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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 12.8 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.89% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

France vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Slovakia
2100 70,613,012 3,377,764
2099 70,629,584 3,399,869
2098 70,639,488 3,422,010
2097 70,644,570 3,444,161
2096 70,651,179 3,466,284
2095 70,644,818 3,488,595
2094 70,628,949 3,511,062
2093 70,603,242 3,533,742
2092 70,580,656 3,556,708
2091 70,553,277 3,580,021
2090 70,520,528 3,603,675
2089 70,486,909 3,627,811
2088 70,447,851 3,652,354
2087 70,408,245 3,677,451
2086 70,365,710 3,703,217
2085 70,328,248 3,729,670
2084 70,285,895 3,756,777
2083 70,234,175 3,784,617
2082 70,193,367 3,813,170
2081 70,148,354 3,842,528
2080 70,107,021 3,872,714
2079 70,065,621 3,903,653
2078 70,025,358 3,935,351
2077 69,983,383 3,967,981
2076 69,940,036 4,001,363
2075 69,897,457 4,035,465
2074 69,862,353 4,070,159
2073 69,830,973 4,105,475
2072 69,804,981 4,141,396
2071 69,777,127 4,177,582
2070 69,764,791 4,214,086
2069 69,754,867 4,250,775
2068 69,756,896 4,287,566
2067 69,764,705 4,324,173
2066 69,773,902 4,360,463
2065 69,794,612 4,396,562
2064 69,818,938 4,432,349
2063 69,848,255 4,467,634
2062 69,886,879 4,502,390
2061 69,926,483 4,536,423
2060 69,968,809 4,569,861
2059 70,014,435 4,602,562
2058 70,057,256 4,634,484
2057 70,102,722 4,665,491
2056 70,146,920 4,695,744
2055 70,196,482 4,725,147
2054 70,236,369 4,753,640
2053 70,270,537 4,781,680
2052 70,295,830 4,809,152
2051 70,321,018 4,836,056
2050 70,335,872 4,862,512
2049 70,345,142 4,888,649
2048 70,343,943 4,914,306
2047 70,332,332 4,939,719
2046 70,314,243 4,964,917
2045 70,283,430 4,989,905
2044 70,244,405 5,014,849
2043 70,198,284 5,039,628
2042 70,137,343 5,064,051
2041 70,071,925 5,088,319
2040 70,006,064 5,112,265
2039 69,936,874 5,135,696
2038 69,858,693 5,158,725
2037 69,770,244 5,181,188
2036 69,681,800 5,203,033
2035 69,590,103 5,224,142
2034 69,496,656 5,244,168
2033 69,406,955 5,263,308
2032 69,316,572 5,281,327
2031 69,227,320 5,298,206
2030 69,136,856 5,313,745
2029 69,043,072 5,327,761
2028 68,951,924 5,339,993
2027 68,856,735 5,350,648
2026 68,762,523 5,359,438
2025 68,659,633 5,396,894
2024 68,551,653 5,422,069
2023 68,372,286 5,426,740
2022 68,184,457 5,431,752
2021 67,842,811 5,447,247
2020 67,601,110 5,458,827
2019 67,382,061 5,454,147
2018 67,158,348 5,446,771
2017 66,918,020 5,439,232
2016 66,724,104 5,430,798
2015 66,548,272 5,423,801
2014 66,312,067 5,418,649
2013 65,997,932 5,413,393
2012 65,657,659 5,407,579
2011 65,340,830 5,398,384
2010 65,026,211 5,391,428
2009 64,706,436 5,386,406
2008 64,375,116 5,379,233
2007 64,016,890 5,374,622
2006 63,622,342 5,373,054
2005 63,180,854 5,372,807
2004 62,707,588 5,372,280
2003 62,249,855 5,373,374
2002 61,812,142 5,376,912
2001 61,364,377 5,378,867
2000 60,918,661 5,388,720
1999 60,501,986 5,396,020
1998 60,190,684 5,390,516
1997 59,968,066 5,383,291
1996 59,754,504 5,373,361
1995 59,541,294 5,361,999
1994 59,324,863 5,346,331
1993 59,103,094 5,325,305
1992 58,846,584 5,305,016
1991 58,554,242 5,303,294
1990 58,261,012 5,299,187
1989 57,943,062 5,275,942
1988 57,598,186 5,250,596
1987 57,266,167 5,222,840
1986 56,956,002 5,193,838
1985 56,665,619 5,161,768
1984 56,383,085 5,127,097
1983 56,108,330 5,091,971
1982 55,806,789 5,055,099
1981 55,603,353 5,016,105
1980 55,274,184 4,979,815
1979 54,979,851 4,938,973
1978 54,734,030 4,890,125
1977 54,486,467 4,840,501
1976 54,232,383 4,789,507
1975 54,002,853 4,739,105
1974 53,746,571 4,689,623
1973 53,392,161 4,641,445
1972 52,962,356 4,596,622
1971 52,499,553 4,557,449
1970 52,007,169 4,538,223
1969 51,536,014 4,518,607
1968 51,112,980 4,483,915
1967 50,722,791 4,449,367
1966 50,311,637 4,411,666
1965 49,877,725 4,370,983
1964 49,401,492 4,327,341
1963 48,877,567 4,282,017
1962 48,389,516 4,238,188
1961 47,905,982 4,191,667
1960 47,412,964 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Slovakia
2100 -0.02% -0.65%
2099 -0.01% -0.65%
2098 -0.007% -0.64%
2097 -0.009% -0.64%
2096 0.009% -0.64%
2095 0.02% -0.64%
2094 0.04% -0.64%
2093 0.03% -0.65%
2092 0.04% -0.65%
2091 0.05% -0.66%
2090 0.05% -0.67%
2089 0.06% -0.67%
2088 0.06% -0.68%
2087 0.06% -0.7%
2086 0.05% -0.71%
2085 0.06% -0.72%
2084 0.07% -0.74%
2083 0.06% -0.75%
2082 0.06% -0.76%
2081 0.06% -0.78%
2080 0.06% -0.79%
2079 0.06% -0.81%
2078 0.06% -0.82%
2077 0.06% -0.83%
2076 0.06% -0.85%
2075 0.05% -0.85%
2074 0.04% -0.86%
2073 0.04% -0.87%
2072 0.04% -0.87%
2071 0.02% -0.87%
2070 0.01% -0.86%
2069 -0.003% -0.86%
2068 -0.01% -0.85%
2067 -0.01% -0.83%
2066 -0.03% -0.82%
2065 -0.03% -0.81%
2064 -0.04% -0.79%
2063 -0.06% -0.77%
2062 -0.06% -0.75%
2061 -0.06% -0.73%
2060 -0.07% -0.71%
2059 -0.06% -0.69%
2058 -0.06% -0.66%
2057 -0.06% -0.64%
2056 -0.07% -0.62%
2055 -0.06% -0.6%
2054 -0.05% -0.59%
2053 -0.04% -0.57%
2052 -0.04% -0.56%
2051 -0.02% -0.54%
2050 -0.01% -0.53%
2049 0.002% -0.52%
2048 0.02% -0.51%
2047 0.03% -0.51%
2046 0.04% -0.5%
2045 0.06% -0.5%
2044 0.07% -0.49%
2043 0.09% -0.48%
2042 0.09% -0.48%
2041 0.09% -0.47%
2040 0.1% -0.46%
2039 0.11% -0.45%
2038 0.13% -0.43%
2037 0.13% -0.42%
2036 0.13% -0.4%
2035 0.13% -0.38%
2034 0.13% -0.36%
2033 0.13% -0.34%
2032 0.13% -0.32%
2031 0.13% -0.29%
2030 0.14% -0.26%
2029 0.13% -0.23%
2028 0.14% -0.2%
2027 0.14% -0.16%
2026 0.15% -0.69%
2025 0.16% -0.46%
2024 0.26% -0.09%
2023 0.28% -0.09%
2022 0.5% -0.28%
2021 0.36% -0.21%
2020 0.33% 0.09%
2019 0.33% 0.14%
2018 0.36% 0.14%
2017 0.29% 0.16%
2016 0.26% 0.13%
2015 0.36% 0.1%
2014 0.48% 0.1%
2013 0.52% 0.11%
2012 0.48% 0.17%
2011 0.48% 0.13%
2010 0.49% 0.09%
2009 0.51% 0.13%
2008 0.56% 0.09%
2007 0.62% 0.03%
2006 0.7% 0.005%
2005 0.75% 0.01%
2004 0.74% -0.02%
2003 0.71% -0.07%
2002 0.73% -0.04%
2001 0.73% -0.18%
2000 0.69% -0.14%
1999 0.52% 0.1%
1998 0.37% 0.13%
1997 0.36% 0.18%
1996 0.36% 0.21%
1995 0.36% 0.29%
1994 0.38% 0.39%
1993 0.44% 0.38%
1992 0.5% 0.03%
1991 0.5% 0.08%
1990 0.55% 0.44%
1989 0.6% 0.48%
1988 0.58% 0.53%
1987 0.54% 0.56%
1986 0.51% 0.62%
1985 0.5% 0.68%
1984 0.49% 0.69%
1983 0.54% 0.73%
1982 0.37% 0.78%
1981 0.6% 0.73%
1980 0.54% 0.83%
1979 0.45% 1%
1978 0.45% 1.03%
1977 0.47% 1.06%
1976 0.43% 1.06%
1975 0.48% 1.06%
1974 0.66% 1.04%
1973 0.81% 0.98%
1972 0.88% 0.86%
1971 0.95% 0.42%
1970 0.91% 0.43%
1969 0.83% 0.77%
1968 0.77% 0.78%
1967 0.82% 0.85%
1966 0.87% 0.93%
1965 0.96% 1.01%
1964 1.07% 1.06%
1963 1.01% 1.03%
1962 1.01% 1.11%
1961 1.04% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

France Slovakia
Current population
68788006
5359438
Population rank 23/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.06%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
46.6 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 -13
Annual growth/decline +179,367 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 172/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -31,377
Net migration rank 18/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -31,377
2024 - 90,527 - -21,027
2023 47,860 91,862 -5,427 4,933
2022 54,547 179,377 -7,062 92,314
2021 74,627 131,465 -16,886 -8,172
2020 67,602 145,593 -2,184 4,350
2019 141,503 71,972 3,818 3,128
2018 147,749 132,925 3,268 3,446
2017 160,604 102,984 4,351 3,279
2016 193,500 15,548 5,431 3,487
2015 206,300 -345 2,170 2,549
2014 265,248 52,342 3,793 -1,158
2013 244,192 116,297 2,707 -1,181
2012 256,065 103,287 3,245 871
2011 280,966 70,178 9,177 -2,392
2010 286,116 52,644 7,008 -1,814
2009 278,238 58,032 8,619 -542
2008 283,250 79,528 4,303 -495
2007 288,076 91,973 537 -571
2006 305,387 132,512 537 -549
2005 271,677 191,417 537 -561
2004 282,185 200,629 1,611 -522
2003 230,325 195,616 -537 -646
2002 253,430 191,373 -538 -580
2001 263,867 179,476 -1,076 -860
2000 268,042 171,637 2,155 -831
1999 229,907 169,448 3,777 -119
1998 222,705 20,216 4,312 -12
1997 215,885 -15,255 6,999 247
1996 221,092 -21,463 9,135 246
1995 220,303 -17,128 9,115 -30
1994 201,704 -4,232 14,970 -109
1993 224,592 16,892 20,769 72
1992 229,502 61,964 21,220 -201
1991 234,216 35,201 23,865 174
1990 238,870 43,323 25,436 -9,402
1989 243,361 82,052 26,380 -7,254
1988 247,672 69,935 30,979 -6,500
1987 251,971 59,890 31,859 -6,401
1986 250,606 51,642 34,279 -6,143
1985 249,328 66,149 37,680 -6,068
1984 248,086 76,175 38,966 -6,276
1983 235,655 88,166 39,717 -6,361
1982 234,389 81,084 41,958 -6,088
1981 222,414 69,365 43,640 -5,821
1980 210,042 54,718 44,320 -5,522
1979 208,923 34,295 52,353 -4,712
1978 213,462 18,692 52,324 -4,689
1977 217,946 44,918 52,762 -4,621
1976 227,776 59,515 54,121 -4,432
1975 248,413 16,139 52,604 -4,652
1974 268,733 26,203 52,524 -4,190
1973 282,979 103,910 49,199 -3,854
1972 296,589 101,223 46,426 -3,516
1971 309,747 144,321 40,105 -3,495
1970 322,444 182,941 38,575 -4,919
1969 329,831 160,403 39,312 -8,998
1968 337,346 113,115 38,113 -8,881
1967 339,843 63,018 41,824 -8,876
1966 352,181 96,097 45,440 -8,817
1965 354,132 82,879 48,517 -8,707
1964 360,631 163,039 54,092 -8,608
1963 361,694 190,925 54,382 -8,548
1962 358,082 141,634 49,587 -9,019
1961 354,504 128,618 55,749 4,812
1960 346,115 143,032 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/slovakia | 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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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