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

France and South Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	South Korea	France	South Korea
1960	47,412,964	25,012,374	-	-
1961	47,905,982	25,765,673	1.04%	3.01%
1962	48,389,516	26,513,030	1.01%	2.9%
1963	48,877,567	27,261,747	1.01%	2.82%
1964	49,401,492	27,984,155	1.07%	2.65%
1965	49,877,725	28,704,674	0.96%	2.57%
1966	50,311,637	29,435,571	0.87%	2.55%
1967	50,722,791	30,130,983	0.82%	2.36%
1968	51,112,980	30,838,302	0.77%	2.35%
1969	51,536,014	31,544,266	0.83%	2.29%
1970	52,007,169	32,240,827	0.91%	2.21%
1971	52,499,553	32,882,704	0.95%	1.99%
1972	52,962,356	33,505,406	0.88%	1.89%
1973	53,392,161	34,103,149	0.81%	1.78%
1974	53,746,571	34,692,266	0.66%	1.73%
1975	54,002,853	35,280,725	0.48%	1.7%
1976	54,232,383	35,848,523	0.43%	1.61%
1977	54,486,467	36,411,795	0.47%	1.57%
1978	54,734,030	36,969,185	0.45%	1.53%
1979	54,979,851	37,534,236	0.45%	1.53%
1980	55,274,184	38,123,775	0.54%	1.57%
1981	55,603,353	38,723,248	0.6%	1.57%
1982	55,806,789	39,326,352	0.37%	1.56%
1983	56,108,330	39,910,403	0.54%	1.49%
1984	56,383,085	40,405,956	0.49%	1.24%
1985	56,665,619	40,805,744	0.5%	0.99%
1986	56,956,002	41,213,674	0.51%	1%
1987	57,266,167	41,621,690	0.54%	0.99%
1988	57,598,186	42,031,247	0.58%	0.98%
1989	57,943,062	42,449,038	0.6%	0.99%
1990	58,261,012	42,869,283	0.55%	0.99%
1991	58,554,242	43,295,704	0.5%	0.99%
1992	58,846,584	43,747,962	0.5%	1.04%
1993	59,103,094	44,194,628	0.44%	1.02%
1994	59,324,863	44,641,540	0.38%	1.01%
1995	59,541,294	45,092,991	0.36%	1.01%
1996	59,754,504	45,524,681	0.36%	0.96%
1997	59,968,066	45,953,580	0.36%	0.94%
1998	60,190,684	46,286,503	0.37%	0.72%
1999	60,501,986	46,616,677	0.52%	0.71%
2000	60,918,661	47,008,111	0.69%	0.84%
2001	61,364,377	47,370,164	0.73%	0.77%
2002	61,812,142	47,644,736	0.73%	0.58%
2003	62,249,855	47,892,330	0.71%	0.52%
2004	62,707,588	48,082,519	0.74%	0.4%
2005	63,180,854	48,184,561	0.75%	0.21%
2006	63,622,342	48,438,292	0.7%	0.53%
2007	64,016,890	48,683,638	0.62%	0.51%
2008	64,375,116	49,054,708	0.56%	0.76%
2009	64,706,436	49,307,835	0.51%	0.52%
2010	65,026,211	49,554,112	0.49%	0.5%
2011	65,340,830	49,936,638	0.48%	0.77%
2012	65,657,659	50,199,853	0.48%	0.53%
2013	65,997,932	50,428,893	0.52%	0.46%
2014	66,312,067	50,746,659	0.48%	0.63%
2015	66,548,272	51,014,947	0.36%	0.53%
2016	66,724,104	51,217,803	0.26%	0.4%
2017	66,918,020	51,361,911	0.29%	0.28%
2018	67,158,348	51,585,058	0.36%	0.43%
2019	67,382,061	51,764,822	0.33%	0.35%
2020	67,601,110	51,836,239	0.33%	0.14%
2021	67,842,811	51,769,539	0.36%	-0.13%
2022	68,184,457	51,672,569	0.5%	-0.19%
2023	68,372,286	51,712,619	0.28%	0.08%
2024	68,551,653	51,751,065	0.26%	0.07%
2025	68,657,003	51,700,480	0.15%	-0.1%
2026	68,755,474	51,633,793	0.14%	-0.13%
2027	68,850,103	51,552,198	0.14%	-0.16%
2028	68,943,198	51,456,707	0.14%	-0.19%
2029	69,035,594	51,347,230	0.13%	-0.21%
2030	69,127,642	51,221,713	0.13%	-0.24%
2031	69,217,432	51,081,220	0.13%	-0.27%
2032	69,307,184	50,924,233	0.13%	-0.31%
2033	69,397,148	50,747,132	0.13%	-0.35%
2034	69,488,653	50,549,508	0.13%	-0.39%
2035	69,581,145	50,333,286	0.13%	-0.43%
2036	69,671,156	50,098,951	0.13%	-0.47%
2037	69,759,529	49,845,669	0.13%	-0.51%
2038	69,842,775	49,573,234	0.12%	-0.55%
2039	69,916,407	49,283,770	0.11%	-0.58%
2040	69,983,876	48,980,369	0.1%	-0.62%
2041	70,049,466	48,661,905	0.09%	-0.65%
2042	70,112,592	48,331,004	0.09%	-0.68%
2043	70,166,082	47,990,085	0.08%	-0.71%
2044	70,208,621	47,634,183	0.06%	-0.74%
2045	70,243,515	47,263,526	0.05%	-0.78%
2046	70,267,943	46,881,228	0.03%	-0.81%
2047	70,282,782	46,482,133	0.02%	-0.85%
2048	70,289,191	46,063,595	0.009%	-0.9%
2049	70,285,150	45,626,805	-0.006%	-0.95%
2050	70,273,103	45,172,356	-0.02%	-1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 415,990 (a 0.81% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.5% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.