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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.25 times bigger than France's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.87% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

France vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Turkey
2100 70,613,012 64,274,243
2099 70,629,584 64,924,706
2098 70,639,488 65,567,989
2097 70,644,570 66,219,045
2096 70,651,179 66,865,890
2095 70,644,818 67,516,190
2094 70,628,949 68,169,346
2093 70,603,242 68,835,313
2092 70,580,656 69,496,264
2091 70,553,277 70,159,325
2090 70,520,528 70,828,304
2089 70,486,909 71,490,133
2088 70,447,851 72,146,464
2087 70,408,245 72,792,552
2086 70,365,710 73,439,558
2085 70,328,248 74,085,313
2084 70,285,895 74,713,882
2083 70,234,175 75,342,464
2082 70,193,367 75,969,760
2081 70,148,354 76,583,769
2080 70,107,021 77,195,480
2079 70,065,621 77,793,711
2078 70,025,358 78,386,293
2077 69,983,383 78,973,194
2076 69,940,036 79,556,991
2075 69,897,457 80,128,010
2074 69,862,353 80,697,544
2073 69,830,973 81,244,619
2072 69,804,981 81,785,452
2071 69,777,127 82,311,503
2070 69,764,791 82,827,402
2069 69,754,867 83,324,862
2068 69,756,896 83,806,741
2067 69,764,705 84,270,976
2066 69,773,902 84,728,547
2065 69,794,612 85,177,268
2064 69,818,938 85,611,517
2063 69,848,255 86,026,471
2062 69,886,879 86,425,827
2061 69,926,483 86,800,591
2060 69,968,809 87,156,663
2059 70,014,435 87,500,101
2058 70,057,256 87,809,920
2057 70,102,722 88,100,397
2056 70,146,920 88,369,840
2055 70,196,482 88,598,739
2054 70,236,369 88,806,632
2053 70,270,537 88,985,609
2052 70,295,830 89,144,425
2051 70,321,018 89,270,515
2050 70,335,872 89,374,730
2049 70,345,142 89,447,182
2048 70,343,943 89,484,074
2047 70,332,332 89,492,406
2046 70,314,243 89,467,391
2045 70,283,430 89,441,098
2044 70,244,405 89,390,601
2043 70,198,284 89,326,342
2042 70,137,343 89,237,658
2041 70,071,925 89,137,199
2040 70,006,064 89,021,820
2039 69,936,874 88,885,792
2038 69,858,693 88,736,121
2037 69,770,244 88,562,197
2036 69,681,800 88,373,007
2035 69,590,103 88,178,595
2034 69,496,656 87,975,336
2033 69,406,955 87,754,631
2032 69,316,572 87,524,158
2031 69,227,320 87,274,280
2030 69,136,856 87,004,538
2029 69,043,072 86,741,614
2028 68,951,924 86,466,107
2027 68,856,735 86,189,693
2026 68,762,523 85,932,926
2025 68,659,633 85,718,588
2024 68,551,653 85,518,661
2023 68,372,286 85,325,965
2022 68,184,457 84,979,913
2021 67,842,811 84,147,318
2020 67,601,110 83,384,680
2019 67,382,061 82,579,440
2018 67,158,348 81,407,204
2017 66,918,020 80,312,698
2016 66,724,104 79,277,962
2015 66,548,272 78,218,479
2014 66,312,067 77,181,884
2013 65,997,932 76,147,624
2012 65,657,659 75,175,827
2011 65,340,830 74,223,629
2010 65,026,211 73,142,150
2009 64,706,436 72,039,206
2008 64,375,116 71,051,678
2007 64,016,890 70,158,112
2006 63,622,342 70,045,349
2005 63,180,854 69,329,557
2004 62,707,588 68,592,617
2003 62,249,855 67,831,730
2002 61,812,142 67,048,795
2001 61,364,377 66,245,128
2000 60,918,661 65,425,961
1999 60,501,986 64,591,923
1998 60,190,684 63,734,383
1997 59,968,066 62,852,966
1996 59,754,504 61,951,134
1995 59,541,294 61,024,503
1994 59,324,863 60,033,836
1993 59,103,094 58,999,167
1992 58,846,584 57,990,118
1991 58,554,242 57,009,887
1990 58,261,012 56,015,628
1989 57,943,062 54,976,723
1988 57,598,186 53,909,626
1987 57,266,167 52,843,670
1986 56,956,002 51,777,772
1985 56,665,619 50,687,115
1984 56,383,085 49,574,069
1983 56,108,330 48,447,410
1982 55,806,789 47,322,096
1981 55,603,353 46,321,190
1980 55,274,184 45,408,815
1979 54,979,851 44,510,429
1978 54,734,030 43,645,306
1977 54,486,467 42,773,298
1976 54,232,383 41,899,984
1975 54,002,853 41,053,126
1974 53,746,571 40,210,234
1973 53,392,161 39,329,533
1972 52,962,356 38,430,221
1971 52,499,553 37,518,611
1970 52,007,169 36,638,465
1969 51,536,014 35,787,774
1968 51,112,980 34,921,684
1967 50,722,791 34,050,421
1966 50,311,637 33,177,672
1965 49,877,725 32,345,220
1964 49,401,492 31,543,072
1963 48,877,567 30,726,841
1962 48,389,516 29,916,147
1961 47,905,982 29,119,238
1960 47,412,964 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Turkey
2100 -0.02% -1%
2099 -0.01% -0.98%
2098 -0.007% -0.98%
2097 -0.009% -0.97%
2096 0.009% -0.96%
2095 0.02% -0.96%
2094 0.04% -0.97%
2093 0.03% -0.95%
2092 0.04% -0.95%
2091 0.05% -0.94%
2090 0.05% -0.93%
2089 0.06% -0.91%
2088 0.06% -0.89%
2087 0.06% -0.88%
2086 0.05% -0.87%
2085 0.06% -0.84%
2084 0.07% -0.83%
2083 0.06% -0.83%
2082 0.06% -0.8%
2081 0.06% -0.79%
2080 0.06% -0.77%
2079 0.06% -0.76%
2078 0.06% -0.74%
2077 0.06% -0.73%
2076 0.06% -0.71%
2075 0.05% -0.71%
2074 0.04% -0.67%
2073 0.04% -0.66%
2072 0.04% -0.64%
2071 0.02% -0.62%
2070 0.01% -0.6%
2069 -0.003% -0.57%
2068 -0.01% -0.55%
2067 -0.01% -0.54%
2066 -0.03% -0.53%
2065 -0.03% -0.51%
2064 -0.04% -0.48%
2063 -0.06% -0.46%
2062 -0.06% -0.43%
2061 -0.06% -0.41%
2060 -0.07% -0.39%
2059 -0.06% -0.35%
2058 -0.06% -0.33%
2057 -0.06% -0.3%
2056 -0.07% -0.26%
2055 -0.06% -0.23%
2054 -0.05% -0.2%
2053 -0.04% -0.18%
2052 -0.04% -0.14%
2051 -0.02% -0.12%
2050 -0.01% -0.08%
2049 0.002% -0.04%
2048 0.02% -0.009%
2047 0.03% 0.03%
2046 0.04% 0.03%
2045 0.06% 0.06%
2044 0.07% 0.07%
2043 0.09% 0.1%
2042 0.09% 0.11%
2041 0.09% 0.13%
2040 0.1% 0.15%
2039 0.11% 0.17%
2038 0.13% 0.2%
2037 0.13% 0.21%
2036 0.13% 0.22%
2035 0.13% 0.23%
2034 0.13% 0.25%
2033 0.13% 0.26%
2032 0.13% 0.29%
2031 0.13% 0.31%
2030 0.14% 0.3%
2029 0.13% 0.32%
2028 0.14% 0.32%
2027 0.14% 0.3%
2026 0.15% 0.25%
2025 0.16% 0.23%
2024 0.26% 0.23%
2023 0.28% 0.41%
2022 0.5% 0.99%
2021 0.36% 0.91%
2020 0.33% 0.98%
2019 0.33% 1.44%
2018 0.36% 1.36%
2017 0.29% 1.31%
2016 0.26% 1.35%
2015 0.36% 1.34%
2014 0.48% 1.36%
2013 0.52% 1.29%
2012 0.48% 1.28%
2011 0.48% 1.48%
2010 0.49% 1.53%
2009 0.51% 1.39%
2008 0.56% 1.27%
2007 0.62% 0.16%
2006 0.7% 1.03%
2005 0.75% 1.07%
2004 0.74% 1.12%
2003 0.71% 1.17%
2002 0.73% 1.21%
2001 0.73% 1.25%
2000 0.69% 1.29%
1999 0.52% 1.35%
1998 0.37% 1.4%
1997 0.36% 1.46%
1996 0.36% 1.52%
1995 0.36% 1.65%
1994 0.38% 1.75%
1993 0.44% 1.74%
1992 0.5% 1.72%
1991 0.5% 1.77%
1990 0.55% 1.89%
1989 0.6% 1.98%
1988 0.58% 2.02%
1987 0.54% 2.06%
1986 0.51% 2.15%
1985 0.5% 2.25%
1984 0.49% 2.33%
1983 0.54% 2.38%
1982 0.37% 2.16%
1981 0.6% 2.01%
1980 0.54% 2.02%
1979 0.45% 1.98%
1978 0.45% 2.04%
1977 0.47% 2.08%
1976 0.43% 2.06%
1975 0.48% 2.1%
1974 0.66% 2.24%
1973 0.81% 2.34%
1972 0.88% 2.43%
1971 0.95% 2.4%
1970 0.91% 2.38%
1969 0.83% 2.48%
1968 0.77% 2.56%
1967 0.82% 2.63%
1966 0.87% 2.57%
1965 0.96% 2.54%
1964 1.07% 2.66%
1963 1.01% 2.71%
1962 1.01% 2.74%
1961 1.04% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

France Turkey
Current population
68788006
86002379
Population rank 23/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 1.04%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
50.1 seconds
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +491 +528
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 154/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -258,205
Net migration rank 18/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -258,205
2024 - 90,527 - -275,952
2023 47,860 91,862 426,630 -318,070
2022 54,547 179,377 535,373 -301,544
2021 74,627 131,465 521,713 20,283
2020 67,602 145,593 608,708 37,934
2019 141,503 71,972 751,472 -15,690
2018 147,749 132,925 830,353 187,570
2017 160,604 102,984 875,408 659,846
2016 193,500 15,548 895,841 352,063
2015 206,300 -345 930,799 1,063,140
2014 265,248 52,342 957,055 1,033,384
2013 244,192 116,297 921,386 438,618
2012 256,065 103,287 917,145 258,623
2011 280,966 70,178 875,839 68,849
2010 286,116 52,644 892,334 55,532
2009 278,238 58,032 900,491 24,276
2008 283,250 79,528 868,749 47,915
2007 288,076 91,973 876,626 -186,402
2006 305,387 132,512 897,351 -190,194
2005 271,677 191,417 898,650 -174,177
2004 282,185 200,629 896,025 -146,574
2003 230,325 195,616 893,683 -121,383
2002 253,430 191,373 922,927 -129,444
2001 263,867 179,476 980,560 -166,759
2000 268,042 171,637 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 229,907 169,448 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 222,705 20,216 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 215,885 -15,255 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 221,092 -21,463 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 220,303 -17,128 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 201,704 -4,232 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 224,592 16,892 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 229,502 61,964 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 234,216 35,201 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 238,870 43,323 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 243,361 82,052 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 247,672 69,935 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 251,971 59,890 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 250,606 51,642 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 249,328 66,149 1,098,846 8,960
1984 248,086 76,175 1,096,529 21,787
1983 235,655 88,166 1,095,106 39,871
1982 234,389 81,084 1,091,863 23,728
1981 222,414 69,365 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 210,042 54,718 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 208,923 34,295 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 213,462 18,692 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 217,946 44,918 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 227,776 59,515 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 248,413 16,139 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 268,733 26,203 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 282,979 103,910 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 296,589 101,223 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 309,747 144,321 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 322,444 182,941 991,950 -150,924
1969 329,831 160,403 970,958 -110,578
1968 337,346 113,115 950,778 -78,973
1967 339,843 63,018 936,727 -65,993
1966 352,181 96,097 925,790 -50,999
1965 354,132 82,879 904,016 -113,911
1964 360,631 163,039 884,152 -69,978
1963 361,694 190,925 862,626 -44,317
1962 358,082 141,634 837,473 -34,353
1961 354,504 128,618 816,911 -26,187
1960 346,115 143,032 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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