The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,756,508 people compared to 11,533,895 in the United Arab Emirates.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 5.96 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
- France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 86th.
- The countries together account for 0.97% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
- For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
- Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.07% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.5M (130.3% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people compared to the peak of 26M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.
France vs United Arab Emirates: live population counter
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| Current population |
68756508
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11533895
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| Population rank | 23/197 | 86/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.83% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
2.93 minutes
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1.05 minutes
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| One birth every |
46.6 seconds
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5.13 minutes
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| One death every |
50.1 seconds
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53.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 minutes
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1.89 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +90,527 | +278,439 |
| Daily growth/decline | +491 | +1,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | +179,367 | +502,649 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +4.79% |
| Population growth rate rank | 153/197 | 3/197 |
France and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,412,964 | 131,334 | - | - |
| 1961 | 47,905,982 | 137,989 | 1.04% | 5.07% |
| 1962 | 48,389,516 | 144,946 | 1.01% | 5.04% |
| 1963 | 48,877,567 | 152,211 | 1.01% | 5.01% |
| 1964 | 49,401,492 | 159,692 | 1.07% | 4.91% |
| 1965 | 49,877,725 | 167,103 | 0.96% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 50,311,637 | 173,976 | 0.87% | 4.11% |
| 1967 | 50,722,791 | 179,700 | 0.82% | 3.29% |
| 1968 | 51,112,980 | 199,416 | 0.77% | 11% |
| 1969 | 51,536,014 | 239,660 | 0.83% | 20.2% |
| 1970 | 52,007,169 | 286,536 | 0.91% | 19.6% |
| 1971 | 52,499,553 | 335,027 | 0.95% | 16.9% |
| 1972 | 52,962,356 | 385,014 | 0.88% | 14.9% |
| 1973 | 53,392,161 | 436,399 | 0.81% | 13.3% |
| 1974 | 53,746,571 | 489,087 | 0.66% | 12.1% |
| 1975 | 54,002,853 | 542,856 | 0.48% | 11% |
| 1976 | 54,232,383 | 615,866 | 0.43% | 13.4% |
| 1977 | 54,486,467 | 710,209 | 0.47% | 15.3% |
| 1978 | 54,734,030 | 809,274 | 0.45% | 13.9% |
| 1979 | 54,979,851 | 912,010 | 0.45% | 12.7% |
| 1980 | 55,274,184 | 1,015,700 | 0.54% | 11.4% |
| 1981 | 55,603,353 | 1,099,855 | 0.6% | 8.29% |
| 1982 | 55,806,789 | 1,166,370 | 0.37% | 6.05% |
| 1983 | 56,108,330 | 1,235,305 | 0.54% | 5.91% |
| 1984 | 56,383,085 | 1,305,996 | 0.49% | 5.72% |
| 1985 | 56,665,619 | 1,377,911 | 0.5% | 5.51% |
| 1986 | 56,956,002 | 1,467,383 | 0.51% | 6.49% |
| 1987 | 57,266,167 | 1,574,244 | 0.54% | 7.28% |
| 1988 | 57,598,186 | 1,681,788 | 0.58% | 6.83% |
| 1989 | 57,943,062 | 1,789,851 | 0.6% | 6.43% |
| 1990 | 58,261,012 | 1,898,220 | 0.55% | 6.05% |
| 1991 | 58,554,242 | 2,006,626 | 0.5% | 5.71% |
| 1992 | 58,846,584 | 2,114,730 | 0.5% | 5.39% |
| 1993 | 59,103,094 | 2,222,093 | 0.44% | 5.08% |
| 1994 | 59,324,863 | 2,328,188 | 0.38% | 4.77% |
| 1995 | 59,541,294 | 2,434,662 | 0.36% | 4.57% |
| 1996 | 59,754,504 | 2,597,564 | 0.36% | 6.69% |
| 1997 | 59,968,066 | 2,817,410 | 0.36% | 8.46% |
| 1998 | 60,190,684 | 3,040,421 | 0.37% | 7.92% |
| 1999 | 60,501,986 | 3,266,009 | 0.52% | 7.42% |
| 2000 | 60,918,661 | 3,493,575 | 0.69% | 6.97% |
| 2001 | 61,364,377 | 3,723,590 | 0.73% | 6.58% |
| 2002 | 61,812,142 | 3,956,826 | 0.73% | 6.26% |
| 2003 | 62,249,855 | 4,192,457 | 0.71% | 5.96% |
| 2004 | 62,707,588 | 4,428,967 | 0.74% | 5.64% |
| 2005 | 63,180,854 | 4,664,790 | 0.75% | 5.32% |
| 2006 | 63,622,342 | 5,009,100 | 0.7% | 7.38% |
| 2007 | 64,016,890 | 5,624,635 | 0.62% | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 64,375,116 | 6,302,664 | 0.56% | 12.1% |
| 2009 | 64,706,436 | 6,707,058 | 0.51% | 6.42% |
| 2010 | 65,026,211 | 6,869,838 | 0.49% | 2.43% |
| 2011 | 65,340,830 | 7,104,538 | 0.48% | 3.42% |
| 2012 | 65,657,659 | 7,391,448 | 0.48% | 4.04% |
| 2013 | 65,997,932 | 7,693,031 | 0.52% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 66,312,067 | 8,059,440 | 0.48% | 4.76% |
| 2015 | 66,548,272 | 8,505,237 | 0.36% | 5.53% |
| 2016 | 66,724,104 | 8,935,095 | 0.26% | 5.05% |
| 2017 | 66,918,020 | 9,223,225 | 0.29% | 3.22% |
| 2018 | 67,158,348 | 9,346,701 | 0.36% | 1.34% |
| 2019 | 67,382,061 | 9,445,785 | 0.33% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 67,601,110 | 9,401,038 | 0.33% | -0.47% |
| 2021 | 67,842,811 | 9,575,152 | 0.36% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 68,184,457 | 10,074,977 | 0.5% | 5.22% |
| 2023 | 68,372,286 | 10,483,751 | 0.28% | 4.06% |
| 2024 | 68,551,653 | 10,986,400 | 0.26% | 4.79% |
| 2025 | 68,657,003 | 11,304,093 | 0.15% | 2.89% |
| 2026 | 68,755,474 | 11,531,926 | 0.14% | 2.02% |
| 2027 | 68,850,103 | 11,712,175 | 0.14% | 1.56% |
| 2028 | 68,943,198 | 11,868,257 | 0.14% | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 69,035,594 | 12,010,111 | 0.13% | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 69,127,642 | 12,145,577 | 0.13% | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 69,217,432 | 12,281,573 | 0.13% | 1.12% |
| 2032 | 69,307,184 | 12,421,758 | 0.13% | 1.14% |
| 2033 | 69,397,148 | 12,565,679 | 0.13% | 1.16% |
| 2034 | 69,488,653 | 12,712,942 | 0.13% | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 69,581,145 | 12,863,015 | 0.13% | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 69,671,156 | 13,015,458 | 0.13% | 1.19% |
| 2037 | 69,759,529 | 13,169,969 | 0.13% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 69,842,775 | 13,326,337 | 0.12% | 1.19% |
| 2039 | 69,916,407 | 13,484,193 | 0.11% | 1.18% |
| 2040 | 69,983,876 | 13,643,197 | 0.1% | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 70,049,466 | 13,803,349 | 0.09% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 70,112,592 | 13,964,553 | 0.09% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 70,166,082 | 14,126,724 | 0.08% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 70,208,621 | 14,289,828 | 0.06% | 1.15% |
| 2045 | 70,243,515 | 14,453,775 | 0.05% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 70,267,943 | 14,619,554 | 0.03% | 1.15% |
| 2047 | 70,282,782 | 14,788,991 | 0.02% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 70,289,191 | 14,961,419 | 0.009% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 70,285,150 | 15,135,496 | -0.006% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 70,273,103 | 15,310,628 | -0.02% | 1.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).
France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.21% to 70,273,103 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Paris | 2.15M |
| Marseille | 877K |
| Lyon | 521K |
| Toulouse | 512K |
| Nice | 354K |
| Nantes | 325K |
| Strasbourg | 292K |
| Toulon | 181K |
| Saint-Etienne | 173K |
| Saint-Denis | 156K |
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| City | Population |
| Dubai | 3.94M |
| Abu Dhabi | 1.57M |
| Sharjah | 1.25M |
| Al Ain | 767K |
| Ajman | 490K |
| Fujairah | 119K |
| Ras al-Khaimah | 116K |
| Umm al-Quwain | 44.4K |
| Madinat Zayed | 29.1K |
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Population differences between France and the United Arab Emirates
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| Life expectancy | 83.7 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 42.6 years | 32.1 years |
| Median age | 43 years | 32.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 63.9:36.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.66 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 329 ppl/mi² | 401 ppl/mi² |
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