Population in France compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

France and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Sao Tome	France	Sao Tome
1960	47,412,964	68,012	-	-
1961	47,905,982	68,707	1.04%	1.02%
1962	48,389,516	69,403	1.01%	1.01%
1963	48,877,567	70,112	1.01%	1.02%
1964	49,401,492	70,865	1.07%	1.07%
1965	49,877,725	71,680	0.96%	1.15%
1966	50,311,637	72,576	0.87%	1.25%
1967	50,722,791	73,596	0.82%	1.41%
1968	51,112,980	74,765	0.77%	1.59%
1969	51,536,014	76,083	0.83%	1.76%
1970	52,007,169	77,626	0.91%	2.03%
1971	52,499,553	79,330	0.95%	2.2%
1972	52,962,356	81,041	0.88%	2.16%
1973	53,392,161	82,798	0.81%	2.17%
1974	53,746,571	84,672	0.66%	2.26%
1975	54,002,853	86,708	0.48%	2.4%
1976	54,232,383	88,922	0.43%	2.55%
1977	54,486,467	91,301	0.47%	2.68%
1978	54,734,030	93,794	0.45%	2.73%
1979	54,979,851	96,252	0.45%	2.62%
1980	55,274,184	98,544	0.54%	2.38%
1981	55,603,353	100,615	0.6%	2.1%
1982	55,806,789	102,508	0.37%	1.88%
1983	56,108,330	104,380	0.54%	1.83%
1984	56,383,085	106,394	0.49%	1.93%
1985	56,665,619	108,658	0.5%	2.13%
1986	56,956,002	111,150	0.51%	2.29%
1987	57,266,167	113,919	0.54%	2.49%
1988	57,598,186	116,939	0.58%	2.65%
1989	57,943,062	119,979	0.6%	2.6%
1990	58,261,012	122,980	0.55%	2.5%
1991	58,554,242	125,697	0.5%	2.21%
1992	58,846,584	128,110	0.5%	1.92%
1993	59,103,094	130,467	0.44%	1.84%
1994	59,324,863	132,732	0.38%	1.74%
1995	59,541,294	134,895	0.36%	1.63%
1996	59,754,504	136,962	0.36%	1.53%
1997	59,968,066	138,922	0.36%	1.43%
1998	60,190,684	140,751	0.37%	1.32%
1999	60,501,986	142,442	0.52%	1.2%
2000	60,918,661	144,018	0.69%	1.11%
2001	61,364,377	146,375	0.73%	1.64%
2002	61,812,142	149,922	0.73%	2.42%
2003	62,249,855	153,814	0.71%	2.6%
2004	62,707,588	157,705	0.74%	2.53%
2005	63,180,854	161,639	0.75%	2.49%
2006	63,622,342	165,638	0.7%	2.47%
2007	64,016,890	169,700	0.62%	2.45%
2008	64,375,116	173,793	0.56%	2.41%
2009	64,706,436	177,853	0.51%	2.34%
2010	65,026,211	181,802	0.49%	2.22%
2011	65,340,830	185,649	0.48%	2.12%
2012	65,657,659	189,439	0.48%	2.04%
2013	65,997,932	193,148	0.52%	1.96%
2014	66,312,067	196,767	0.48%	1.87%
2015	66,548,272	200,291	0.36%	1.79%
2016	66,724,104	203,689	0.26%	1.7%
2017	66,918,020	206,970	0.29%	1.61%
2018	67,158,348	210,187	0.36%	1.55%
2019	67,382,061	213,392	0.33%	1.52%
2020	67,601,110	217,435	0.33%	1.89%
2021	67,842,811	221,961	0.36%	2.08%
2022	68,184,457	226,305	0.5%	1.96%
2023	68,372,286	230,871	0.28%	2.02%
2024	68,551,653	235,536	0.26%	2.02%
2025	68,657,003	240,251	0.15%	2%
2026	68,755,474	244,987	0.14%	1.97%
2027	68,850,103	249,783	0.14%	1.96%
2028	68,943,198	254,657	0.14%	1.95%
2029	69,035,594	259,597	0.13%	1.94%
2030	69,127,642	264,560	0.13%	1.91%
2031	69,217,432	269,566	0.13%	1.89%
2032	69,307,184	274,643	0.13%	1.88%
2033	69,397,148	279,761	0.13%	1.86%
2034	69,488,653	284,911	0.13%	1.84%
2035	69,581,145	290,082	0.13%	1.81%
2036	69,671,156	295,269	0.13%	1.79%
2037	69,759,529	300,439	0.13%	1.75%
2038	69,842,775	305,590	0.12%	1.71%
2039	69,916,407	310,729	0.11%	1.68%
2040	69,983,876	315,833	0.1%	1.64%
2041	70,049,466	320,875	0.09%	1.6%
2042	70,112,592	325,888	0.09%	1.56%
2043	70,166,082	330,908	0.08%	1.54%
2044	70,208,621	335,919	0.06%	1.51%
2045	70,243,515	340,911	0.05%	1.49%
2046	70,267,943	345,883	0.03%	1.46%
2047	70,282,782	350,758	0.02%	1.41%
2048	70,289,191	355,569	0.009%	1.37%
2049	70,285,150	360,353	-0.006%	1.35%
2050	70,273,103	365,103	-0.02%	1.32%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.