Population in France compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

France vs United States: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	France	United States
2100	70,613,012	415,429,771
2099	70,629,584	414,829,167
2098	70,639,488	414,231,720
2097	70,644,570	413,576,381
2096	70,651,179	412,927,393
2095	70,644,818	412,225,379
2094	70,628,949	411,498,749
2093	70,603,242	410,785,729
2092	70,580,656	410,051,921
2091	70,553,277	409,320,183
2090	70,520,528	408,613,732
2089	70,486,909	407,885,645
2088	70,447,851	407,129,733
2087	70,408,245	406,421,298
2086	70,365,710	405,715,343
2085	70,328,248	405,059,379
2084	70,285,895	404,343,130
2083	70,234,175	403,612,785
2082	70,193,367	402,871,293
2081	70,148,354	402,054,554
2080	70,107,021	401,319,194
2079	70,065,621	400,554,914
2078	70,025,358	399,737,968
2077	69,983,383	398,906,565
2076	69,940,036	398,035,750
2075	69,897,457	397,109,170
2074	69,862,353	396,226,412
2073	69,830,973	395,307,725
2072	69,804,981	394,393,561
2071	69,777,127	393,415,363
2070	69,764,791	392,469,727
2069	69,754,867	391,479,981
2068	69,756,896	390,517,695
2067	69,764,705	389,543,856
2066	69,773,902	388,597,719
2065	69,794,612	387,685,327
2064	69,818,938	386,805,026
2063	69,848,255	385,911,917
2062	69,886,879	385,032,627
2061	69,926,483	384,170,837
2060	69,968,809	383,361,269
2059	70,014,435	382,542,030
2058	70,057,256	381,704,804
2057	70,102,722	380,907,023
2056	70,146,920	380,159,777
2055	70,196,482	379,430,756
2054	70,236,369	378,682,851
2053	70,270,537	377,878,421
2052	70,295,830	377,073,303
2051	70,321,018	376,229,840
2050	70,335,872	375,373,155
2049	70,345,142	374,493,150
2048	70,343,943	373,590,762
2047	70,332,332	372,626,259
2046	70,314,243	371,644,809
2045	70,283,430	370,602,914
2044	70,244,405	369,518,897
2043	70,198,284	368,375,680
2042	70,137,343	367,158,772
2041	70,071,925	365,937,822
2040	70,006,064	364,671,837
2039	69,936,874	363,367,337
2038	69,858,693	361,997,023
2037	69,770,244	360,606,236
2036	69,681,800	359,193,245
2035	69,590,103	357,750,686
2034	69,496,656	356,266,726
2033	69,406,955	354,775,032
2032	69,316,572	353,259,037
2031	69,227,320	351,721,511
2030	69,136,856	350,155,042
2029	69,043,072	348,564,667
2028	68,951,924	346,906,294
2027	68,856,735	345,257,605
2026	68,762,523	343,565,426
2025	68,659,633	341,784,857
2024	68,551,653	340,110,988
2023	68,372,286	334,914,895
2022	68,184,457	333,271,411
2021	67,842,811	331,893,745
2020	67,601,110	331,526,933
2019	67,382,061	328,329,953
2018	67,158,348	326,838,199
2017	66,918,020	325,122,128
2016	66,724,104	323,071,755
2015	66,548,272	320,738,994
2014	66,312,067	318,386,329
2013	65,997,932	316,059,947
2012	65,657,659	313,877,662
2011	65,340,830	311,583,481
2010	65,026,211	309,327,143
2009	64,706,436	306,771,529
2008	64,375,116	304,093,966
2007	64,016,890	301,231,207
2006	63,622,342	298,379,912
2005	63,180,854	295,516,599
2004	62,707,588	292,805,298
2003	62,249,855	290,107,933
2002	61,812,142	287,625,193
2001	61,364,377	284,968,955
2000	60,918,661	282,162,411
1999	60,501,986	279,294,713
1998	60,190,684	276,115,288
1997	59,968,066	272,911,760
1996	59,754,504	269,667,391
1995	59,541,294	266,557,091
1994	59,324,863	263,435,673
1993	59,103,094	260,255,352
1992	58,846,584	256,894,189
1991	58,554,242	253,492,503
1990	58,261,012	250,131,894
1989	57,943,062	246,819,222
1988	57,598,186	244,499,004
1987	57,266,167	242,288,936
1986	56,956,002	240,132,831
1985	56,665,619	237,923,734
1984	56,383,085	235,824,908
1983	56,108,330	233,792,014
1982	55,806,789	231,664,432
1981	55,603,353	229,465,744
1980	55,274,184	226,542,250
1979	54,979,851	225,055,487
1978	54,734,030	222,584,545
1977	54,486,467	220,239,425
1976	54,232,383	218,035,164
1975	54,002,853	215,973,199
1974	53,746,571	213,853,928
1973	53,392,161	211,908,788
1972	52,962,356	209,896,021
1971	52,499,553	207,660,677
1970	52,007,169	205,052,174
1969	51,536,014	202,676,946
1968	51,112,980	200,706,052
1967	50,722,791	198,712,056
1966	50,311,637	196,560,338
1965	49,877,725	194,302,963
1964	49,401,492	191,888,791
1963	48,877,567	189,241,798
1962	48,389,516	186,537,737
1961	47,905,982	183,691,481
1960	47,412,964	180,671,158

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

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Year	Growth rate
	France	United States
2100	-0.02%	0.14%
2099	-0.01%	0.14%
2098	-0.007%	0.16%
2097	-0.009%	0.16%
2096	0.009%	0.17%
2095	0.02%	0.18%
2094	0.04%	0.17%
2093	0.03%	0.18%
2092	0.04%	0.18%
2091	0.05%	0.17%
2090	0.05%	0.18%
2089	0.06%	0.19%
2088	0.06%	0.17%
2087	0.06%	0.17%
2086	0.05%	0.16%
2085	0.06%	0.18%
2084	0.07%	0.18%
2083	0.06%	0.18%
2082	0.06%	0.2%
2081	0.06%	0.18%
2080	0.06%	0.19%
2079	0.06%	0.2%
2078	0.06%	0.21%
2077	0.06%	0.22%
2076	0.06%	0.23%
2075	0.05%	0.22%
2074	0.04%	0.23%
2073	0.04%	0.23%
2072	0.04%	0.25%
2071	0.02%	0.24%
2070	0.01%	0.25%
2069	-0.003%	0.25%
2068	-0.01%	0.25%
2067	-0.01%	0.24%
2066	-0.03%	0.24%
2065	-0.03%	0.23%
2064	-0.04%	0.23%
2063	-0.06%	0.23%
2062	-0.06%	0.22%
2061	-0.06%	0.21%
2060	-0.07%	0.21%
2059	-0.06%	0.22%
2058	-0.06%	0.21%
2057	-0.06%	0.2%
2056	-0.07%	0.19%
2055	-0.06%	0.2%
2054	-0.05%	0.21%
2053	-0.04%	0.21%
2052	-0.04%	0.22%
2051	-0.02%	0.23%
2050	-0.01%	0.23%
2049	0.002%	0.24%
2048	0.02%	0.26%
2047	0.03%	0.26%
2046	0.04%	0.28%
2045	0.06%	0.29%
2044	0.07%	0.31%
2043	0.09%	0.33%
2042	0.09%	0.33%
2041	0.09%	0.35%
2040	0.1%	0.36%
2039	0.11%	0.38%
2038	0.13%	0.39%
2037	0.13%	0.39%
2036	0.13%	0.4%
2035	0.13%	0.42%
2034	0.13%	0.42%
2033	0.13%	0.43%
2032	0.13%	0.44%
2031	0.13%	0.45%
2030	0.14%	0.46%
2029	0.13%	0.48%
2028	0.14%	0.48%
2027	0.14%	0.49%
2026	0.15%	0.52%
2025	0.16%	0.49%
2024	0.26%	1.55%
2023	0.28%	0.49%
2022	0.5%	0.42%
2021	0.36%	0.11%
2020	0.33%	0.97%
2019	0.33%	0.46%
2018	0.36%	0.53%
2017	0.29%	0.63%
2016	0.26%	0.73%
2015	0.36%	0.74%
2014	0.48%	0.74%
2013	0.52%	0.7%
2012	0.48%	0.74%
2011	0.48%	0.73%
2010	0.49%	0.83%
2009	0.51%	0.88%
2008	0.56%	0.95%
2007	0.62%	0.96%
2006	0.7%	0.97%
2005	0.75%	0.93%
2004	0.74%	0.93%
2003	0.71%	0.86%
2002	0.73%	0.93%
2001	0.73%	0.99%
2000	0.69%	1.03%
1999	0.52%	1.15%
1998	0.37%	1.17%
1997	0.36%	1.2%
1996	0.36%	1.17%
1995	0.36%	1.18%
1994	0.38%	1.22%
1993	0.44%	1.31%
1992	0.5%	1.34%
1991	0.5%	1.34%
1990	0.55%	1.34%
1989	0.6%	0.95%
1988	0.58%	0.91%
1987	0.54%	0.9%
1986	0.51%	0.93%
1985	0.5%	0.89%
1984	0.49%	0.87%
1983	0.54%	0.92%
1982	0.37%	0.96%
1981	0.6%	1.29%
1980	0.54%	0.66%
1979	0.45%	1.11%
1978	0.45%	1.06%
1977	0.47%	1.01%
1976	0.43%	0.95%
1975	0.48%	0.99%
1974	0.66%	0.92%
1973	0.81%	0.96%
1972	0.88%	1.08%
1971	0.95%	1.27%
1970	0.91%	1.17%
1969	0.83%	0.98%
1968	0.77%	1%
1967	0.82%	1.09%
1966	0.87%	1.16%
1965	0.96%	1.26%
1964	1.07%	1.4%
1963	1.01%	1.45%
1962	1.01%	1.55%
1961	1.04%	1.67%
1960	-	1.6%

In 2025, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

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