The latest officially reported population of France was 68,516,699 in 2024 vs 6,587,202 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,701,054 people compared to 6,541,064 in Serbia.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 10.5 times bigger than Serbia's.
- France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
- The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.08% for Serbia.
- For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.34% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
- Since 2005, the population of France has increased from 63.2M people to 68.7M (8.74% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.44M to 6.54M (12.1% decline).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.
France vs Serbia: live population counter
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| Current population |
68701054
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6541064
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| Population rank | 23/197 | 110/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
2.29 minutes
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14.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
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8.63 minutes
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| One death every |
50.2 seconds
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5.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | +90,527 | -8,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +628 | -99 |
| Annual growth/decline | +229,212 | -35,981 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | -0.54% |
| Population growth rate rank | 147/197 | 186/197 |
France and Serbia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 6,638,992 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 6,689,077 | 1.04% | 0.75% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 6,740,264 | 1.01% | 0.77% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 6,787,950 | 1.01% | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 6,832,855 | 1.07% | 0.66% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 6,876,624 | 0.96% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 6,927,969 | 0.87% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 6,966,522 | 0.82% | 0.56% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 7,007,586 | 0.77% | 0.59% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 7,123,249 | 0.83% | 1.65% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 7,164,993 | 0.91% | 0.59% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 7,211,716 | 0.95% | 0.65% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 7,252,012 | 0.88% | 0.56% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 7,283,902 | 0.81% | 0.44% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 7,326,043 | 0.66% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 7,368,717 | 0.48% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 7,418,973 | 0.43% | 0.68% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 7,462,783 | 0.47% | 0.59% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 7,504,017 | 0.45% | 0.55% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 7,541,997 | 0.45% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 7,709,544 | 0.54% | 2.22% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 7,736,787 | 0.6% | 0.35% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 7,763,335 | 0.37% | 0.34% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 7,788,100 | 0.54% | 0.32% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 7,813,549 | 0.49% | 0.33% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 7,835,902 | 0.5% | 0.29% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 7,853,824 | 0.51% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 7,868,027 | 0.54% | 0.18% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 7,884,218 | 0.58% | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 7,893,787 | 0.6% | 0.12% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 7,897,937 | 0.55% | 0.05% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 7,595,636 | 0.5% | -3.83% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 7,604,063 | 0.5% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 7,614,328 | 0.44% | 0.13% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 7,622,711 | 0.38% | 0.11% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 7,628,264 | 0.36% | 0.07% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 7,622,185 | 0.36% | -0.08% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 7,598,538 | 0.36% | -0.31% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 7,567,745 | 0.37% | -0.41% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 7,540,401 | 0.52% | -0.36% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 7,516,346 | 0.69% | -0.32% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 7,503,433 | 0.73% | -0.17% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 7,500,031 | 0.73% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 7,480,591 | 0.71% | -0.26% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 7,463,157 | 0.74% | -0.23% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 7,440,769 | 0.75% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 7,411,569 | 0.7% | -0.39% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 7,381,579 | 0.62% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 7,350,222 | 0.56% | -0.42% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 7,320,807 | 0.51% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 7,291,436 | 0.49% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 7,236,519 | 0.48% | -0.75% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 7,201,497 | 0.48% | -0.48% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 7,166,553 | 0.52% | -0.49% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 7,131,787 | 0.48% | -0.49% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 7,095,383 | 0.36% | -0.51% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 7,058,322 | 0.26% | -0.52% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 7,020,858 | 0.29% | -0.53% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 6,982,604 | 0.36% | -0.54% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 6,945,235 | 0.33% | -0.54% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 6,899,126 | 0.33% | -0.66% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 6,834,326 | 0.36% | -0.94% |
| 2022 | 68,065,015 | 6,664,449 | 0.33% | -2.49% |
| 2023 | 68,287,487 | 6,623,183 | 0.33% | -0.62% |
| 2024 | 68,516,699 | 6,587,202 | 0.34% | -0.54% |
| 2025 | 68,621,995 | 6,541,064 | 0.15% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 68,720,416 | 6,495,033 | 0.14% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 68,814,997 | 6,451,587 | 0.14% | -0.67% |
| 2028 | 68,908,044 | 6,407,523 | 0.14% | -0.68% |
| 2029 | 69,000,393 | 6,363,135 | 0.13% | -0.69% |
| 2030 | 69,092,395 | 6,318,273 | 0.13% | -0.71% |
| 2031 | 69,182,139 | 6,272,974 | 0.13% | -0.72% |
| 2032 | 69,271,844 | 6,227,395 | 0.13% | -0.73% |
| 2033 | 69,361,763 | 6,181,396 | 0.13% | -0.74% |
| 2034 | 69,453,221 | 6,135,163 | 0.13% | -0.75% |
| 2035 | 69,545,666 | 6,088,832 | 0.13% | -0.76% |
| 2036 | 69,635,631 | 6,042,364 | 0.13% | -0.76% |
| 2037 | 69,723,960 | 5,995,710 | 0.13% | -0.77% |
| 2038 | 69,807,163 | 5,948,872 | 0.12% | -0.78% |
| 2039 | 69,880,758 | 5,901,891 | 0.11% | -0.79% |
| 2040 | 69,948,192 | 5,855,009 | 0.1% | -0.79% |
| 2041 | 70,013,748 | 5,808,317 | 0.09% | -0.8% |
| 2042 | 70,076,842 | 5,761,829 | 0.09% | -0.8% |
| 2043 | 70,130,305 | 5,715,931 | 0.08% | -0.8% |
| 2044 | 70,172,822 | 5,670,687 | 0.06% | -0.79% |
| 2045 | 70,207,698 | 5,625,991 | 0.05% | -0.79% |
| 2046 | 70,232,113 | 5,581,867 | 0.03% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 70,246,945 | 5,538,323 | 0.02% | -0.78% |
| 2048 | 70,253,351 | 5,495,303 | 0.009% | -0.78% |
| 2049 | 70,249,312 | 5,452,676 | -0.006% | -0.78% |
| 2050 | 70,237,272 | 5,410,466 | -0.02% | -0.77% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of France increased by 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth), while Serbia lost 345,386 people (a 4.64% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, France gained 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by -554,319 (a 7.81% decline).
France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2005 and is 23rd in 2025. Serbia was ranked 96th in 2005 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 17.3% to 5,410,466 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Paris | 2.15M |
| Marseille | 877K |
| Lyon | 521K |
| Toulouse | 512K |
| Nice | 354K |
| Nantes | 325K |
| Strasbourg | 292K |
| Toulon | 181K |
| Saint-Etienne | 173K |
| Saint-Denis | 156K |
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Population differences between France and Serbia
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| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 77.1 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 45.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 47.4:52.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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