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Population in France compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of France was 68,720,337 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,871,753 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 3.14 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.09% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.9M (8.25% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

France vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Sri Lanka
2100 70,675,442 20,009,380
2099 70,692,029 20,121,095
2098 70,701,942 20,234,513
2097 70,707,028 20,345,619
2096 70,713,643 20,456,607
2095 70,707,277 20,566,246
2094 70,691,394 20,674,019
2093 70,665,663 20,780,946
2092 70,643,058 20,886,274
2091 70,615,655 20,990,047
2090 70,582,877 21,095,968
2089 70,549,228 21,198,788
2088 70,510,136 21,299,229
2087 70,470,494 21,398,269
2086 70,427,922 21,496,892
2085 70,390,427 21,594,661
2084 70,348,036 21,687,323
2083 70,296,271 21,778,597
2082 70,255,426 21,866,395
2081 70,210,373 21,954,337
2080 70,169,003 22,038,953
2079 70,127,568 22,122,744
2078 70,087,269 22,200,069
2077 70,045,257 22,274,355
2076 70,001,871 22,345,857
2075 69,959,255 22,414,609
2074 69,924,120 22,485,066
2073 69,892,712 22,550,427
2072 69,866,697 22,610,645
2071 69,838,818 22,669,042
2070 69,826,471 22,725,948
2069 69,816,539 22,779,050
2068 69,818,570 22,831,596
2067 69,826,386 22,885,941
2066 69,835,591 22,935,123
2065 69,856,319 22,985,942
2064 69,880,666 23,030,844
2063 69,910,009 23,071,114
2062 69,948,667 23,107,970
2061 69,988,307 23,139,924
2060 70,030,670 23,171,649
2059 70,076,337 23,199,387
2058 70,119,195 23,224,997
2057 70,164,701 23,247,211
2056 70,208,938 23,267,292
2055 70,258,544 23,278,653
2054 70,298,466 23,287,520
2053 70,332,664 23,297,347
2052 70,357,980 23,301,287
2051 70,383,190 23,302,108
2050 70,398,057 23,299,282
2049 70,407,335 23,293,630
2048 70,406,135 23,283,465
2047 70,394,515 23,267,251
2046 70,376,409 23,244,081
2045 70,345,569 23,212,221
2044 70,306,509 23,181,041
2043 70,260,348 23,144,217
2042 70,199,353 23,103,489
2041 70,133,877 23,056,478
2040 70,067,958 23,005,928
2039 69,998,706 22,948,866
2038 69,920,456 22,888,821
2037 69,831,930 22,822,943
2036 69,743,406 22,756,462
2035 69,651,629 22,685,766
2034 69,558,099 22,611,514
2033 69,468,319 22,532,374
2032 69,377,856 22,449,310
2031 69,288,525 22,364,063
2030 69,197,981 22,273,377
2029 69,104,114 22,181,300
2028 69,012,886 22,082,826
2027 68,917,613 21,979,196
2026 68,823,318 21,870,145
2025 68,720,337 21,756,000
2024 68,551,653 21,916,000
2023 68,372,286 22,037,000
2022 68,184,457 22,181,000
2021 67,842,811 22,156,000
2020 67,601,110 21,919,000
2019 67,382,061 21,803,000
2018 67,158,348 21,670,000
2017 66,918,020 21,453,000
2016 66,724,104 21,209,000
2015 66,548,272 20,970,000
2014 66,312,067 20,778,000
2013 65,997,932 20,585,000
2012 65,657,659 21,169,458
2011 65,340,830 21,009,048
2010 65,026,211 20,879,089
2009 64,706,436 20,756,435
2008 64,375,116 20,629,378
2007 64,016,890 20,492,545
2006 63,622,342 20,352,411
2005 63,180,854 20,216,524
2004 62,707,588 20,087,605
2003 62,249,855 19,951,521
2002 61,812,142 19,805,752
2001 61,364,377 19,600,362
2000 60,918,661 19,293,054
1999 60,501,986 18,944,731
1998 60,190,684 18,596,003
1997 59,968,066 18,248,200
1996 59,754,504 17,905,018
1995 59,541,294 17,564,068
1994 59,324,863 17,275,773
1993 59,103,094 17,025,918
1992 58,846,584 16,739,284
1991 58,554,242 16,475,354
1990 58,261,012 16,352,458
1989 57,943,062 16,248,557
1988 57,598,186 16,078,621
1987 57,266,167 15,916,576
1986 56,956,002 15,731,256
1985 56,665,619 15,544,154
1984 56,383,085 15,441,860
1983 56,108,330 15,388,794
1982 55,806,789 15,286,567
1981 55,603,353 15,099,414
1980 55,274,184 14,847,974
1979 54,979,851 14,579,614
1978 54,734,030 14,310,128
1977 54,486,467 14,049,371
1976 54,232,383 13,796,770
1975 54,002,853 13,548,984
1974 53,746,571 13,305,693
1973 53,392,161 13,060,916
1972 52,962,356 12,809,205
1971 52,499,553 12,551,910
1970 52,007,169 12,287,110
1969 51,536,014 12,013,858
1968 51,112,980 11,736,088
1967 50,722,791 11,457,328
1966 50,311,637 11,183,928
1965 49,877,725 10,916,965
1964 49,401,492 10,653,397
1963 48,877,567 10,395,040
1962 48,389,516 10,143,754
1961 47,905,982 9,899,372
1960 47,412,964 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/france/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 23.3M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Sri Lanka
2100 -0.02% -0.56%
2099 -0.01% -0.56%
2098 -0.007% -0.55%
2097 -0.009% -0.54%
2096 0.009% -0.53%
2095 0.02% -0.52%
2094 0.04% -0.51%
2093 0.03% -0.5%
2092 0.04% -0.49%
2091 0.05% -0.5%
2090 0.05% -0.49%
2089 0.06% -0.47%
2088 0.06% -0.46%
2087 0.06% -0.46%
2086 0.05% -0.45%
2085 0.06% -0.43%
2084 0.07% -0.42%
2083 0.06% -0.4%
2082 0.06% -0.4%
2081 0.06% -0.38%
2080 0.06% -0.38%
2079 0.06% -0.35%
2078 0.06% -0.33%
2077 0.06% -0.32%
2076 0.06% -0.31%
2075 0.05% -0.31%
2074 0.04% -0.29%
2073 0.04% -0.27%
2072 0.04% -0.26%
2071 0.02% -0.25%
2070 0.01% -0.23%
2069 -0.003% -0.23%
2068 -0.01% -0.24%
2067 -0.01% -0.21%
2066 -0.03% -0.22%
2065 -0.03% -0.19%
2064 -0.04% -0.17%
2063 -0.06% -0.16%
2062 -0.06% -0.14%
2061 -0.06% -0.14%
2060 -0.07% -0.12%
2059 -0.06% -0.11%
2058 -0.06% -0.1%
2057 -0.06% -0.09%
2056 -0.07% -0.05%
2055 -0.06% -0.04%
2054 -0.05% -0.04%
2053 -0.04% -0.02%
2052 -0.04% -0.004%
2051 -0.02% 0.01%
2050 -0.01% 0.02%
2049 0.002% 0.04%
2048 0.02% 0.07%
2047 0.03% 0.1%
2046 0.04% 0.14%
2045 0.06% 0.13%
2044 0.07% 0.16%
2043 0.09% 0.18%
2042 0.09% 0.2%
2041 0.09% 0.22%
2040 0.1% 0.25%
2039 0.11% 0.26%
2038 0.13% 0.29%
2037 0.13% 0.29%
2036 0.13% 0.31%
2035 0.13% 0.33%
2034 0.13% 0.35%
2033 0.13% 0.37%
2032 0.13% 0.38%
2031 0.13% 0.41%
2030 0.14% 0.42%
2029 0.13% 0.45%
2028 0.14% 0.47%
2027 0.14% 0.5%
2026 0.15% 0.52%
2025 0.25% -0.73%
2024 0.26% -0.55%
2023 0.28% -0.65%
2022 0.5% 0.11%
2021 0.36% 1.08%
2020 0.33% 0.53%
2019 0.33% 0.61%
2018 0.36% 1.01%
2017 0.29% 1.15%
2016 0.26% 1.14%
2015 0.36% 0.92%
2014 0.48% 0.94%
2013 0.52% -2.76%
2012 0.48% 0.76%
2011 0.48% 0.62%
2010 0.49% 0.59%
2009 0.51% 0.62%
2008 0.56% 0.67%
2007 0.62% 0.69%
2006 0.7% 0.67%
2005 0.75% 0.64%
2004 0.74% 0.68%
2003 0.71% 0.74%
2002 0.73% 1.05%
2001 0.73% 1.59%
2000 0.69% 1.84%
1999 0.52% 1.88%
1998 0.37% 1.91%
1997 0.36% 1.92%
1996 0.36% 1.94%
1995 0.36% 1.67%
1994 0.38% 1.47%
1993 0.44% 1.71%
1992 0.5% 1.6%
1991 0.5% 0.75%
1990 0.55% 0.64%
1989 0.6% 1.06%
1988 0.58% 1.02%
1987 0.54% 1.18%
1986 0.51% 1.2%
1985 0.5% 0.66%
1984 0.49% 0.34%
1983 0.54% 0.67%
1982 0.37% 1.24%
1981 0.6% 1.69%
1980 0.54% 1.84%
1979 0.45% 1.88%
1978 0.45% 1.86%
1977 0.47% 1.83%
1976 0.43% 1.83%
1975 0.48% 1.83%
1974 0.66% 1.87%
1973 0.81% 1.97%
1972 0.88% 2.05%
1971 0.95% 2.16%
1970 0.91% 2.27%
1969 0.83% 2.37%
1968 0.77% 2.43%
1967 0.82% 2.44%
1966 0.87% 2.45%
1965 0.96% 2.47%
1964 1.07% 2.49%
1963 1.01% 2.48%
1962 1.01% 2.47%
1961 1.04% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/france/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2025, the population of France grew by 0.25%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

France Sri Lanka
Current population
68871753
21926160
Population rank 23/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.26%
One net population change
3.12 minutes
3.29 minutes
One birth every
47.4 seconds
2.37 minutes
One death every
48.9 seconds
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline +462 -438
Annual growth/decline +168,684 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.25% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 190/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -30,724
Net migration rank 18/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -30,724
2024 20,566 90,527 50,407 -27,245
2023 34,186 91,862 66,111 -28,011
2022 54,547 179,377 95,378 -27,435
2021 74,627 131,465 121,858 -29,586
2020 67,602 145,593 170,968 -29,875
2019 141,503 71,972 172,243 -28,426
2018 147,749 132,925 183,610 -28,607
2017 160,604 102,984 187,993 -22,324
2016 193,500 15,548 194,232 -18,388
2015 206,300 -345 201,815 -29,797
2014 265,248 52,342 211,541 -33,672
2013 244,192 116,297 221,021 -37,754
2012 256,065 103,287 229,138 -41,955
2011 280,966 70,178 224,461 -90,839
2010 286,116 52,644 224,325 -98,060
2009 278,238 58,032 200,175 -81,130
2008 283,250 79,528 232,225 -97,144
2007 288,076 91,973 248,287 -109,695
2006 305,387 132,512 248,706 -107,045
2005 271,677 191,417 248,683 -118,594
2004 282,185 200,629 212,527 -84,795
2003 230,325 195,616 252,008 -107,573
2002 253,430 191,373 252,840 -105,718
2001 263,867 179,476 244,377 19,273
2000 268,042 171,637 227,060 123,894
1999 229,907 169,448 206,876 138,799
1998 222,705 20,216 201,059 150,724
1997 215,885 -15,255 208,193 135,636
1996 221,092 -21,463 215,290 127,236
1995 220,303 -17,128 221,957 117,416
1994 201,704 -4,232 228,904 8,323
1993 224,592 16,892 226,257 36,232
1992 229,502 61,964 222,230 88,542
1991 234,216 35,201 218,117 -1,047
1990 238,870 43,323 224,454 -195,736
1989 243,361 82,052 212,401 -33,305
1988 247,672 69,935 219,184 -58,415
1987 251,971 59,890 226,414 -63,105
1986 250,606 51,642 233,782 -26,460
1985 249,328 66,149 247,836 -80,950
1984 248,086 76,175 263,175 -225,450
1983 235,655 88,166 277,768 -209,362
1982 234,389 81,084 300,030 -163,987
1981 222,414 69,365 328,096 -89,824
1980 210,042 54,718 328,155 -63,541
1979 208,923 34,295 329,791 -57,683
1978 213,462 18,692 317,055 -50,189
1977 217,946 44,918 300,038 -45,383
1976 227,776 59,515 291,816 -41,258
1975 248,413 16,139 282,496 -37,475
1974 268,733 26,203 275,521 -33,979
1973 282,979 103,910 278,577 -30,582
1972 296,589 101,223 282,494 -27,071
1971 309,747 144,321 281,200 -22,021
1970 322,444 182,941 286,719 -16,299
1969 329,831 160,403 286,218 -10,152
1968 337,346 113,115 286,642 -7,163
1967 339,843 63,018 284,738 -6,696
1966 352,181 96,097 275,549 -6,794
1965 354,132 82,879 272,422 -7,249
1964 360,631 163,039 269,584 -7,614
1963 361,694 190,925 262,880 -8,118
1962 358,082 141,634 256,719 -8,909
1961 354,504 128,618 251,087 -10,144
1960 346,115 143,032 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/france/sri-lanka | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 53.4% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,101,184 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 961,908 people). In Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

France
City Population
Paris 2.1M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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