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

France and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	United States	France	United States
1900	-	76,094,000	-	-
1901	-	77,584,000	-	1.96%
1902	-	79,163,000	-	2.04%
1903	-	80,632,000	-	1.86%
1904	-	82,166,000	-	1.9%
1905	-	83,822,000	-	2.02%
1906	-	85,450,000	-	1.94%
1907	-	87,008,000	-	1.82%
1908	-	88,710,000	-	1.96%
1909	-	90,490,000	-	2.01%
1910	-	92,407,000	-	2.12%
1911	-	93,863,000	-	1.58%
1912	-	95,335,000	-	1.57%
1913	-	97,225,000	-	1.98%
1914	-	99,111,000	-	1.94%
1915	-	100,546,000	-	1.45%
1916	-	101,961,000	-	1.41%
1917	-	103,268,000	-	1.28%
1918	-	103,208,000	-	-0.06%
1919	-	104,514,000	-	1.27%
1920	-	106,461,000	-	1.86%
1921	-	108,538,000	-	1.95%
1922	-	110,049,000	-	1.39%
1923	-	111,947,000	-	1.72%
1924	-	114,109,000	-	1.93%
1925	-	115,829,000	-	1.51%
1926	-	117,397,000	-	1.35%
1927	-	119,035,000	-	1.4%
1928	-	120,509,000	-	1.24%
1929	-	121,767,000	-	1.04%
1930	-	123,076,741	-	1.08%
1931	-	124,039,648	-	0.78%
1932	-	124,840,471	-	0.65%
1933	-	125,578,763	-	0.59%
1934	-	126,373,773	-	0.63%
1935	-	127,250,232	-	0.69%
1936	-	128,053,180	-	0.63%
1937	-	128,824,829	-	0.6%
1938	-	129,824,939	-	0.78%
1939	-	130,879,718	-	0.81%
1940	-	132,122,446	-	0.95%
1941	-	133,402,471	-	0.97%
1942	-	134,859,553	-	1.09%
1943	-	136,739,353	-	1.39%
1944	-	138,397,345	-	1.21%
1945	-	139,928,165	-	1.11%
1946	-	141,388,566	-	1.04%
1947	-	144,126,071	-	1.94%
1948	-	146,631,302	-	1.74%
1949	-	149,188,130	-	1.74%
1950	-	152,271,417	-	2.07%
1951	-	154,877,889	-	1.71%
1952	-	157,552,740	-	1.73%
1953	-	160,184,192	-	1.67%
1954	-	163,025,854	-	1.77%
1955	-	165,931,202	-	1.78%
1956	-	168,903,031	-	1.79%
1957	-	171,984,130	-	1.82%
1958	-	174,881,904	-	1.68%
1959	-	177,829,628	-	1.69%
1960	47,412,964	180,671,158	-	1.6%
1961	47,905,982	183,691,481	1.04%	1.67%
1962	48,389,516	186,537,737	1.01%	1.55%
1963	48,877,567	189,241,798	1.01%	1.45%
1964	49,401,492	191,888,791	1.07%	1.4%
1965	49,877,725	194,302,963	0.96%	1.26%
1966	50,311,637	196,560,338	0.87%	1.16%
1967	50,722,791	198,712,056	0.82%	1.09%
1968	51,112,980	200,706,052	0.77%	1%
1969	51,536,014	202,676,946	0.83%	0.98%
1970	52,007,169	205,052,174	0.91%	1.17%
1971	52,499,553	207,660,677	0.95%	1.27%
1972	52,962,356	209,896,021	0.88%	1.08%
1973	53,392,161	211,908,788	0.81%	0.96%
1974	53,746,571	213,853,928	0.66%	0.92%
1975	54,002,853	215,973,199	0.48%	0.99%
1976	54,232,383	218,035,164	0.43%	0.95%
1977	54,486,467	220,239,425	0.47%	1.01%
1978	54,734,030	222,584,545	0.45%	1.06%
1979	54,979,851	225,055,487	0.45%	1.11%
1980	55,274,184	226,542,250	0.54%	0.66%
1981	55,603,353	229,465,744	0.6%	1.29%
1982	55,806,789	231,664,432	0.37%	0.96%
1983	56,108,330	233,792,014	0.54%	0.92%
1984	56,383,085	235,824,908	0.49%	0.87%
1985	56,665,619	237,923,734	0.5%	0.89%
1986	56,956,002	240,132,831	0.51%	0.93%
1987	57,266,167	242,288,936	0.54%	0.9%
1988	57,598,186	244,499,004	0.58%	0.91%
1989	57,943,062	246,819,222	0.6%	0.95%
1990	58,261,012	250,131,894	0.55%	1.34%
1991	58,554,242	253,492,503	0.5%	1.34%
1992	58,846,584	256,894,189	0.5%	1.34%
1993	59,103,094	260,255,352	0.44%	1.31%
1994	59,324,863	263,435,673	0.38%	1.22%
1995	59,541,294	266,557,091	0.36%	1.18%
1996	59,754,504	269,667,391	0.36%	1.17%
1997	59,968,066	272,911,760	0.36%	1.2%
1998	60,190,684	276,115,288	0.37%	1.17%
1999	60,501,986	279,294,713	0.52%	1.15%
2000	60,918,661	282,162,411	0.69%	1.03%
2001	61,364,377	284,968,955	0.73%	0.99%
2002	61,812,142	287,625,193	0.73%	0.93%
2003	62,249,855	290,107,933	0.71%	0.86%
2004	62,707,588	292,805,298	0.74%	0.93%
2005	63,180,854	295,516,599	0.75%	0.93%
2006	63,622,342	298,379,912	0.7%	0.97%
2007	64,016,890	301,231,207	0.62%	0.96%
2008	64,375,116	304,093,966	0.56%	0.95%
2009	64,706,436	306,771,529	0.51%	0.88%
2010	65,026,211	309,327,143	0.49%	0.83%
2011	65,340,830	311,583,481	0.48%	0.73%
2012	65,657,659	313,877,662	0.48%	0.74%
2013	65,997,932	316,059,947	0.52%	0.7%
2014	66,312,067	318,386,329	0.48%	0.74%
2015	66,548,272	320,738,994	0.36%	0.74%
2016	66,724,104	323,071,755	0.26%	0.73%
2017	66,918,020	325,122,128	0.29%	0.63%
2018	67,158,348	326,838,199	0.36%	0.53%
2019	67,382,061	328,329,953	0.33%	0.46%
2020	67,601,110	331,526,933	0.33%	0.97%
2021	67,842,811	331,893,745	0.36%	0.11%
2022	68,184,457	333,271,411	0.5%	0.42%
2023	68,372,286	334,914,895	0.28%	0.49%
2024	68,551,653	340,110,988	0.26%	1.55%
2025	68,657,003	341,931,772	0.15%	0.54%
2026	68,755,474	343,664,369	0.14%	0.51%
2027	68,850,103	345,331,185	0.14%	0.49%
2028	68,943,198	346,981,137	0.14%	0.48%
2029	69,035,594	348,601,982	0.13%	0.47%
2030	69,127,642	350,176,974	0.13%	0.45%
2031	69,217,432	351,725,612	0.13%	0.44%
2032	69,307,184	353,249,060	0.13%	0.43%
2033	69,397,148	354,749,644	0.13%	0.42%
2034	69,488,653	356,234,239	0.13%	0.42%
2035	69,581,145	357,694,316	0.13%	0.41%
2036	69,671,156	359,119,002	0.13%	0.4%
2037	69,759,529	360,517,853	0.13%	0.39%
2038	69,842,775	361,895,407	0.12%	0.38%
2039	69,916,407	363,229,908	0.11%	0.37%
2040	69,983,876	364,512,364	0.1%	0.35%
2041	70,049,466	365,753,139	0.09%	0.34%
2042	70,112,592	366,969,419	0.09%	0.33%
2043	70,166,082	368,146,925	0.08%	0.32%
2044	70,208,621	369,258,123	0.06%	0.3%
2045	70,243,515	370,318,770	0.05%	0.29%
2046	70,267,943	371,328,255	0.03%	0.27%
2047	70,282,782	372,299,116	0.02%	0.26%
2048	70,289,191	373,230,539	0.009%	0.25%
2049	70,285,150	374,119,803	-0.006%	0.24%
2050	70,273,103	374,986,259	-0.02%	0.23%

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 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,610,830 (a 6.38% 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 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.