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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 3.1 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 1.1% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

France vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Sri Lanka
2100 70,613,012 20,270,496
2099 70,629,584 20,383,669
2098 70,639,488 20,498,567
2097 70,644,570 20,611,123
2096 70,651,179 20,723,560
2095 70,644,818 20,834,629
2094 70,628,949 20,943,809
2093 70,603,242 21,052,131
2092 70,580,656 21,158,833
2091 70,553,277 21,263,961
2090 70,520,528 21,371,263
2089 70,486,909 21,475,426
2088 70,447,851 21,577,177
2087 70,408,245 21,677,510
2086 70,365,710 21,777,420
2085 70,328,248 21,876,464
2084 70,285,895 21,970,336
2083 70,234,175 22,062,801
2082 70,193,367 22,151,745
2081 70,148,354 22,240,834
2080 70,107,021 22,326,555
2079 70,065,621 22,411,438
2078 70,025,358 22,489,772
2077 69,983,383 22,565,028
2076 69,940,036 22,637,463
2075 69,897,457 22,707,112
2074 69,862,353 22,778,489
2073 69,830,973 22,844,703
2072 69,804,981 22,905,707
2071 69,777,127 22,964,866
2070 69,764,791 23,022,515
2069 69,754,867 23,076,310
2068 69,756,896 23,129,541
2067 69,764,705 23,184,596
2066 69,773,902 23,234,419
2065 69,794,612 23,285,901
2064 69,818,938 23,331,390
2063 69,848,255 23,372,184
2062 69,886,879 23,409,522
2061 69,926,483 23,441,893
2060 69,968,809 23,474,032
2059 70,014,435 23,502,132
2058 70,057,256 23,528,076
2057 70,102,722 23,550,580
2056 70,146,920 23,570,923
2055 70,196,482 23,582,432
2054 70,236,369 23,591,414
2053 70,270,537 23,601,371
2052 70,295,830 23,605,361
2051 70,321,018 23,606,194
2050 70,335,872 23,603,330
2049 70,345,142 23,597,604
2048 70,343,943 23,587,307
2047 70,332,332 23,570,881
2046 70,314,243 23,547,409
2045 70,283,430 23,515,133
2044 70,244,405 23,483,546
2043 70,198,284 23,446,242
2042 70,137,343 23,404,983
2041 70,071,925 23,357,358
2040 70,006,064 23,306,148
2039 69,936,874 23,248,341
2038 69,858,693 23,187,512
2037 69,770,244 23,120,775
2036 69,681,800 23,053,427
2035 69,590,103 22,981,808
2034 69,496,656 22,906,587
2033 69,406,955 22,826,414
2032 69,316,572 22,742,267
2031 69,227,320 22,655,907
2030 69,136,856 22,564,038
2029 69,043,072 22,470,759
2028 68,951,924 22,370,999
2027 68,856,735 22,266,017
2026 68,762,523 22,155,543
2025 68,659,633 22,039,908
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% 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 2.25% to 70,335,872 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 23.6M 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 0.16% 0.57%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

France Sri Lanka
Current population
68788006
22185425
Population rank 23/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.27%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 -332
Annual growth/decline +179,367 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 188/197
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 - 90,527 - -27,245
2023 47,860 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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people). In Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 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 2.11M
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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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