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

France and Somalia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Somalia	France	Somalia
1960	47,412,964	2,876,331	-	-
1961	47,905,982	2,952,054	1.04%	2.63%
1962	48,389,516	3,030,091	1.01%	2.64%
1963	48,877,567	3,110,361	1.01%	2.65%
1964	49,401,492	3,192,796	1.07%	2.65%
1965	49,877,725	3,277,874	0.96%	2.66%
1966	50,311,637	3,365,106	0.87%	2.66%
1967	50,722,791	3,454,537	0.82%	2.66%
1968	51,112,980	3,546,590	0.77%	2.66%
1969	51,536,014	3,641,015	0.83%	2.66%
1970	52,007,169	3,738,448	0.91%	2.68%
1971	52,499,553	3,837,691	0.95%	2.65%
1972	52,962,356	3,939,436	0.88%	2.65%
1973	53,392,161	4,045,592	0.81%	2.69%
1974	53,746,571	4,151,842	0.66%	2.63%
1975	54,002,853	4,257,535	0.48%	2.55%
1976	54,232,383	4,365,812	0.43%	2.54%
1977	54,486,467	4,484,050	0.47%	2.71%
1978	54,734,030	4,814,892	0.45%	7.38%
1979	54,979,851	5,449,117	0.45%	13.2%
1980	55,274,184	5,936,154	0.54%	8.94%
1981	55,603,353	5,982,849	0.6%	0.79%
1982	55,806,789	6,003,840	0.37%	0.35%
1983	56,108,330	6,198,430	0.54%	3.24%
1984	56,383,085	6,428,389	0.49%	3.71%
1985	56,665,619	6,693,289	0.5%	4.12%
1986	56,956,002	6,974,788	0.51%	4.21%
1987	57,266,167	7,228,302	0.54%	3.63%
1988	57,598,186	7,235,360	0.58%	0.1%
1989	57,943,062	7,114,817	0.6%	-1.67%
1990	58,261,012	7,082,811	0.55%	-0.45%
1991	58,554,242	6,813,760	0.5%	-3.8%
1992	58,846,584	6,495,107	0.5%	-4.68%
1993	59,103,094	6,681,399	0.44%	2.87%
1994	59,324,863	7,026,797	0.38%	5.17%
1995	59,541,294	7,285,007	0.36%	3.67%
1996	59,754,504	7,554,474	0.36%	3.7%
1997	59,968,066	7,824,525	0.36%	3.57%
1998	60,190,684	8,155,417	0.37%	4.23%
1999	60,501,986	8,492,059	0.52%	4.13%
2000	60,918,661	8,838,713	0.69%	4.08%
2001	61,364,377	9,198,493	0.73%	4.07%
2002	61,812,142	9,550,063	0.73%	3.82%
2003	62,249,855	9,909,157	0.71%	3.76%
2004	62,707,588	10,280,998	0.74%	3.75%
2005	63,180,854	10,644,228	0.75%	3.53%
2006	63,622,342	10,975,502	0.7%	3.11%
2007	64,016,890	11,322,582	0.62%	3.16%
2008	64,375,116	11,663,084	0.56%	3.01%
2009	64,706,436	11,961,201	0.51%	2.56%
2010	65,026,211	12,261,756	0.49%	2.51%
2011	65,340,830	12,348,830	0.48%	0.71%
2012	65,657,659	12,461,160	0.48%	0.91%
2013	65,997,932	12,869,594	0.52%	3.28%
2014	66,312,067	13,339,491	0.48%	3.65%
2015	66,548,272	13,806,963	0.36%	3.5%
2016	66,724,104	14,348,740	0.26%	3.92%
2017	66,918,020	14,916,629	0.29%	3.96%
2018	67,158,348	15,452,487	0.36%	3.59%
2019	67,382,061	16,030,971	0.33%	3.74%
2020	67,601,110	16,651,191	0.33%	3.87%
2021	67,842,811	17,271,431	0.36%	3.72%
2022	68,184,457	17,801,897	0.5%	3.07%
2023	68,372,286	18,358,615	0.28%	3.13%
2024	68,551,653	19,009,151	0.26%	3.54%
2025	68,657,003	19,654,737	0.15%	3.4%
2026	68,755,474	20,305,905	0.14%	3.31%
2027	68,850,103	20,959,056	0.14%	3.22%
2028	68,943,198	21,601,810	0.14%	3.07%
2029	69,035,594	22,247,714	0.13%	2.99%
2030	69,127,642	22,915,042	0.13%	3%
2031	69,217,432	23,589,793	0.13%	2.94%
2032	69,307,184	24,258,789	0.13%	2.84%
2033	69,397,148	24,921,830	0.13%	2.73%
2034	69,488,653	25,593,666	0.13%	2.7%
2035	69,581,145	26,294,943	0.13%	2.74%
2036	69,671,156	27,009,199	0.13%	2.72%
2037	69,759,529	27,731,170	0.13%	2.67%
2038	69,842,775	28,455,755	0.12%	2.61%
2039	69,916,407	29,167,897	0.11%	2.5%
2040	69,983,876	29,896,286	0.1%	2.5%
2041	70,049,466	30,635,956	0.09%	2.47%
2042	70,112,592	31,350,028	0.09%	2.33%
2043	70,166,082	32,057,980	0.08%	2.26%
2044	70,208,621	32,780,417	0.06%	2.25%
2045	70,243,515	33,510,163	0.05%	2.23%
2046	70,267,943	34,248,030	0.03%	2.2%
2047	70,282,782	34,996,366	0.02%	2.19%
2048	70,289,191	35,743,960	0.009%	2.14%
2049	70,285,150	36,474,683	-0.006%	2.04%
2050	70,273,103	37,206,497	-0.02%	2.01%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 5,964,303 (a 41.6% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 83.2% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.