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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 1.04 times bigger than France's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.69% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

France vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Thailand
2100 70,613,012 45,712,111
2099 70,629,584 46,056,854
2098 70,639,488 46,406,925
2097 70,644,570 46,761,683
2096 70,651,179 47,122,446
2095 70,644,818 47,487,866
2094 70,628,949 47,857,414
2093 70,603,242 48,230,566
2092 70,580,656 48,609,149
2091 70,553,277 48,988,448
2090 70,520,528 49,372,024
2089 70,486,909 49,760,635
2088 70,447,851 50,146,313
2087 70,408,245 50,536,233
2086 70,365,710 50,929,394
2085 70,328,248 51,326,092
2084 70,285,895 51,728,619
2083 70,234,175 52,131,789
2082 70,193,367 52,537,598
2081 70,148,354 52,942,608
2080 70,107,021 53,352,029
2079 70,065,621 53,766,821
2078 70,025,358 54,181,891
2077 69,983,383 54,599,508
2076 69,940,036 55,019,721
2075 69,897,457 55,442,571
2074 69,862,353 55,872,412
2073 69,830,973 56,304,891
2072 69,804,981 56,739,842
2071 69,777,127 57,177,118
2070 69,764,791 57,621,370
2069 69,754,867 58,066,637
2068 69,756,896 58,516,959
2067 69,764,705 58,967,738
2066 69,773,902 59,418,676
2065 69,794,612 59,878,082
2064 69,818,938 60,336,709
2063 69,848,255 60,797,201
2062 69,886,879 61,262,000
2061 69,926,483 61,724,999
2060 69,968,809 62,192,387
2059 70,014,435 62,656,203
2058 70,057,256 63,118,413
2057 70,102,722 63,577,864
2056 70,146,920 64,032,675
2055 70,196,482 64,478,337
2054 70,236,369 64,917,436
2053 70,270,537 65,343,383
2052 70,295,830 65,763,356
2051 70,321,018 66,167,939
2050 70,335,872 66,558,274
2049 70,345,142 66,936,876
2048 70,343,943 67,296,897
2047 70,332,332 67,641,907
2046 70,314,243 67,972,603
2045 70,283,430 68,287,399
2044 70,244,405 68,585,177
2043 70,198,284 68,870,333
2042 70,137,343 69,139,548
2041 70,071,925 69,396,419
2040 70,006,064 69,632,464
2039 69,936,874 69,854,146
2038 69,858,693 70,062,543
2037 69,770,244 70,256,027
2036 69,681,800 70,435,348
2035 69,590,103 70,604,705
2034 69,496,656 70,756,791
2033 69,406,955 70,897,217
2032 69,316,572 71,025,384
2031 69,227,320 71,140,609
2030 69,136,856 71,247,320
2029 69,043,072 71,342,891
2028 68,951,924 71,428,869
2027 68,856,735 71,505,168
2026 68,762,523 71,571,743
2025 68,659,633 71,625,629
2024 68,551,653 71,668,011
2023 68,372,286 71,702,435
2022 68,184,457 71,735,329
2021 67,842,811 71,727,332
2020 67,601,110 71,641,484
2019 67,382,061 71,522,271
2018 67,158,348 71,376,079
2017 66,918,020 71,160,187
2016 66,724,104 70,859,841
2015 66,548,272 70,540,795
2014 66,312,067 70,216,367
2013 65,997,932 69,845,114
2012 65,657,659 69,436,098
2011 65,340,830 69,007,208
2010 65,026,211 68,579,447
2009 64,706,436 68,121,080
2008 64,375,116 67,619,830
2007 64,016,890 67,102,394
2006 63,622,342 66,567,687
2005 63,180,854 66,017,420
2004 62,707,588 65,452,047
2003 62,249,855 64,868,166
2002 61,812,142 64,266,437
2001 61,364,377 63,651,141
2000 60,918,661 63,007,815
1999 60,501,986 62,299,043
1998 60,190,684 61,522,630
1997 59,968,066 60,724,584
1996 59,754,504 59,920,064
1995 59,541,294 59,098,232
1994 59,324,863 58,260,854
1993 59,103,094 57,408,198
1992 58,846,584 56,528,834
1991 58,554,242 55,637,434
1990 58,261,012 54,738,329
1989 57,943,062 53,848,956
1988 57,598,186 52,969,595
1987 57,266,167 52,074,105
1986 56,956,002 51,177,834
1985 56,665,619 50,270,753
1984 56,383,085 49,351,708
1983 56,108,330 48,423,309
1982 55,806,789 47,494,577
1981 55,603,353 46,575,855
1980 55,274,184 45,650,022
1979 54,979,851 44,718,434
1978 54,734,030 43,788,976
1977 54,486,467 42,843,974
1976 54,232,383 41,896,504
1975 54,002,853 40,940,005
1974 53,746,571 39,952,891
1973 53,392,161 38,947,787
1972 52,962,356 37,933,929
1971 52,499,553 36,937,387
1970 52,007,169 35,954,408
1969 51,536,014 34,973,782
1968 51,112,980 34,002,560
1967 50,722,791 33,037,801
1966 50,311,637 32,086,071
1965 49,877,725 31,149,337
1964 49,401,492 30,232,141
1963 48,877,567 29,342,322
1962 48,389,516 28,481,040
1961 47,905,982 27,650,334
1960 47,412,964 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Thailand
2100 -0.02% -0.75%
2099 -0.01% -0.75%
2098 -0.007% -0.76%
2097 -0.009% -0.77%
2096 0.009% -0.77%
2095 0.02% -0.77%
2094 0.04% -0.77%
2093 0.03% -0.78%
2092 0.04% -0.77%
2091 0.05% -0.78%
2090 0.05% -0.78%
2089 0.06% -0.77%
2088 0.06% -0.77%
2087 0.06% -0.77%
2086 0.05% -0.77%
2085 0.06% -0.78%
2084 0.07% -0.77%
2083 0.06% -0.77%
2082 0.06% -0.76%
2081 0.06% -0.77%
2080 0.06% -0.77%
2079 0.06% -0.77%
2078 0.06% -0.76%
2077 0.06% -0.76%
2076 0.06% -0.76%
2075 0.05% -0.77%
2074 0.04% -0.77%
2073 0.04% -0.77%
2072 0.04% -0.76%
2071 0.02% -0.77%
2070 0.01% -0.77%
2069 -0.003% -0.77%
2068 -0.01% -0.76%
2067 -0.01% -0.76%
2066 -0.03% -0.77%
2065 -0.03% -0.76%
2064 -0.04% -0.76%
2063 -0.06% -0.76%
2062 -0.06% -0.75%
2061 -0.06% -0.75%
2060 -0.07% -0.74%
2059 -0.06% -0.73%
2058 -0.06% -0.72%
2057 -0.06% -0.71%
2056 -0.07% -0.69%
2055 -0.06% -0.68%
2054 -0.05% -0.65%
2053 -0.04% -0.64%
2052 -0.04% -0.61%
2051 -0.02% -0.59%
2050 -0.01% -0.57%
2049 0.002% -0.53%
2048 0.02% -0.51%
2047 0.03% -0.49%
2046 0.04% -0.46%
2045 0.06% -0.43%
2044 0.07% -0.41%
2043 0.09% -0.39%
2042 0.09% -0.37%
2041 0.09% -0.34%
2040 0.1% -0.32%
2039 0.11% -0.3%
2038 0.13% -0.28%
2037 0.13% -0.25%
2036 0.13% -0.24%
2035 0.13% -0.21%
2034 0.13% -0.2%
2033 0.13% -0.18%
2032 0.13% -0.16%
2031 0.13% -0.15%
2030 0.14% -0.13%
2029 0.13% -0.12%
2028 0.14% -0.11%
2027 0.14% -0.09%
2026 0.15% -0.08%
2025 0.16% -0.06%
2024 0.26% -0.05%
2023 0.28% -0.05%
2022 0.5% 0.01%
2021 0.36% 0.12%
2020 0.33% 0.17%
2019 0.33% 0.2%
2018 0.36% 0.3%
2017 0.29% 0.42%
2016 0.26% 0.45%
2015 0.36% 0.46%
2014 0.48% 0.53%
2013 0.52% 0.59%
2012 0.48% 0.62%
2011 0.48% 0.62%
2010 0.49% 0.67%
2009 0.51% 0.74%
2008 0.56% 0.77%
2007 0.62% 0.8%
2006 0.7% 0.83%
2005 0.75% 0.86%
2004 0.74% 0.9%
2003 0.71% 0.94%
2002 0.73% 0.97%
2001 0.73% 1.02%
2000 0.69% 1.14%
1999 0.52% 1.26%
1998 0.37% 1.31%
1997 0.36% 1.34%
1996 0.36% 1.39%
1995 0.36% 1.44%
1994 0.38% 1.49%
1993 0.44% 1.56%
1992 0.5% 1.6%
1991 0.5% 1.64%
1990 0.55% 1.65%
1989 0.6% 1.66%
1988 0.58% 1.72%
1987 0.54% 1.75%
1986 0.51% 1.8%
1985 0.5% 1.86%
1984 0.49% 1.92%
1983 0.54% 1.96%
1982 0.37% 1.97%
1981 0.6% 2.03%
1980 0.54% 2.08%
1979 0.45% 2.12%
1978 0.45% 2.21%
1977 0.47% 2.26%
1976 0.43% 2.34%
1975 0.48% 2.47%
1974 0.66% 2.58%
1973 0.81% 2.67%
1972 0.88% 2.7%
1971 0.95% 2.73%
1970 0.91% 2.8%
1969 0.83% 2.86%
1968 0.77% 2.92%
1967 0.82% 2.97%
1966 0.87% 3.01%
1965 0.96% 3.03%
1964 1.07% 3.03%
1963 1.01% 3.02%
1962 1.01% 3%
1961 1.04% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

France Thailand
Current population
68788006
71571743
Population rank 23/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.86%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
50.1 seconds
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +491 -94
Annual growth/decline +179,367 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 168/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 +27,509
Net migration rank 18/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - 27,509
2024 - 90,527 - 23,321
2023 47,860 91,862 -46,105 19,648
2022 54,547 179,377 -61,046 21,683
2021 74,627 131,465 57,382 -2,093
2020 67,602 145,593 84,107 32,277
2019 141,503 71,972 116,867 5,221
2018 147,749 132,925 159,383 10,984
2017 160,604 102,984 194,695 66,805
2016 193,500 15,548 226,255 112,978
2015 206,300 -345 266,362 32,500
2014 265,248 52,342 294,628 55,358
2013 244,192 116,297 325,059 67,452
2012 256,065 103,287 351,485 74,033
2011 280,966 70,178 365,670 66,607
2010 286,116 52,644 370,466 52,791
2009 278,238 58,032 382,636 110,883
2008 283,250 79,528 401,730 107,333
2007 288,076 91,973 425,362 100,486
2006 305,387 132,512 441,211 102,362
2005 271,677 191,417 456,378 100,542
2004 282,185 200,629 466,542 107,199
2003 230,325 195,616 488,003 105,917
2002 253,430 191,373 504,299 105,215
2001 263,867 179,476 524,230 96,817
2000 268,042 171,637 543,884 121,640
1999 229,907 169,448 578,073 173,924
1998 222,705 20,216 617,318 183,471
1997 215,885 -15,255 644,834 150,411
1996 221,092 -21,463 661,397 152,397
1995 220,303 -17,128 682,703 147,226
1994 201,704 -4,232 712,589 132,271
1993 224,592 16,892 737,696 122,746
1992 229,502 61,964 754,999 143,318
1991 234,216 35,201 760,508 124,034
1990 238,870 43,323 760,808 152,916
1989 243,361 82,052 774,563 90,497
1988 247,672 69,935 765,252 128,469
1987 251,971 59,890 774,498 122,791
1986 250,606 51,642 783,430 111,820
1985 249,328 66,149 776,935 141,963
1984 248,086 76,175 779,856 139,345
1983 235,655 88,166 794,239 143,393
1982 234,389 81,084 817,951 101,885
1981 222,414 69,365 839,297 78,337
1980 210,042 54,718 845,575 88,478
1979 208,923 34,295 843,434 85,693
1978 213,462 18,692 847,799 82,011
1977 217,946 44,918 871,232 88,937
1976 227,776 59,515 894,072 40,656
1975 248,413 16,139 911,980 66,306
1974 268,733 26,203 923,151 72,801
1973 282,979 103,910 933,540 80,704
1972 296,589 101,223 940,420 73,082
1971 309,747 144,321 936,215 43,400
1970 322,444 182,941 937,116 49,221
1969 329,831 160,403 948,314 26,551
1968 337,346 113,115 953,806 13,718
1967 339,843 63,018 944,980 17,005
1966 352,181 96,097 929,469 12,016
1965 354,132 82,879 909,000 22,995
1964 360,631 163,039 885,137 17,249
1963 361,694 190,925 860,728 16,494
1962 358,082 141,634 828,741 16,605
1961 354,504 128,618 801,140 14,968
1960 346,115 143,032 774,190 6,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/france/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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