Population in France compared to Sweden: Trends, Charts, Rankings

France and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Sweden	France	Sweden
1960	47,412,964	7,484,656	-	-
1961	47,905,982	7,519,998	1.04%	0.47%
1962	48,389,516	7,561,588	1.01%	0.55%
1963	48,877,567	7,604,328	1.01%	0.57%
1964	49,401,492	7,661,354	1.07%	0.75%
1965	49,877,725	7,733,853	0.96%	0.95%
1966	50,311,637	7,807,797	0.87%	0.96%
1967	50,722,791	7,867,931	0.82%	0.77%
1968	51,112,980	7,912,273	0.77%	0.56%
1969	51,536,014	7,968,072	0.83%	0.71%
1970	52,007,169	8,042,801	0.91%	0.94%
1971	52,499,553	8,098,334	0.95%	0.69%
1972	52,962,356	8,122,300	0.88%	0.3%
1973	53,392,161	8,136,312	0.81%	0.17%
1974	53,746,571	8,159,955	0.66%	0.29%
1975	54,002,853	8,192,437	0.48%	0.4%
1976	54,232,383	8,222,286	0.43%	0.36%
1977	54,486,467	8,251,540	0.47%	0.36%
1978	54,734,030	8,275,599	0.45%	0.29%
1979	54,979,851	8,293,678	0.45%	0.22%
1980	55,274,184	8,310,531	0.54%	0.2%
1981	55,603,353	8,320,503	0.6%	0.12%
1982	55,806,789	8,325,263	0.37%	0.06%
1983	56,108,330	8,329,033	0.54%	0.05%
1984	56,383,085	8,336,605	0.49%	0.09%
1985	56,665,619	8,350,386	0.5%	0.17%
1986	56,956,002	8,369,829	0.51%	0.23%
1987	57,266,167	8,397,804	0.54%	0.33%
1988	57,598,186	8,436,489	0.58%	0.46%
1989	57,943,062	8,492,964	0.6%	0.67%
1990	58,261,012	8,558,835	0.55%	0.78%
1991	58,554,242	8,617,375	0.5%	0.68%
1992	58,846,584	8,668,067	0.5%	0.59%
1993	59,103,094	8,718,561	0.44%	0.58%
1994	59,324,863	8,780,745	0.38%	0.71%
1995	59,541,294	8,826,939	0.36%	0.53%
1996	59,754,504	8,840,998	0.36%	0.16%
1997	59,968,066	8,846,062	0.36%	0.06%
1998	60,190,684	8,850,974	0.37%	0.06%
1999	60,501,986	8,857,874	0.52%	0.08%
2000	60,918,661	8,872,109	0.69%	0.16%
2001	61,364,377	8,895,960	0.73%	0.27%
2002	61,812,142	8,924,958	0.73%	0.33%
2003	62,249,855	8,958,229	0.71%	0.37%
2004	62,707,588	8,993,531	0.74%	0.39%
2005	63,180,854	9,029,572	0.75%	0.4%
2006	63,622,342	9,080,505	0.7%	0.56%
2007	64,016,890	9,148,092	0.62%	0.74%
2008	64,375,116	9,219,637	0.56%	0.78%
2009	64,706,436	9,298,515	0.51%	0.86%
2010	65,026,211	9,378,126	0.49%	0.86%
2011	65,340,830	9,449,213	0.48%	0.76%
2012	65,657,659	9,519,374	0.48%	0.74%
2013	65,997,932	9,600,379	0.52%	0.85%
2014	66,312,067	9,696,110	0.48%	1%
2015	66,548,272	9,799,186	0.36%	1.06%
2016	66,724,104	9,923,085	0.26%	1.26%
2017	66,918,020	10,057,698	0.29%	1.36%
2018	67,158,348	10,175,214	0.36%	1.17%
2019	67,382,061	10,278,887	0.33%	1.02%
2020	67,601,110	10,353,442	0.33%	0.73%
2021	67,842,811	10,415,811	0.36%	0.6%
2022	68,184,457	10,486,941	0.5%	0.68%
2023	68,372,286	10,536,632	0.28%	0.47%
2024	68,551,653	10,569,709	0.26%	0.31%
2025	68,657,003	10,619,177	0.15%	0.47%
2026	68,755,474	10,663,427	0.14%	0.42%
2027	68,850,103	10,703,497	0.14%	0.38%
2028	68,943,198	10,740,420	0.14%	0.34%
2029	69,035,594	10,773,692	0.13%	0.31%
2030	69,127,642	10,803,699	0.13%	0.28%
2031	69,217,432	10,830,583	0.13%	0.25%
2032	69,307,184	10,855,855	0.13%	0.23%
2033	69,397,148	10,880,544	0.13%	0.23%
2034	69,488,653	10,903,924	0.13%	0.21%
2035	69,581,145	10,926,433	0.13%	0.21%
2036	69,671,156	10,949,062	0.13%	0.21%
2037	69,759,529	10,971,259	0.13%	0.2%
2038	69,842,775	10,993,203	0.12%	0.2%
2039	69,916,407	11,015,926	0.11%	0.21%
2040	69,983,876	11,039,663	0.1%	0.22%
2041	70,049,466	11,063,604	0.09%	0.22%
2042	70,112,592	11,088,299	0.09%	0.22%
2043	70,166,082	11,113,927	0.08%	0.23%
2044	70,208,621	11,139,125	0.06%	0.23%
2045	70,243,515	11,163,492	0.05%	0.22%
2046	70,267,943	11,186,803	0.03%	0.21%
2047	70,282,782	11,209,183	0.02%	0.2%
2048	70,289,191	11,230,526	0.009%	0.19%
2049	70,285,150	11,250,663	-0.006%	0.18%
2050	70,273,103	11,269,877	-0.02%	0.17%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 740,779 (a 7.47% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.68% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.