Population in France compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

France vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	France	South Africa
2100	70,675,442	94,734,082
2099	70,692,029	94,523,360
2098	70,701,942	94,316,049
2097	70,707,028	94,125,043
2096	70,713,643	93,927,246
2095	70,707,277	93,719,451
2094	70,691,394	93,494,697
2093	70,665,663	93,267,274
2092	70,643,058	93,041,793
2091	70,615,655	92,793,249
2090	70,582,877	92,561,159
2089	70,549,228	92,322,396
2088	70,510,136	92,080,212
2087	70,470,494	91,833,409
2086	70,427,922	91,581,639
2085	70,390,427	91,352,906
2084	70,348,036	91,106,961
2083	70,296,271	90,845,161
2082	70,255,426	90,583,188
2081	70,210,373	90,313,417
2080	70,169,003	90,039,857
2079	70,127,568	89,770,116
2078	70,087,269	89,494,440
2077	70,045,257	89,217,520
2076	70,001,871	88,954,522
2075	69,959,255	88,681,719
2074	69,924,120	88,397,221
2073	69,892,712	88,118,589
2072	69,866,697	87,835,051
2071	69,838,818	87,509,098
2070	69,826,471	87,178,463
2069	69,816,539	86,870,660
2068	69,818,570	86,558,000
2067	69,826,386	86,237,764
2066	69,835,591	85,904,801
2065	69,856,319	85,573,984
2064	69,880,666	85,214,686
2063	69,910,009	84,845,370
2062	69,948,667	84,473,236
2061	69,988,307	84,103,016
2060	70,030,670	83,719,266
2059	70,076,337	83,325,330
2058	70,119,195	82,918,226
2057	70,164,701	82,508,742
2056	70,208,938	82,098,320
2055	70,258,544	81,669,191
2054	70,298,466	81,227,019
2053	70,332,664	80,789,939
2052	70,357,980	80,338,877
2051	70,383,190	79,858,310
2050	70,398,057	79,383,784
2049	70,407,335	78,897,472
2048	70,406,135	78,409,829
2047	70,394,515	77,894,547
2046	70,376,409	77,369,819
2045	70,345,569	76,852,544
2044	70,306,509	76,330,046
2043	70,260,348	75,800,788
2042	70,199,353	75,264,885
2041	70,133,877	74,721,871
2040	70,067,958	74,179,185
2039	69,998,706	73,636,894
2038	69,920,456	73,079,976
2037	69,831,930	72,506,991
2036	69,743,406	71,930,701
2035	69,651,629	71,337,219
2034	69,558,099	70,737,692
2033	69,468,319	70,128,299
2032	69,377,856	69,502,726
2031	69,288,525	68,865,544
2030	69,197,981	68,221,143
2029	69,104,114	67,549,189
2028	69,012,886	66,860,631
2027	68,917,613	66,166,759
2026	68,823,318	65,473,024
2025	68,720,337	64,747,319
2024	68,551,653	64,007,187
2023	68,372,286	63,212,384
2022	68,184,457	62,378,410
2021	67,842,811	61,502,603
2020	67,601,110	60,562,381
2019	67,382,061	59,587,885
2018	67,158,348	58,613,001
2017	66,918,020	57,635,162
2016	66,724,104	57,259,551
2015	66,548,272	56,723,537
2014	66,312,067	55,594,838
2013	65,997,932	54,678,791
2012	65,657,659	53,782,567
2011	65,340,830	52,995,205
2010	65,026,211	52,344,051
2009	64,706,436	51,728,516
2008	64,375,116	51,114,599
2007	64,016,890	50,528,584
2006	63,622,342	49,998,277
2005	63,180,854	49,490,033
2004	62,707,588	48,991,421
2003	62,249,855	48,500,348
2002	61,812,142	48,019,415
2001	61,364,377	47,566,800
2000	60,918,661	47,159,719
1999	60,501,986	46,730,335
1998	60,190,684	46,223,880
1997	59,968,066	45,666,838
1996	59,754,504	45,123,018
1995	59,541,294	44,541,554
1994	59,324,863	44,004,139
1993	59,103,094	43,297,156
1992	58,846,584	42,443,509
1991	58,554,242	41,687,898
1990	58,261,012	40,746,268
1989	57,943,062	39,628,575
1988	57,598,186	38,480,649
1987	57,266,167	37,326,190
1986	56,956,002	36,180,515
1985	56,665,619	35,042,093
1984	56,383,085	33,892,788
1983	56,108,330	32,739,304
1982	55,806,789	31,615,339
1981	55,603,353	30,541,044
1980	55,274,184	29,518,857
1979	54,979,851	28,634,162
1978	54,734,030	27,869,507
1977	54,486,467	27,118,952
1976	54,232,383	26,395,450
1975	54,002,853	25,690,940
1974	53,746,571	24,989,108
1973	53,392,161	24,294,263
1972	52,962,356	23,609,456
1971	52,499,553	22,942,143
1970	52,007,169	22,279,984
1969	51,536,014	21,614,676
1968	51,112,980	20,957,287
1967	50,722,791	20,314,066
1966	50,311,637	19,690,087
1965	49,877,725	19,089,380
1964	49,401,492	18,511,361
1963	48,877,567	17,954,564
1962	48,389,516	17,418,522
1961	47,905,982	16,908,035
1960	47,412,964	16,440,172

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.22% to 70,398,057 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 94.7M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

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Year	Growth rate
	France	South Africa
2100	-0.02%	0.22%
2099	-0.01%	0.22%
2098	-0.007%	0.2%
2097	-0.009%	0.21%
2096	0.009%	0.22%
2095	0.02%	0.24%
2094	0.04%	0.24%
2093	0.03%	0.24%
2092	0.04%	0.27%
2091	0.05%	0.25%
2090	0.05%	0.26%
2089	0.06%	0.26%
2088	0.06%	0.27%
2087	0.06%	0.27%
2086	0.05%	0.25%
2085	0.06%	0.27%
2084	0.07%	0.29%
2083	0.06%	0.29%
2082	0.06%	0.3%
2081	0.06%	0.3%
2080	0.06%	0.3%
2079	0.06%	0.31%
2078	0.06%	0.31%
2077	0.06%	0.3%
2076	0.06%	0.31%
2075	0.05%	0.32%
2074	0.04%	0.32%
2073	0.04%	0.32%
2072	0.04%	0.37%
2071	0.02%	0.38%
2070	0.01%	0.35%
2069	-0.003%	0.36%
2068	-0.01%	0.37%
2067	-0.01%	0.39%
2066	-0.03%	0.39%
2065	-0.03%	0.42%
2064	-0.04%	0.44%
2063	-0.06%	0.44%
2062	-0.06%	0.44%
2061	-0.06%	0.46%
2060	-0.07%	0.47%
2059	-0.06%	0.49%
2058	-0.06%	0.5%
2057	-0.06%	0.5%
2056	-0.07%	0.53%
2055	-0.06%	0.54%
2054	-0.05%	0.54%
2053	-0.04%	0.56%
2052	-0.04%	0.6%
2051	-0.02%	0.6%
2050	-0.01%	0.62%
2049	0.002%	0.62%
2048	0.02%	0.66%
2047	0.03%	0.68%
2046	0.04%	0.67%
2045	0.06%	0.68%
2044	0.07%	0.7%
2043	0.09%	0.71%
2042	0.09%	0.73%
2041	0.09%	0.73%
2040	0.1%	0.74%
2039	0.11%	0.76%
2038	0.13%	0.79%
2037	0.13%	0.8%
2036	0.13%	0.83%
2035	0.13%	0.85%
2034	0.13%	0.87%
2033	0.13%	0.9%
2032	0.13%	0.93%
2031	0.13%	0.94%
2030	0.14%	0.99%
2029	0.13%	1.03%
2028	0.14%	1.05%
2027	0.14%	1.06%
2026	0.15%	1.12%
2025	0.25%	1.16%
2024	0.26%	1.26%
2023	0.28%	1.34%
2022	0.5%	1.42%
2021	0.36%	1.55%
2020	0.33%	1.64%
2019	0.33%	1.66%
2018	0.36%	1.7%
2017	0.29%	0.66%
2016	0.26%	0.94%
2015	0.36%	2.03%
2014	0.48%	1.68%
2013	0.52%	1.67%
2012	0.48%	1.49%
2011	0.48%	1.24%
2010	0.49%	1.19%
2009	0.51%	1.2%
2008	0.56%	1.16%
2007	0.62%	1.06%
2006	0.7%	1.03%
2005	0.75%	1.02%
2004	0.74%	1.01%
2003	0.71%	1%
2002	0.73%	0.95%
2001	0.73%	0.86%
2000	0.69%	0.92%
1999	0.52%	1.1%
1998	0.37%	1.22%
1997	0.36%	1.21%
1996	0.36%	1.31%
1995	0.36%	1.22%
1994	0.38%	1.63%
1993	0.44%	2.01%
1992	0.5%	1.81%
1991	0.5%	2.31%
1990	0.55%	2.82%
1989	0.6%	2.98%
1988	0.58%	3.09%
1987	0.54%	3.17%
1986	0.51%	3.25%
1985	0.5%	3.39%
1984	0.49%	3.52%
1983	0.54%	3.56%
1982	0.37%	3.52%
1981	0.6%	3.46%
1980	0.54%	3.09%
1979	0.45%	2.74%
1978	0.45%	2.77%
1977	0.47%	2.74%
1976	0.43%	2.74%
1975	0.48%	2.81%
1974	0.66%	2.86%
1973	0.81%	2.9%
1972	0.88%	2.91%
1971	0.95%	2.97%
1970	0.91%	3.08%
1969	0.83%	3.14%
1968	0.77%	3.17%
1967	0.82%	3.17%
1966	0.87%	3.15%
1965	0.96%	3.12%
1964	1.07%	3.1%
1963	1.01%	3.08%
1962	1.01%	3.02%
1961	1.04%	2.85%

In 2025, the population of France grew by 0.25%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

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