
2082 0.06% 0.65%
2081 0.06% 0.66%
2080 0.06% 0.69%
2079 0.06% 0.72%
2078 0.06% 0.75%
2077 0.06% 0.77%
2076 0.06% 0.78%
2075 0.05% 0.78%
2074 0.04% 0.82%
2073 0.04% 0.84%
2072 0.04% 0.89%
2071 0.02% 0.84%
2070 0.01% 0.86%
2069 -0.003% 0.89%
2068 -0.01% 0.86%
2067 -0.01% 0.89%
2066 -0.03% 0.86%
2065 -0.03% 0.86%
2064 -0.04% 0.86%
2063 -0.06% 0.85%
2062 -0.06% 0.8%
2061 -0.06% 0.82%
2060 -0.07% 0.82%
2059 -0.06% 0.84%
2058 -0.06% 0.8%
2057 -0.06% 0.77%
2056 -0.07% 0.78%
2055 -0.06% 0.78%
2054 -0.05% 0.8%
2053 -0.04% 0.83%
2052 -0.04% 0.88%
2051 -0.02% 0.88%
2050 -0.01% 0.91%
2049 0.002% 0.92%
2048 0.02% 0.93%
2047 0.03% 0.98%
2046 0.04% 1.01%
2045 0.06% 1.04%
2044 0.07% 1%
2043 0.09% 1.05%
2042 0.09% 1.06%
2041 0.09% 1.04%
2040 0.1% 1.03%
2039 0.11% 1.04%
2038 0.13% 0.98%
2037 0.13% 0.96%
2036 0.13% 0.94%
2035 0.13% 0.87%
2034 0.13% 0.82%
2033 0.13% 0.76%
2032 0.13% 0.75%
2031 0.13% 0.67%
2030 0.14% 0.63%
2029 0.13% 0.63%
2028 0.14% 0.57%
2027 0.14% 0.56%
2026 0.15% 0.56%
2025 0.25% 0.59%
2024 0.26% 0.63%
2023 0.28% 0.65%
2022 0.5% 0.69%
2021 0.36% 0.87%
2020 0.33% 1.03%
2019 0.33% 1.06%
2018 0.36% 1.05%
2017 0.29% 0.94%
2016 0.26% 0.85%
2015 0.36% 0.87%
2014 0.48% 0.89%
2013 0.52% 0.9%
2012 0.48% 0.92%
2011 0.48% 0.88%
2010 0.49% 0.79%
2009 0.51% 0.74%
2008 0.56% 0.72%
2007 0.62% 0.56%
2006 0.7% 0.39%
2005 0.75% 0.39%
2004 0.74% 0.44%
2003 0.71% 0.52%
2002 0.73% 0.71%
2001 0.73% 0.82%
2000 0.69% 0.78%
1999 0.52% 0.77%
1998 0.37% 0.76%
1997 0.36% 0.84%
1996 0.36% 0.86%
1995 0.36% 0.82%
1994 0.38% 0.81%
1993 0.44% 0.85%
1992 0.5% 0.57%
1991 0.5% 0.19%
1990 0.55% 0.16%
1989 0.6% 0.25%
1988 0.58% 0.41%
1987 0.54% 0.36%
1986 0.51% 0.13%
1985 0.5% 0.03%
1984 0.49% 0.05%
1983 0.54% 0.14%
1982 0.37% 0.49%
1981 0.6% 0.83%
1980 0.54% 0.88%
1979 0.45% 0.93%
1978 0.45% 1.02%
1977 0.47% 1.68%
1976 0.43% 2.46%
1975 0.48% 2.62%
1974 0.66% 1.99%
1973 0.81% 1.37%
1972 0.88% 1.43%
1971 0.95% 1.5%
1970 0.91% 1.57%
1969 0.83% 1.63%
1968 0.77% 1.69%
1967 0.82% 2.05%
1966 0.87% 2.42%
1965 0.96% 2.47%
1964 1.07% 2.57%
1963 1.01% 2.67%
1962 1.01% 2.68%
1961 1.04% 2.67%

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/samoa | CC BY

In 2025, the population of France grew by 0.25%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.59%.

Live population counters

France Samoa
Current population
68871753
221158
Population rank 23/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.003%
One net population change
3.12 minutes
6.83 hours
One birth every
47.4 seconds
1.61 hours
One death every
48.9 seconds
6.53 hours
Daily growth/decline +462 +4
Annual growth/decline +168,684 +1,287
Annual growth/decline rate +0.25% +0.59%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 123/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change +91,737 -2,815
Net migration rank 18/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -2,815
2024 20,566 90,527 4,101 -2,754
2023 34,186 91,862 4,170 -2,810
2022 54,547 179,377 4,288 -2,837
2021 74,627 131,465 4,379 -2,860
2020 67,602 145,593 4,442 -2,299
2019 141,503 71,972 4,495 -2,313
2018 147,749 132,925 4,637 -2,425
2017 160,604 102,984 4,661 -2,539
2016 193,500 15,548 4,720 -3,008
2015 206,300 -345 4,795 -3,074
2014 265,248 52,342 4,849 -3,081
2013 244,192 116,297 4,875 -3,107
2012 256,065 103,287 4,863 -3,089
2011 280,966 70,178 4,860 -3,056
2010 286,116 52,644 4,779 -3,197
2009 278,238 58,032 4,525 -3,093
2008 283,250 79,528 4,581 -3,194
2007 288,076 91,973 4,480 -3,152
2006 305,387 132,512 4,473 -3,714
2005 271,677 191,417 4,503 -3,805
2004 282,185 200,629 4,554 -3,796
2003 230,325 195,616 4,622 -3,748
2002 253,430 191,373 4,672 -3,624
2001 263,867 179,476 4,759 -3,198
2000 268,042 171,637 4,855 -3,453
1999 229,907 169,448 4,937 -3,517
1998 222,705 20,216 5,022 -3,702
1997 215,885 -15,255 5,053 -3,658
1996 221,092 -21,463 5,038 -3,476
1995 220,303 -17,128 4,976 -3,532
1994 201,704 -4,232 4,880 -3,505
1993 224,592 16,892 4,769 -3,373
1992 229,502 61,964 4,652 -3,161
1991 234,216 35,201 4,655 -4,227
1990 238,870 43,323 4,759 -4,533
1989 243,361 82,052 4,845 -4,527
1988 247,672 69,935 4,889 -4,366
1987 251,971 59,890 4,909 -4,056
1986 250,606 51,642 4,983 -4,637
1985 249,328 66,149 4,998 -4,920
1984 248,086 76,175 4,979 -4,944
1983 235,655 88,166 4,914 -4,789
1982 234,389 81,084 4,808 -4,479
1981 222,414 69,365 4,720 -3,440
1980 210,042 54,718 4,672 -3,240
1979 208,923 34,295 4,624 -3,177
1978 213,462 18,692 4,587 -3,022
1977 217,946 44,918 4,555 -2,866
1976 227,776 59,515 4,519 -929
1975 248,413 16,139 4,465 -522
1974 268,733 26,203 4,411 -526
1973 282,979 103,910 4,446 -2,501
1972 296,589 101,223 4,487 -2,483
1971 309,747 144,321 4,534 -2,463
1970 322,444 182,941 4,567 -2,429
1969 329,831 160,403 4,592 -2,399
1968 337,346 113,115 4,605 -2,370
1967 339,843 63,018 4,621 -2,333
1966 352,181 96,097 4,593 -1,503
1965 354,132 82,879 4,605 -1,512
1964 360,631 163,039 4,326 -1,252
1963 361,694 190,925 4,544 -1,365
1962 358,082 141,634 4,498 -1,341
1961 354,504 128,618 4,399 -1,349
1960 346,115 143,032 4,298 -1,333

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 44,688 people) and 37.6% is from migration (a loss of 26,919 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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