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	70,613,012	94,767,727
2099	70,629,584	94,556,931
2098	70,639,488	94,349,546
2097	70,644,570	94,158,472
2096	70,651,179	93,960,605
2095	70,644,818	93,752,736
2094	70,628,949	93,527,902
2093	70,603,242	93,300,398
2092	70,580,656	93,074,837
2091	70,553,277	92,826,204
2090	70,520,528	92,594,033
2089	70,486,909	92,355,184
2088	70,447,851	92,112,914
2087	70,408,245	91,866,024
2086	70,365,710	91,614,165
2085	70,328,248	91,385,350
2084	70,285,895	91,139,318
2083	70,234,175	90,877,425
2082	70,193,367	90,615,359
2081	70,148,354	90,345,492
2080	70,107,021	90,071,835
2079	70,065,621	89,801,998
2078	70,025,358	89,526,224
2077	69,983,383	89,249,206
2076	69,940,036	88,986,114
2075	69,897,457	88,713,215
2074	69,862,353	88,428,616
2073	69,830,973	88,149,885
2072	69,804,981	87,866,246
2071	69,777,127	87,540,177
2070	69,764,791	87,209,425
2069	69,754,867	86,901,512
2068	69,756,896	86,588,742
2067	69,764,705	86,268,392
2066	69,773,902	85,935,310
2065	69,794,612	85,604,376
2064	69,818,938	85,244,950
2063	69,848,255	84,875,503
2062	69,886,879	84,503,237
2061	69,926,483	84,132,885
2060	69,968,809	83,748,999
2059	70,014,435	83,354,923
2058	70,057,256	82,947,675
2057	70,102,722	82,538,045
2056	70,146,920	82,127,477
2055	70,196,482	81,698,196
2054	70,236,369	81,255,867
2053	70,270,537	80,818,632
2052	70,295,830	80,367,409
2051	70,321,018	79,886,672
2050	70,335,872	79,411,977
2049	70,345,142	78,925,493
2048	70,343,943	78,437,677
2047	70,332,332	77,922,211
2046	70,314,243	77,397,298
2045	70,283,430	76,879,838
2044	70,244,405	76,357,155
2043	70,198,284	75,827,709
2042	70,137,343	75,291,615
2041	70,071,925	74,748,408
2040	70,006,064	74,205,530
2039	69,936,874	73,663,047
2038	69,858,693	73,105,930
2037	69,770,244	72,532,742
2036	69,681,800	71,956,247
2035	69,590,103	71,362,555
2034	69,496,656	70,762,815
2033	69,406,955	70,153,205
2032	69,316,572	69,527,410
2031	69,227,320	68,890,002
2030	69,136,856	68,245,372
2029	69,043,072	67,573,179
2028	68,951,924	66,884,377
2027	68,856,735	66,190,258
2026	68,762,523	65,496,277
2025	68,659,633	64,770,314
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 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% 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 2.25% to 70,335,872 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 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 94.8M 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	0.16%	1.19%
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 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

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