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

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The latest officially reported population of France was 68,720,337 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,871,753 people compared to 86,225,430 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 +0.32% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.9M (8.25% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

France vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Turkey
2100 70,675,442 64,394,191
2099 70,692,029 65,045,868
2098 70,701,942 65,690,351
2097 70,707,028 66,342,622
2096 70,713,643 66,990,674
2095 70,707,277 67,642,188
2094 70,691,394 68,296,562
2093 70,665,663 68,963,773
2092 70,643,058 69,625,957
2091 70,615,655 70,290,255
2090 70,582,877 70,960,483
2089 70,549,228 71,623,547
2088 70,510,136 72,281,102
2087 70,470,494 72,928,397
2086 70,427,922 73,576,610
2085 70,390,427 74,223,570
2084 70,348,036 74,853,312
2083 70,296,271 75,483,067
2082 70,255,426 76,111,533
2081 70,210,373 76,726,689
2080 70,169,003 77,339,541
2079 70,127,568 77,938,889
2078 70,087,269 78,532,577
2077 70,045,257 79,120,573
2076 70,001,871 79,705,459
2075 69,959,255 80,277,544
2074 69,924,120 80,848,141
2073 69,892,712 81,396,237
2072 69,866,697 81,938,080
2071 69,838,818 82,465,112
2070 69,826,471 82,981,973
2069 69,816,539 83,480,362
2068 69,818,570 83,963,140
2067 69,826,386 84,428,242
2066 69,835,591 84,886,666
2065 69,856,319 85,336,225
2064 69,880,666 85,771,285
2063 69,910,009 86,187,013
2062 69,948,667 86,587,114
2061 69,988,307 86,962,577
2060 70,030,670 87,319,314
2059 70,076,337 87,663,392
2058 70,119,195 87,973,789
2057 70,164,701 88,264,809
2056 70,208,938 88,534,755
2055 70,258,544 88,764,080
2054 70,298,466 88,972,362
2053 70,332,664 89,151,673
2052 70,357,980 89,310,785
2051 70,383,190 89,437,110
2050 70,398,057 89,541,520
2049 70,407,335 89,614,107
2048 70,406,135 89,651,068
2047 70,394,515 89,659,415
2046 70,376,409 89,634,354
2045 70,345,569 89,608,012
2044 70,306,509 89,557,421
2043 70,260,348 89,493,042
2042 70,199,353 89,404,193
2041 70,133,877 89,303,546
2040 70,067,958 89,187,952
2039 69,998,706 89,051,669
2038 69,920,456 88,901,719
2037 69,831,930 88,727,471
2036 69,743,406 88,537,927
2035 69,651,629 88,343,153
2034 69,558,099 88,139,515
2033 69,468,319 87,918,397
2032 69,377,856 87,687,495
2031 69,288,525 87,437,150
2030 69,197,981 87,166,904
2029 69,104,114 86,903,490
2028 69,012,886 86,627,469
2027 68,917,613 86,350,539
2026 68,823,318 86,093,293
2025 68,720,337 85,878,556
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% 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 2.22% to 70,398,057 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 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 89.7M 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 0.25% 0.42%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/france/turkey | CC BY

In 2025, the population of France grew by 0.25%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

France Turkey
Current population
68871753
86225430
Population rank 23/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 1.04%
One net population change
3.12 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
47.4 seconds
33.5 seconds
One death every
48.9 seconds
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +462 +986
Annual growth/decline +168,684 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.25% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 138/197
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 20,566 90,527 453,249 -275,952
2023 34,186 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/france/turkey | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 53.4% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,101,184 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 961,908 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 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 2.1M
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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