Population in France compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

France and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Saudi Arabia	France	Saudi Arabia
1960	47,412,964	2,435,403	-	-
1961	47,905,982	2,526,347	1.04%	3.73%
1962	48,389,516	2,620,910	1.01%	3.74%
1963	48,877,567	2,719,341	1.01%	3.76%
1964	49,401,492	2,821,968	1.07%	3.77%
1965	49,877,725	2,928,771	0.96%	3.78%
1966	50,311,637	3,039,887	0.87%	3.79%
1967	50,722,791	3,157,242	0.82%	3.86%
1968	51,112,980	3,282,711	0.77%	3.97%
1969	51,536,014	3,417,114	0.83%	4.09%
1970	52,007,169	3,562,470	0.91%	4.25%
1971	52,499,553	3,724,031	0.95%	4.54%
1972	52,962,356	3,905,722	0.88%	4.88%
1973	53,392,161	4,106,344	0.81%	5.14%
1974	53,746,571	4,323,632	0.66%	5.29%
1975	54,002,853	4,556,287	0.48%	5.38%
1976	54,232,383	4,807,933	0.43%	5.52%
1977	54,486,467	5,083,048	0.47%	5.72%
1978	54,734,030	5,381,902	0.45%	5.88%
1979	54,979,851	5,703,698	0.45%	5.98%
1980	55,274,184	6,047,997	0.54%	6.04%
1981	55,603,353	6,420,551	0.6%	6.16%
1982	55,806,789	6,824,486	0.37%	6.29%
1983	56,108,330	7,252,941	0.54%	6.28%
1984	56,383,085	7,697,307	0.49%	6.13%
1985	56,665,619	8,151,779	0.5%	5.9%
1986	56,956,002	8,628,639	0.51%	5.85%
1987	57,266,167	9,130,194	0.54%	5.81%
1988	57,598,186	9,629,165	0.58%	5.47%
1989	57,943,062	10,128,394	0.6%	5.18%
1990	58,261,012	10,640,691	0.55%	5.06%
1991	58,554,242	11,160,744	0.5%	4.89%
1992	58,846,584	11,686,676	0.5%	4.71%
1993	59,103,094	12,215,862	0.44%	4.53%
1994	59,324,863	12,750,040	0.38%	4.37%
1995	59,541,294	13,289,245	0.36%	4.23%
1996	59,754,504	13,831,009	0.36%	4.08%
1997	59,968,066	14,374,943	0.36%	3.93%
1998	60,190,684	14,922,185	0.37%	3.81%
1999	60,501,986	15,472,075	0.52%	3.69%
2000	60,918,661	16,177,722	0.69%	4.56%
2001	61,364,377	17,041,397	0.73%	5.34%
2002	61,812,142	17,910,910	0.73%	5.1%
2003	62,249,855	18,786,767	0.71%	4.89%
2004	62,707,588	19,669,480	0.74%	4.7%
2005	63,180,854	20,559,890	0.75%	4.53%
2006	63,622,342	21,459,144	0.7%	4.37%
2007	64,016,890	22,368,313	0.62%	4.24%
2008	64,375,116	23,287,877	0.56%	4.11%
2009	64,706,436	24,217,654	0.51%	3.99%
2010	65,026,211	23,978,487	0.49%	-0.99%
2011	65,340,830	25,091,867	0.48%	4.64%
2012	65,657,659	26,168,861	0.48%	4.29%
2013	65,997,932	27,624,004	0.52%	5.56%
2014	66,312,067	28,309,273	0.48%	2.48%
2015	66,548,272	29,816,382	0.36%	5.32%
2016	66,724,104	30,954,198	0.26%	3.82%
2017	66,918,020	30,977,355	0.29%	0.07%
2018	67,158,348	30,196,281	0.36%	-2.52%
2019	67,382,061	30,063,799	0.33%	-0.44%
2020	67,601,110	31,552,510	0.33%	4.95%
2021	67,842,811	30,784,383	0.36%	-2.43%
2022	68,065,015	32,175,224	0.33%	4.52%
2023	68,287,487	33,702,731	0.33%	4.75%
2024	68,516,699	35,300,280	0.34%	4.74%
2025	68,621,995	35,927,625	0.15%	1.78%
2026	68,720,416	36,550,694	0.14%	1.73%
2027	68,814,997	37,167,513	0.14%	1.69%
2028	68,908,044	37,775,810	0.14%	1.64%
2029	69,000,393	38,364,377	0.13%	1.56%
2030	69,092,395	38,918,375	0.13%	1.44%
2031	69,182,139	39,450,880	0.13%	1.37%
2032	69,271,844	39,983,934	0.13%	1.35%
2033	69,361,763	40,517,599	0.13%	1.33%
2034	69,453,221	41,052,423	0.13%	1.32%
2035	69,545,666	41,588,429	0.13%	1.31%
2036	69,635,631	42,125,184	0.13%	1.29%
2037	69,723,960	42,661,908	0.13%	1.27%
2038	69,807,163	43,198,420	0.12%	1.26%
2039	69,880,758	43,734,316	0.11%	1.24%
2040	69,948,192	44,269,571	0.1%	1.22%
2041	70,013,748	44,804,338	0.09%	1.21%
2042	70,076,842	45,338,111	0.09%	1.19%
2043	70,130,305	45,870,896	0.08%	1.18%
2044	70,172,822	46,403,116	0.06%	1.16%
2045	70,207,698	46,934,822	0.05%	1.15%
2046	70,232,113	47,465,267	0.03%	1.13%
2047	70,246,945	47,993,976	0.02%	1.11%
2048	70,253,351	48,521,364	0.009%	1.1%
2049	70,249,312	49,047,461	-0.006%	1.08%
2050	70,237,272	49,572,202	-0.02%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of France increased by 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, France gained 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2005 and is 23rd in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.