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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 11.2 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

France vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Singapore
2100 70,613,012 4,344,248
2099 70,629,584 4,387,645
2098 70,639,488 4,435,189
2097 70,644,570 4,483,484
2096 70,651,179 4,533,994
2095 70,644,818 4,585,243
2094 70,628,949 4,639,568
2093 70,603,242 4,692,749
2092 70,580,656 4,745,364
2091 70,553,277 4,802,089
2090 70,520,528 4,859,572
2089 70,486,909 4,919,853
2088 70,447,851 4,977,701
2087 70,408,245 5,036,662
2086 70,365,710 5,096,772
2085 70,328,248 5,155,480
2084 70,285,895 5,212,381
2083 70,234,175 5,269,612
2082 70,193,367 5,327,281
2081 70,148,354 5,383,608
2080 70,107,021 5,438,023
2079 70,065,621 5,491,695
2078 70,025,358 5,541,781
2077 69,983,383 5,589,429
2076 69,940,036 5,632,686
2075 69,897,457 5,679,862
2074 69,862,353 5,725,351
2073 69,830,973 5,764,008
2072 69,804,981 5,799,655
2071 69,777,127 5,833,262
2070 69,764,791 5,864,115
2069 69,754,867 5,896,709
2068 69,756,896 5,927,631
2067 69,764,705 5,955,955
2066 69,773,902 5,988,826
2065 69,794,612 6,020,244
2064 69,818,938 6,046,805
2063 69,848,255 6,069,231
2062 69,886,879 6,093,782
2061 69,926,483 6,116,847
2060 69,968,809 6,142,295
2059 70,014,435 6,163,191
2058 70,057,256 6,185,611
2057 70,102,722 6,203,303
2056 70,146,920 6,221,491
2055 70,196,482 6,240,206
2054 70,236,369 6,261,488
2053 70,270,537 6,277,678
2052 70,295,830 6,290,046
2051 70,321,018 6,307,270
2050 70,335,872 6,325,698
2049 70,345,142 6,342,616
2048 70,343,943 6,355,818
2047 70,332,332 6,373,684
2046 70,314,243 6,387,901
2045 70,283,430 6,399,811
2044 70,244,405 6,412,802
2043 70,198,284 6,420,804
2042 70,137,343 6,427,555
2041 70,071,925 6,433,153
2040 70,006,064 6,434,727
2039 69,936,874 6,431,367
2038 69,858,693 6,422,540
2037 69,770,244 6,410,923
2036 69,681,800 6,398,937
2035 69,590,103 6,382,637
2034 69,496,656 6,360,610
2033 69,406,955 6,333,556
2032 69,316,572 6,306,749
2031 69,227,320 6,277,847
2030 69,136,856 6,250,608
2029 69,043,072 6,221,161
2028 68,951,924 6,186,754
2027 68,856,735 6,150,947
2026 68,762,523 6,116,548
2025 68,659,633 6,078,250
2024 68,551,653 6,036,860
2023 68,372,286 5,917,648
2022 68,184,457 5,637,022
2021 67,842,811 5,453,566
2020 67,601,110 5,685,807
2019 67,382,061 5,703,569
2018 67,158,348 5,638,676
2017 66,918,020 5,612,253
2016 66,724,104 5,607,283
2015 66,548,272 5,535,002
2014 66,312,067 5,469,724
2013 65,997,932 5,399,162
2012 65,657,659 5,312,437
2011 65,340,830 5,183,688
2010 65,026,211 5,076,732
2009 64,706,436 4,987,573
2008 64,375,116 4,839,396
2007 64,016,890 4,588,599
2006 63,622,342 4,401,365
2005 63,180,854 4,265,762
2004 62,707,588 4,166,664
2003 62,249,855 4,114,826
2002 61,812,142 4,175,950
2001 61,364,377 4,138,012
2000 60,918,661 4,027,887
1999 60,501,986 3,958,723
1998 60,190,684 3,927,213
1997 59,968,066 3,796,038
1996 59,754,504 3,670,704
1995 59,541,294 3,524,506
1994 59,324,863 3,419,048
1993 59,103,094 3,313,471
1992 58,846,584 3,230,698
1991 58,554,242 3,135,083
1990 58,261,012 3,047,132
1989 57,943,062 2,930,901
1988 57,598,186 2,846,108
1987 57,266,167 2,774,789
1986 56,956,002 2,733,373
1985 56,665,619 2,735,957
1984 56,383,085 2,732,221
1983 56,108,330 2,681,061
1982 55,806,789 2,646,466
1981 55,603,353 2,532,835
1980 55,274,184 2,413,945
1979 54,979,851 2,383,500
1978 54,734,030 2,353,600
1977 54,486,467 2,325,300
1976 54,232,383 2,293,300
1975 54,002,853 2,262,600
1974 53,746,571 2,229,800
1973 53,392,161 2,193,000
1972 52,962,356 2,152,400
1971 52,499,553 2,112,900
1970 52,007,169 2,074,507
1969 51,536,014 2,042,500
1968 51,112,980 2,012,000
1967 50,722,791 1,977,600
1966 50,311,637 1,934,400
1965 49,877,725 1,886,900
1964 49,401,492 1,841,600
1963 48,877,567 1,795,000
1962 48,389,516 1,750,200
1961 47,905,982 1,702,400
1960 47,412,964 1,646,400

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/singapore | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Singapore
2100 -0.02% -0.99%
2099 -0.01% -1.07%
2098 -0.007% -1.08%
2097 -0.009% -1.11%
2096 0.009% -1.12%
2095 0.02% -1.17%
2094 0.04% -1.13%
2093 0.03% -1.11%
2092 0.04% -1.18%
2091 0.05% -1.18%
2090 0.05% -1.23%
2089 0.06% -1.16%
2088 0.06% -1.17%
2087 0.06% -1.18%
2086 0.05% -1.14%
2085 0.06% -1.09%
2084 0.07% -1.09%
2083 0.06% -1.08%
2082 0.06% -1.05%
2081 0.06% -1%
2080 0.06% -0.98%
2079 0.06% -0.9%
2078 0.06% -0.85%
2077 0.06% -0.77%
2076 0.06% -0.83%
2075 0.05% -0.79%
2074 0.04% -0.67%
2073 0.04% -0.61%
2072 0.04% -0.58%
2071 0.02% -0.53%
2070 0.01% -0.55%
2069 -0.003% -0.52%
2068 -0.01% -0.48%
2067 -0.01% -0.55%
2066 -0.03% -0.52%
2065 -0.03% -0.44%
2064 -0.04% -0.37%
2063 -0.06% -0.4%
2062 -0.06% -0.38%
2061 -0.06% -0.41%
2060 -0.07% -0.34%
2059 -0.06% -0.36%
2058 -0.06% -0.29%
2057 -0.06% -0.29%
2056 -0.07% -0.3%
2055 -0.06% -0.34%
2054 -0.05% -0.26%
2053 -0.04% -0.2%
2052 -0.04% -0.27%
2051 -0.02% -0.29%
2050 -0.01% -0.27%
2049 0.002% -0.21%
2048 0.02% -0.28%
2047 0.03% -0.22%
2046 0.04% -0.19%
2045 0.06% -0.2%
2044 0.07% -0.12%
2043 0.09% -0.11%
2042 0.09% -0.09%
2041 0.09% -0.02%
2040 0.1% 0.05%
2039 0.11% 0.14%
2038 0.13% 0.18%
2037 0.13% 0.19%
2036 0.13% 0.26%
2035 0.13% 0.35%
2034 0.13% 0.43%
2033 0.13% 0.43%
2032 0.13% 0.46%
2031 0.13% 0.44%
2030 0.14% 0.47%
2029 0.13% 0.56%
2028 0.14% 0.58%
2027 0.14% 0.56%
2026 0.15% 0.63%
2025 0.16% 0.69%
2024 0.26% 2.01%
2023 0.28% 4.98%
2022 0.5% 3.36%
2021 0.36% -4.08%
2020 0.33% -0.31%
2019 0.33% 1.15%
2018 0.36% 0.47%
2017 0.29% 0.09%
2016 0.26% 1.31%
2015 0.36% 1.19%
2014 0.48% 1.31%
2013 0.52% 1.63%
2012 0.48% 2.48%
2011 0.48% 2.11%
2010 0.49% 1.79%
2009 0.51% 3.06%
2008 0.56% 5.47%
2007 0.62% 4.25%
2006 0.7% 3.18%
2005 0.75% 2.38%
2004 0.74% 1.26%
2003 0.71% -1.46%
2002 0.73% 0.92%
2001 0.73% 2.73%
2000 0.69% 1.75%
1999 0.52% 0.8%
1998 0.37% 3.46%
1997 0.36% 3.41%
1996 0.36% 4.15%
1995 0.36% 3.08%
1994 0.38% 3.19%
1993 0.44% 2.56%
1992 0.5% 3.05%
1991 0.5% 2.89%
1990 0.55% 3.97%
1989 0.6% 2.98%
1988 0.58% 2.57%
1987 0.54% 1.52%
1986 0.51% -0.09%
1985 0.5% 0.14%
1984 0.49% 1.91%
1983 0.54% 1.31%
1982 0.37% 4.49%
1981 0.6% 4.93%
1980 0.54% 1.28%
1979 0.45% 1.27%
1978 0.45% 1.22%
1977 0.47% 1.4%
1976 0.43% 1.36%
1975 0.48% 1.47%
1974 0.66% 1.68%
1973 0.81% 1.89%
1972 0.88% 1.87%
1971 0.95% 1.85%
1970 0.91% 1.57%
1969 0.83% 1.52%
1968 0.77% 1.74%
1967 0.82% 2.23%
1966 0.87% 2.52%
1965 0.96% 2.46%
1964 1.07% 2.6%
1963 1.01% 2.56%
1962 1.01% 2.81%
1961 1.04% 3.4%

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/singapore | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

France Singapore
Current population
68788006
6125852
Population rank 23/197 113/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.07%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
4.41 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 +327
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 50/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 +16,892
Net migration rank 18/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - 16,892
2024 - 90,527 - 20,011
2023 47,860 91,862 7,101 26,996
2022 54,547 179,377 9,019 214,842
2021 74,627 131,465 15,270 -44,030
2020 67,602 145,593 18,763 -145,556
2019 141,503 71,972 21,674 870
2018 147,749 132,925 21,427 21,820
2017 160,604 102,984 21,888 -8,880
2016 193,500 15,548 25,794 13,737
2015 206,300 -345 27,121 41,852
2014 265,248 52,342 27,896 40,154
2013 244,192 116,297 25,376 52,176
2012 256,065 103,287 29,750 78,501
2011 280,966 70,178 25,919 89,856
2010 286,116 52,644 24,876 72,571
2009 278,238 58,032 27,930 95,841
2008 283,250 79,528 28,068 176,182
2007 288,076 91,973 26,614 192,292
2006 305,387 132,512 25,968 135,625
2005 271,677 191,417 24,741 92,023
2004 282,185 200,629 24,583 50,487
2003 230,325 195,616 24,689 -30,012
2002 253,430 191,373 29,231 -40,023
2001 263,867 179,476 31,035 45,027
2000 268,042 171,637 37,057 55,218
1999 229,907 169,448 32,857 19,681
1998 222,705 20,216 33,381 51,905
1997 215,885 -15,255 37,960 95,241
1996 221,092 -21,463 38,542 102,018
1995 220,303 -17,128 38,065 91,947
1994 201,704 -4,232 39,319 71,170
1993 224,592 16,892 40,425 58,820
1992 229,502 61,964 39,091 54,359
1991 234,216 35,201 39,188 57,821
1990 238,870 43,323 41,136 66,950
1989 243,361 82,052 36,929 68,031
1988 247,672 69,935 42,407 40,976
1987 251,971 59,890 33,020 25,411
1986 250,606 51,642 27,880 -7,858
1985 249,328 66,149 32,010 -31,036
1984 248,086 76,175 31,967 -4,396
1983 235,655 88,166 30,296 11,699
1982 234,389 81,084 33,346 41,568
1981 222,414 69,365 32,167 85,869
1980 210,042 54,718 30,657 42,433
1979 208,923 34,295 28,363 -2,384
1978 213,462 18,692 27,537 436
1977 217,946 44,918 26,508 2,757
1976 227,776 59,515 31,189 949
1975 248,413 16,139 28,509 4,104
1974 268,733 26,203 31,664 2,748
1973 282,979 103,910 36,404 -495
1972 296,589 101,223 38,098 -1,631
1971 309,747 144,321 35,708 573
1970 322,444 182,941 35,059 4,024
1969 329,831 160,403 34,314 6,763
1968 337,346 113,115 36,216 6,792
1967 339,843 63,018 40,145 6,006
1966 352,181 96,097 44,298 3,507
1965 354,132 82,879 45,474 4,199
1964 360,631 163,039 47,697 3,043
1963 361,694 190,925 49,542 2,668
1962 358,082 141,634 48,830 3,714
1961 354,504 128,618 49,880 3,490
1960 346,115 143,032 51,533 2,008

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/france/singapore | 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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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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