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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 5.53 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.98% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

France vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Tunisia
2100 70,613,012 10,722,837
2099 70,629,584 10,798,417
2098 70,639,488 10,872,527
2097 70,644,570 10,944,510
2096 70,651,179 11,017,262
2095 70,644,818 11,088,773
2094 70,628,949 11,159,761
2093 70,603,242 11,228,741
2092 70,580,656 11,296,441
2091 70,553,277 11,362,922
2090 70,520,528 11,428,150
2089 70,486,909 11,492,395
2088 70,447,851 11,554,451
2087 70,408,245 11,616,399
2086 70,365,710 11,677,706
2085 70,328,248 11,736,824
2084 70,285,895 11,795,185
2083 70,234,175 11,853,617
2082 70,193,367 11,911,196
2081 70,148,354 11,966,771
2080 70,107,021 12,023,486
2079 70,065,621 12,080,879
2078 70,025,358 12,138,513
2077 69,983,383 12,194,072
2076 69,940,036 12,247,445
2075 69,897,457 12,301,960
2074 69,862,353 12,355,470
2073 69,830,973 12,410,281
2072 69,804,981 12,463,568
2071 69,777,127 12,517,952
2070 69,764,791 12,571,557
2069 69,754,867 12,625,027
2068 69,756,896 12,677,388
2067 69,764,705 12,728,611
2066 69,773,902 12,778,160
2065 69,794,612 12,827,417
2064 69,818,938 12,873,288
2063 69,848,255 12,917,720
2062 69,886,879 12,960,075
2061 69,926,483 12,999,502
2060 69,968,809 13,037,172
2059 70,014,435 13,069,268
2058 70,057,256 13,098,461
2057 70,102,722 13,124,682
2056 70,146,920 13,147,057
2055 70,196,482 13,164,337
2054 70,236,369 13,177,456
2053 70,270,537 13,184,564
2052 70,295,830 13,188,052
2051 70,321,018 13,187,435
2050 70,335,872 13,181,992
2049 70,345,142 13,173,401
2048 70,343,943 13,160,968
2047 70,332,332 13,144,429
2046 70,314,243 13,125,908
2045 70,283,430 13,104,999
2044 70,244,405 13,081,801
2043 70,198,284 13,057,259
2042 70,137,343 13,031,516
2041 70,071,925 13,006,019
2040 70,006,064 12,979,703
2039 69,936,874 12,952,741
2038 69,858,693 12,925,306
2037 69,770,244 12,896,316
2036 69,681,800 12,865,989
2035 69,590,103 12,835,689
2034 69,496,656 12,803,284
2033 69,406,955 12,766,519
2032 69,316,572 12,728,299
2031 69,227,320 12,687,827
2030 69,136,856 12,644,489
2029 69,043,072 12,596,686
2028 68,951,924 12,542,752
2027 68,856,735 12,484,560
2026 68,762,523 12,420,467
2025 68,659,633 12,351,028
2024 68,551,653 12,277,109
2023 68,372,286 12,200,431
2022 68,184,457 12,119,334
2021 67,842,811 12,048,622
2020 67,601,110 11,974,057
2019 67,382,061 11,875,081
2018 67,158,348 11,765,514
2017 66,918,020 11,650,498
2016 66,724,104 11,528,674
2015 66,548,272 11,402,264
2014 66,312,067 11,274,288
2013 65,997,932 11,141,361
2012 65,657,659 11,009,647
2011 65,340,830 10,886,035
2010 65,026,211 10,765,980
2009 64,706,436 10,650,681
2008 64,375,116 10,542,635
2007 64,016,890 10,441,702
2006 63,622,342 10,346,410
2005 63,180,854 10,255,472
2004 62,707,588 10,166,163
2003 62,249,855 10,071,632
2002 61,812,142 9,971,515
2001 61,364,377 9,869,677
2000 60,918,661 9,764,935
1999 60,501,986 9,655,963
1998 60,190,684 9,541,667
1997 59,968,066 9,421,270
1996 59,754,504 9,294,432
1995 59,541,294 9,161,258
1994 59,324,863 9,018,448
1993 59,103,094 8,857,910
1992 58,846,584 8,682,512
1991 58,554,242 8,501,827
1990 58,261,012 8,324,509
1989 57,943,062 8,151,660
1988 57,598,186 7,974,440
1987 57,266,167 7,789,987
1986 56,956,002 7,600,301
1985 56,665,619 7,409,903
1984 56,383,085 7,220,044
1983 56,108,330 7,053,800
1982 55,806,789 6,908,642
1981 55,603,353 6,758,284
1980 55,274,184 6,606,195
1979 54,979,851 6,456,419
1978 54,734,030 6,309,390
1977 54,486,467 6,155,931
1976 54,232,383 5,996,994
1975 54,002,853 5,839,262
1974 53,746,571 5,684,674
1973 53,392,161 5,537,242
1972 52,962,356 5,396,557
1971 52,499,553 5,261,658
1970 52,007,169 5,131,396
1969 51,536,014 5,004,697
1968 51,112,980 4,879,899
1967 50,722,791 4,760,970
1966 50,311,637 4,652,287
1965 49,877,725 4,561,385
1964 49,401,492 4,489,869
1963 48,877,567 4,427,131
1962 48,389,516 4,369,136
1961 47,905,982 4,316,278
1960 47,412,964 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Tunisia
2100 -0.02% -0.7%
2099 -0.01% -0.68%
2098 -0.007% -0.66%
2097 -0.009% -0.66%
2096 0.009% -0.64%
2095 0.02% -0.64%
2094 0.04% -0.61%
2093 0.03% -0.6%
2092 0.04% -0.59%
2091 0.05% -0.57%
2090 0.05% -0.56%
2089 0.06% -0.54%
2088 0.06% -0.53%
2087 0.06% -0.52%
2086 0.05% -0.5%
2085 0.06% -0.49%
2084 0.07% -0.49%
2083 0.06% -0.48%
2082 0.06% -0.46%
2081 0.06% -0.47%
2080 0.06% -0.48%
2079 0.06% -0.47%
2078 0.06% -0.46%
2077 0.06% -0.44%
2076 0.06% -0.44%
2075 0.05% -0.43%
2074 0.04% -0.44%
2073 0.04% -0.43%
2072 0.04% -0.43%
2071 0.02% -0.43%
2070 0.01% -0.42%
2069 -0.003% -0.41%
2068 -0.01% -0.4%
2067 -0.01% -0.39%
2066 -0.03% -0.38%
2065 -0.03% -0.36%
2064 -0.04% -0.34%
2063 -0.06% -0.33%
2062 -0.06% -0.3%
2061 -0.06% -0.29%
2060 -0.07% -0.25%
2059 -0.06% -0.22%
2058 -0.06% -0.2%
2057 -0.06% -0.17%
2056 -0.07% -0.13%
2055 -0.06% -0.1%
2054 -0.05% -0.05%
2053 -0.04% -0.03%
2052 -0.04% 0.005%
2051 -0.02% 0.04%
2050 -0.01% 0.07%
2049 0.002% 0.09%
2048 0.02% 0.13%
2047 0.03% 0.14%
2046 0.04% 0.16%
2045 0.06% 0.18%
2044 0.07% 0.19%
2043 0.09% 0.2%
2042 0.09% 0.2%
2041 0.09% 0.2%
2040 0.1% 0.21%
2039 0.11% 0.21%
2038 0.13% 0.22%
2037 0.13% 0.24%
2036 0.13% 0.24%
2035 0.13% 0.25%
2034 0.13% 0.29%
2033 0.13% 0.3%
2032 0.13% 0.32%
2031 0.13% 0.34%
2030 0.14% 0.38%
2029 0.13% 0.43%
2028 0.14% 0.47%
2027 0.14% 0.52%
2026 0.15% 0.56%
2025 0.16% 0.6%
2024 0.26% 0.63%
2023 0.28% 0.67%
2022 0.5% 0.59%
2021 0.36% 0.62%
2020 0.33% 0.83%
2019 0.33% 0.93%
2018 0.36% 0.99%
2017 0.29% 1.06%
2016 0.26% 1.11%
2015 0.36% 1.14%
2014 0.48% 1.19%
2013 0.52% 1.2%
2012 0.48% 1.14%
2011 0.48% 1.12%
2010 0.49% 1.08%
2009 0.51% 1.02%
2008 0.56% 0.97%
2007 0.62% 0.92%
2006 0.7% 0.89%
2005 0.75% 0.88%
2004 0.74% 0.94%
2003 0.71% 1%
2002 0.73% 1.03%
2001 0.73% 1.07%
2000 0.69% 1.13%
1999 0.52% 1.2%
1998 0.37% 1.28%
1997 0.36% 1.36%
1996 0.36% 1.45%
1995 0.36% 1.58%
1994 0.38% 1.81%
1993 0.44% 2.02%
1992 0.5% 2.13%
1991 0.5% 2.13%
1990 0.55% 2.12%
1989 0.6% 2.22%
1988 0.58% 2.37%
1987 0.54% 2.5%
1986 0.51% 2.57%
1985 0.5% 2.63%
1984 0.49% 2.36%
1983 0.54% 2.1%
1982 0.37% 2.22%
1981 0.6% 2.3%
1980 0.54% 2.32%
1979 0.45% 2.33%
1978 0.45% 2.49%
1977 0.47% 2.65%
1976 0.43% 2.7%
1975 0.48% 2.72%
1974 0.66% 2.66%
1973 0.81% 2.61%
1972 0.88% 2.56%
1971 0.95% 2.54%
1970 0.91% 2.53%
1969 0.83% 2.56%
1968 0.77% 2.5%
1967 0.82% 2.34%
1966 0.87% 1.99%
1965 0.96% 1.59%
1964 1.07% 1.42%
1963 1.01% 1.33%
1962 1.01% 1.22%
1961 1.04% 1.15%

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/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

France Tunisia
Current population
68788006
12437803
Population rank 23/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.15%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
3.13 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 +210
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 124/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -14,523
Net migration rank 18/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -14,523
2024 - 90,527 - -15,221
2023 47,860 91,862 93,663 -14,001
2022 54,547 179,377 96,531 -14,001
2021 74,627 131,465 68,087 -9,190
2020 67,602 145,593 109,431 -19,188
2019 141,503 71,972 127,312 -19,612
2018 147,749 132,925 132,445 -21,012
2017 160,604 102,984 140,971 -22,365
2016 193,500 15,548 148,870 -23,827
2015 206,300 -345 153,007 -25,229
2014 265,248 52,342 154,762 -26,586
2013 244,192 116,297 154,687 -17,020
2012 256,065 103,287 151,812 -26,059
2011 280,966 70,178 143,401 -21,935
2010 286,116 52,644 132,809 -14,168
2009 278,238 58,032 125,465 -13,512
2008 283,250 79,528 121,873 -17,742
2007 288,076 91,973 118,920 -21,190
2006 305,387 132,512 116,945 -24,098
2005 271,677 191,417 115,374 -26,361
2004 282,185 200,629 113,322 -23,735
2003 230,325 195,616 111,926 -12,459
2002 253,430 191,373 109,099 -8,334
2001 263,867 179,476 110,146 -7,235
2000 268,042 171,637 112,501 -5,937
1999 229,907 169,448 114,829 -3,452
1998 222,705 20,216 121,332 -4,111
1997 215,885 -15,255 128,327 -4,756
1996 221,092 -21,463 135,615 -5,506
1995 220,303 -17,128 144,345 -8,095
1994 201,704 -4,232 153,647 -4,271
1993 224,592 16,892 160,922 10,771
1992 229,502 61,964 163,978 15,124
1991 234,216 35,201 166,245 16,021
1990 238,870 43,323 168,180 4,183
1989 243,361 82,052 169,221 4,100
1988 247,672 69,935 177,176 3,934
1987 251,971 59,890 184,101 3,711
1986 250,606 51,642 188,107 3,464
1985 249,328 66,149 186,344 2,887
1984 248,086 76,175 182,386 8,109
1983 235,655 88,166 179,878 -37,895
1982 234,389 81,084 177,898 -29,559
1981 222,414 69,365 176,628 -24,242
1980 210,042 54,718 171,094 -19,321
1979 208,923 34,295 171,463 -23,688
1978 213,462 18,692 173,255 -26,968
1977 217,946 44,918 174,539 -13,910
1976 227,776 59,515 172,744 -15,499
1975 248,413 16,139 166,991 -8,765
1974 268,733 26,203 160,200 -9,254
1973 282,979 103,910 153,525 -9,606
1972 296,589 101,223 147,239 -9,790
1971 309,747 144,321 142,296 -9,949
1970 322,444 182,941 138,235 -10,054
1969 329,831 160,403 135,257 -10,049
1968 337,346 113,115 134,246 -9,848
1967 339,843 63,018 132,626 -19,155
1966 352,181 96,097 131,274 -27,393
1965 354,132 82,879 127,673 -49,751
1964 360,631 163,039 124,711 -59,602
1963 361,694 190,925 120,865 -60,505
1962 358,082 141,634 116,887 -61,260
1961 354,504 128,618 111,459 -61,369
1960 346,115 143,032 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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