The latest officially reported population of France was 68,516,699 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,701,054 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 106.6 times bigger than Suriname's.
- France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
- The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.008% for Suriname.
- For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.34% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2005, the population of France has increased from 63.2M people to 68.7M (8.74% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.
France vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
68701054
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644193
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| Population rank | 23/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
2.29 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
50.2 seconds
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | +90,527 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +628 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +229,212 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 147/197 | 110/197 |
France and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 272,791 | 1.04% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 283,912 | 1.01% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 297,034 | 1.01% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 309,041 | 1.07% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 320,000 | 0.96% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 331,135 | 0.87% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 342,679 | 0.82% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 354,616 | 0.77% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 366,906 | 0.83% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 379,442 | 0.91% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 391,932 | 0.95% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 397,413 | 0.88% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 395,772 | 0.81% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 393,676 | 0.66% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 391,170 | 0.48% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 388,289 | 0.43% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 385,067 | 0.47% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 381,502 | 0.45% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 377,602 | 0.45% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 375,377 | 0.54% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 375,459 | 0.6% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 376,555 | 0.37% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 378,746 | 0.54% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 382,193 | 0.49% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 386,972 | 0.5% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 392,330 | 0.51% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 396,911 | 0.54% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 402,227 | 0.58% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 408,409 | 0.6% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 412,493 | 0.55% | 1% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 415,013 | 0.5% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 417,589 | 0.5% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 419,352 | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 422,375 | 0.38% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 429,606 | 0.36% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 438,830 | 0.36% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 448,067 | 0.36% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 457,406 | 0.37% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 466,916 | 0.52% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 476,643 | 0.69% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 486,560 | 0.73% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 496,551 | 0.73% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 506,414 | 0.71% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 513,923 | 0.74% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 519,313 | 0.75% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 524,997 | 0.7% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 531,016 | 0.62% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 537,245 | 0.56% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 543,568 | 0.51% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 549,923 | 0.49% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 556,269 | 0.48% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 562,633 | 0.48% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 569,020 | 0.52% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 575,373 | 0.48% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 581,627 | 0.36% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 587,757 | 0.26% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 593,713 | 0.29% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 599,513 | 0.36% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 605,768 | 0.33% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 612,317 | 0.33% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 617,896 | 0.36% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 68,065,015 | 623,164 | 0.33% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 68,287,487 | 628,886 | 0.33% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 68,516,699 | 634,431 | 0.34% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 68,621,995 | 639,852 | 0.15% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 68,720,416 | 645,257 | 0.14% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 68,814,997 | 650,564 | 0.14% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 68,908,044 | 655,783 | 0.14% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 69,000,393 | 660,793 | 0.13% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 69,092,395 | 665,650 | 0.13% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 69,182,139 | 670,421 | 0.13% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 69,271,844 | 675,070 | 0.13% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 69,361,763 | 679,573 | 0.13% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 69,453,221 | 683,911 | 0.13% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 69,545,666 | 688,189 | 0.13% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 69,635,631 | 692,343 | 0.13% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 69,723,960 | 696,213 | 0.13% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 69,807,163 | 699,908 | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 69,880,758 | 703,569 | 0.11% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 69,948,192 | 707,156 | 0.1% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 70,013,748 | 710,619 | 0.09% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 70,076,842 | 713,900 | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 70,130,305 | 716,999 | 0.08% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 70,172,822 | 719,920 | 0.06% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 70,207,698 | 722,759 | 0.05% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 70,232,113 | 725,322 | 0.03% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 70,246,945 | 727,726 | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 70,253,351 | 730,038 | 0.009% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 70,249,312 | 732,021 | -0.006% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 70,237,272 | 733,898 | -0.02% | 0.26% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of France increased by 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, France gained 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).
France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2005 and is 23rd in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.24% to 70,237,272 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Paris | 2.15M |
| Marseille | 877K |
| Lyon | 521K |
| Toulouse | 512K |
| Nice | 354K |
| Nantes | 325K |
| Strasbourg | 292K |
| Toulon | 181K |
| Saint-Etienne | 173K |
| Saint-Denis | 156K |
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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between France and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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