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

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The latest officially reported population of France was 68,720,337 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,871,753 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 8.83 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.9M (8.25% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

France vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Turkmenistan
2100 70,675,442 10,041,228
2099 70,692,029 10,070,007
2098 70,701,942 10,097,571
2097 70,707,028 10,123,813
2096 70,713,643 10,148,560
2095 70,707,277 10,172,371
2094 70,691,394 10,194,567
2093 70,665,663 10,215,533
2092 70,643,058 10,235,132
2091 70,615,655 10,253,189
2090 70,582,877 10,270,414
2089 70,549,228 10,285,963
2088 70,510,136 10,300,439
2087 70,470,494 10,313,629
2086 70,427,922 10,325,212
2085 70,390,427 10,335,299
2084 70,348,036 10,343,821
2083 70,296,271 10,350,710
2082 70,255,426 10,356,526
2081 70,210,373 10,360,689
2080 70,169,003 10,363,394
2079 70,127,568 10,364,229
2078 70,087,269 10,363,113
2077 70,045,257 10,360,467
2076 70,001,871 10,356,079
2075 69,959,255 10,349,863
2074 69,924,120 10,342,496
2073 69,892,712 10,333,532
2072 69,866,697 10,322,776
2071 69,838,818 10,310,748
2070 69,826,471 10,297,702
2069 69,816,539 10,283,723
2068 69,818,570 10,268,779
2067 69,826,386 10,252,681
2066 69,835,591 10,235,535
2065 69,856,319 10,217,603
2064 69,880,666 10,198,228
2063 69,910,009 10,177,447
2062 69,948,667 10,155,121
2061 69,988,307 10,131,160
2060 70,030,670 10,105,616
2059 70,076,337 10,077,893
2058 70,119,195 10,047,185
2057 70,164,701 10,013,846
2056 70,208,938 9,977,699
2055 70,258,544 9,938,273
2054 70,298,466 9,895,840
2053 70,332,664 9,849,324
2052 70,357,980 9,799,331
2051 70,383,190 9,745,673
2050 70,398,057 9,688,197
2049 70,407,335 9,627,119
2048 70,406,135 9,562,502
2047 70,394,515 9,494,734
2046 70,376,409 9,423,990
2045 70,345,569 9,350,870
2044 70,306,509 9,275,707
2043 70,260,348 9,199,229
2042 70,199,353 9,121,705
2041 70,133,877 9,043,208
2040 70,067,958 8,964,374
2039 69,998,706 8,885,167
2038 69,920,456 8,805,836
2037 69,831,930 8,726,399
2036 69,743,406 8,646,796
2035 69,651,629 8,567,354
2034 69,558,099 8,487,651
2033 69,468,319 8,407,327
2032 69,377,856 8,326,172
2031 69,288,525 8,243,436
2030 69,197,981 8,158,380
2029 69,104,114 8,065,431
2028 69,012,886 7,964,546
2027 68,917,613 7,856,302
2026 68,823,318 7,740,924
2025 68,720,337 7,618,847
2024 68,551,653 7,494,498
2023 68,372,286 7,364,438
2022 68,184,457 7,230,193
2021 67,842,811 7,092,043
2020 67,601,110 6,949,912
2019 67,382,061 6,803,944
2018 67,158,348 6,655,524
2017 66,918,020 6,507,061
2016 66,724,104 6,360,041
2015 66,548,272 6,215,770
2014 66,312,067 6,075,283
2013 65,997,932 5,939,341
2012 65,657,659 5,808,546
2011 65,340,830 5,683,417
2010 65,026,211 5,564,356
2009 64,706,436 5,451,592
2008 64,375,116 5,345,029
2007 64,016,890 5,244,046
2006 63,622,342 5,147,105
2005 63,180,854 5,052,257
2004 62,707,588 4,958,093
2003 62,249,855 4,863,865
2002 61,812,142 4,769,465
2001 61,364,377 4,675,409
2000 60,918,661 4,582,677
1999 60,501,986 4,492,170
1998 60,190,684 4,410,507
1997 59,968,066 4,336,730
1996 59,754,504 4,263,819
1995 59,541,294 4,191,203
1994 59,324,863 4,116,662
1993 59,103,094 4,032,407
1992 58,846,584 3,944,689
1991 58,554,242 3,855,894
1990 58,261,012 3,760,562
1989 57,943,062 3,662,459
1988 57,598,186 3,559,363
1987 57,266,167 3,452,731
1986 56,956,002 3,347,809
1985 56,665,619 3,247,534
1984 56,383,085 3,154,079
1983 56,108,330 3,067,534
1982 55,806,789 2,985,557
1981 55,603,353 2,907,187
1980 55,274,184 2,832,203
1979 54,979,851 2,760,358
1978 54,734,030 2,691,088
1977 54,486,467 2,623,948
1976 54,232,383 2,558,521
1975 54,002,853 2,494,570
1974 53,746,571 2,432,028
1973 53,392,161 2,370,919
1972 52,962,356 2,311,430
1971 52,499,553 2,253,119
1970 52,007,169 2,195,616
1969 51,536,014 2,139,024
1968 51,112,980 2,083,069
1967 50,722,791 2,027,403
1966 50,311,637 1,971,737
1965 49,877,725 1,915,916
1964 49,401,492 1,859,997
1963 48,877,567 1,804,272
1962 48,389,516 1,749,214
1961 47,905,982 1,695,400
1960 47,412,964 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Turkmenistan
2100 -0.02% -0.29%
2099 -0.01% -0.27%
2098 -0.007% -0.26%
2097 -0.009% -0.24%
2096 0.009% -0.23%
2095 0.02% -0.22%
2094 0.04% -0.21%
2093 0.03% -0.19%
2092 0.04% -0.18%
2091 0.05% -0.17%
2090 0.05% -0.15%
2089 0.06% -0.14%
2088 0.06% -0.13%
2087 0.06% -0.11%
2086 0.05% -0.1%
2085 0.06% -0.08%
2084 0.07% -0.07%
2083 0.06% -0.06%
2082 0.06% -0.04%
2081 0.06% -0.03%
2080 0.06% -0.008%
2079 0.06% 0.01%
2078 0.06% 0.03%
2077 0.06% 0.04%
2076 0.06% 0.06%
2075 0.05% 0.07%
2074 0.04% 0.09%
2073 0.04% 0.1%
2072 0.04% 0.12%
2071 0.02% 0.13%
2070 0.01% 0.14%
2069 -0.003% 0.15%
2068 -0.01% 0.16%
2067 -0.01% 0.17%
2066 -0.03% 0.18%
2065 -0.03% 0.19%
2064 -0.04% 0.2%
2063 -0.06% 0.22%
2062 -0.06% 0.24%
2061 -0.06% 0.25%
2060 -0.07% 0.28%
2059 -0.06% 0.31%
2058 -0.06% 0.33%
2057 -0.06% 0.36%
2056 -0.07% 0.4%
2055 -0.06% 0.43%
2054 -0.05% 0.47%
2053 -0.04% 0.51%
2052 -0.04% 0.55%
2051 -0.02% 0.59%
2050 -0.01% 0.63%
2049 0.002% 0.68%
2048 0.02% 0.71%
2047 0.03% 0.75%
2046 0.04% 0.78%
2045 0.06% 0.81%
2044 0.07% 0.83%
2043 0.09% 0.85%
2042 0.09% 0.87%
2041 0.09% 0.88%
2040 0.1% 0.89%
2039 0.11% 0.9%
2038 0.13% 0.91%
2037 0.13% 0.92%
2036 0.13% 0.93%
2035 0.13% 0.94%
2034 0.13% 0.96%
2033 0.13% 0.97%
2032 0.13% 1%
2031 0.13% 1.04%
2030 0.14% 1.15%
2029 0.13% 1.27%
2028 0.14% 1.38%
2027 0.14% 1.49%
2026 0.15% 1.6%
2025 0.25% 1.66%
2024 0.26% 1.77%
2023 0.28% 1.86%
2022 0.5% 1.95%
2021 0.36% 2.05%
2020 0.33% 2.15%
2019 0.33% 2.23%
2018 0.36% 2.28%
2017 0.29% 2.31%
2016 0.26% 2.32%
2015 0.36% 2.31%
2014 0.48% 2.29%
2013 0.52% 2.25%
2012 0.48% 2.2%
2011 0.48% 2.14%
2010 0.49% 2.07%
2009 0.51% 1.99%
2008 0.56% 1.93%
2007 0.62% 1.88%
2006 0.7% 1.88%
2005 0.75% 1.9%
2004 0.74% 1.94%
2003 0.71% 1.98%
2002 0.73% 2.01%
2001 0.73% 2.02%
2000 0.69% 2.01%
1999 0.52% 1.85%
1998 0.37% 1.7%
1997 0.36% 1.71%
1996 0.36% 1.73%
1995 0.36% 1.81%
1994 0.38% 2.09%
1993 0.44% 2.22%
1992 0.5% 2.3%
1991 0.5% 2.54%
1990 0.55% 2.68%
1989 0.6% 2.9%
1988 0.58% 3.09%
1987 0.54% 3.13%
1986 0.51% 3.09%
1985 0.5% 2.96%
1984 0.49% 2.82%
1983 0.54% 2.75%
1982 0.37% 2.7%
1981 0.6% 2.65%
1980 0.54% 2.6%
1979 0.45% 2.57%
1978 0.45% 2.56%
1977 0.47% 2.56%
1976 0.43% 2.56%
1975 0.48% 2.57%
1974 0.66% 2.58%
1973 0.81% 2.57%
1972 0.88% 2.59%
1971 0.95% 2.62%
1970 0.91% 2.65%
1969 0.83% 2.69%
1968 0.77% 2.75%
1967 0.82% 2.82%
1966 0.87% 2.91%
1965 0.96% 3.01%
1964 1.07% 3.09%
1963 1.01% 3.15%
1962 1.01% 3.17%
1961 1.04% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of France grew by 0.25%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

France Turkmenistan
Current population
68871753
7800189
Population rank 23/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.09%
One net population change
3.12 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
47.4 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
48.9 seconds
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +462 +341
Annual growth/decline +168,684 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +0.25% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 63/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 +13,268
Net migration rank 18/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - 13,268
2024 20,566 90,527 112,942 14,646
2023 34,186 91,862 117,529 15,005
2022 54,547 179,377 121,814 14,141
2021 74,627 131,465 122,721 17,617
2020 67,602 145,593 124,014 19,913
2019 141,503 71,972 128,275 19,735
2018 147,749 132,925 129,537 19,293
2017 160,604 102,984 131,417 16,678
2016 193,500 15,548 132,581 13,365
2015 206,300 -345 132,663 9,936
2014 265,248 52,342 129,677 8,696
2013 244,192 116,297 126,217 7,287
2012 256,065 103,287 120,957 7,125
2011 280,966 70,178 115,197 6,992
2010 286,116 52,644 109,318 6,621
2009 278,238 58,032 102,931 6,656
2008 283,250 79,528 96,815 6,734
2007 288,076 91,973 92,038 6,388
2006 305,387 132,512 87,840 7,613
2005 271,677 191,417 83,968 10,263
2004 282,185 200,629 79,850 14,242
2003 230,325 195,616 76,737 17,625
2002 253,430 191,373 75,639 18,803
2001 263,867 179,476 76,682 16,982
2000 268,042 171,637 76,875 14,925
1999 229,907 169,448 76,362 12,859
1998 222,705 20,216 77,342 -3,239
1997 215,885 -15,255 79,045 -5,600
1996 221,092 -21,463 80,996 -8,627
1995 220,303 -17,128 86,289 -13,423
1994 201,704 -4,232 89,319 -13,094
1993 224,592 16,892 92,596 -312
1992 229,502 61,964 96,668 -13,517
1991 234,216 35,201 99,297 -4,864
1990 238,870 43,323 101,099 -4,864
1989 243,361 82,052 103,553 -3,576
1988 247,672 69,935 104,802 1,408
1987 251,971 59,890 103,885 3,161
1986 250,606 51,642 100,930 1,878
1985 249,328 66,149 95,890 1,861
1984 248,086 76,175 90,591 -1,427
1983 235,655 88,166 85,183 -1,264
1982 234,389 81,084 80,989 -961
1981 222,414 69,365 77,829 -1,102
1980 210,042 54,718 74,394 -1,152
1979 208,923 34,295 71,135 -677
1978 213,462 18,692 68,437 -350
1977 217,946 44,918 66,318 -132
1976 227,776 59,515 64,513 160
1975 248,413 16,139 62,681 550
1974 268,733 26,203 60,925 924
1973 282,979 103,910 59,169 1,194
1972 296,589 101,223 57,326 1,293
1971 309,747 144,321 56,666 1,348
1970 322,444 182,941 55,617 1,376
1969 329,831 160,403 54,791 1,397
1968 337,346 113,115 54,324 1,401
1967 339,843 63,018 54,209 1,397
1966 352,181 96,097 54,353 1,377
1965 354,132 82,879 54,558 1,366
1964 360,631 163,039 54,574 1,340
1963 361,694 190,925 54,203 1,332
1962 358,082 141,634 53,248 1,337
1961 354,504 128,618 51,659 1,372
1960 346,115 143,032 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/france/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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