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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 220,932 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 +0.35% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

France vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Samoa
2100 70,613,012 384,161
2099 70,629,584 382,854
2098 70,639,488 381,539
2097 70,644,570 380,191
2096 70,651,179 378,724
2095 70,644,818 377,198
2094 70,628,949 375,643
2093 70,603,242 374,011
2092 70,580,656 372,292
2091 70,553,277 370,495
2090 70,520,528 368,729
2089 70,486,909 366,876
2088 70,447,851 364,923
2087 70,408,245 362,970
2086 70,365,710 360,980
2085 70,328,248 358,958
2084 70,285,895 356,899
2083 70,234,175 354,766
2082 70,193,367 352,554
2081 70,148,354 350,260
2080 70,107,021 347,980
2079 70,065,621 345,610
2078 70,025,358 343,130
2077 69,983,383 340,587
2076 69,940,036 337,992
2075 69,897,457 335,365
2074 69,862,353 332,762
2073 69,830,973 330,070
2072 69,804,981 327,311
2071 69,777,127 324,429
2070 69,764,791 321,716
2069 69,754,867 318,960
2068 69,756,896 316,145
2067 69,764,705 313,447
2066 69,773,902 310,683
2065 69,794,612 308,047
2064 69,818,938 305,429
2063 69,848,255 302,831
2062 69,886,879 300,287
2061 69,926,483 297,894
2060 69,968,809 295,476
2059 70,014,435 293,072
2058 70,057,256 290,637
2057 70,102,722 288,344
2056 70,146,920 286,143
2055 70,196,482 283,928
2054 70,236,369 281,737
2053 70,270,537 279,498
2052 70,295,830 277,186
2051 70,321,018 274,775
2050 70,335,872 272,374
2049 70,345,142 269,906
2048 70,343,943 267,438
2047 70,332,332 264,962
2046 70,314,243 262,389
2045 70,283,430 259,755
2044 70,244,405 257,081
2043 70,198,284 254,546
2042 70,137,343 251,896
2041 70,071,925 249,251
2040 70,006,064 246,679
2039 69,936,874 244,169
2038 69,858,693 241,648
2037 69,770,244 239,306
2036 69,681,800 237,018
2035 69,590,103 234,803
2034 69,496,656 232,771
2033 69,406,955 230,885
2032 69,316,572 229,148
2031 69,227,320 227,434
2030 69,136,856 225,916
2029 69,043,072 224,499
2028 68,951,924 223,100
2027 68,856,735 221,828
2026 68,762,523 220,601
2025 68,659,633 219,378
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% 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 2.25% to 70,335,872 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 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 0.16% 0.62%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/france/samoa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

France Samoa
Current population
68788006
220932
Population rank 23/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.003%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
46.6 seconds
1.59 hours
One death every
50.1 seconds
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline +491 +4
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 125/197
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 - 90,527 - -2,754
2023 47,860 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/france/samoa | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people). In Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 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 2.11M
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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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